Good Food
Nigella Lawson; Guanni Chocolates; Fluoridated Water
We savor carne asada fries, make tasty fast food and get turkey leftovers ideas. We learn about the safety of fluoridated water and olive oil’s anti-inflammatory benefits. Plus, we pursue Peruvian chocolate pleasures and travel with a chocolate fanatic in his quest for the perfect bean. Finally, reflections on an editor’s life in food publishing.
By Evan Kleiman • • 1h 0m ListenJonathan Gold stops by with destinations for savoring carne asada fries, while domestic goddess Nigella Lawson makes tasty fast food and Susie Middleton offers ideas of what to do with all that leftover turkey. Dr. Will Clower discusses the safety of fluoridated water and Dr. Gary Beauchamp explains the anti-inflammatory benefits of olive oil. Chocolatier Mariella Balbi pursues Peruvian pleasures and writer Bill Buford travels with a chocolate fanatic in his quest for the perfect bean. Plus, editor Judith Jones reflects on her life in food and Laura Avery explores what's in season in the Market Report.
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9 storiesThe Market Report
Hoshigakis Laura Avery chats with Mike Cirone of See Canyon, who's brought in an old variety of pears. Planted eight years ago, these round bronze-russet skinned Winter Nellis are known as the best tasting winter pear. Mike expects to have these and D'Anjou pears available until Christmas. Jeff Rieger of Penryn Orchard has hoshigakis,…
Read the story7 minThe Gold Standard: My Taco
LA Weekly columnist and Pulitzer Prizer-winning critic Jonathan Gold hits pay dirt with My Taco in Highland Park. This neighbor restaurant specializes in barbacoa (stewed lamb, cilantro, chopped onions, served with goat consumme) and carne asada fries (a mound of fries, cheese, guacamole and charred pieces of steak.
Read the story5 minNigella Express
Domestic goddess Nigella Lawson drops by with recipes for tasty fast food in her latest cookbook. Nigella Express is full of ideas for preparing quick and delicious meals from a well-stocked pantry.
Read the story7 minTurkey Leftovers
Don't know what to do with all that leftover turkey? Susie Middleton, editor of Fine Cooking magazine, offers tasty turkey ideas in her book, How to Cook a Turkey . Turkey & Blue Cheese Salad with Tarragon-Mustard Vinaigrette by Jennifer McLagan from Fine Cooking 60, pp.
Read the story7 minFluoridated Water
The City of Santa Monica will begin flouridating the water supply on November 28, a decision that has generated a rather heated debate. Some think flouridation reduces tooth decay in children's teeth, while others believe it causes harmful health effects. Dr.
Read the story7 minOlive Oil's Health Benefits
Olive oil, an integral part of the Mediterranean diet, has long been touted for its healthful benefits. Dr. Gary Beauchamp, director of the Monell Chemical Senses Center in Philadelphia, has been researching the olive oil cough.
Read the story7 minGuanni Chocolates
When wildfires consumed Southern California last month, over 2,000 homes were destroyed. Many businesses didn't make it either. Chocolatier Mariella Balbi lost both.
Read the story7 minThe Quest for the Perfect Chocolate
New Yorker magazine writer Bill Buford traveled throughout Brazil's cacao country with Frederick Schilling in the chocolate connoisseur's quest for the perfect bean. Schilling is the founder of Dagoba , an organic chocolate company.
Read the story7 minThe Tenth Muse
Legendary Knopf editor Judith Jones reflects on her life in cookbook publishing in her memoir The Tenth Muse . Early in her career she edited Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking, a book that transformed cooking in America. Jones is instrumental in shaping the American food revolution.
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