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    Good Food

    Dispatches from the Front of the House

    Independent radio producer Sara Curtis spent six months interviewing servers in San Francisco. She shares what she learned about front of house culture along the way.

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    By Evan Kleiman • Jan 15, 2016 • 1 min read

    Independent radio producer Sara Curtis spent six months interviewing servers in San Francisco. She shares what she learned about front of house culture along the way.

    MUSIC:

    Charley's Quote by Cal Tjader Trio

    Shake it and Break it by Lanin's Southern Serenaders

    Dinah by Django Reinhardt

    Valse A Bambulo by Gaucho

    A Death of a Revolution by Quantic

    White Clouds (Day's Rhodes More Traveled edit) by HF

    One Day-Instrumental by U.G.K

    This segment was made possible by KCRW's Independent Producer Project.

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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

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    The full episode

    1 of 6
    Dispatches from the Front of the House, Roy Choi Opens LocoL
    1. 0:30Dispatches from the Front of the HouseYou’re reading this
    2. 15:30Gender Inequality in the Professional Kitchen
    3. 24:45Who's Cooking in Unit 120?
    4. 33:55LocoL: Revolutionary Fast Food
    5. 47:17Jonathan Gold Reviews Viviane
    6. 50:56Market Report
    Back to Good Food