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The Future of Food Policy; Dumplings; Godmother of Italian Cuisine
Michael Pollan reports on what to expect in world of food policy in 2009, chef Susan Feniger journeys through the wide world of dumplings, and Marcella Hazan shares memories of cooking and teaching Italian cuisine. As always, Laura Avery tells us what's fresh at the Farmers' Market.
By Evan Kleiman • • 1h 0m ListenMichael Pollan returns to Good Food to talk about what we can expect in the world of food policy in 2009. Chef Susan Feniger journeys through the wide world of dumplings. The legendary Marcella Hazan shares memories of her very full life, cooking and teaching Italian cuisine. Laura Avery tells us what's fresh at the Farmers' Market.
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Rustic Canyon chef Evan Funke loves the baby purple artichokes on sale at the market. He trims the tops and flattens them open to look like a flower, just as they do in Italy. Funke then fries them in oil and eats them as an appetizer.
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Michael Pollan, contributing writer to the New York Times and Professor of Journalism at UC Berkeley, is the author of numerous books about sustainability and food policy, including In Defense of Food : An Eater's Manifesto.
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Chef Susan Feniger is opening Street in March, with a menu inspired by street food around the world. Among the specialties will be several varieties of dumplings. Feniger's partner and executive chef in this venture is Kajsa Alger. Street is located at 742 North Highland Avenue, Los Angeles, 90038.
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Marcella Hazan is known as the premiere authority on Italian cuisine. She's written six cookbooks including Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking and is the recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award from the James Beard Foundation . Amarcord is a memoir of Hazan's life in Italy and the United States.
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