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    The Animal Dudes

    Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo are the owner-chefs of Animal on Fairfax Avenue in Los Angeles. They also own a catering company and wrote a book, Two Dudes, One Pan .

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

    Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo are the owner-chefs of Animal on Fairfax Avenue in Los Angeles. They also own a catering company and wrote a book, Two Dudes, One Pan.

    Bacon is ubiquitous at Animal -- even in their desserts. They serve a Bacon-Chocolate Crunch Bar:

    The Golden State.

    Music break: Along Came John by John Patton

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    Irish Pubs; Obama Foodorama; Clam Invasion; Animal Dudes;
    1. 0:00Market Report
    2. 7:00Irish Pub Crawl
    3. 14:00The Animal DudesYou’re reading this
    4. 21:00Food Fraud
    5. 21:00Dining in Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties
    6. 35:00Asian Clams Invade Lake Tahoe
    7. 42:00Real versus Imitation Vanilla Extract
    8. 49:00Obama Foodorama
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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

    3 of 8
    Irish Pubs; Obama Foodorama; Clam Invasion; Animal Dudes;
    1. 0:00Market Report
    2. 7:00Irish Pub Crawl
    3. 14:00The Animal DudesYou’re reading this
    4. 21:00Food Fraud
    5. 21:00Dining in Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties
    6. 35:00Asian Clams Invade Lake Tahoe
    7. 42:00Real versus Imitation Vanilla Extract
    8. 49:00Obama Foodorama
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