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    Good Food

    Dining with leaders, rebels, heroes and outlaws

    By now you know that Hillary Clinton carries hot sauce in her bag and Donald Trump claims to make a mean taco bowl at Trump Tower. But what did Richard Nixon, Eva Braun, Adolf Hitler and Winston Churchill like to eat? Ahead of the final presidential debate on Wednesday, gastro-detective Fiona Ross fills us in.

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    By Evan Kleiman • Oct 14, 2016 • 1 min read

    By now you know that Hillary Clinton carries hot sauce in her bag and Donald Trump claims to make a mean taco bowl at Trump Tower. But what did Richard Nixon, Eva Braun, Adolf Hitler and Winston Churchill like to eat? Ahead of the final presidential debate on Wednesday, gastro-detective Fiona Ross fills us in. Her new book is Dining with Leaders, Rebels, Heroes and Outlaws.

    Music: "I Wonder Where My Baby Is Tonight" by Django Reinhardt

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      Evan Kleiman

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      Abbie Fentress Swanson

      Independent reporter and producer

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      Camellia Tse

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    The full episode

    2 of 6
    Mr. Fries Man, ethnic food shaming, Native American cuisine
    1. 0:30Sunchokes, squash and pumpkins at the market
    2. 8:27Dining with leaders, rebels, heroes and outlawsYou’re reading this
    3. 17:50Why isn't Native American cuisine more hip?
    4. 26:03Don't throw shade on my ngau lam
    5. 39:44Mr. Fries Man goes viral
    6. 51:04Jonathan Gold dines at Gus's Fried Chicken
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