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    Home on the Range

    Tom Perini is as cowboy as cowboy gets with his Southern charm and down-home ranch cooking.  Perini began his career as a cowboy cook on his family's ranch in Buffalo Gap, Texas, combining two passions: ranch life and cooking.

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

    Tom Perini is as cowboy as cowboy gets with his Southern charm and down-home ranch cooking. Perini began his career as a cowboy cook on his family's ranch in Buffalo Gap, Texas, combining two passions: ranch life and cooking. He worked through traditional chuck wagon recipes and developed unique dishes, and after years of cooking at the wagon, Perini opened up the Perini Ranch Steakhouse in Buffalo Gap. He is the author of Texas Cowboy Cooking, a coffee-table style cookbook.

    The Autry National Center in Griffith Park for a barbecue festival celebrating cowboy chow.

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    4700 Western Heritage Way

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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

    5 of 8
    The Roving Bakery; College Drinking; Wine Additives
    1. 1:00The Market Report
    2. 8:00Wine Additives
    3. 15:00Treat Street
    4. 22:00College Drinking
    5. 29:00Home on the RangeYou’re reading this
    6. 36:00Cannibalism
    7. 43:00Recovering From Anorexia
    8. 50:00Southern Food in Los Angeles
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