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Roy Choi, Ethnic Cuisine in LA, and Ottolenghi
Roy Choi reflects on his LA upbringing; is food better in LA's Koreatown or in Korea?
By Evan Kleiman • • 57m ListenRoy Choi, the man behind Kogi and Chego talks about his early life Korea and his LA upbringing. Jonathan Gold weighs in on whether or not the food in LA's Koreatown lives up to the food in Korea. Leslie Barger Suter discusses how ethnic cuisine is becoming the trendiest cuisine out there and how Los Angeles is benefiting from this because of the city's diversity. Chefs Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi co-wrote a popular cookbook, Ottolenghi, which just came out with an American version. Dominique Crenn talks about the challenges facing women trying to become chefs and about the media’s role in how female chefs are portrayed.And Benny Bohm, general manager of AMMO Cafe in Hollywood, talks about the delicata squash his restaurant is using for a delicata squash salad recipe.
In this episode
6 storiesRoy Choi's Love Letter to Los Angeles
Roy Choi , the man behind Kogi and Chego talks about his early life Korea and his LA. upbringing. In his new memoir LA Son , he reflects on how his parents' cooking and the LA melting pot influenced his decision to become a chef, and why hotel chefs are not as lauded as restaurant chefs.
Read the story16 minIs the Food in LA's Koreatown Better than the Food in Korea?
Jonathan Gold weighs in on whether or not the food in LA's Koreatown lives up to the food in Korea. He recently visited Gwanju in Korea where he visited a kimchi festival and a factory that makes bean paste. For home cooks in LA looking for the best gochujang and doenjang he recommends Banchan A La Carte .
Read the story10 minFrom Haiti to Bahrain: The Far Corners of LA's Ethnic Food Scene
Lesley Barger Suter , Dine Editor for Los Angeles magazine, discusses how ethnic cuisine is becoming the trendiest cuisine out there and how Los Angeles is benefitting from this because of the city's diversity.
Read the story8 minOttolenghi
Chefs Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi have a lot in common. They are the same age, lived in London and both came there from Tel-Aviv. They also co-wrote a popular cookbook, Ottolenghi . They recently published an American version of the cookbook that includes recipes from the famous Ottolenghi restaurants around the UK.
Read the story8 minDominique Crenn Talks Gender in the Kitchen
Dominique Crenn was born and raised in France and is a Michelin two star chef based out of San Francisco. She talks about the challenges facing women trying to become chefs and about the media’s role in how female chefs are portrayed.
Read the story5 minMarket Report
Benny Bohm is the general manager of AMMO Cafe in Santa Monica and he talks about the delicata squash his restaurant his using from Rutiz Farms for a delicata squash salad recipe. He says that this squash is great because it's smaller than a typical squash, it's pretty, and you can eat it with the skin on.
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