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    Good Food

    How bologna changed Padma Lakshmi's life forever

    The first sandwich that TV host and chef Padma Lakshmi  made for herself involved Philadelphia cream cheese, ketchup and sliced white bread. But hang on, there’s more: it was a bologna sandwich that rid Lakshmi of her culinary innocence.

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    By Evan Kleiman • Oct 22, 2016 • 1 min read

    The first sandwich that TV host and chef Padma Lakshmi made for herself involved Philadelphia cream cheese, ketchup and sliced white bread. But hang on, there’s more: it was a bologna sandwich that rid Lakshmi of her culinary innocence. And in case you missed it, tune in to hear Lakshmi on a special all-star chef's edition of KCRW's Guest DJ Project.

    Music: "Diggin'" by Kay Kay and His Weathered Underground.

    The full episode

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    The Sandwich Show
    1. 0:30Bread baking 101
    2. 9:54Brit sarnies
    3. 20:05A super upsetting cookbook about sandwiches
    4. 33:00MAPPED: A pastrami sandwich crawl in Boyle Heights
    5. 51:30How bologna changed Padma Lakshmi's life foreverYou’re reading this
    6. 52:58Jonathan Gold dines at Everson Royce Bar
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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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      KCRW Staff

      KCRW Staff

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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

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    The full episode

    5 of 6
    The Sandwich Show
    1. 0:30Bread baking 101
    2. 9:54Brit sarnies
    3. 20:05A super upsetting cookbook about sandwiches
    4. 33:00MAPPED: A pastrami sandwich crawl in Boyle Heights
    5. 51:30How bologna changed Padma Lakshmi's life foreverYou’re reading this
    6. 52:58Jonathan Gold dines at Everson Royce Bar
    Back to Good Food