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    Good Food

    Gin: A Global History

    Lesley Jacobs Solmonson is the author of Gin : A Global History. Good Food segment producer Laryl Garcia talks to her about the origins of gin, from the London Gin Craze to Bombay Sapphire. Bartender Tim Loden at Comme Ça in West Hollywood walks us through how to make a Classic Gin Cocktail.

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

    Lesley Jacobs Solmonson

    is the author of

    Gin: A Global History

    .

    Good Food segment producer

    Laryl Garcia talks to her about the origins of gin, from the London Gin Craze to Bombay Sapphire. Bartender

    Tim Loden at

    Comme Ça in West Hollywood walks us through how to make a Classic Gin Cocktail.

    Good Food Blog.

    The full episode

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    Gin; California's Foie Gras Ban; The Flavor of Cannabis
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    5. 36:44The Flower of the Yucatan
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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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      Gillian Ferguson

      Supervising Producer, Good Food

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      Laryl Garcia

      Senior Director, Good Food

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      Harriet Ells

      Program Director for Talk

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    The full episode

    7 of 7
    Gin; California's Foie Gras Ban; The Flavor of Cannabis
    1. 0:00Market Report
    2. 6:28 Italy's Parmesan Industry Devastated after Earthquakes
    3. 12:45The Future of Foie
    4. 22:52Medicinal Marijuana Edibles and the Flavor of Cannabis
    5. 36:44The Flower of the Yucatan
    6. 41:27The Mathematics of Obesity
    7. 51:04Gin: A Global HistoryYou’re reading this
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