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    Good Food

    The dim sum field guide

    Next our breakfast crawl takes us in search of tasty Cantonese dim sum, where an endless parade of small plates and baskets filled with steamed dumplings, buns, balls and cakes wheeling by on carts can make even the savviest eaters dizzy.

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    By Evan Kleiman • Oct 7, 2016 • 1 min read

    Next our breakfast crawl takes us in search of tasty Cantonese dim sum, where an endless parade of small plates and baskets filled with steamed dumplings, buns, balls and cakes wheeling by on carts can make even the savviest eaters dizzy. We tapped food writer and illustrator Carolyn Phillips to share ordering tips from her new book, The Dim Sum Field Guide.

    Music: "Sombrero" by The Champs and "Bring Down The Birds" by Herbie Hancock

    The full episode

    5 of 6
    The breakfast show
    1. 0:31The KCRW 'Good Food' breakfast montage
    2. 8:48April McGreger's biscuit crusade
    3. 19:55Chef Josef Centeno puts his LA spin on the traditional Japanese breakfast
    4. 26:39Cornmeal for big bad breakfast
    5. 39:00The dim sum field guideYou’re reading this
    6. 49:15It's all about eggs
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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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      Laryl Garcia

      Senior Director, Good Food

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      Abbie Fentress Swanson

      Independent reporter and producer

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      Camellia Tse

      Producer, Good Food

      CultureFood & Drink

    The full episode

    5 of 6
    The breakfast show
    1. 0:31The KCRW 'Good Food' breakfast montage
    2. 8:48April McGreger's biscuit crusade
    3. 19:55Chef Josef Centeno puts his LA spin on the traditional Japanese breakfast
    4. 26:39Cornmeal for big bad breakfast
    5. 39:00The dim sum field guideYou’re reading this
    6. 49:15It's all about eggs
    Back to Good Food