Good Food
Supermensch, Pi Day, farming at Tule Lake Segregation Center
Shep Gordon discusses his move from managing musicians to star chefs, and Lisa Morehouse reports on the role compulsory farming played for Japanese-American internees at the Tule Lake Segregation Center. In honor of Pi Day, Dan Pashman debates Evan over the particulars of pie, and Yasmin Khan shares a saffron rice recipe for Nowruz, the Iranian New Year. Plus: Kohlrabi is in season now at the Santa Monica Farmers Market.
By Evan Kleiman • • 56m ListenPhoto courtesy of the Library of Congress
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5 storiesBecoming Mr. Vergé's grasshopper
Shep Gordon spent the early part of his career as the tour manager for big, bad musical acts like Alice Cooper and Luther Vandross. Then, after meeting the French chef and restaurateur Roger Vergé at the Cannes Film Festival, he began to produce a different kind of show.
Read the story12 minHappy Pi Day
We know all you math nerds and lovers of pie have March 14 marked on your calendar. It is 3.14 — that would be Pi Day.
Read the story12 minThe Market Report: Kohlrabi
This week at the Santa Monica Farmers Market, Laura Avery talks to Nguyen Tran, chef-owner of Starry Kitchen and Button Mash , about using kohlrabi in their Singaporean chili crab gumbo. At Smith Farms in Costa Mesa, McKay Smith plants green and purple varieties of the spiky space-age-looking veggie alongside rows of sugar snap peas.
Read the story8 minFarming behind barbed wire at Tule Lake
President Trump's proposed Muslim registry and moves to restrict travel from Muslim-majority countries have sparked a ton of opposition. One particularly vocal group has been Japanese-Americans.
Read the story12 min'The Saffron Tales'
All traditional spring holidays celebrate the awakening of earth from a winter sleep. In Iran, the spring equinox brings Nowruz, the Persian New Year. Celebrations kick off later this month so we called writer and cook Yasmin Khan to find out what she'll be serving for the holiday.
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