Good Food
LA History through Menus, Darjeeling's Uncertain Future, Bourbon Empire
This week we take a sneak peek at a new exhibition displaying LA's history through vintage menus. Plus, we examine the untold history of American whiskey and the precarious fate of India's greatest tea.
By Evan Kleiman • • 57m ListenPhoto: Los Angeles Public Library
In this episode
7 storiesTo Live and Dine in LA
Josh Kun is the author and editor of To Live and Dine in LA: Menus and the Making of the Modern City . An exhibition of the same name opens Saturday, June 13 at the Central Library in Downtown Los Angeles. Both the book and the exhibition were inspired by the extensive menu collection in the Los Angeles Public Library.
Read the story9 minAlex Guarnaschelli Talks Food and Music
Alex Guarnaschelli is a Food Network star and executive chef at Butter in New York City. She sat down with KCRW DJ Aaron Byrd to talk about food and music on our Guest DJ Project .
Read the story6 minJonathan Gold Reviews Birch
Jonathan Gold is the Pulitzer Prize-winning food writer for the LA Times. This week he reviews Birch , a stripped-down small-plates restaurant in the Cahuenga corridor of Hollywood.
Read the story8 minBourbon Empire: A New Look at an Old Favorite
Reid Mitenbuler has written about whiskey and drinking culture for the Atlantic, Slate, Saveur and Whisky Advocate. He is the author of Bourbon Empire: The Past and Future of America's Whiskey . Music: "Best Friend" by Pharrell
Read the story9 minJuicing for Flavor
Jeremy Fox is the chef at Rustic Canyon in Santa Monica. He discusses how juicers and dehydrators can add flavor, texture and curb waste in his kitchen. Music: "Soul Dressing" by Booker T
Read the story9 minMarket Report
Santa Monica Farmers' Market Cookbook author Amelia Saltsman shares three tartine recipes for summer. She tops toasted country bread with ingredients like smashed avocado, green tomatoes, and nectarines. Find all three recipes on the Good Food blog .
Read the story8 minDarjeeling Unlimited
Jeff Koehler is a traveler, cook and author of books and articles on food and culture. He details the growing, selling and drinking of India's "champagne of tea" in his latest book Darjeeling: The Colorful History and Precarious Fate of the World's Greatest Tea .
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