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    For Carla Lalli Music, simplicity is key

    Evan describes “ Where Cooking Begins ” by Bon Appetit food director Carla Lalli Music  as the kind of book she wishes she has written. “She has managed to describe with words the process I go through when I cook.

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    By Evan Kleiman • May 23, 2019 • 1 min read

    Evan describes “Where Cooking Begins”by Bon Appetit food director Carla Lalli Music as the kind of book she wishes she has written. “She has managed to describe with words the process I go through when I cook. It’s shocking to read an actual description of what feels to me like a no thinking, mostly feeling process. But Carla breaks it down and makes it understandable for those who are less fluent in the kitchen.”

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    1. 0:00How Kwame Onwuachi is paving the way for chefs of color
    2. 15:14A glimpse inside Gabriela Cámara’s Mexico City kitchen
    3. 27:51Aaron Franklin’s steak hacks: grilling, searing, seasoning
    4. 36:15For Carla Lalli Music, simplicity is keyYou’re reading this
    5. 49:34Patricia Escárcega dines at Nightshade in DTLA
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      Evan Kleiman

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    The full episode

    4 of 5
    Kwame Onwuachi’s rise, steak hacks, and cooking foundations
    1. 0:00How Kwame Onwuachi is paving the way for chefs of color
    2. 15:14A glimpse inside Gabriela Cámara’s Mexico City kitchen
    3. 27:51Aaron Franklin’s steak hacks: grilling, searing, seasoning
    4. 36:15For Carla Lalli Music, simplicity is keyYou’re reading this
    5. 49:34Patricia Escárcega dines at Nightshade in DTLA
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