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    Good Food

    Kitchen hacks, The Eso 8, superweeds, savory pancakes

    What’s the old adage — there’s no use crying over spilt milk? The same goes for burnt toast, according to Cal Peternell. He offers hacks and fixes for the most common kitchen flubs.

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    By Evan Kleiman • Oct 2, 2021 • 56m Listen

    What’s the old adage — there’s no use crying over spilt milk? The same goes for burnt toast, according to Cal Peternell. He offers hacks and fixes for the most common kitchen flubs. Next, mother and daughter Maria and Cindy Vera share their battle with the city to keep their family business called La Gloria, which has been making flour tortillas since 1954. Gustavo Arellano returns to share the Eso 8 in the flour and corn brackets of the Great Tortilla Tournament of Champions. H. Claire Brown reports on herbicide’s losing battle against superweeds. LA Times restaurant critic Bill Addison bites into an array of savory pancakes in Koreatown. And quince is having its day at the farmer’s market.

    In this episode

    6 stories
    1. 0:00

      How to fix burnt toast or mushy rice? Chef Cal Peternell shares tips and hacks

      Kitchen mistakes: Whether you’re a home cook or a Michelin-starred chef, we’ve all made them. In real life, sometimes you reach for the salt instead of the sugar. Or a teaspoon gets swapped for a tablespoon.

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      13 min
    2. 12:35

      In the Weeds: Long-time tortilla business La Gloria faces closure threat in land dispute

      Maria Vera was 6 years old when she left Mexico with her family, where her father operated a tortilla factory in Mexico City.

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      9 min
    3. 21:19

      Then there were 8: A step closer to handing out the Golden Tortilla

      It’s down to the Eso 8 in the KCRW and Gustavo’s Great Tortilla Tournament .

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      9 min
    4. 30:09

      Weed out superweeds with innovative planting tactics

      Superweeds have developed resistance to herbicides as a result of repeated use of the same pest management tactics.

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      9 min
    5. 39:27

      Savoring the savory pancake: Bill Addison reviews HanEuem

      On the corner of Western and 6th Street sits HanEuem . Former mortgage broker Wonsuk “John” Kang took up cooking four years ago, starting with a food truck featuring Polish dogs and nachos topped with a burger.

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      8 min
    6. 47:13

      Fuzzy like a peach, quince rolls into the farmer’s market

      Shopping for fall produce, market correspondent Gillian Ferguson chats with Brittany Cassidy about quince, which she is using at Violet in Westwood. A starchier fruit, Cassidy is poaching quince in red wine for her Basque cheesecake.

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      9 min
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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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      Laryl Garcia

      Senior Director, Good Food

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      Gillian Ferguson

      Supervising Producer, Good Food

      CultureFood & Drink

    In this episode

    6 stories
    1. 0:0013 min

      How to fix burnt toast or mushy rice? Chef Cal Peternell shares tips and hacks

    2. 12:359 min

      In the Weeds: Long-time tortilla business La Gloria faces closure threat in land dispute

    3. 21:199 min

      Then there were 8: A step closer to handing out the Golden Tortilla

    4. 30:099 min

      Weed out superweeds with innovative planting tactics

    5. 39:278 min

      Savoring the savory pancake: Bill Addison reviews HanEuem

    6. 47:139 min

      Fuzzy like a peach, quince rolls into the farmer’s market

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