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    Good Food

    Futurist Food

    Abstract Speed + Sound by Giacomo Balla (1913-14) Luigi Ballerini is a professor of Italian Literature at UCLA.  As a food historian, he has been a part of several futurist dinners. The Futurist Movement began in 1909 when Filippo Tommaso Marinetti published his Futurist Manifesto .  In it, Marinetti expressed his disdain for the past and…

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

    Abstract Speed + Sound by Giacomo Balla (1913-14)

    Luigi Ballerini is a professor of Italian Literature at UCLA. As a food historian, he has been a part of several futurist dinners.

    Futurist Manifesto. In it, Marinetti expressed his disdain for the past and he embraced technology. Gastronomy was included in this artistic movement. Futurist meals demanded originality in food and presentation. Pasta was shunned as was the fork and knife.

    Futurist meal on October 10 at the Fowler Museum, sponsored by Fondazione Azzurra.

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    Gimmie-A-Breaks by Q Burns Abstract Message

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    Pork Rinds; Futurist Food; Food Bank Update; Diwali
    1. 0:00Market Report
    2. 7:00Chicharrones
    3. 10:00Korean Pork BBQ
    4. 17:00LA Regional Food Bank
    5. 24:00Motion to Stop Food Waste
    6. 30:00Just Food
    7. 37:00Futurist FoodYou’re reading this
    8. 44:00Pie Goddess
    9. 51:00Indian Festival of Lights
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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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      Candace Moyer

      Producer of Good Food and Special Projects

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    The full episode

    7 of 9
    Pork Rinds; Futurist Food; Food Bank Update; Diwali
    1. 0:00Market Report
    2. 7:00Chicharrones
    3. 10:00Korean Pork BBQ
    4. 17:00LA Regional Food Bank
    5. 24:00Motion to Stop Food Waste
    6. 30:00Just Food
    7. 37:00Futurist FoodYou’re reading this
    8. 44:00Pie Goddess
    9. 51:00Indian Festival of Lights
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