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    Peddling Candy in South LA

    As part of KCRW's Below the Ten: Life in South LA  series, producer David Weinberg follows a street vendor named Luis Sanchez, who dresses in drag and goes by the name Grace of the Sea . Grace sells bacon wrapped pineapple stuffed hot dogs in Jefferson Park a couple days a week. She also sells candy out of a golden basket.

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    By Evan Kleiman • Sep 4, 2015 • 1 min read

    As part of KCRW's Below the Ten: Life in South LA series, producer David Weinberg follows a street vendor named Luis Sanchez, who dresses in drag and goes by the name Grace of the Sea. Grace sells bacon wrapped pineapple stuffed hot dogs in Jefferson Park a couple days a week. She also sells candy out of a golden basket.

    You can watch a video of Grace and hear more stories from South LA here.

    Music: "La Vie en Rose Instrumental" by Louis Armstrong

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    Atlanta's Hip Hop Loving Restaurant Critic, Peddling Candy in South LA
    1. 0:00Getting to Know Christiane Lauterbach: Atlanta's Wandering Food Critic
    2. 27:20Peddling Candy in South LAYou’re reading this
    3. 34:36Jonathan Gold Reviews Pho Fillet and Pho Fillet 2
    4. 41:04How to Win a Pie Contest
    5. 49:07Market Report
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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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      Gillian Ferguson

      Supervising Producer, Good Food

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      Laryl Garcia

      Senior Director, Good Food

      CultureFood & Drink

    The full episode

    2 of 5
    Atlanta's Hip Hop Loving Restaurant Critic, Peddling Candy in South LA
    1. 0:00Getting to Know Christiane Lauterbach: Atlanta's Wandering Food Critic
    2. 27:20Peddling Candy in South LAYou’re reading this
    3. 34:36Jonathan Gold Reviews Pho Fillet and Pho Fillet 2
    4. 41:04How to Win a Pie Contest
    5. 49:07Market Report
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