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    Good Food

    Fuchsia Dunlop's LA trip, 'Chinese Soul Food,' Tucson's foodways

    Our annual pie contest went off without a hitch! Now, meet the winners. Tired of all the sweet stuff? We’ll dig into LA’s Sichuan food scene with Fuchsia Dunlop and also with Jonathan Gold during his update on the LA Times Food Bowl.

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    By Evan Kleiman • May 12, 2018 • 56m Listen

    Our annual pie contest went off without a hitch! Now, meet the winners. Tired of all the sweet stuff? We’ll dig into LA’s Sichuan food scene with Fuchsia Dunlop and also with Jonathan Gold during his update on the LA Times Food Bowl. Hsiao-Ching Chou has some tips on cooking Chinese food for the first time. Also, find spring onions at the market this week.

    Image of mother Carolyn Wheeler and her daughter Caroline Kcenich took home ribbons at this year’s pie contest. Photo by Brian Feinzimer.

    In this episode

    6 stories
    1. 0:00

      Good Food Pie Contest winners

      Megan and Mike Craven’s chocolate cream with toasted meringue pie took home three separate awards during this year’s pie contest. Photo by Rosalie Atkinson.

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      8 min
    2. 7:58

      LA's Sichuan Scene

      Chinese cooking expert Fuchsia Dunlop shares about LA’s rich Sichuan food scene. Photo by KittyKaht /Wikimedia commons.

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      11 min
    3. 19:21

      Chinese soul food

      You don’t have to wait until Lunar New Year rolls around next year to learn how to make soup dumplings and long life noodles.

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      10 min
    4. 29:26

      Jonathan Gold recounts the Sichuan Summit

      Jonathan Gold gives a progress report on the LA Food Bowl He recaps the Sichuan Summit and previews the Night Market taking place from May 16 through 20.

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      8 min
    5. 37:47

      Market Report: Spring onions

      Spring (onions) have sprung at the market! Photo by Joseph Stone.

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      7 min
    6. 45:10

      Tucson, UNESCO City of Gastronomy

      In 2015, Tucson was named the first UNESCO City of Gastronomy in the U.S. due to the region's more than 4,000 year-old agricultural history, among other reasons.

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      11 min
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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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      Nick Liao

      Managing Producer, Good Food

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      Rosalie Atkinson

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      Joseph Stone

      Producer, Good Food

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    In this episode

    6 stories
    1. 0:008 min

      Good Food Pie Contest winners

    2. 7:5811 min

      LA's Sichuan Scene

    3. 19:2110 min

      Chinese soul food

    4. 29:268 min

      Jonathan Gold recounts the Sichuan Summit

    5. 37:477 min

      Market Report: Spring onions

    6. 45:1011 min

      Tucson, UNESCO City of Gastronomy

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