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    Living Biblically

    Esquire editor A.J. Jacobs chronicles his quest to follow the Bible literally by eating fish, loaves and wine, among other things in his book, The Year of Living Biblically . He grew a beard for his year-long project, kept the Sabbath, wore white, and even cast some stones.

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

    Esquire editor A.J. Jacobs chronicles his quest to follow the Bible literally by eating fish, loaves and wine, among other things in his book, The Year of Living Biblically. He grew a beard for his year-long project, kept the Sabbath, wore white, and even cast some stones. You can read more about Jacobs' interesting experiment on his website.

    Music break: Satin Doll by George Barnes & Carl Kress

    The full episode

    4 of 8
    Loaves, Fish and Wine; Commercial Kitchen Confidential
    1. 1:00The Market Report
    2. 8:00Little Flower Candy Co.
    3. 15:00Foodie Gifts for the Holidays
    4. 22:00Living BiblicallyYou’re reading this
    5. 29:00The Art of Rice: Of All the People in All the World
    6. 36:00The Science of Cooking
    7. 43:00Legumes
    8. 50:00Vegan Holiday Dessert
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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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      Bob Carlson

      host and producer, 'UnFictional'

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      Jennifer Ferro

      Jennifer Ferro, President, KCRW, Los Angeles

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      Thea Chaloner

      Supervising Producer, Good Food

      CultureFood & Drink

    The full episode

    4 of 8
    Loaves, Fish and Wine; Commercial Kitchen Confidential
    1. 1:00The Market Report
    2. 8:00Little Flower Candy Co.
    3. 15:00Foodie Gifts for the Holidays
    4. 22:00Living BiblicallyYou’re reading this
    5. 29:00The Art of Rice: Of All the People in All the World
    6. 36:00The Science of Cooking
    7. 43:00Legumes
    8. 50:00Vegan Holiday Dessert
    Back to Good Food