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    Good Food

    Market Report

    Laura Avery interviews Ari Taymor, chef and owner of Alma , about how he incorporates melons into his tasting menu. Taymor is enamored with the melons from Munak Ranch. Alex Weiser of Weiser Family Farms also grows melons. He and his farmers pick the melons when they are vine ripe and bring them to markets across Los Angeles.

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    By Evan Kleiman • Jul 4, 2014 • 1 min read

    Laura Avery interviews Ari Taymor, chef and owner of Alma, about how he incorporates melons into his tasting menu. Taymor is enamored with the melons from Munak Ranch.

    Alex Weiser of Weiser Family Farms also grows melons. He and his farmers pick the melons when they are vine ripe and bring them to markets across Los Angeles.

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    5. 45:53Jonathan Gold Reviews Union
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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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      Gillian Ferguson

      Supervising Producer, Good Food

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      Laryl Garcia

      Senior Director, Good Food

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      Sarah Rogozen

      Associate Producer, Good Food

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      Laura Avery

      Santa Monica Farmers' Market

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      Ari Taymor

      Alma

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      Alex Weiser

      Weiser Family Farms

      CultureFood & Drink

    The full episode

    6 of 6
    A Hidden Kitchens Special with the Kitchen Sisters
    1. 0:00Turnspit Dogs
    2. 10:54Communal Kitchens
    3. 22:58The Tequila Chamber of Commerce
    4. 34:14The Pizza Connection
    5. 45:53Jonathan Gold Reviews Union
    6. 51:23Market ReportYou’re reading this
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