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    Good Food

    Road Trip to Ventura

    Allison Costa is a food blogger and restaurant critic for the Ventura County Reporter .

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    By Evan Kleiman • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Allison Costa is a food blogger and restaurant critic for the Ventura County Reporter. She recommends the following:

    Tomato Soup at Main Course CA, Ventura

    Gourmet grilled Cheese sandwiches at the Sidecar, Ventura

    Tuna Pocket and ceviche at Spencer Mackenzie's, Ventura

    Quiche and sweets at Knead Baking Company, Ojai

    Bison Burger at Tierra Sur, Oxnard

    The full episode

    7 of 8
    Compostable Disposables; Pakistani Mulberries; Tasting Wine; Movie Theater Food
    1. 0:00Market Report
    2. 7:00Compostable Disposables
    3. 19:00Notes from a Professional Wine Taster
    4. 26:00Beyond Kogi
    5. 32:00Backstage at the LA Opera
    6. 39:00Movie Theater Snacks
    7. 45:00Road Trip to VenturaYou’re reading this
    8. 54:00We Olive Vinegars
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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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      Gillian Ferguson

      Supervising Producer, Good Food

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    The full episode

    7 of 8
    Compostable Disposables; Pakistani Mulberries; Tasting Wine; Movie Theater Food
    1. 0:00Market Report
    2. 7:00Compostable Disposables
    3. 19:00Notes from a Professional Wine Taster
    4. 26:00Beyond Kogi
    5. 32:00Backstage at the LA Opera
    6. 39:00Movie Theater Snacks
    7. 45:00Road Trip to VenturaYou’re reading this
    8. 54:00We Olive Vinegars
    Back to Good Food