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    Good Food

    Michael Ruhlman Revisits the Making of a Chef

    It has been roughly 10 years since Michael Ruhlman published both The Making of a Chef and The Soul of a Chef . Evan asks him how professional cooking has changed in the last 10 years.

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

    It has been roughly 10 years since

    Michael Ruhlman published both

    The Making of a Chef and

    The Soul of a Chef. Evan asks him how professional cooking has changed in the last 10 years.

    The full episode

    5 of 7
    April Bloomfield; Beer Week; Tex-Mex Comes to LA
    1. 0:00Market Report
    2. 5:31Pig Out at the Parish
    3. 11:23Josef Centeno Goes Tex-Mex
    4. 28:18Dining in the Wolvesmouth
    5. 32:43Michael Ruhlman Revisits the Making of a ChefYou’re reading this
    6. 39:22April Bloomfield Defines Gastropub
    7. 47:50Growing Pains and Gains for Small LA Breweries
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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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      Gillian Ferguson

      Supervising Producer, Good Food

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      Laryl Garcia

      Senior Director, Good Food

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      Harriet Ells

      Program Director for Talk

      CultureFood & Drink

    The full episode

    5 of 7
    April Bloomfield; Beer Week; Tex-Mex Comes to LA
    1. 0:00Market Report
    2. 5:31Pig Out at the Parish
    3. 11:23Josef Centeno Goes Tex-Mex
    4. 28:18Dining in the Wolvesmouth
    5. 32:43Michael Ruhlman Revisits the Making of a ChefYou’re reading this
    6. 39:22April Bloomfield Defines Gastropub
    7. 47:50Growing Pains and Gains for Small LA Breweries
    Back to Good Food