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Homemade Hot Sauce, Cocktail Bitters, Making Pie without a Recipe
This week the "queen of hot" teaches us various techniques for making homemade hot sauce. Plus, we discuss cocktail bitters and Michael Ruhlman tells us about no-fail ratios that every home cook needs to know.
By Evan Kleiman • • 57m ListenPhoto: Graeme Maclean
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7 storiesJonathan Gold Reviews Jon & Vinny's
Jonathan Gold is the Pulitzer Prize-winning food writer for the LA Times. This week he reviews Jon & Vinny's , a "boutique" pizzeria along the Fairfax corridor. It's the latest project from chefs Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo, the duo behind Animal, Son of a Gun, Trois Mec and Petit Trois.
Read the story10 minHomemade Hot Sauce
Jennifer Trainer Thompson is the author of Hot Sauce: Techniques for Making Signature Hot Sauces, with 32 Recipes to Get You Started; Includes 60 Recipes for Using Your Hot Sauces . Find a recipe for her Curried Papaya-Ginger Sauce on the Good Food blog . Music: "Boom Clap" by Charlie XCX
Read the story7 minThe Truth about Bitters
Brad Thomas Parsons is the author of Bitters: A Spirited History of a Classic Cure-All, with Cocktails, Recipes, and Formulas . A recipe for Apple Bitters , as well as outtakes from Parsons' interview are on the Good Food blog. Music: "Harvest Moon" by Poolside
Read the story8 minSalt: The Essential Ingredient
Mark Bitterman and his wife, Jennifer, own The Meadow in Portland and New York City, where they sell hundreds of varieties of salts. His book is Salted: A Manifesto on the World's Most Essential Mineral, with Recipes . Find a recipe for his Salt Block Cured Gravlax on the Good Food blog. Music: "Green Garden" by Laura Mvula
Read the story9 minRuhlman's Ratios
Michael Ruhlman is the author of numerous books and cookbooks. His latest is Ratio: The Simple Codes Behind the Craft of Everyday Cooking , which examines the relationships between basic ingredients that form the backbone of cooking. Music: "3 Days" by Rhye
Read the story7 minHow to Eat Gluten-Free (and Well) Every Day
Shauna James Ahern is the author of several books about gluten-free living, including Gluten-Free Girl Every Day . In the book she shares several master flour mixes for various baked goods, from cookies to pie dough. Her blog is Gluten-Free-Girl and the Chef .
Read the story9 minMarket Report
Laura Avery is the market manager at the Santa Monica Farmers' Market . This week she talks with pastry chef and cookbook author Robert Wemischner . He shares his recipe for a plum and tea sangria on the Good Food blog .
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