Good Food
Peanut Butter Recall; Secret Supper Clubs; Cupcake Art
Can cupcakes make great art? You don't even have to eat one to get enlightened. Modern life used to exist without chocolate and tobacco. It's true. Plus the dying art of the perfect consommé, and a map to some of the secret restaurants that are cropping up all over.
By Evan Kleiman • • 1h 0m ListenIs peanut butter the new silent killer? Marion Nestle weighs in. Jonathan Gold tells us what his love food is for Valentine's Day. Cupcakes make perfect public art, says artist Jessie Oleson. Historian Marcy Norton talks of a time when tobacco and chocolate were unknown. And a lesson on making the perfect consommé by chef Vitaly Paley. Secret restaurants are everywhere according to Diep Tran. And couple Diane Cu and Todd Porter share stories of their cross cultural food romance. Plus Laura Avery checks in with the market report.
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9 storiesMarket Report
Pomlogist David Karp is excited about the vast variety of kumquats available this time of year. Kumquats are tart citrus fruits with a sweet rind that are eaten whole. Mudcreek Ranch from Santa Paula is growing a number of varieties, including the large, round Fukushu, which is a cross between a kumquat and a Mandarin. Nagima, the most common…
Read the story7 minBreak-up Food
Good Food thanks all the listeners who called and told us what food comforts their broken hearts. Music break: Let's Go by Medeski, Martin and Wood
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Marion Nestle is a professor at New York University's Department of Nutrition, Food Studies and Public Health. Her latest book is Pet Food Politics: The Chihuahua in the Coal Mine . She blogs at FoodPolitics.com .
Read the story7 minLove in a Dish with Jonathan Gold
Jonathan Gold, the Pulitzer Prize winning food writer at the LA Weekly , recommends finger food at Nem Nuong Khanh Hoa in Alhambra for your Valentine's Day meal. You can read his review and see pictures in his Counter Intelligence column. Music break: Like a Rolling Stone by the Gene Norman Group
Read the story6 minCupcake Art
Jessie Oleson lives in Seattle, Washington, where she blogs about all things sweet. An artist and baker, she also writes bakery travel guides and has a line of greeting cards and collectibles featuring her cupcake art. For her recent public art installation, Jessie made cupcakes out of plaster of Paris.
Read the story6 minTobacco & Chocolate
Marcy Norton is an Assistant Professor of History at George Washington University. She is the author of Sacred Gifts, Profane Pleasures : A History of Tobacco and Chocolate in the Atlantic World. Music break: Love by Rosey
Read the story7 minConsomme
Vitaly Paley and his wife, Kimberly, own Paley's Place Bistro and Bar in Portland, Oregon. In 2005 Vitaly was named Best Chef by the James Beard Foundation. In the winter, he serves consomme with shaved truffles and roasted root vegetables. Their book is The Paley's Place Cookbook: Recipes and Stories from the Pacific Northwest .
Read the story7 minSecret Supper Club
Diep Tran hosts Good Girl Suppers monthly. See menus and more pictures on her blog . Her Good Girl Dinette is set to open in a couple of weeks.
Read the story6 minWhite On Rice Couple
Diane Cu and Todd Porter are the White on Rice Couple . They teach cooking classes where you can learn to make a variety of spring rolls. They also lead culinary tours of Little Saigon.
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