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    Good Food

    Tofu Festival

    Konnichiwa! Candice Kumai , spokesperson for the 12 th Annual Los Angeles Tofu Festival , celebrates tofu and Japanese culture in Little Tokyo. The festival highlights tofu's versatility in Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Hawaiian, Thai, Malaysian, Italian or Latin dishes.

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

    Konnichiwa! Candice Kumai, spokesperson for the 12th Annual Los Angeles Tofu Festival, celebrates tofu and Japanese culture in Little Tokyo. The festival highlights tofu's versatility in Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Hawaiian, Thai, Malaysian, Italian or Latin dishes. Sample the mock tofu margarita (non-alcoholic), tofu tostada, vegan sweet potato pie with tofu cream or tofu pizza. Besides tasty tofu bites, this event includes a tofu-eating contest, a beer garden, a Wi-Fi scavenger hunt, and sumo wrestling.

    Los Angeles Tofu Festival

    August 18-19

    237 S San Pedro Street

    Los Angeles, CA 90013

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    Eyeball Tacos; Wat Thai Food; Tofu Festival; Meal Plans
    1. 1:00The Market Report
    2. 8:00Honeybee Crisis Update
    3. 15:00Wat Thai Food
    4. 22:00Tofu FestivalYou’re reading this
    5. 29:00Great American Bake Sale
    6. 32:00Soft Shell Crab
    7. 39:00Eyeball Taco
    8. 46:00Fast Food Combos
    9. 53:00Family Meal Plans
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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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      Bob Carlson

      host and producer, 'UnFictional'

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      Jennifer Ferro

      Jennifer Ferro, President, KCRW, Los Angeles

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    The full episode

    4 of 9
    Eyeball Tacos; Wat Thai Food; Tofu Festival; Meal Plans
    1. 1:00The Market Report
    2. 8:00Honeybee Crisis Update
    3. 15:00Wat Thai Food
    4. 22:00Tofu FestivalYou’re reading this
    5. 29:00Great American Bake Sale
    6. 32:00Soft Shell Crab
    7. 39:00Eyeball Taco
    8. 46:00Fast Food Combos
    9. 53:00Family Meal Plans
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