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Orthorexia, Going Paleo, the Industrialized Meat Conundrum
The folks from Nom Nom Paleo talk about the paleo diet, Hank Shaw celebrates a hunting revival, and a book reveals conditions in slaughterhouses across the US.
By Evan Kleiman • • 57m ListenThe folks from Nom Nom Paleo talk about the paleo diet, Hank Shaw celebrates a hunting revival, and a new book reveals conditions in slaughterhouses across the US.
Banner image: Smashed steak skewers with cherry barbecue sauce. Photo by Henry Fong
In this episode
7 storiesOrthorexia: Anxiety of Healthy Eating
Kimberley Quinlan is a psychotherapist at the OCD Center of Los Angeles. She discusses the disorder Orthorexia Nervosa, a condition where people become obsessed with eating healthily.
Read the story8 minNom Nom Paleo
Michelle Tam and Henry Fong are the co-authors of the book and the blog Nom Nom Paleo . The paleo diet has grown in popularity in recent years in response to rapid changes in human diet over a relatively short period of time.
Read the story7 minHunters on the Rise
Hank Shaw is the author of the award-winning blog Hunter Angler Gardener Cook . He talks about how hunting is growing in popularity. Find a recipe for his duck jerky from his most recent book Duck Duck Goose on the Good Food blog. Music: "A Smokey Room" by Eliza Doolittle
Read the story8 minEvery Twelve Seconds
Timothy Pachirat is an assistant professor at the New School for Social Research and the author of Every Twelve Seconds , a book that documents the author's undercover experience working in a slaughterhouse in the Midwest.
Read the story13 minThe Impact of the Beef Recall on Local Slaughterhouses
Nicolette Niman is an owner of BN Ranch in Northern California and the author of the forthcoming book, Defending Beef. She wrote an incisive opinion piece for the New York Times Sunday review about how her carefully raised beef became involved in a massive beef recall.
Read the story7 minJonathan Gold Reviews Church & State
Jonathan Gold is the Pulitzer Prize-winning food writer for the Los Angeles Times. This week he reviews Church & State , a restaurant in Arts District of downtown that he says is "the closest thing to a first-rate French bistro that Los Angeles has seen in years."
Read the story6 minMarket Report with Nicole Rucker and Lucia Trevino
Laura Avery speaks with Nicole Rucker, pastry chef at GTA and Gjelina , and winner of Good Food's fourth annual Pie Contest, about preparing desserts with rhubarb. She also speaks with Lucia Trevino of Trevino farms about growing rhubarb throughout the year. Music: "Happy" by Pharrell
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