Good Food
Pressure Cookers; Girl Scout Cookies; Kale Pesto
Find out why some young girls are conflicted about selling Girl Scout cookies. Plus, Chris Kimball of America's Test Kitchen celebrates the pressure cooker.
By Evan Kleiman • • 57m ListenIt's Girl Scout Cookie season, but some girls are conflicted about selling cookies. Good Food producer Gillian Ferguson finds out why. The pressure cooker is back en vogue and Cook's Illustrated's Christopher Kimball is at the forefront of the resurgence. Baker Julie Richardson is giving old recipes a new look in her book Vintage Cakes and chef Jason Neroni shares his fresh take on pesto. Wine guru Stacie Hunt tells us that Moscato sales are up thanks to mentions in hip-hop songs. Plus, coffee researcher Aaron Davis explains how climate change will affect coffee growing regions and Jonathan Gold reviews Le Ka in Downtown LA. At the market Laura Avery talks to chef Ari Taymor about his menu at Alma and introduces Christine Brown, a new cherimoya farmer, to the Wednesday Santa Monica Farmers' Market.
In this episode
8 storiesHow Climate Change Is Affecting Coffee Growers
Aaron Davis is the head of coffee research at Kew Royal Botanic Gardens . He was the lead author of a recent publication on the consequences of a change in global weather conditions.
Read the story1 minNew Flavors of Pesto
Jason Neroni is the executive chef at Superba Snack Bar in Venice. He has created several unique pestos for his current menu. You'll find a kale pesto paired with roasted vegetables and sunny side up eggs on the brunch menu, and at dinner he pairs a curry leaf pesto with asparagus, a fried duck egg and botarga.
Read the story1 minPressure Cookers
Christopher Kimball is the founder, editor and publisher of Cook's Illustrated . He has a new book called Pressure Cooker Perfection. If you're in the market for a pressure cooker, he recommends buying a stove-top versus electric pressure cooker.
Read the story1 minLe Ka: Part Restaurant, Part Nightclub
Jonathan Gold is pleasantly surprised by Chef Remi Lauvand's French fare at Le Ka , a glitzy new restaurant in downtown Los Angeles. He recommends the wild boar albondigas, soppressata, escargots, and the "faux gras."
Read the story1 minVintage Cakes
Julie Richardson is the owner of Baker & Spice in Portland, Oregon. Her most recent book is Vintage Cakes : Timeless Recipes for Cupcakes, Flips, Rolls, Layer, Angel, Bundt, Chiffon, and Icebox Cakes for Today's Sweet Tooth. Find a recipe for her Kentucky Bourbon Cake on the Good Food blog .
Read the story1 minGirl Scout Cookies and Palm Oil
Good Food producer Gillian Ferguson accompanies 10-year-old Girl Scout Violet Paulsen while she sells cookies to her neighbors. She discovers a growing concern amidst the Girl Scouts over the use of palm oil in Girl Scout Cookies.
Read the story1 minMarket Report
Christine Brown is the daughter of Anthony Brown, a cherimoya farmer from Rincon del Mar. This is their first week at the Wednesday Santa Monica Farmers' Market. The family hand pollinates each cherimoya bud which allows the fruit to grow to the size of grapefruits. Ari Taymor is the chef and co-owner of Alma in downtown Los Angeles.
Read the story1 minMoscato and Hip-Hop
Stacie Hunt is our resident wine guru at Good Food. She comes to us from both Du Vin Wine and Spirits and Splash Productions . She explains that Moscato sales have surged thanks to mentions in hip-hop music.
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