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    The History of the Square Meal

    Abigail Carroll is a food historian and the author of Three Squares : The Invention of the American Meal. The square meal consisting of a meat, a vegetable and a protein seems to be disappearing with snacking and small plates on the rise.

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    By Evan Kleiman • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Abigail Carroll is a food historian and the author of

    Three Squares: The Invention of the American Meal

    . The square meal consisting of a meat, a vegetable and a protein seems to be disappearing with snacking and small plates on the rise.

    The full episode

    3 of 8
    The History of the Square Meal, Beets, Community Seafood
    1. 0:00Scott Conant's Lauded Spaghetti Recipe
    2. 9:31Jonathan Gold Reviews Din Tai Fung
    3. 16:10The History of the Square MealYou’re reading this
    4. 23:38Mark Bittman Breaks Down a Beet Salad
    5. 29:37Michael Cimarusti on the Bycatch Problem
    6. 37:40Market Report
    7. 45:22Cooking for One or Two
    8. 52:03Little Arabia's New Restaurant Gem in Anaheim
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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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      Gillian Ferguson

      Supervising Producer, Good Food

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      Laryl Garcia

      Senior Director, Good Food

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      Sarah Rogozen

      Associate Producer, Good Food

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    The full episode

    3 of 8
    The History of the Square Meal, Beets, Community Seafood
    1. 0:00Scott Conant's Lauded Spaghetti Recipe
    2. 9:31Jonathan Gold Reviews Din Tai Fung
    3. 16:10The History of the Square MealYou’re reading this
    4. 23:38Mark Bittman Breaks Down a Beet Salad
    5. 29:37Michael Cimarusti on the Bycatch Problem
    6. 37:40Market Report
    7. 45:22Cooking for One or Two
    8. 52:03Little Arabia's New Restaurant Gem in Anaheim
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