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    Good Food

    Here's what a couple of our favorite food fanatics serve their kids

    As we learned from Bee Wilson at the top of the show, we are not hardwired to prefer certain tastes and flavors. Eating patterns are instead shaped by a wide range of influences, from where we were raised to the foods we were served growing up.

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    By Evan Kleiman • Apr 8, 2016 • 1 min read

    As we learned from Bee Wilson at the top of the show, we are not hardwired to prefer certain tastes and flavors. Eating patterns are instead shaped by a wide range of influences, from where we were raised to the foods we were served growing up. We asked two of our favorite food-fanatic fathers, Jonathan Gold and Lucky Peach editorial director Peter Meehan, what they are putting on their kids' plates.

    Music: "Orange Skies" by Love

    The full episode

    3 of 6
    Food & Family
    1. 0:30First Bite: Apple tarts à la Julia Child
    2. 21:59How to teach your children to eat
    3. 33:32Here's what a couple of our favorite food fanatics serve their kidsYou’re reading this
    4. 41:46Jonathan Gold eats oodles of noodles and a dumpling or two at Miàn
    5. 47:48Fava bean ricotta toast
    6. 53:08Make mine a double
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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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      Laryl Garcia

      Senior Director, Good Food

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      Abbie Fentress Swanson

      Independent reporter and producer

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      Camellia Tse

      Producer, Good Food

      CultureFood & Drink

    The full episode

    3 of 6
    Food & Family
    1. 0:30First Bite: Apple tarts à la Julia Child
    2. 21:59How to teach your children to eat
    3. 33:32Here's what a couple of our favorite food fanatics serve their kidsYou’re reading this
    4. 41:46Jonathan Gold eats oodles of noodles and a dumpling or two at Miàn
    5. 47:48Fava bean ricotta toast
    6. 53:08Make mine a double
    Back to Good Food