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    Good Food

    Memorial Day Barbecue; School Lunches; Toothpick History

    We eat healthy meals at a Los Angeles school, learn the history of the toothpick and cook up barbecue in the Inland Empire with author Susan Straight. We find out about the slow food movement in Riverside County, sample road food along the Mississippi River with TV host Alton Brown and go on a culinary journey through China. We visit food markets in Asia and get a fresh Market Report with Laura Avery.

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    By Evan Kleiman • May 24, 2008 • 1h 0m Listen

    Producer Thea Chaloner talks to children about eating healthy meals at a Los Angeles school, while Henry Petroski explains the history of the toothpick. Author Susan Straight cooks up barbecue in the Inland Empire and Leah DiBernardo talks about the slow food movement in Riverside County. TV host Alton Brown samples road food along the Mississippi River, writer Fuchsia Dunlop remembers her culinary journey through China and photographer Charlie Grasso documents food markets in Asia. Plus, Laura Avery finds what’s in season in the Market Report.

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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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      Bob Carlson

      host and producer, 'UnFictional'

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      Jennifer Ferro

      Jennifer Ferro, President, KCRW, Los Angeles

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      Thea Chaloner

      Supervising Producer, Good Food

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