Good Food
Oktoberfest, Prison Food & Museum Tamal
While Hans Rockenwägner remembers Oktoberfests and smart drinking strategies, Good Food producer Thea Chaloner visits a prison in Oregon to see what's being served. Meantime, John Sedlar celebrates the cuisine of Los Angeles with the Museum Tamal. Jonathan Gold celebrates LA a meal at a time and Nathan Hall shows us what real Southern food is all about. Plus, Babette Pepaj introduces us to her new website, BakeSpace.com, which is like a MySpace for cooks.
By Evan Kleiman • • 1h 0m ListenWhile Hans Rockenwägner remembers Oktoberfests and smart drinking strategies, Good Food producer Thea Chaloner visits a prison in Oregon to see what's being served. Meantime, John Sedlar celebrates the cuisine of Los Angeles with the Museum Tamal. Jonathan Gold celebrates LA a meal at a time and Nathan Hall shows us what real Southern food is all about. Plus, Babette Pepaj introduces us to her new website, BakeSpace.com, which is like a MySpace for cooks.
In this episode
7 storiesMarket Report
Laura Avery speaks with Laura Ramirez of J.J.’s Lone Daughter Ranch about her pink pomegranates and Mexicola avocados.
Read the story7 minOktoberfest
Hans Rockenwägner tells us what Oktoberfest was like in his native Germany when he was growing up. His bakery called Rockenwagner Bakery offers artisanal scones and fresh-baked pretzel rolls and the full line of baked products including the Rudolph Steiner health bread, cheese-poppy seed twists, fruit streusels and more.
Read the story7 minJonathan Gold Serves Up BLD
Jonathan Gold of LA Weekly visits BLD, a new restaurant whose acronymic name stands for Breakfast Lunch Dinner. BLD, 7450 Beverly Blvd., L.A., (323) 930-9744. Open daily 8 a.m.–11 p.m. Full bar. Valet parking. AE, MC, V. Dinner for two, food only, $26–$66.
Read the story5 minPrison Food
We're going to the joint today. Good Food Producer Thea Chaloner heard about the Eastern Oregon Correctional Facility, a medium security prison, that has hired a trained chef to cook with its inmates. Most of the inmates here are convicted pedophiles or committed crimes related to drugs.
Read the story14 minMyspace for Food Geeks
Babette Pepaj had a nostalgic version of recreating the old fashioned coffee klatch, but instead has updated it to fit a modern profile. She has created an online community called Bakespace.com . She tells us how people are getting together to share favorite recipes and lots, lots more on her new website.
Read the story6 minHot Water Cornbread and Other Southern Foods
Nathan Hall learned what real Southern food is from his grandfather, a former Louisiana house slave. He tells about the key ingredients of plantation dishes like hot water cornbread, pecan pie and fruit cobbler.
Read the story8 minTamale Museum
Chef John Rivera Sedlar is in studio to tell us about the new culinary institution called Museum Tamal, opening Fall 2008 in Los Angeles. Chef Sedlar says that we are invited to support the Museum Tamal by becoming an Amigo De La Cocina. We can attend an exclusive Wine and Light Supper Reception on Wednesday, October 18, 2006 at 6:30 p.m.
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