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    Good Food

    The quest for the perfect chocolate chip cookie

    Not too chewy, not too crispy with a nice dough-to-chocolate bite and the right amount of butter and sugar. The search for the perfect chocolate chip cookie has sent enthusiasts on many a quest in pursuit of the elusive golden ratio.

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    By Evan Kleiman • Apr 7, 2017 • 1 min read

    Not too chewy, not too crispy with a nice dough-to-chocolate bite and the right amount of butter and sugar. The search for the perfect chocolate chip cookie has sent enthusiasts on many a quest in pursuit of the elusive golden ratio. Our contributor Gideon Brower accompanied an unlikely critic on one such mission to hunt down his version of LA’s best chocolate chip cookie. This piece comes to us thanks to KCRW’s Independent Producer Project.

    Got a chocolate chip cookie recommendation for us? We want to know. Post a photo on Instagram or Facebook and tag us. Our handle is KCRWGoodFood.

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    2. 13:31Kosher wine 101
    3. 21:03The quest for the perfect chocolate chip cookieYou’re reading this
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    5. 40:58'The Fish Market'
    6. 51:06Jonathan Gold dines at 71Above
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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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      Laryl Garcia

      Senior Director, Good Food

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      Abbie Fentress Swanson

      Independent reporter and producer

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      Camellia Tse

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    The full episode

    3 of 6
    Passover food, kosher wine and fancy food with a view
    1. 0:00'King Solomon's Table'
    2. 13:31Kosher wine 101
    3. 21:03The quest for the perfect chocolate chip cookieYou’re reading this
    4. 33:17The Market Report: celtuce and mustard
    5. 40:58'The Fish Market'
    6. 51:06Jonathan Gold dines at 71Above
    Back to Good Food