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    Good Food

    Tastes Like Cuba

    Many land-owning Cubans fled the country after the 1959 Cuban Revolution. As one of the first Cuban exiles in Southern California in the early '60s, playwright Eduardo Machado longed for his homeland's culinary traditions, especially Cuban coffee. In Tastes Like Cuba , Machado recounts his connection to country and family through food.

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

    Many land-owning Cubans fled the country after the 1959 Cuban Revolution. As one of the first Cuban exiles in Southern California in the early '60s, playwright Eduardo Machado longed for his homeland's culinary traditions, especially Cuban coffee. In Tastes Like Cuba, Machado recounts his connection to country and family through food.

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    Pig Ears and Trotters; Will It Blend?; Plastic Alternatives
    1. 1:00The Market Report
    2. 8:00Will It Blend?
    3. 15:00Pig Ears and Trotters
    4. 22:00Tastes Like CubaYou’re reading this
    5. 29:00America's Best Lost Recipes
    6. 36:00Sweety Pies
    7. 43:00Plastics Alternatives
    8. 50:00Stuffed: A Plush Food Show
    9. 55:0050 Garlic Cloves
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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

      Supervising Producer, Good Food

      CultureFood & Drink

    The full episode

    4 of 9
    Pig Ears and Trotters; Will It Blend?; Plastic Alternatives
    1. 1:00The Market Report
    2. 8:00Will It Blend?
    3. 15:00Pig Ears and Trotters
    4. 22:00Tastes Like CubaYou’re reading this
    5. 29:00America's Best Lost Recipes
    6. 36:00Sweety Pies
    7. 43:00Plastics Alternatives
    8. 50:00Stuffed: A Plush Food Show
    9. 55:0050 Garlic Cloves
    Back to Good Food