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Mood Foods; American vs French Sommeliers
We dish up spring soups and dine on Korean blood sausage. We debate whether American sommeliers are better than French ones, sample cheeses by Comme Ça's Todd Jasmin and get cooking lessons from Evan Kleiman. Plus, we learn about foods that influence mood and eat gourmet food that inspires writing.
By Evan Kleiman • • 1h 0m ListenRuss Parsons dishes up spring soups, while Eddie Lin dines on Korean blood sausage. Writer Michael Steinberger argues American sommeliers are better than French sommeliers, fromager Todd Jasmin selects tasty, ripe cheeses and Evan Kleiman gives producer Bob Carlson cooking lessons. Dr. Susan Kleiner gets in the mood with food, instructor Marilyn Friedman serves gourmet foods to stimulate writing and Laura Avery finds what's in season in the Market Report.
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8 storiesThe Market Report
Laura Avery chats with Amelia Saltsman about the joy of sprouting broccoli which has just come into season.
Read the story7 minSpring Soups
Los Angeles Times food writer Russ Parsons dishes up delicious spring soups.
Read the story7 minThere Will Be Blood Sausage
Deep End Diner Eddie Lin tastes soondae, Korean pork blood sausage. Lin recommends soondae houses, Cham Cham Cham and Western Soondae, in Koreatown.
Read the story7 minAmerican Sommeliers vs French Sommeliers
Slate wine columnist Michael Steinberger argues that American sommeliers are more interesting than French sommeliers. He made a case for the American wine service in a recent Slate magazine article . Music break: Stressed Out (Remix) by A Tribe Called Quest Music break: Blondie's Strip by John Barry
Read the story7 minComme Ça's Fromager
Comme Ça fromager Todd Jasmin selects tasty, ripe cheeses.
Read the story7 minCooking Lessons with Bob Carlson: The Initiation
This week, Good Food host and chef Evan Kleiman begins a series of cooking lessons with producer Bob Carlson. His first task is to make asparagus with fried eggs and parmesan.
Read the story7 minMood Foods
Dr. Susan Kleiner explains how foods influence moods in her book, The Good Mood Diet . She argues against low calorie, low carbohydrate diets, talks about "good mood" foods and how they affect the brain and how lack of sleep impedes the ability to lose weight. To get more information and practical tips, visit Dr.
Read the story7 minWriting Pad
Marilyn Friedman serves gourmet foods to stimulate writing and creativity. She is the founder of Writing Pad , which offers classes on writing.
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