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    Good Food

    Roy 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.

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

    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.

    The full episode

    1 of 6
    Roy Choi, Ethnic Cuisine in LA, and Ottolenghi
    1. 0:00Roy Choi's Love Letter to Los AngelesYou’re reading this
    2. 16:04Is the Food in LA's Koreatown Better than the Food in Korea?
    3. 26:15From Haiti to Bahrain: The Far Corners of LA's Ethnic Food Scene
    4. 35:04Ottolenghi
    5. 42:42Dominique Crenn Talks Gender in the Kitchen
    6. 47:49Market Report
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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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      Gillian Ferguson

      Supervising Producer, Good Food

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      Laryl Garcia

      Senior Director, Good Food

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      Sarah Rogozen

      Associate Producer, Good Food

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    The full episode

    1 of 6
    Roy Choi, Ethnic Cuisine in LA, and Ottolenghi
    1. 0:00Roy Choi's Love Letter to Los AngelesYou’re reading this
    2. 16:04Is the Food in LA's Koreatown Better than the Food in Korea?
    3. 26:15From Haiti to Bahrain: The Far Corners of LA's Ethnic Food Scene
    4. 35:04Ottolenghi
    5. 42:42Dominique Crenn Talks Gender in the Kitchen
    6. 47:49Market Report
    Back to Good Food