Good Food
Matzoh Ball Gumbo, Kosher Prison Food, Copyrighting Recipes
Can you copyright a recipe? Plus, more and more inmates are requesting kosher meals in prison and a Southerner melds regional cooking with her Jewish heritage.
By Evan Kleiman • • 57m ListenCan you copyright a recipe? Kal Raustiala says the answer is no, yet creativity in the kitchen remains. Jonathan Gold visits an extraordinary Japanese restaurant in a quirky locale and cookbook author Andrea Nguyen walks us through the many forms of Asian tofu. Rosh Hashanah begins this week. Professor and author Marcie Cohen Ferris balances her Jewish heritage with her Southern roots when she cooks for the Jewish New Year. Rae Bernamoff explains the difference between Montreal- and New York-style Jewish delicatessens. Rabbi Menachem Katz tells us that a growing number of non-Jewish inmates are requesting Kosher meals in prisons. Plus, Chef Nyesha Arrington and farmer Mike Cirone are exuberant with the bounty that remains at the Santa Monica Farmers' Market.
Banner image: White tofu, sesame and vegetable salad. Photo from Andrea Nguyen's Asian Tofu
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7 storiesMarket Report
Nyesha Arrington is the Executive Chef at Wilshire . She shares some vegetarian recipes with us as part of Santa Monica's Sustainability Month . Mike Cirone has returned to the market with his See Canyon apples. He has roughly 18 varieties of apples, some of which are heirloom, at the market each week.
Read the story7 minIs a Recipe Copyrightable?
Kal Raustiala is a law professor at UCLA where he teaches courses in international law, international relations, and intellectual property. He co-authored The Knockoff Economy : How Imitation Sparks Innovation with Christopher Sprigman.
Read the story10 minThe Next Step in the Evolution of the Sushi Bar
Jonathan Gold reviews Shunji , a new sushi bar in West LA housed in humble digs (the facade looks like a giant chile bowl). The roughly 40-seat restaurant is unlike other sushi bars in that it doesn't focus on sushi. Jonathan suggests the omakase menu.
Read the story9 minThe Beauty and Versatility of Tofu
Andrea Nguyen is the author of Asian Tofu : Discover the Best, Make Your Own, and Cook It at Home. A recipe from the book is on the Good Food blog .
Read the story7 minSouthern Jewish Cooking: When Tradition and Culture Collide
Marcie Cohen Ferris is the author of Matzoh Ball Gumbo : Culinary Tales of the Jewish South. A Rosh Hashanah recipe for her Honey Chicken and Black Eyed Peas is on the Good Food blog .
Read the story8 minA Montreal Style Deli in New York
Rae Bernamoff opened Mile End Delicatessen with her husband, Noah, in 2010. Their new cookbook is The Mile End Cookbook : Redefining Jewish Comfort Food from Hash to Hamantaschen. A recipe for their Smoked Whitefish Salad is on the Good Food blog .
Read the story11 minKosher Prison Food
Menachem Katz is the director of prison and military outreach at the Aleph Institute. He says more and more non-Jewish inmates are requesting Kosher meals in prisons.
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