Good Food
Pork Rinds; Futurist Food; Food Bank Update; Diwali
Tons of untouched food is thrown out each year and one councilman is trying to get this food to the people who need it. Plus, Evan Kleiman tours the LA Regional Food Bank and finds out what kind of safety net exists for Angelenos. And more secrets for the pie-baking perfection.
By Evan Kleiman • • 58m ListenThe recession is affecting people's ability to feed their families. This week on Good Food, Michael Flood gives Evan Kleiman a tour of the LA Regional Food Bank. He explains what kind of safety net exists for Angelenos. Councilman Jose Huizar has a plan to get untouched food going to waste at city venues, into the hands of people in need. James McWilliams has some ideas on how to solve the global food crisis. Pie-a-day continues with the pie goddess herself, Rose Levy Beranbaum. She shares tips for the flakiest crust. Luigi Ballerini tells us why some people are calling pasta an "absurd Italian gastronomic religion." Diwali, the Indian Festival of Lights, is coming up. Mira Advani Honeycutt knows how to celebrate. Plus, Jonathan Gold has a restaurant for us to try. Laura Avery finds lots of apples at the Farmers Market. And Ryan Farr tempts us with light and airy fried pork rinds.
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Spago's Executive Pastry Chef Sherry Yard is getting into the Halloween spirit with fresh apples from See Canyon Farms. She uses the slightly tart McIntosh variety and dips them in a raspberry sugar syrup made with fresh raspberries and corn syrup. Once dipped, a shiny shell hardens around the apple creating a lollipop-like effect.
Read the story7 minChicharrones
Ryan Farr owns 4505 Meats . He teaches butchering classes and makes chicharrones for bars around San Francisco. Chicharrones are fried pork rinds. They are prepared in a variety of different ways. Ryan's are light like potato chips. Music Break: Fever (Instrumental) by Essence
Read the story3 minKorean Pork BBQ
Don Dae Gam is this week's recommendation from Jonathan Gold, the Pulitzer Prize winning food writer for the L.A.
Read the story7 minLA Regional Food Bank
Michael Flood is the President and CEO of the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank . According to Michael, one out of every eight Americans is "food insecure," which means they receive meals and groceries donated by charities. The LA Regional Food Bank supports a network of organizations that provide and serve food to the needy.
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LA City Councilman Jose Huizar represents the 14th District of Los Angeles, which includes Eagle Rock, Boyle Heights and Downtown L.A. Last Wednesday he filed a motion to get city venues to donate food waste to charities . He also wants the city to be able to keep track of how much food is wasted so they can better prepare.
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James McWilliams is the author of Just Food: Where Locavores Get It Wrong and How We Can Truly Eat Responsibly . He believes that while there are many benefits to organic food, it's not possible to farm organically on a large, global scale. In fact, he argues that some genetically modified food needs further study as proper use can possibly…
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Abstract Speed + Sound by Giacomo Balla (1913-14) Luigi Ballerini is a professor of Italian Literature at UCLA. As a food historian, he has been a part of several futurist dinners. The Futurist Movement began in 1909 when Filippo Tommaso Marinetti published his Futurist Manifesto . In it, Marinetti expressed his disdain for the past and…
Read the story7 minPie Goddess
Evan's Banana Cream Pie from Rose's Recipe Rose Levy Beranbaum is the author of numerous books about baking including The Pie & Pastry Bible and her latest, Rose's Heavenly Cakes . Rose's Flaky Pie Crust Yield: One 9-inch pie crust 8 Tablespoons unsalted butter, cold 1 1/3 cups plus 4 teaspoons pastry flour or bleached all-purpose…
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Mira Advani Honeycutt is the president of the L.A. Mumbai Sister City Affiliation . The Indian Festival of Lights, or Diwali, will be celebrated on October 17. The holiday is marked by sweet treats like Burfi and by gifts of gold jewelry. Celebrate Diwali at Gaylord's Banquet Room on Sunday, October 11 at 6:30 p.m. More info.
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