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Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack; Growing Tomatoes 101; Chorizo
US Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack shares his thoughts on how agriculture can help California's economy. Plus a lesson in growing tomatoes and Jonathan Gold.
By Evan Kleiman • • 58m ListenThis week on Good Food with Evan Kleiman, US Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack explains how agriculture can help lift California's economy. We'll go to San Gabriel for noodles with Jonathan Gold. Good Food Producer Harriet Ells gets a lesson in growing tomatoes from Scott Daigre. Entomologist Patrick Gomes tells us about a pest that's threatening California citrus and what we can do to help. There's a $500, 6-volume cookbook that's changing the way we approach cooking. The author is inventor Nathan Myhrvold. Plus host Evan Kleiman goes to Santa Ana in search of fresh tortillas. The OC Weekly's Gustavo Arellano takes us to a chorizo factory. And, Roxana Jullapat of Ammo shares her recipe for fresh strawberry pie.
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8 storiesMarket Report
Roxana Jullapat is the pastry chef at Ammo Cafe (1155 North Highland Ave.). Get the recipe for her fresh strawberry pie and her jam with orange blossoms on the Good Food Blog . Fairview Gardens lost much of their produce due to the recent rains. They're now back at the market selling fava bean sprouts and seascape strawberries.
Read the story8 minNoodles in San Gabriel
Jonathan Gold is the Pulitzer Prize-winning food writer for the LA Weekly . This week he reviews Lucky Noodle King, which serves dan dan mian, a dish made with the spicy and mouth-numbing Sichuan pepper. He also likes the "crazy flavor eel," the fava beans with garlic and chile, the twice-cooked pork, and the Chong-qing fried chicken.
Read the story9 minTomatoes 101
Scott Daigre is the man behind Tomatomania , an annual tomato plant sale. Follow Good Food Producer Harriet Ells' progress on the Good Food Blog.
Read the story7 minUSDA's Tom Vilsack
US Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack was in Long Beach this week to talk trade. He made an appearance at the Port of Long Beach, which is one of California's busies ports. California ranks first among US states in terms of agricultural production and exports. Hear the full interview, or see a transcript, here .
Read the story8 minSave our Citrus
Patrick Gomes is an entomologist and the national coordinator of the USDA's Citrus Health Response Program . More about their Save our Citrus public awareness campaign and how to identify citrus greening here . If you are in California and you want to report a pest, call the California Department of Food and Agriculture: (800) 491-1899.
Read the story7 minModernist Cuisine
Nathan Myhrvold is an inventor and the co-author of the new 6-volume book Modernist Cuisine . An excerpt of the book appeared in Scientific American .
Read the story11 minOchoa Chorizo
Gustavo Arellano is the food editor for the OC Weekly . He visited Ochoa Chorizo in Santa Ana, where they make fresh chorizo daily. Pictures of Ochoa's are on The Good Food Blog . Ochoa's Chorizo 220 W. Warner Ave. Santa Ana (714) 850-0052
Read the story5 minEl Toro Market
Evan Kleiman visited El Toro Market, a meat market and grocery store in Santa Ana, where they make fresh tortillas. Pictures from the market are here . El Toro 1340 West 1st Street Santa Ana, CA (714) 836-1393
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