Good Food
Israeli Cooking at Zahav, Food Allergy Fakers, LA's Best Italian Food
This week, James Beard Award-winning chef Michael Solomonov presents his modern take on Israeli cuisine; and the Boston Globe Magazine staff writer Neil Swidey warns that food allergy fakers are wreaking havoc on restaurant kitchens. Also, LA Magazine's dine editor, Lesley Bargar Suter, maps out the best Italian food in Los Angeles.
By Evan Kleiman • • 57m ListenPhoto: Lamb,market vegetables and dukkah from Elysian restuarant. Photo: Kayla Ton
In this episode
7 storiesZahav: A World of Israeli Cooking
James Beard Awardee Michael Solomonov is an Israeli-born, Philadelphia-raised chef/restaurateur. Together with his business partner, Steven Cook, he opened Zahav in Philadelphia in 2008.
Read the story10 minJonathan Gold Reviews Broken Spanish
Jonathan Gold is the Pulitzer Prize-winning food writer for the LA Times. This week he reviews Broken Spanish , Ray Garcia's modernist Mexican restaurant in Downtown LA. He recommends coming with a group and sharing your way up to the platos principales.
Read the story7 minPreserving, the Japanese Way
Nancy Singleton Hachisu originally moved to rural Japan to teach English for a year but, instead, fell in love with a farmer and has now lived there for 26 years. Her new book, Preserving the Japanese Way , looks at traditional methods of salting, pickling and fermenting that can be integrated into your own everyday kitchen repertoire.
Read the story7 minMarket Report
Santa Monica Farmers Market manager Laura Avery talks with farmer Scott Peacock of Peacock Family Farms about his walnut orchard. His Tehama walnuts are available now at the market, with his Hartley walnuts coming soon in a couple weeks.
Read the story6 minWhy Food Allergy Fakers Need to Stop
Have you ever pretended you were allergic to something on a restaurant menu, just so it wouldn't be served on your plate? If so, you're not alone, but be advised that those little white lies could end up hurting those with actual life-threatening allergies.
Read the story8 minDeconstructing the Powders and Gums in Our Food
Writer Steve Ettlinger teamed up with photographer Dwight Eschliman to present Ingredients: A Visual Exploration of 75 Additives and 25 Food Products . Their book is a visual examination of the processed additives found in America's most popular packaged foods, from MorningStar Farms breakfast patties to organic protein bars.
Read the story9 minThe Best Italian Food in LA
Lesley Bargar Suter is the dine editor for Los Angeles magazine. Its November 2015 issue celebrates the very best of Italian food in LA, from old school red sauce joints to classic delis. Lesley shares her picks for the very best pastas, deli sandwiches and more. Music: "Rage Flows" by Born Ruffians
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