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    "Love, Laughter, and Rhubarb"

    Like many people, Tinky Weisblat didn’t start life with a taste for rhubarb and its tart and stringy characteristics. Years later, however, Weisblat is a convert to rhubarb. She even named her kitten after it.

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    By Evan Kleiman • May 2, 2018 • 8m Listen

    Like many people, Tinky Weisblat didn’t start life with a taste for rhubarb and its tart and stringy characteristics. Years later, however, Weisblat is a convert to rhubarb. She even named her kitten after it. As we usher in spring and pie season, the chef talks about her new book, “Love, Laughter and Rhubarb.”

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    2 of 6
    An LA pie crawl, rhubarb, and composting
    1. 0:00Los Angeles Pie Crawl
    2. 6:58"Love, Laughter, and Rhubarb"You’re reading this
    3. 15:59The slow decline of German food in the U.S.
    4. 24:16Teaching Los Angeles to compost
    5. 32:17Straight from the source
    6. 42:36Market report: Thai lemon basil
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    The full episode

    2 of 6
    An LA pie crawl, rhubarb, and composting
    1. 0:00Los Angeles Pie Crawl
    2. 6:58"Love, Laughter, and Rhubarb"You’re reading this
    3. 15:59The slow decline of German food in the U.S.
    4. 24:16Teaching Los Angeles to compost
    5. 32:17Straight from the source
    6. 42:36Market report: Thai lemon basil
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