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    Good Food

    The Calvin Trillin Trail

    Jonathan Gold is in Kansas City this week exploring the local BBQ scene that writer Calvin Trillin immortalized in his book American Fried . Highlights of Gold's trip included Arthur Bryant's BBQ , Oklahoma Joes BBQ and Gates BBQ .

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

    Jonathan Gold

    is in Kansas City this week exploring the local BBQ scene that writer

    Calvin Trillin immortalized in his book

    American Fried. Highlights of Gold's trip included

    Arthur Bryant's BBQ,

    Oklahoma Joes BBQ and

    Gates BBQ

    .

    The full episode

    2 of 7
    Morels; Wild Fennel; The Future of Food Writing
    1. 0:00Market Report
    2. 6:03The Calvin Trillin TrailYou’re reading this
    3. 13:03The Magic of Morels
    4. 23:01Foraging for Wild Fennel in LA
    5. 31:47Why the LA Times Lost Its Food Section
    6. 40:38Advice for Future Food Writers
    7. 46:03What to Drink at the Kentucky Derby
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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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      Gillian Ferguson

      Supervising Producer, Good Food

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      Laryl Garcia

      Senior Director, Good Food

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      Harriet Ells

      Program Director for Talk

      CultureFood & Drink

    The full episode

    2 of 7
    Morels; Wild Fennel; The Future of Food Writing
    1. 0:00Market Report
    2. 6:03The Calvin Trillin TrailYou’re reading this
    3. 13:03The Magic of Morels
    4. 23:01Foraging for Wild Fennel in LA
    5. 31:47Why the LA Times Lost Its Food Section
    6. 40:38Advice for Future Food Writers
    7. 46:03What to Drink at the Kentucky Derby
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