Good Food
Money, Valentino, Selvaggio and a Nobel Dinner
This Saturday on Good Food, host Evan Kleiman talks about the way grocery stores make their money. The famed restaurant Valentino turns 30 years old this week; owner Piero Selvaggio joins Evan to discuss how he's maintained this legendary institution. Jimmy Carter will receive the Nobel Prize this Monday and the celebratory dinner is a special affair. . . tune in to find out what's on the top secret menu. Listeners will also get a list of some of the best cookbooks to buy this season with the owner of the Cook's Library bookstore, just in time for the holidays! All that, plus The Market Report.
By Evan Kleiman • • 1h 0m ListenPhil Lempert is the Supermarket Guru. You can find more about him and grocery store tips at
Piero Selvaggio is the owner of Valentino, 3115 Pico Blvd, Santa Monica CA 90405. (310) 829-4313. Valentino's 30th anniversary was December 4, 2002. The white truffle dinners with the guest chef from Italy run through the end of December.
Ellen Rose is the owner of The Cook's Library, 8373 W 3rd St, Los Angeles. 323-655-3141.
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Cookbooks:
Think Like a Chef by Tom Colicchio
A Return to Cooking by Eric Ripert
The Anatomy of a Dish by Diane Forley
Appetite by Nigel Slater
Jamie's Kitchen by Jamie Oliver
Jamie's Kitchen by Jamie Oliver
Forever Summer by Nigella Lawson
The Pleasures of Slow Food by Corby Kummer
Paris Sweets by Dorie Greenspan
Glorious French Food by James Peterson
Amuse-Bouche by Rick Tramonto
Seriously Simple by Diane Worthington
The Foster's Market Cookbook by Sara Foster
Best American Recipes by Fran McCullough
It Must Have Been Something I Ate by Jeffrey Steingarten
Tea and Sympathy by Nicola Perry
