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World Cup Eats; Anthony Bourdain; Halal Thai Food
Culinary globetrotter Anthony Bourdain visits the Good Food studio for an in depth conversation with host Evan Kleiman. Plus, food as art and a visit to South Africa for some World Cup dining.
By Evan Kleiman • • 1h 0m ListenFor years Anthony Bourdain considered himself an outsider. Things have changed for this writer and TV personality. This week on Good Food, host Evan Kleiman talks with the culinary globetrotter about quitting smoking, a new respect for Paris and much more. World Cup fever has reached a fever pitch - or maybe it's just the vuvuzuela. Eddie Lin takes to the streets of LA in search of what World Cup fans are eating. For people traveling to South Africa, Melissa Mandim is from Johannesburg and she's got some restaurant recommendations. Matias Viegener explores the connection between food and art. We'll eat halal Thai food with Jonathan Gold. Director Michael Hoffman shares the details behind the Russian tea service as seen in the film The Last Station. Plus, Barry Estabrook connects the dots between Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan and agriculture giant Monsanto. And rock musician Steve Cooper is using his skills in the kitchen to raise money for his upcoming tour.
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Steve Murray of Murray Farms sells two varieties of figs - Mission figs and Kadota figs. The challenge with growing figs is to prevent bugs from entering the eye. The Kadota is a very sweet variety with a closed eye - which prevents pests from entering.
Read the story7 minEating in Jo'Burg
Melissa Mandim is a Santa Monica College student from South Africa. Biltong is a cured meat common in South Africa.
Read the story7 minWorld Cup Eats in LA
ESPN, which is broadcasting the World Cup in the U.S., has partnered with Roy Choi of the Korean Taco truck Kogi in the ESPN Match Trucks . They created a menu featuring the food of various countries taking part in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. Eddie Lin writes the blog Deep End Dining . One of the most popular dishes served on…
Read the story5 minAnthony Bourdain
Anthony Bourdain is the host of No Reservations and the other of numerous books including his latest, Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook.
Read the story14 minSamovars in The Last Station
The Last Station is a film about novelist and thinker Leo Tolstoy's last days. In the film, the actors frequently drink tea in the Russian style. They use a samovar, which boils the water, to prepare the tea. Instead of sugar, Russians often used jam, which they ate with a spoon directly from the jar. Michael Hoffman directed the film.
Read the story4 minFood as Art at LACMA
Matias Viegener, along with David Burns and Austin Young, are an L.A.
Read the story5 minHalal Thai Food
Jonathan Gold is the Pulitzer Prize-winning food writer for the LA Weekly . This week he reviews Barnrau , a halal Thai food restaurant in North Hollywood. Jonathan liked the Pad Ke Mao, the coconut chicken soup, the Buffalo wings and the beef panang All of Jonathan's restaurant suggestions are on the Good Food Restaurant Map . Barnrau…
Read the story7 minFood Politics and the Supreme Court
Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson Barry Estabrook is a former dairy farmer and fisherman turned food writer. His articles appear in the New York Times, The Washington Post, Saveur and the Atlantic. His article on labor abuses in Florida's tomato fields earned him a 2010 James Beard Award for magazine feature writing. You can…
Read the story6 minRock and Roll Kitchen
Photo: Melissa Moore (LAIST) Steve Cooper is a chef and the frontman of the band Spirit Anima l. They are using Kickstarter to raise money for their tour. People who donate will have the option to have Steve cook for them in their home before the show.
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