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    'Salad for President'

    Julia Sherman says good art should make the everyday seem at once familiar and strange. For the past five years, she’s endeavored to do just that by striking up personal encounters with artists, architects, musicians and writers that inevitably end in salad-making productions.

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    By Evan Kleiman • May 5, 2017 • 1 min read

    Julia Sherman says good art should make the everyday seem at once familiar and strange. For the past five years, she’s endeavored to do just that by striking up personal encounters with artists, architects, musicians and writers that inevitably end in salad-making productions. Sherman has been documenting these happenings on her blog and in a new book called, “Salad for President.”

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    The 'Eat Your Veggies' show
    1. 0:00'On Vegetables'
    2. 7:42'Salad for President'You’re reading this
    3. 21:53'In My Kitchen'
    4. 31:40The Market Report: Spring veggies
    5. 39:30What do we want? A 'Good Food' tote bag!
    6. 48:43Jonathan Gold dines at Manuela
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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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      Laryl Garcia

      Senior Director, Good Food

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      Abbie Fentress Swanson

      Independent reporter and producer

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      Camellia Tse

      Producer, Good Food

      CultureFood & Drink

    The full episode

    2 of 6
    The 'Eat Your Veggies' show
    1. 0:00'On Vegetables'
    2. 7:42'Salad for President'You’re reading this
    3. 21:53'In My Kitchen'
    4. 31:40The Market Report: Spring veggies
    5. 39:30What do we want? A 'Good Food' tote bag!
    6. 48:43Jonathan Gold dines at Manuela
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