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    Road Trip to Bakersfield; Grant Achatz; Cassoulet

    This week on Good Food, host Evan Kleiman talks with acclaimed chef Grant Achatz of Alinea about his bout with tongue cancer and his plans to sell tickets to his new restaurant.

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    By Evan Kleiman • Mar 12, 2011 • 58m Listen

    What happens with an award-winning chef gets tongue cancer and loses his sense of taste? Find out when Good Food host Evan Kleiman talks to Grant Achatz of the acclaimed restaurant Alinea. We'll go on a road trip to Bakersfield with Jonathan Gold. Laurent Quenioux of Bistro LQ and Vertical Wine Bistro tells us how to make cassoulet. We'll learn how to make kimchi with Eddie Lin. And Luisa del Giudice tells us about the Communal Tables Festival honoring the Watts Towers. Plus fermentation guru Sandor Katz dispels the myths of bacteria in our food. And Chef DJ Olsen shares a recipe for potato tart.

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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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      Harriet Ells

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      Bob Carlson

      host and producer, 'UnFictional'

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      Supervising Producer, Good Food

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