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    Good Food

    Market Report: Celtuce

    This week at the Santa Monica Farmers Market, Laura Avery is asking questions about an unfamiliar vegetable to many Westerners.

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    By Evan Kleiman • Jun 8, 2018 • 1 min read

    This week at the Santa Monica Farmers Market, Laura Avery is asking questions about an unfamiliar vegetable to many Westerners. Celtuce—a Chinese varietal of lettuce with a funky shape—is in the basket of Nomad Los Angeles executive chef Chris Flint. Avery finds out more about growing this nutty, stalky lettuce from Romeo Coleman of Coleman Family Farms.

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    5 of 6
    Mark Bittman on grilling, the business of beef, and historic Filipinotown
    1. 0:00Healthy eating and grilling
    2. 10:41The business of beef
    3. 21:03Cooking with goat
    4. 29:48A gin bar in LA's Filipinotown
    5. 42:57Market Report: CeltuceYou’re reading this
    6. 49:25Jonathan Gold's favorite food movies
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