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    Le Pigeon - Gabriel Rucker Talks About the Dirty Bird

    Gabriel Rucker is the chef and co-owner of Le Pigeon in Portland, Oregon. In 2013, Rucker was selected as James Beard Best Chef Northwest. His debut cookbook is Le Pigeon: Cooking at the Dirty Bird. Find what he calls an “F-You recipe” for Smoked Rabbit Pie with Mustard Ice Cream on the Good Food Blog.

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    By Evan Kleiman • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Gabriel Rucker is the chef and co-owner of Le Pigeon in Portland, Oregon. In 2013, Rucker was selected as James Beard Best Chef Northwest. His debut cookbook is Le Pigeon: Cooking at the Dirty Bird.

    Find what he calls an “F-You recipe” for Smoked Rabbit Pie with Mustard Ice Cream on the Good Food Blog.

    The full episode

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    1. 0:00A Visit to The World’s Only Vegan Strip Club
    2. 9:26Sea Urchin Ice Cream and More Chef Collaborations at Salt & Straw
    3. 17:18Le Pigeon - Gabriel Rucker Talks About the Dirty BirdYou’re reading this
    4. 24:04Do You Know Where Your Flour Come From?
    5. 27:55Introducing an Exercise Bike that Doubles as a Grain Mill
    6. 31:42Tips for Building Your Own Backyard Oven
    7. 41:22A Special Market Report from Washington’s Skagit Valley
    8. 45:47Farming Geoduck in the Pacific Northwest
    9. 53:09Cryo-Shucking Oysters with Liquid Nitrogen
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      Evan Kleiman

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    The full episode

    3 of 9
    A Vegan Strip Club, Shucking Oysters with Liquid Nitrogen
    1. 0:00A Visit to The World’s Only Vegan Strip Club
    2. 9:26Sea Urchin Ice Cream and More Chef Collaborations at Salt & Straw
    3. 17:18Le Pigeon - Gabriel Rucker Talks About the Dirty BirdYou’re reading this
    4. 24:04Do You Know Where Your Flour Come From?
    5. 27:55Introducing an Exercise Bike that Doubles as a Grain Mill
    6. 31:42Tips for Building Your Own Backyard Oven
    7. 41:22A Special Market Report from Washington’s Skagit Valley
    8. 45:47Farming Geoduck in the Pacific Northwest
    9. 53:09Cryo-Shucking Oysters with Liquid Nitrogen
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