Good Food
The History of the Square Meal, Beets, Community Seafood
Abigail Carroll talks about the history of the square meal in the US, Mark Bittman breaks down beet salad, and Community Seafood discusses its Santa Barbara fishery.
By Evan Kleiman • • 57m ListenAbigail Carroll talks about the history of the square meal in the US, Mark Bittman breaks down beet salad, and Community Seafood discusses its Santa Barbara fishery.
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In this episode
8 storiesScott Conant's Lauded Spaghetti Recipe
Scott Conant is a judge on Chopped on the Food Network and helms five branches of his restaurant Scarpetta nationwide. Late last year he released The Scarpetta Cookbook which includes a recipe for his spaghetti al pomodoro. A recipe for this spaghetti is on the Good Food blog .
Read the story9 minJonathan Gold Reviews Din Tai Fung
Jonathan Gold, the Pulitzer Prize-winning food writer for the Los Angeles Times, talks about the new outpost of Din Tai Fung at the Americana at Brand in Glendale. Jonathan recommends the xiao long bao (xlb), sauteed string beans with garlic, pickled cucumbers, fish dumplings, stir fried rice cakes and truffle xlb.
Read the story7 minThe 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.
Read the story7 minMark Bittman Breaks Down a Beet Salad
Mark Bittman is a New York Times columnist and cookbook author. He recently wrote a column called " Do Not Fear a Beet without Goat Cheese ." He breaks down the preparation of a raw beet salad. His recipe for Beet Rosti can be found on the Good Food blog .
Read the story6 minMichael Cimarusti on the Bycatch Problem
Chef Michael Cimarusti is the chef and owner of Providence and Connie & Ted's . He's also a passionate advocate for sustainable seafood. He discusses why bycatch is such an issue in the seafood industry.
Read the story8 minMarket Report
Laura Avery interviews Sarah Rathbone of Community Seafood , a community supported fishery in Santa Barbara that has a pick-up location at the Wednesday and Sunday Santa Monica Farmers' Markets.
Read the story7 minCooking for One or Two
Joe Yonan is the food and travel editor at the Washington Post. His new book, Eat Your Vegetables : Bold Recipes for the Single Cook, addresses a common issue in cookbooks: recipes oftentimes are tailored for four to six servings, when many people want to cook for just one or two.
Read the story7 minLittle Arabia's New Restaurant Gem in Anaheim
Gustavo Arellano is the editor of the OC Weekly and a regular commentator on KCRW. He talks about Aleppo's Kitchen , a new Middle Eastern Restaurant in Anaheim's Little Arabia that he says is one of the most exciting restaurants to open in Orange County in a long time.
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