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    Fake Turkey

    Evan George is half of the vegetarian cooking duo Hot Knives who published the cult cookbook Salad Daze . He invited KCRW's Evan Kleiman, Lesley Barger Suter of Los Angeles magazine and Amelia Posada and Erica Nakamura (aka Lindy and Grundy ) to a dinner party where a fake turkey was at the center of the meal.

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    By Evan Kleiman • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Evan George is half of the vegetarian cooking duo Hot Knives who published the cult cookbook Salad Daze. He invited KCRW's Evan Kleiman, Lesley Barger Suter of Los Angeles magazine and Amelia Posada and Erica Nakamura (aka Lindy and Grundy) to a dinner party where a fake turkey was at the center of the meal. The goal was to make the so-called "soy ball" as palatable as possible.

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    The full episode

    4 of 10
    Thanksgiving Edition: BBQ Turkey, Thomas Keller on Leftovers
    1. 0:00Market Report
    2. 8:38Dry-Brined Turkey, aka 'the Judy Bird'
    3. 11:00BBQ Turkey
    4. 18:15Fake TurkeyYou’re reading this
    5. 27:18A Vietnamese Thanksgiving
    6. 31:59Mark Bittman's Celeriac Remoulade
    7. 33:52Russ Parsons Remembers His Mom's Cranberry Sauce
    8. 35:26Chestnut Stuffing
    9. 42:18Thomas Keller Talks Thanksgiving Leftovers
    10. 48:12Thanksgiving Wines
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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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      Sarah Rogozen

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    The full episode

    4 of 10
    Thanksgiving Edition: BBQ Turkey, Thomas Keller on Leftovers
    1. 0:00Market Report
    2. 8:38Dry-Brined Turkey, aka 'the Judy Bird'
    3. 11:00BBQ Turkey
    4. 18:15Fake TurkeyYou’re reading this
    5. 27:18A Vietnamese Thanksgiving
    6. 31:59Mark Bittman's Celeriac Remoulade
    7. 33:52Russ Parsons Remembers His Mom's Cranberry Sauce
    8. 35:26Chestnut Stuffing
    9. 42:18Thomas Keller Talks Thanksgiving Leftovers
    10. 48:12Thanksgiving Wines
    Back to Good Food