Good Food
Haunted L.A. Restaurants; Farmers Market Integrity; Apple Picking; Bogota
This week on Good Food with Evan Kleiman, we'll take a tour of L.A.'s haunted restaurants. Plus a look at farmers markets in the aftermath of the expose that revealed widespread fraud. And Jonathan Gold stops by with a restaurant for us to try.
Happy Halloween! This week, host Evan Kleiman goes on a tour of haunted L.A. restaurants with Richard Carradine. Jonathan Gold takes us to Daglas Burger for a mountain of French fries. Good Food producer Harriet Ells just got back from Bogota, Colombia. She'll tell us what she ate on her trip. The newest food celebrities in Los Angeles are butchers. Meet Amelia Posada and Erika Nakamura, aka Lindy and Grundy, whose butcher shop opens next month. After an expose revealed fraud at Southern California farmers markets, work has been done to make improvements. David Karp and Amelia Saltsman explain how the markets are regulated and they share their ideas for changes to the system. We'll go apple picking with Delilah Snell. Plus legendary cookbook author Paula Wolfert tells us about the wonders of clay pot cooking. Plus Michael McCarty of Michael's restaurant shares a recipe from the Santa Monica Farmers Market.
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8 storiesMarket Report
Michael McCarty own Michael's in Santa Monica (1147 Third Street) and in New York. The restaurant is hosting monthly Market Meet-ups where you can shop at the market with Michael's staff, then sip wine and taste their market creation. November’s ingredient is Parsnips from Weiser Farms. Michael's chefs will prepare: Seared Nantucket Bay…
Read the story8 minFarmers Market Integrity
David Karp is a pomologist who writes the Market Watch column for The Los Angeles Times. Amelia Saltsman is the author of The Santa Monica Farmers Market Cookbook . She is also on the board of the California Certified Farmers Market Advisory Committee. They are responding to Joel Grover's expose on NBC where he revealed fraud at…
Read the story10 minEating in Bogota
Good Food producer Harriet Ells recently traveled to Bogota, Colombia. Read about what she ate and see pictures here .
Read the story6 minHaunted LA Restaurants
Richard Carradine is the President and Co-Founder of the Ghost Hunters of Urban Los Angeles . He says there are many haunted restaurants in Los Angeles. See a full list here .
Read the story8 minApple Picking
Delilah Snell owns The Road Less Traveled Store in Santa Ana. She went apple picking at Willowbrook Farm , an orchard in Oak Glen. Willowbrook has 100-year old Stayman Winesap apples. Music Break: Spiralys by Calibro
Read the story5 minIntroducing Lindy and Grundy
Amelia Posada and Erika Nakamura are Lindy & Grundy , butchers who are opening a shop on Melrose and Fairfax. Their emphasis will be on sustainable meats. Music Break: Summertime (instrumental version) by Josh Rouse
Read the story9 minDaglas Drive-in
This week Jonathan Gold reviews Daglas Drive-in in Canoga Park. With your burger, you get a mountain of French fries, served with tzatziki sauce. Daglas Drive-in 20036 Vanowen St. Canoga Park (818) 883-631 All of Jonathan Gold's restaurant suggestions are on the Good Food Restaurant Map . Music Break: Sun-Kissed…
Read the story6 minClay Pot Cooking
Paula Wolfert is the author of numerous cookbooks including Mediterranean Clay Pot Cooking . A recipe from Paula is here .
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