Good Food
The Best Restaurants in America, Pizza Box Design, The Secret World of Bees
Grand Central Market was declared the 10th best new restaurant in America by Bon Appetit Magazine, a pizza box connoisseur talks about why pizza box design is better overseas and an artist uncovers the unseen world of pollinators.
By Evan Kleiman • • 57m ListenGrand Central Market was declared the 10th best new restaurant in America by Bon Appetit Magazine, a pizza box connoisseur talks about why pizza box design is better overseas and an artist uncovers the unseen world of pollinators.
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7 storiesLA Wins Big in Bon Appetit’s List of Best Restaurants in America
Andrew Knowlton is the restaurant editor for Bon Appetit Magazine. This week he announced that Grand Central Market is #10 in his list of best new restaurants in America. And while the eatery certainly isn’t new (it’s 97 years old), he explains why it made the cut.
Read the story8 minThe Best of LA Food, from Russian Delis to Slippery Shrimp
Lesley Bargar Suter is the Dine editor for Los Angeles Magazine. She discusses the food highlights in the magazine’s Best of L.A. issue, from the best Russian Deli to the best slippery shrimp.
Read the story10 minPizza Box Design
Scott Wiener is author of Viva La Pizza! Art of the Pizza, leads pizza tours of NYC and he has the largest - and perhaps only - pizza box collection in the world. He talks about his favorite pizza box artist and why America lags in pizza box design. Check out photos of the boxes in his collection on our blog.
Read the story9 minThe Secret World of Pollinators
Artist Sarah Rara’s film, The Pollinators , is a look at the insects, birds, animals and vectors that pollinate flowers. It is currently on view at Made in LA , a biennial survey of LA artists at the Hammer Museum. The exhibition is on view through September 7th.
Read the story9 minThe New Face of Hunger in America
Tracie McMillan is an award-winning journalist and author. Her latest story for National Geographic documents food insecurity in the U.S.. It’s called " The New Face of Hunger in America ".
Read the story8 minMarket Report
Laura Avery talks to Matt Poley of Heirloom LA about summer shelling beans. Poley likes using beans because they taste good, but they also nourish the soil - a win win for farmers and eaters.
Read the story7 minJonathan Gold Reviews Attari Sandwich Shop
Jonathan Gold is the Pulitzer Prize-winning food writer for the Los Angeles Times. This week he talks about one of his favorite lunch spots, Attari Sandwich Shop , where you can find some delicious Persian sandwiches.
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