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The Gluten-Free Backlash, Kosher Fish, Baking with Buckwheat
Journalist Heather Abel was diagnosed with Celiac disease almost fifteen years ago. She chronicles her struggle to obtain a diagnosis and her frustration with the current gluten free backlash. Plus, We talk to Paul Greenberg about sustainable options for kosher fish and Alice Medrich examines flavorful gluten-free flours like chestnut and buckwheat.
By Evan Kleiman • • 57m ListenJournalist Heather Abel was diagnosed with Celiac disease almost fifteen years ago. She chronicles her struggle to obtain a diagnosis and her frustration with the current gluten free backlash. Plus, We talk to Paul Greenberg about sustainable options for kosher fish and Alice Medrich examines flavorful gluten-free flours like chestnut and buckwheat.
Photo: Excerpted from Flavor Flours by Alice Medrich (Artisan Books). © 2014. Photographs by Leigh Beisch
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7 storiesCan Kosher Fish Be Sustainable Too?
Paul Greenberg is the author of Four Fish and American Catch . He discusses his recent op-ed in the New York Times, " Can Seafood Be Kosher and Sustainable ?" Music: "Still Don't Know" by Chef'Special
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Joan Nathan is the author of ten cookbooks and a frequent contributor to the New York Times. Her article on homemade Challah was published last week in the New York Times. Music: "So Good" by Valerius
Read the story8 minThe Baking Queen Shares Her Favorite Kitchen Tools
Rose Levy Beranbaum is the author behind numerous award winning books on baking and pastry. Her newest book is The Baking Bible . We talk to Rose about the importance of tools in baking. See her picks for the best table top ovens, mixers, measuring spoons and more on the Good Food Blog . Music: "Oh, Look What the Sun Did"
Read the story7 minNaturally Gluten-Free Flours
Alice Medrich 's latest book is Flavor Flours : A New Way to Bake with Teff, Buckwheat, Sorghum, Other Whole & Ancient Grains, Nuts & Non-Wheat Flours. Find a recipe for her Buckwheat Linzer Cookies on the Good Food Blog . Music: "Home" by Naughty Boy
Read the story9 minCeliac Disease and the Struggle for Diagnosis
Heather Abel was almost thirty years old when she was diagnosed with Celiacs disease even though she'd be struggling with the issue her whole life.
Read the story10 minCallahan's Restaurant to Close after 68 Years
Santa Monica is losing one of its most venerable and most unassuming restaurants. Callahan's , the coffee shop located in a distinctive Moderne building on Wilshire Boulevard east of 12th Street, is closing its doors after 68 years in business – the last 26 of them under the ownership of Abraham Vasquez and his family.
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Jonathan Gold is the Pulitzer Prize-winning food writer for the Los Angeles Times. This week he reviews LA Chapter at the Ace Hotel in Downtown LA.
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