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    Sex, Death & Oysters

    Robb Walsh is the author of Sex, Death & Oysters : A Half-Shell Lover's World Tour, which chronicles his five-year, transcontinental journey into the world of the oyster.  The book begins in Robb's home state of Texas where you can find Galveston Bay oysters.   Read more about these oysters in the article that inspired Robb's book.  You can…

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

    Robb Walsh is the author of Sex, Death & Oysters: A Half-Shell Lover's World Tour, which chronicles his five-year, transcontinental journey into the world of the oyster. The book begins in Robb's home state of Texas where you can find Galveston Bay oysters. Read more about these oysters in the article that inspired Robb's book. You can also find pictures from his journey on his website.

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    Obama Ramen; LA's Top New Eateries; Food Bans; Row Crops
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    3. 16:19Obama Ramen
    4. 22:12Top New L.A. Restaurants
    5. 30:01Guinea Pigs for Dinner
    6. 37:16Fast Food Ban Update
    7. 43:22Blowfish and Live Seafood in Koreatown
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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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      Bob Carlson

      host and producer, 'UnFictional'

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      Jennifer Ferro

      Jennifer Ferro, President, KCRW, Los Angeles

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      Thea Chaloner

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    The full episode

    8 of 8
    Obama Ramen; LA's Top New Eateries; Food Bans; Row Crops
    1. 0:00Market Report
    2. 8:05A Garden on the White House Lawn
    3. 16:19Obama Ramen
    4. 22:12Top New L.A. Restaurants
    5. 30:01Guinea Pigs for Dinner
    6. 37:16Fast Food Ban Update
    7. 43:22Blowfish and Live Seafood in Koreatown
    8. 51:24Sex, Death & OystersYou’re reading this
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