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    For Love of Blackberries and Pie

    Besha Rodell is the new restaurant critic for the LA Weekly. She loves to forage for blackberries in the summer to make blackberry pies and buckles. A recipe for her favorite Blackberry Buckle is on the Good Food Blog. http://blogs.laweekly.com/author.php?author\_id=3616 http://blogs.kcrw.com/goodfood/

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

    Besha Rodell is the new restaurant critic for the LA Weekly. She loves to forage for blackberries in the summer to make blackberry pies and buckles. A recipe for her favorite Blackberry Buckle is on the Good Food Blog.

    http://blogs.laweekly.com/author.php?author_id=3616

    http://blogs.kcrw.com/goodfood/

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    The full episode

    6 of 7
    County Fair Food, Alpaca Burgers, LA Food & Wine
    1. 0:00Market Report
    2. 7:30Alpaca Burgers and Quail Eggs
    3. 14:20Unique Eats at the County Fair
    4. 22:51The Making of LA Food & Wine
    5. 30:56A Quesadilla Worth Driving For
    6. 38:10For Love of Blackberries and PieYou’re reading this
    7. 46:51Food Assistance and The Farm Bill
    Back to Good Food