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Slutty Food, Hot Chicken, Will Nutrition Labels Get a Makeover?
What does it mean to call a dish "slutty?" LA Weekly critic Besha Rodell offers a definition. Plus, writer and historian Rachel Martin looks into the history of Nashville hot chicken and we turn to Marion Nestle to discuss the FDA's proposal to add a daily value for sugar on nutrition labels.
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8 storiesWhat is "Slutty Food?"
Last weekend, the editor-in-chief of Bon Appétit hit a nerve when he tweeted about the "slutty Chinese food" he'd just eaten. Chefs, writers and readers quickly took sides with some female restaurateurs calling out "bro appétit" as sexist and others embracing the use of "slutty" in the food lexicon.
Read the story10 minThe Story of Nashville Hot Chicken
When writer and historian Rachel Martin returned to Nashville after an eight-year absence she was shocked to discover her hometown was famous for a dish she had never heard of. In " Hot Hot Chicken Really Happened ," she investigates Nashville's segregated past to find the origins of what has become the city's most famous dish.
Read the story9 minTen Years after Katrina, New Orleans Restaurants are Booming
In a New York Times story this week, reporter Kim Severson writes, "The joke used to be that New Orleans is a town of 5,000 restaurants and five recipes." But now, ten years after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, she reports that the city's restaurant scene is booming.
Read the story8 minThe Diet of a Sumo Wrestler
On Saturday, August 8 thousands are expected to attend the US Sumo Open in Long Beach. Sixty wrestlers from around the world will compete in what has become one of the biggest sumo competitions outside Japan. Independent producer Abbie Fentress Swanson reports on what the wrestlers are eating to bulk up for competition.
Read the story6 minJonathan Gold Reviews Cassia in Santa Monica
Jonathan Gold is the Pulitzer Prize-winning food writer for the LA Times. This week, he visits Cassia in Santa Monica. The buzzy new opening is a partnership between chef Bryant Ng (formerly of Spice Table), Josh Loeb and Zoe Nathan.
Read the story9 minTalking Pie and Pi with LA Earthquake Czar Lucy Jones
Dr. Lucy Jones is a seismologist at the US Geological Survey, based at CalTech, and has served time as the city of LA’s "earthquake czar" for Mayor Eric Garcetti. She tells us that nerds everywhere celebrate "Pi Day" on March 14 with pie. Music: "Ointment" by King Mono
Read the story5 minFDA Proposes a Daily Value for Sugar on Nutrition Labels
Marion Nestle is the author of seven books and a professor at NYU's Department of Nutrition, Food Studies and Public Health.
Read the story6 minMarket Report
This week market manager Laura Avery talks with chef Nyesha Arrington who recently opened Leona on Washington Boulevard in Venice. This week chef Arrington is shopping for Dapple Dandy pluots which she slow roasts and uses to garnish her brick chicken at Leona.
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