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French Toast and Hugs; Noodle Island; Fried Green Tomatoes
I'll tell you about a guy who prepares and gives away French Toast to strangers. You've heard about Fantasy Island, what about Noodle Island? Food writer Jonathan Gold goes island style and we'll give you instructions on how to eat like him at Asian restaurants. Plus, the culture of misfits working in restaurant kitchens, and the remarkable way our bodies deal with the taste of bitterness.
By Evan Kleiman • • 1h 0m ListenFrench toast evangelist Shyam Yadav spends his free time making this breakfast dish for strangers on the street. Jonathan Gold goes to Noodle Island and Steve Shaw explains how to eat like a pro at Asian restaurants that have two separate menus. John Shelton Reed and Dale Volberg Reed come clean on why North Carolina barbecue is best. And Steve Lerach tells tales of working with misfits and criminals in restaurant kitchens. Bitter flavors are handled in a remarkable way in our bodies according to Dr. Tim Osborne. Lawry's the Prime Rib has been in business for 62 years and Fether's tells stories of her 45 year-long waitress career there. Plus, Laura Avery samples fried green tomatoes and baby broccoli at the Farmers' Market.
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9 storiesThe Market Report
Chef Samir Mohajer just opened Cabbage Patch restaurant in Beverly Hills three weeks ago. He shops a number of times a week at the farmers markets. Right now he's buying baby broccoli which is a different variety than the usual crown variety. This "baby" broccoli comes in separate stalks.
Read the story7 minRehruecken
Good Food listener Teresa Walter shares her recipe for rehruecken, a German cake. This recipe,which has been in her family for generations, is usually served on birthdays.
Read the story4 minFrench Toast and Hugs
Shyam Yadav and his dog Daisy started the gang French Toast and Hugs . They've held events in Santa Monica, New Zealand, Downtown Los Angeles, New York and India. Their next "FTX" event will be in Philadelphia.
Read the story7 minNoodle Island
Pulitzer Prize-winning food writer Jonathan Gold visited Noodle Island in the San Gabriel Valley. Read his review and see pictures at the L.A. Weekly website. (Noodle Island is located at 800 W.
Read the story7 minAsian Dining Rules
James Beard Award-winner Steven Shaw is the author of Asian Dining Rules : Essential Strategies for Eating Out at Japanese, Chinese, Southeast Asian, Korean and Indian Restaurants. He is also the founder of eGullet.com . Music break: Balboa by The Challengers
Read the story6 minHoly Smoke!
John Shelton Reed and Dale Volberg Reed are members of the Southern Foodways Alliance , dedicated to documenting and preserving the food cultures of the American South. One of those cultures includes North Carolina Barbecue. According to John and Dale, barbecue in North Carolina is very different from varieties you'll find in Memphis, Texas…
Read the story7 minRestaurant Stories
Steve Lerach started his career as a dishwasher at the Ambassador Motor Hotel just outside of Minneapolis, Minnesota. He's recounted that career in Fried : Surviving Two Centuries in Restaurants. Music break: Bogalusa Strut by the New Orleans Heritage Hall Jazz Band
Read the story7 minBitter Toxins
Scientists have been discovered some surprises in the body's reaction to bitterness. Dr. Tim Osbourne , Professor and Chairman of the Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry at the University of California, Irvine, is the senior author of the study.
Read the story7 min45 Years at Lawry's
Jennifer Williams, also known as Fethers, traveled to the US from England after watching Ocean's 11. She had dreams of meeting Frank Sinatra. After working as an au pair in Cincinnati, she settled in Los Angeles and became a waitress at Lawry's The Prime Rib on La Cienega.
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