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    Hamburger Heaven

    As summer arrives, backyard barbecues get fired up for one of America’s most quintessential foods:  the hamburger.  Dave Graulich, author of The Hamburger Companion : All About The Foods We Love To Eat--With A Side Of Guilt, is an expert on some of our guiltiest pleasures, including the beloved hamburger.  He cooks up some hamburger history,…

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

    As summer arrives, backyard barbecues get fired up for one of America’s most quintessential foods: the hamburger. Dave Graulich, author of The Hamburger Companion: All About The Foods We Love To Eat--With A Side Of Guilt, is an expert on some of our guiltiest pleasures, including the beloved hamburger. He cooks up some hamburger history, chronicling the rise of its popularity in our country, his thoughts about gourmet burgers and the heavy hitters in Los Angeles, from In ‘N Out to Tommy’s.

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    8. 50:00The FDA & Chocolate
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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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      Thea Chaloner

      Supervising Producer, Good Food

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    The full episode

    6 of 8
    Chillin’ With Red Wines; The FDA & Chocolate; Cheddarvision
    1. 1:00The Market Report
    2. 8:00El Huarche Azteca #1
    3. 15:00Culinary Travels in Western Europe
    4. 22:00Chillin' With Red Wines
    5. 29:00Cheddarvision
    6. 36:00Hamburger HeavenYou’re reading this
    7. 43:00American Food Writing
    8. 50:00The FDA & Chocolate
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