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Noma Australia, Dominique Crenn, Texas BBQ Crawl
On this week's show, we get a behind-the-scenes look at how the Noma Australia menu was developed and learn what inspired the recipes in Dominique Crenn's new cookbook. Then, as SXSW 2016 kicks off in Austin, Jonathan Gold takes us to Texas for some ‘Q.
By Evan Kleiman • • 58m ListenOn this week's show, we get a behind-the-scenes look at how the Noma Australia menu was developed and learn what inspired the recipes in Dominique Crenn's new cookbook. Then, as SXSW 2016 kicks off in Austin, Jonathan Gold takes us to Texas for some ‘Q.
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6 storiesRise and shine at Break of Dawn
Break of Dawn is back open in Laguna Hills. At Dee Nguyen's diner, Gustavo Arellano , editor of the OC Weekly and host of KCRW's Orange County Line, recommends you try the créme brûlée French toast and bison sausage with white rice. Don't forget the hot sauce.
Read the story6 minBehind-the-scenes at Noma Australia
Chefs are always looking for a new challenge. But where do you go when you've been named best restaurant in the world four times? If you base your culinary thinking on your natural surroundings, you change localities.
Read the story8 minAsparagus growers keep it old school
In the last 50 years, robots have taken farming by storm. But asparagus growers are keeping it old school. Workers harvest plants by hand and yields are affected by the waxing and waning of the moon, says Roscoe Zuckerman IV , who grows it in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta.
Read the story7 minThe inspirations of Dominique Crenn
In 2013, Dominique Crenn became the first female chef in America to receive two Michelin stars for her San Francisco restaurant, Atelier Crenn . After the publication of her new cookbook, Atelier Crenn: Metamorphosis of Taste , Dominique told us her parents, along with writers, artists and composers, inspired many of the recipes.
Read the story11 minJonathan Gold dines at Otium, where the high meets the low
Tim Hollingsworth is another chef with some serious kitchen credentials. He was schooled by Thomas Keller as the chef de cuisine at the French Laundry before opening his own BBQ joint in Studio City. Hollingsworth's new restaurant, Otium , a throwback to the Latin word for leisure, is in the Broad Museum complex in downtown Los Angeles.
Read the story7 minA BBQ crawl through Texas
SXSW 2016 kicks off this weekend. In honor of the annual music and film festival in Austin, Jonathan Gold takes Evan to Texas for some 'Q. Music: "Barbecue Any Old Time" by Brownie McGhee
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