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    Good Food

    RIP, Nipsey Hussle

    Grammy nominated rapper Nipsey Hussle was shot and killed Sunday outside his clothing store in South LA. Fans say Nipsey invested in his community, spoke out about gun violence and supported mom-and-pop restaurants. One of them was Mr.

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    By Evan Kleiman • Apr 4, 2019 • 1 min read

    Grammy nominated rapper Nipsey Hussle was shot and killed Sunday outside his clothing store in South LA. Fans say Nipsey invested in his community, spoke out about gun violence and supported mom-and-pop restaurants. One of them was Mr. Fries Man, a business run by Craig Batiste that specializes in tasty, made-to-order fries . After Nipsey posted a photo of his loaded fries on Instagram one night, the customers started rolling in. Here’s . Mr. Fries Man has since moved out of Batiste’s home kitchen and into a permanent brick-and-mortar space in Gardena.

    The full episode

    1 of 6
    Mr. Fries Man, Behind the pastry case at République, ‘Indian-ish’
    1. 0:00RIP, Nipsey HussleYou’re reading this
    2. 11:04Baking at République
    3. 22:58The Market Report: Honey
    4. 31:29Bill Addison dines at Tesse
    5. 36:03After the floods
    6. 47:57Indian-ish
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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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      Nick Liao

      Managing Producer, Good Food

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      Joseph Stone

      Producer, Good Food

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      Laryl Garcia

      Senior Director, Good Food

      CultureFood & DrinkLos Angeles

    The full episode

    1 of 6
    Mr. Fries Man, Behind the pastry case at République, ‘Indian-ish’
    1. 0:00RIP, Nipsey HussleYou’re reading this
    2. 11:04Baking at République
    3. 22:58The Market Report: Honey
    4. 31:29Bill Addison dines at Tesse
    5. 36:03After the floods
    6. 47:57Indian-ish
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