Good Food
Square versus round pie, gringo tacos, hyssop
We hash out the technicalities of pie with The Sporkful's Dan Pashman and visit the best hard-shell taco spots in town with LA Weekly food writer Garrett Snyder. Sociology professor Deborah Harris gives us the latest stats on gender inequality in kitchens, and Domenica Marchetti schools us on making boozy cherries and preserving garlic scapes. Plus: Jonathan Gold digs the semolina buckwheat pancake at Winsome in Echo Park, and market manager Laura Avery learns the many uses for the lovely purple flowered hyssop plant.
By Evan Kleiman • • 58m ListenPhoto: Tito's Tacos (Stan Lee)
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6 storiesTaking the heat
Last May, Deborah Harris and Patti Giuffre published Taking the Heat . An associate professor of sociology at Texas State University, Harris joins us to share the latest stats on the gender inequality gap in the kitchen. Music: "I Need a Dollar" (Instrumental) by Aloe Blacc and "Thinking about You" (Instrumental) by Frank Ocean
Read the story9 minPreserving Italy
Domenica Marchetti has a new book, Preserving Italy: Canning, Curing, Infusing, and Bottling Italian Flavors and Traditions ." In it, she shares recipes for how to make boozy cherries, marzipan paste and preserved garlic scapes. Brava! Plus, Marchetti tells us what we need to know about Genoa's pesto ambassador. Her blog is Domenica Cooks .
Read the story11 minThe market report: Hyssop
It may look like a weed, but should you spot a chef eyeing a pretty green shrub with tall purple flowers at the market, it's likely to be hyssop. For centuries, this plant has been used for medicinal purposes. Now chefs are working it onto menus because hyssop is sweet, versatile and tastes of mint and licorice.
Read the story8 minThe great pie terminology debate
Do cheesecakes and galettes count as pies? Where does pie territory end and tart territory begin? Is a square pie just as tasty as a round pie or a slab pie? We hash out these and other pie technicalities with the host of WNYC's The Sporkful podcast, Dan Pashman.
Read the story13 minThe gringo taco
National Taco Day is this Tuesday. Ordinarily we don't pay much attention to such food holidays since our email inboxes are full of them, with everything from donuts to dumplings.
Read the story9 minJonathan Gold dines at Winsome
There's a new breakfast, lunch and dinner spot open in Echo Park. It's called Winsome and Jonathan Gold is dining there this week. At the top of his list: the semolina buckwheat pancake, the Kennebec potato chips, the whole roasted branzino and the Baked Japan.
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