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    Good Food

    Market Report

    Jean Francois Meteigner of La Cachette Bistro is buying rhubarb at the Santa Monica Farmers Market.  Only a few farmers grow rhubarb and Jean Francois is buying it for his bartender who is making a rhubarb cilantro margarita.  He makes a rhubarb simple syrup by boiling chopped rhubarb with sugar and water.  Blend it and then strain it.

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

    Jean Francois Meteigner of La Cachette Bistro is buying rhubarb at the Santa Monica Farmers Market. Only a few farmers grow rhubarb and Jean Francois is buying it for his bartender who is making a rhubarb cilantro margarita. He makes a rhubarb simple syrup by boiling chopped rhubarb with sugar and water. Blend it and then strain it. Use the rhubarb pulp to make a pie. Add fresh cilantro leaves and crush them in the glass.

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    1 of 9
    The Best of 2009; Pie; Smoked Fish; Vegan Before Six
    1. 0:00Market ReportYou’re reading this
    2. 4:00The Man Who Couldn't Eat
    3. 12:00Pie-a-Day
    4. 17:00Eating in Poland
    5. 21:00The Temple of Smoked Fish
    6. 30:00Ghost Town Farm
    7. 37:00Vegan Before Six
    8. 44:00Wicked Plants
    9. 51:00Guinea Pig
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