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    Good Food

    Father’s Day Grilling and Brew; Cooking Curry; Alaskan Catch

    We celebrate Father’s Day by getting Evan Kleiman’s fifth cooking lesson with producer Bob Carlson, drink our first beer with dad and grill a tasty vegan dish. We learn how to make Thai curry, experience an Alaskan king crab catch and create savory summer vegetable dishes. Plus, we travel around the world in search of the best barbecue, make bubble gum at home and get a fresh Market Report with Laura Avery.

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    By Evan Kleiman • Jun 14, 2008 • 1h 0m Listen

    Host Evan Kleiman gives producer Bob Carlson his fifth cooking lesson, while chef Jet Tila cooks up Thai curries. Fisherman Crosby Leveen risks his life to catch Alaskan king crabs, the Hot Knives celebrate Father’s Day with beer and vegetarian grilling and Akasha Richmond creates tasty summer vegetables dishes. Plus, Rick Browne fires up the grill with barbecue from around the world, Eileen Leverentz makes bubble gum at home and Laura Avery has a fresh Market Report.

    In this episode

    8 stories
    1. 1:00

      The Market Report

      Laura Avery chats with chef Jean Francois Meteigner of La Cachette restaurant in Century City, which uses the freshest apricots, cherries and peaches in its cooking. He makes a chocolate cake that rests on a cherry jam.  To make the jam, David Lebovitz has a recipe for no-pectin cherry jam.

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      7 min
    2. 7:45

      Cooking Lessons with Bob

      Good Food producer Bob Carlson tries to learn how to cook with Evan's help. In the video above, they revisit his experiment with frittata and Evan gives him his fifth assignment, how to make curry.

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      8 min
    3. 15:48

      Thai Curries

      Chef Jet Tila gives us a lesson in making Thai curries. He also teaches cooking classes around Southern California. Green Curry Active Work time is 15 minutes.  Total preparation time is 1 hour.

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      7 min
    4. 22:30

      Alaskan King Crab Catch

      Commercial fisherman Crosby Leveen risks his life for a huge payoff, to catch Alaskan king crabs in the Bering Sea. He is part of the crew of one of the fishing boats featured in The Deadliest Catch on the Discovery Channel. Music break: The Knack by Alan Haven

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      7 min
    5. 29:18

      Father's Day Brew and Vegan Grilling

      Hot Knives bloggers Evan George and Alex Brown celebrate Father's Day by reminiscing about their first beer with their dads. They also grill up a vegan "chile" dog, their take on the bacon-wrapped hot dog, and pair it with beer. The Hot Knives videocast their cooking adventures as well.

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      8 min
    6. 37:30

      Summer Vegetable Dishes

      Chef-caterer Akasha Richmond has creative ideas for cooking summer vegetables. She's the owner of Akasha , which features vegetarian dishes, in Culver City and author of Hollywood Dish : More Than 150 Delicious, Healthy Recipes from Hollywood's Chef to the Stars.

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      7 min
    7. 44:06

      The Best Barbecue on Earth

      Rick Browne traveled around the world in search the best grilled foods in his book, The Best Barbecue on Earth : Grilling Across 6 Continents and 26 Countries, With 170 Recipes. He is the host and producer of public television's Barbecue America .

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      8 min
    8. 52:16

      Bubble Gum

      Eileen Leverentz show us how to make bubble gum at home. She and her husband own Leeners , a company specializing in food and beverage homecraft supplies, located in Ohio. Leeners 9293 Olde Eight Rd Northfield, OH 44067 800-543-3697

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      5 min
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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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      Bob Carlson

      host and producer, 'UnFictional'

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      Jennifer Ferro

      Jennifer Ferro, President, KCRW, Los Angeles

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      Thea Chaloner

      Supervising Producer, Good Food

      CultureFood & Drink

    In this episode

    8 stories
    1. 1:007 min

      The Market Report

    2. 7:458 min

      Cooking Lessons with Bob

    3. 15:487 min

      Thai Curries

    4. 22:307 min

      Alaskan King Crab Catch

    5. 29:188 min

      Father's Day Brew and Vegan Grilling

    6. 37:307 min

      Summer Vegetable Dishes

    7. 44:068 min

      The Best Barbecue on Earth

    8. 52:165 min

      Bubble Gum

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