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Vegan for Passover, the Perfect Apron, Buttermilk Drops
Actor/bakery owner Dwight Henry tells us about his popular spot, The Buttermilk Drop. We meet the designer behind some of LA's aprons and we cover all things Passover.
By Evan Kleiman • • 1h 0m ListenActor/bakery owner Dwight Henry tells us about his popular spot, The Buttermilk Drop. We meet the designer behind some of LA's aprons and we cover all things Passover.
Banner image courtesy of Hedley & Bennett
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7 storiesThe Buttermilk Drop
Dwight Henry is best known as an actor with roles in the award-winning films 12 Years a Slave and Beasts of the Southern Wild. But in his 'civilian life' in New Orleans, he runs a bakery in the 7th Ward called The Buttermilk Drop , that's famous for a pastry with the same name.
Read the story8 minLA's Apron Designer
Ellen Bennett is the founder of Hedley & Bennett , an apron company based in Los Angeles that is behind the functional and fashionable aprons of a number of LA hotspots, including Trois Mec, Providence, Animal, Son of a Gun, Baco Mercat, Terroni, Rustic Canyon, Melisse and many more.
Read the story9 minMaxwell House Haggadah: How a Coffee Company Influenced Passover
If you're attending a Passover seder this year, there's some chance the text you'll use a haggadah published by Maxwell House to guide you through the service.
Read the story9 minHow to Keep Vegan during Passover
Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz is the founder of the Shamayim V'Aretz Institute . He joins us to talk about the challenge of keeping vegan during Passover when grains and legumes are a no-no.
Read the story8 minMarket Report
Laura Avery talks to Amelia Saltsman , author of the Santa Monica Farmers' Market Cookbook about what she's cooking for Passover. Find a recipe for her fennel, carrots and radishes with salsa verde on the Good Food blog. Organic farm Tutti Frutti sells both the fennel and carrots that Saltsman uses in her market inspired Passover recipe.
Read the story7 minJonathan Gold Reviews Scratch Bar
Jonathan Gold is the Pulitzer-Prize winning food writer for the Los Angeles Times. This week he reviews Scratch Bar , a "hyper-modern gastropub" in Beverly Hills that's serving up dishes with quirky presentation.
Read the story7 minIs Mezcal More Interesting than Tequila?
Richard Betts is a sommelier and author of the The Essential Scratch and Sniff Guide to Becoming a Wine Expert . But this week he talks about how agave based spirits - tequila and mezcal - have piqued his interest. Betts produces mezcal under the brand name Sombra which can be found in your local BevMo in Southern California.
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