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    Good Food

    Dining as Theater: Contemporary Riffs on Past Trends

    Pulitzer Prize-winning food writer Jonathan Gold probably spends more time in restaurants than anyone else and has seen decades of popular dining trends come and go. He chimes in on the evolution of culinary theatrics and casts his restaurant vote, literally, for Best in Show. Music: "Wax" by Theme Park

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    By Evan Kleiman • Oct 16, 2015 • 1 min read

    Pulitzer Prize-winning food writer Jonathan Gold probably spends more time in restaurants than anyone else and has seen decades of popular dining trends come and go. He chimes in on the evolution of culinary theatrics and casts his restaurant vote, literally, for Best in Show.

    Music: "Wax" by Theme Park

    The full episode

    5 of 7
    Remembering Paul Prudhomme, The Jemima Code & Edible Monuments
    1. 0:00Remembering Chef Paul Prudhomme
    2. 7:02Let Them Eat Cake
    3. 17:00The Jemima Code: Two Centuries of African American Cookbooks
    4. 29:57Edible Monuments: The Art of Food for Festivals
    5. 38:44Dining as Theater: Contemporary Riffs on Past TrendsYou’re reading this
    6. 45:05Jonathan Gold Reviews Colonia Publica
    7. 51:37Market Report
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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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      Gillian Ferguson

      Supervising Producer, Good Food

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      Laryl Garcia

      Senior Director, Good Food

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      Camellia Tse

      Producer, Good Food

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    The full episode

    5 of 7
    Remembering Paul Prudhomme, The Jemima Code & Edible Monuments
    1. 0:00Remembering Chef Paul Prudhomme
    2. 7:02Let Them Eat Cake
    3. 17:00The Jemima Code: Two Centuries of African American Cookbooks
    4. 29:57Edible Monuments: The Art of Food for Festivals
    5. 38:44Dining as Theater: Contemporary Riffs on Past TrendsYou’re reading this
    6. 45:05Jonathan Gold Reviews Colonia Publica
    7. 51:37Market Report
    Back to Good Food