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    Good Food

    The Man Behind Kogi

    Roy Choi is the chef and co-owner of Kogi BBQ, selling Korean meat wrapped in a corn tortilla.  There are now four Kogi trucks and they can be found all over Los Angeles. Music break: Samba de Orfeu by Ray Anthony

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

    Roy Choi is the chef and co-owner of Kogi BBQ, selling Korean meat wrapped in a corn tortilla. There are now four Kogi trucks and they can be found all over Los Angeles.

    Music break: Samba de Orfeu by Ray Anthony

    The full episode

    6 of 9
    Kogi; Southern Food; Beer, Cheese and Rock 'n Roll
    1. 0:00Market Report
    2. 7:43Eating Animals
    3. 15:15Beer, Cheese and Rock 'n Roll
    4. 23:01Portland Street Food
    5. 29:51LA Street Food Scene
    6. 34:42The Man Behind KogiYou’re reading this
    7. 39:54Tricking out the Trucks
    8. 46:09The Olympics of Food
    9. 50:47Southern Cooking
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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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      Jennifer Ferro

      Jennifer Ferro, President, KCRW, Los Angeles

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      Harriet Ells

      Program Director for Talk

      CultureFood & Drink

    The full episode

    6 of 9
    Kogi; Southern Food; Beer, Cheese and Rock 'n Roll
    1. 0:00Market Report
    2. 7:43Eating Animals
    3. 15:15Beer, Cheese and Rock 'n Roll
    4. 23:01Portland Street Food
    5. 29:51LA Street Food Scene
    6. 34:42The Man Behind KogiYou’re reading this
    7. 39:54Tricking out the Trucks
    8. 46:09The Olympics of Food
    9. 50:47Southern Cooking
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