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Mac and Cheese; Food Additives; A Farewell to Bahooka
There are over 5,000 food additives but less than half have been through toxicology testing. A journalist uncovers shocking details about processed food.
By Evan Kleiman • • 57m ListenThere are over 5,000 food additives on the market but less than half have been through toxicology testing. Food journalist Melanie Warner uncovers shocking details about processed food, and investigative reporter Michael Moss talks to KCRW's Warren Olney about how the junk food industry hooked consumers with an addicting cocktail of salt, sugar and fat. Canadian doctor David Bailey explains why grapefruit can be a health hazard when mixed with some medications. Cookbook author Martha Holmberg says you can make a homemade vinaigrette in less than a minute and cheese expert Laura Werlin lays out the foundation for a delicious mac & cheese. On the restaurant front, Jonathan Gold enjoys David Myers' new restaurant Hinoki & The Bird, and independent producer Gideon Brower laments the closing of the cult-favorite tiki joint Bahooka. At the market Laura Avery talks to Corina Weibel of Canele restaurant, and farmer Robin Smith says her pomelos and grapefruits and sweeter than ever before.
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In this episode
8 storiesLobster Rolls and Singapore Crab at Hinoki & The Bird
Jonathan Gold reviews Hinoki & The Bird , the newest restaurant from celebrated chef David Myers. Jonathan suggests the "rule of five" when eating dinner for two: order two small plates, two vegetable plates and one protein dish.
Read the story1 minPandora's Lunchbox
Melanie Warner is a food journalist. Her new book is the Pandora's Lunchbox : How Processed Food Took Over the American Meal. Music Bed: "Waiting" by Danny Elfman
Read the story1 minMarket Report
Corina Weibel is the chef and owner of Canele in Atwater Village. She has been a weekly fixture at the Santa Monica Farmers' Market for years, and this week she is picking up spring vegetables for a soup. Robin Smith and her husband Steven own Mud Creek Ranch . Pomelos are in peak season and grapefruit are coming into season right now.
Read the story1 minMac & Cheese, Please!
Laura Werlin is a veteran cookbook author and cheese expert. Her latest book is Mac & Cheese, Please! 50 Super Cheesy Recipes.Check out her recipes for Zesty Kale Two Ways and Fontina Mac n Cheese.
Read the story1 minSalt, Sugar & Fat
KCRW's Warren Olney talks to investigative reporter Michael Moss about his new book, Salt, Sugar, Fat : How the Food Giants Hooked Us. This interview first aired on To the Point on February 27. You can read more about the book in this article in the New York Times Magazine.
Read the story1 minFarewell to Bahooka
Gideon Brower is an independent producer. He bids farewell to Bahooka Family Restaurant . The beloved tiki bar in Rosemead that will close it's doors forever at the end of service on Sunday, March 10. This segment was made possible by KCRW's Independent Producer Program .
Read the story1 minVinaigrette at Home
Martha Holmberg is the author of Modern Sauces : More than 150 Recipes for Every Cook, Every Day. Find a recipe for her Raspberry Thyme Vinaigrette on the Good Food blog . Music Bed: "Number One" by Pharrell, featuring Kanye West
Read the story1 minWhy Grapefruit and Some Medications Don't Mix
Dr. David Bailey is a clinical pharmacologist at the Lawson Health Research Institute in Canada. He discovered that relationship between grapefruit and medications by chance nearly 20 years ago. We were inspired to talk to him after seeing this article in the New York Times.
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