Good Food
The Ethnic Restaurateur, Artichokes, The Food of Oman
Krishnendu Ray talks about how immigrants have created and changed the American palate. Felicia Campbell shares her favorite Omani dishes and Anna Thomas offers tips on how to satisfy many dietary needs at the same table. Jonathan Gold and Gustavo Arellano suggest dishes to try at Officine Brera and Cho Tam Bien. Plus: artichokes are in season now in Southern California and Evan weighs in on Carbonara-gate.
By Evan Kleiman • • 58m ListenPhoto: Ariana Lindquist
In this episode
6 storiesRisotto, cannelloni and carbonara-gate
We devote the first part of the show to Italian food, starting at Officine Brera in LA's Arts District. The restaurant is the brainchild of chef Angelo Auriana and restaurateur Matteo Ferdinandi and the menu is focused on the Northern Italian cuisine eaten in Brera, a district in Milan.
Read the story8 minThe Ethnic Restaurateur
Carbonara, cannelloni and risotto are just a few examples of dishes brought to the US by Italian immigrants. In his new book The Ethnic Restaurateur ," Krishnendu Ray explores how immigrants have created and changed the American palate. He is chair of NYU's Department of Nutrition, Food Studies and Public Health.
Read the story13 minThe Food of Oman
Next, we travel to the oldest state in the Arab world. Oman is part of the Gulf oil economy, yet it was the food of the sultanate that seduced Felicia Campbell . Her new cookbook, The Food of Oman , is an unexpected look at a cuisine with many flavors and ancient roots.
Read the story14 minThe thicker the artichoke stem, the bigger the heart
Artichokes are in season now in Southern California. Spanish settlers introduced these spiny plants to California in the early 1900's. They took to the damp cool coastal parts of the state so remarkably that today 99% of artichokes sold in the US are grown here.
Read the story7 minVegan, Vegetarian, Omnivore
These days it's rare to be at a dinner party where everyone eats everything, since food allergies and different dietary preferences abound. To take the stress out of cooking for a crowd, Anna Thomas has written the new cookbook Vegan, Vegetarian, Omnivore: Dinner for Everyone at the Table .
Read the story8 minGustavo Arellano dines at Cho Tam Bien
We end our show at an Orange County deli called Cho Tam Bien in Little Saigon. Gustavo Arellano, editor of the OC Weekly and host of KCRW's Orange County Line , recommends the duck porridge, goat curry and lemongrass pork sausage. Wow. We'll make sure to come hungry.
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