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Is Fusion a Bad Word?, The Food in "Game of Thrones," Hot Pot
Jonathan Gold explains why the term "fusion" is no longer useful. Plus, he reviews a hot pot restaurant in the SGV. Elina Shatkin explores the food scenes in GOT.
By Evan Kleiman • • 57m ListenJonathan Gold explains why the term 'fusion' is no longer useful. Plus, he reviews a hot pot restaurant in the San Gabriel Valley. Elina Shatkin explores the food scenes in Game of Thrones.
In this episode
7 storiesRidding "Ethnic" and "Fusion" from Your Vocabulary
Jonathan Gold is the Pulitzer Prize-winning food writer for the Los Angeles Times. This week he talks about why he never refers to "ethnic food" in his writing. He also breaks down the history of the term "fusion" and why it no longer applies to contemporary cuisine.
Read the story3 minTin Vuong, the "Anti-Fusion" Chef
Chef Tin Vuong helms four restaurants in the LA area: Abigaile , Wildcraft , Little Sister and Dia de Campo . They are respectively a gastropub, a pizza joint, a Vietnamese restaurant and a taco slinging surf shack.
Read the story9 minJonathan Gold Reviews Hai Di Lao
Jonathan Gold, Pulitzer Prize-winning food writer for the Los Angeles Times, reviews Hai Di Lao , the first US outpost of a China-based hot-pot chain in the San Gabriel Valley.
Read the story7 minThe Food in "Game of Thrones"
George R.R. Martin 's culinary imagination is an important piece of his celebrated series Game of Thrones. Elina Shatkin of Los Angeles Magazine walks us through some of the intricate food styling that the HBO series features on screen.
Read the story9 minBBQ Tips to Kick off Summer Grilling Season
In Hawaii, "pono" means, "doing things the right way," and chef Makani Gerardi aims to do that with her burgers at Pono Burger in Santa Monica. Cooking out of a WWII-era Quonset hut, the restaurant came on the scene just over a year ago. Makani joins us today for tips on getting your Summer burger off the grill just right.
Read the story8 minCraft Beer Revolution
Steve Hindy is president and co-founder of the Brooklyn Brewery , and the author of The Craft Beer Revolution . His interest in home brewing began in the Middle East where he worked as an AP Reporter from 1979 to 1984. Music: "Ritmo Pa Gozar"
Read the story10 minMarket Report
Laura Avery interviews Akasha Richmond about what to do with the glut of fruit at local farmers markets, and Mike Cirone of See Canyon talks about his prized Blenheim apricots. Music: Mama Told Me" by Big Boi, featuring Kelly Rowland
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