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    Going back to Kali

    Charred avocado salads with honey, risotto with disks of fermented black garlic and toasted Fiscalini cheddar, and ridgeback prawns with kumquats and nasturtiums. It's all on the menu at Kali in Hollywood. Chef Kevin Meehan's modern California restaurant is Jonathan Gold's go-to spot to eat this week.

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    By Evan Kleiman • Aug 5, 2016 • 1 min read

    Charred avocado salads with honey, risotto with disks of fermented black garlic and toasted Fiscalini cheddar, and ridgeback prawns with kumquats and nasturtiums. It's all on the menu at Kali in Hollywood. Chef Kevin Meehan's modern California restaurant is Jonathan Gold's go-to spot to eat this week. Read Jonathan's review of Kali in the LA Times and find more restaurant recommendations from our favorite food critic here.

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    The full episode

    2 of 6
    Sichuan food, 'Burned,' Kitchen Table Blues
    1. 0:31The evolution of Sichuan cuisine in Chengdu
    2. 11:26Going back to KaliYou’re reading this
    3. 18:05Workers get 'Burned' at restaurants in Los Angeles
    4. 37:45Raising grass-fed beef in California
    5. 46:11Keeping the blues alive, one gig at a time
    6. 56:41A recipe for Blueberry Night Sky Pie
    Back to Good Food