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Memoirs of a food media pioneer
Serious Eats founder Ed Levine looks back on the Wild West days of the food media business. Grace Young can be your wok therapist.
By Evan Kleiman • • 56m ListenSerious Eats founder Ed Levine looks back on the Wild West days of the food media business. Grace Young can be your wok therapist. Pok Pok chef Andy Ricker waxes philosophical on noodles, while a special “club” for Northern Thai food appears in East Hollywood.
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5 storiesFood media pioneer Ed Levine reflects on a career as a “Serious Eater”
The restaurant business is tough, but the food media world can be just as precarious in many ways. Ed Levine is the founder of Serious Eats , one of the first big websites for foodies on the internet.
Read the story17 minBig flavors at Northern Thai Food Club in Thai Town
LA Times restaurant critic Bill Addison joins to discuss Northern Thai Food Club in Thai Town, a 12-seat restaurant where chef-owner “Nancy” Amphai Dunne is turning out regional specialties like khao soi and gaeng hang lay pork curry with…
Read the story5 minRecreating Pok Pok’s classic noodle dishes at home
The repertoire of Thai cooking is full of incredibly delicious noodle dishes. From the brothy to the pan-fried, they’re the stuff of cravings. Plus, you can customize them in endless ways, adjusting them to your palate.
Read the story13 minGrace Young is here to be your wok therapist
Grace Young is an award-winning author of books like “ Breath of the Wok ” that demystify the art of wok cookery. Still, her inbox is regularly flooded with questions about seasoning and cooking with these carbon steel vessels.
Read the story13 minBlenheim apricots are a treasure worth preserving
Blenheim apricots are a beloved Californian fruit, though orchards have been in decline for years . Nonetheless, some farmers like Mike Cirone of See Canyon in San Luis Obispo are committed to preserving these highly coveted varietals.
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