Good Food
Kimchi it up, the avocado invasion, 'Cooked'
Deuki Hong and Matt Rodbard talk about eating in Koreatowns across the country for their new book. We give a fruit invading kitchens and restaurant menus everywhere a moment in the sun. Michael Pollan discusses filming Aboriginal goanna hunters and an Indian curry bike delivery service for Cooked.
By Evan Kleiman • • 58m ListenPhoto: Sam Horine
In this episode
4 storiesKimchi it up
Los Angeles has the biggest Korean population outside Seoul, which means you don't have to go far in this town to taste excellent Korean food. But the new cookbook Koreatown from chef Deuki Hong and food writer Matt Rodbard got us thinking it might be time to kimchi it up at home.
Read the story18 minAburiya Raku izakaya opens up in West Hollywood
Not to brag or anything, but LA's got some pretty good Japanese food too. Now you can add the best known izakaya in Las Vegas to the list. Mitsuo Endo's Aburiya Raku has put down roots in West Hollywood and Jonathan Gold says it's worth a visit .
Read the story10 minThe avocado invasion
Next we give a fruit that's invading kitchens and restaurant menus everywhere a moment in the sun: the avocado. We eat more of them in Los Angeles than in any other US city, and not just that mainstream Hass avocado with its bubbly dark thick skin.
Read the story9 minCooked
We end this week's show with a hard sell for making food at home from a cheese nun, a BBQ pit-master and some Aboriginal goanna hunters. They're all featured in the new Netflix documentary series Cooked , which is directed by Alex Gibney and is based on Michael Pollan's book of the same name.
Read the story19 min
