Good Food
Ottolenghi and Goh stay 'Sweet,' passion fruit, DJ Wolfgang Puck
Yotam Ottolenghi and Helen Goh get ‘Sweet’ in a new cookbook, Jonathan Gold tries Thunderbolt frog in the SGV and Linda Civitello sheds light on the revolutionary power of baking powder. Plus: Laura Avery shops for passion fruit at the market and Wolfgang Puck stops by the basement to share his favorite tunes.
By Evan Kleiman • • 56m ListenPhoto of cinnamon pavlova with figs and praline cream courtesy by Peden + Munk © 2017
In this episode
5 stories'Sweet: Desserts from London's Ottolenghi'
British-Israeli chef Yotam Ottolenghi just published a new cookbook with his collaborator on all things sweet, Helen Goh . The book is titled, “ Sweet: Desserts from London’s Ottolenghi .” Find a recipe for their cinnamon pavlova with figs and praline cream on the Good Food blog .
Read the story21 minJonathan Gold dines at Nothingness
Jonathan Gold heads to Nothingness restaurant in San Gabriel to eat spicy Sichuan and Chongqing-style food. Listen and read his LA Times review to find out why the la zi ji, or chicken with hot pepper, is splendid, but why he chose to give the Brainstorming, or BBQ pig brains, a pass.
Read the story4 min'Baking Powder Wars'
In her latest book, “ Baking Powder Wars: The Cutthroat Food Fight That Revolutionized Cooking ,” Linda Civitello walks us through how a seemingly innocuous white powder changed life in the kitchen.
Read the story14 minThe Market Report: Passion fruit
Photo of passion fruit by Stijn Nieuwendijk Laura Avery talks to Marcel Vigneron , the chef and owner of Wolf in West Hollywood and farmer Nick Brown, of Rincon Del Mar Ranch , near Carpinteria, about passion fruit at the market.
Read the story6 minWolfgang Puck hops on the turntables
Photo of Wolfgang Puck by Rachel Reynolds/KCRW Wolfgang Puck stops by the basement to share his favorite tunes — including Elton John! hear! hear! — with Eric J. Lawrence for the KCRW Guest DJ Project . In between tracks, the legendary chef and restaurateur takes us back to his early years in Austria, on a tour of his first cooking gigs…
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