Good Food
Passover food, kosher wine and fancy food with a view
In honor of Passover, we follow author Joan Nathan on a culinary exploration of the Jewish diaspora and consider kosher wine options with Lou Amdur. An unlikely aficionado takes us on a chocolate chip cookie crawl, and we stop by the Santa Monica Farmers Market for celtuce and mustard greens with Zak Walters. Then journalist Lee van der Voo takes us on a deep dive into the dark waters of the commercial fishing industry.
By Evan Kleiman • • 56m ListenPhoto by Judah Gross
In this episode
6 stories'King Solomon's Table'
Passover starts on Monday evening and is observed for seven days. We reached Joan Nathan , an insatiably curious researcher of Jewish food cultures, to talk about the significance of this holiday and the traditions and symbolism behind the seder meal.
Read the story13 minKosher wine 101
Manischewitz ruled the kosher wine game for years. Choking down the requisite four ceremonial glasses of it before the seder meal was more often than not a chore that left behind a hard hangover of regret the next day. Thankfully those days are gone, says Lou Amdur , owner of Lou Wine Shop and Tastings in Los Feliz.
Read the story7 minThe quest for the perfect chocolate chip cookie
Not too chewy, not too crispy with a nice dough-to-chocolate bite and the right amount of butter and sugar. The search for the perfect chocolate chip cookie has sent enthusiasts on many a quest in pursuit of the elusive golden ratio.
Read the story12 minThe Market Report: celtuce and mustard
Nope, that’s not “lettuce” misspelled. If you’ve never had celtuce before, you’re not alone. Chef Zak Walters of Salt’s Cure in West Hollywood tells Laura Avery how he and his partner Chris Phelps first discovered the space age-looking stem lettuce during a trip to Coleman Family Farms in Carpinteria.
Read the story7 min'The Fish Market'
“Trust the Gorton’s fisherman,” or so the slogan goes.
Read the story10 minJonathan Gold dines at 71Above
Looking for a cool spot with a sweeping 360-degree view of Los Angeles where you can sip fancy cocktails and slurp poached oysters topped with uni and caviar? Take a trip to 71Above , the sky lounge and restaurant situated high above Downtown’s tallest building.
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