Good Food
The comfort food show
Tough times call for comfort food. Musician Kelis shares favorite brunch dishes and her grandma's pernil recipe, and journalist Simran Sethi gives tips for what to look for when buying chocolate. Then Jonathan Gold takes us to Kettle Black in Silver Lake for homemade pasta, and Abbie Fentress Swanson has the scoop on new food emoji in the works. Plus, happy salads and black radishes with schmaltz.
By Evan Kleiman • • 58m ListenPhoto: Kelis in the kitchen. (David Loftus)
In this episode
6 storiesMarket report: Black radishes
What to do with all the black radishes you're seeing at your local farmers markets? At Rustic Canyon , chef Jeremy Fox likes to serve them shaved on toast with ricotta whey, kimchi, gribenes and schmaltz . Black radishes are spicy and have been cultivated since the 16th century, according to farmer Alex Weiser .
Read the story6 minKelis: My life on a plate
Kelis ' Milkshake has been bringing all the boys to the yard since 2003. The 37-year-old has released six albums, has been nominated for two Grammys, and more recently has turned her mixes and beats to food.
Read the story10 minHappy salads make happy people
A "happy salad" maintains the balance of crunch, tanginess and color, according to John Vincent. He believes happy salads make happy people. Vincent is one of the founders of LEON , a chain of healthy fast food restaurants in England. His brand also features a line of cookbooks, the latest of which is Happy Salads .
Read the story9 minCacao: The slow melt
People talk about "good chocolate." What does that mean for you? A fancy bar of dark chocolate with a high percentage of cocoa? Or one that is milky and smooth? Maybe your mind wanders to its source of origin and the methods used for harvesting and production.
Read the story16 minChopsticks, pretzels and avocados, emojified
Last week, our supervising producer Abbie Fentress Swanson attended Emojicon in San Francisco, a three-day conference devoted in its entirety to emoji. The word "emoji' means "picture characters" in Japanese and is the Unicode language of 1,800 winky face, fist bump and cartoon food pics that is baked into our cell phones and computers.
Read the story8 minJonathan Gold dines at Kettle Black
Where can eastside hipsters go to satisfy their weeknight pasta cravings?
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