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The Food and Drink of 'Mad Men;' Honey; Angeli Closes
The food and drink of Mad Men is a glimpse of 1960 trends. A honey sommelier decodes the honey jar and Evan Kleiman says closing Angeli was the hardest decision of her life.
By Evan Kleiman • • 57m ListenGood Food host Evan Kleiman announced just before the new year that she will close Angeli Caffe, on January 13, 2012. Today she reminisces about the early days of the restaurant and discusses her decision to close after 27 years of business. Cookbook authors Judy Gelman and Peter Zheutlin fell so deeply under the spell of AMC's hit show Mad Men that they decided to write a cookbook featuring the food and cocktails featured on the show. Jonathan Gold visits a pop up restaurant with a unique style of service, and Lesley Barger Suter heads to LA's Westside to find that beachside dining is all grown up. Plus, Marina Marchese explains why there is no such thing as organic honey in the United States and Sara Kate Gillingham Ryan gives us the rules (and then how to break them) on making your next cheese plate.
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David LeFevre is the chef and owner of MB Post in Manhattan Beach. For the new year, LeFevre added a brunch menu to his repertoire, featuring items like Bacon Cheddar Biscuits and French Toast Stuffed with Quince and Housemade Ricotta. A recipe for his Griddle Cakes with Meyer Lemon and Blueberries is on the Good Food Blog .
Read the story7 minAngeli Caffe Closes after 27 Years
KCRW's Lisa Napoli, local host of All Things Considered, interviews Good Food's Evan Kleiman about her decision to close Angeli Caffe after 27 years. Kleiman recalls people waiting in line for two hours for panino in 1984 when she opened her 1,000 square foot restaurant.
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Judy Gelman and Peter Zheutlin are the authors behind The Unofficial Mad Men Cookbook : Inside the Kitchens, Bar and Restaurants of Mad Men. Recipes for Don Draper's Old Fashioned and Sardi's Hearts of Palm Salad are on the Good Food Blog .
Read the story11 minA Tiny Restaurant Pops Up in Downtown LA
Jonathan Gold reviews Le Comptoir , chef Gary Menes' pop up restaurant in Fred Eric's Tiara Cafe in Downtown LA. The set menu is $46 and wine pairings adds an additional $24 to the bill for six pairings. The signature dish is the fried egg and greens which are cooked right in front of you on a hot skillet.
Read the story7 minThe Bitter and the Sweet about Honey
Marina Marchese is a honey sommelier and the owner of Red Bee Honey . Her book is Honeybee : Lessons from an Accidental Beekeeper.
Read the story7 minHow to Make a Cheese Plate
Sara Kate Gillingham Ryan is the found of Apartment Therapy’s TheKitchn.com . Her latest book is Good Food to Share : Recipes for Entertaining with Friends and Family. She says there are lots of rules to consider when putting together a cheese plate, but more often than not she breaks all the rules.
Read the story8 minLA's Beach-side Dining Grows Up
Lesley Barger Suter is the Dine Editor of Los Angeles magazine. She has been impressed with two upscale pizza joints on the west side of LA: Larry's on the Venice Boardwalk and Stella Rossa Pizza Bar on Main Street in Santa Monica.
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