Good Food
Sonoran tortillas, Korean Home Cooking, Jet & Ali Tila
Sonoratown looks to defend its crown in this year’s tournament. Sohui Kim is your guide to building a Korean pantry at home, and Jet and Ali Tila are improving on the classics. Also, Gustavo Arellano visits a Syrian ice cream maker in Anaheim.
By Evan Kleiman • • 56m ListenSonoratown looks to defend its crown in this year’s tournament. Sohui Kim is your guide to building a Korean pantry at home, and Jet and Ali Tila are improving on the classics. Also, Gustavo Arellano visits a Syrian ice cream maker in Anaheim.
In this episode
6 storiesDefending champion Sonoratown aims for tortilla perfection
KCRW and Gustavo Arellano’s second annual Great Tortilla Tournament is now underway, with 32 tortilla makers from across Southern California moving on to the second round this week.
Read the story10 minMaking masa at Carnitas Uruapan
LA is a city that runs on corn tortillas, and the best of them start with quality masa. In 2014, Good Food’s Evan Kleiman spoke to Eddie de la Torre, owner of Carnitas Uruapan in Boyle Heights.
Read the story8 minMaking Korean meals at home is easier than you think, says Sohui Kim
When you’re introduced to a cuisine by eating in restaurants, often times the process and pantry seem impenetrable. But Brooklyn chef Sohui Kim likens Korean home cooking to that of Southern Italy.
Read the story14 minImproving on the classics with Team Tila
These days Los Angeles chef Jet Tila is recognized by millions as a presenter on Iron Chef America. But cooking well, and teaching others how to do it, is still a passion of his.
Read the story12 minNow in season, Biquinho peppers are coveted by chefs. Here’s why
Over at the Santa Monica Farmers Market, chefs are flocking to Weiser Family Farms for biquinho peppers. These teardrop-shaped peppers have all the fruitiness and fragrance of a habanero, without the heat.
Read the story6 minLe Mirage Pastry in Anaheim is a destination for Syrian ice cream
In 2018, Gustavo Arellano wrote for the New Yorker about Le Mirage Pastry, a Syrian bakery in Anaheim making bouza, a chewy ice cream studded with pistachios. The process of making bouza is labor intensive and requires special machinery.
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