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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Memorial Day replay: Roxana Jullipat, Stacy Michelson, Evan Kleiman, Ellen Reid

    On this Memorial Day, Press Play replays some of our favorite interviews. Baker Roxana Jullipat shares how to go back in time and cook with ancient grains.

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    By Madeleine Brand • May 31, 2021 • 54m Listen

    On this Memorial Day, Press Play replays some of our favorite interviews. Baker Roxana Jullipat shares how to go back in time and cook with ancient grains. Illustrator Stacy Michelson’s new book has all sorts of fun facts, like Ancient Egyptians invented the Marshmallow, and all Haas avocados can be traced back to a single tree. Good Food host Evan Kleiman has cider recommendations. And how about hiking in Griffith Park to personalized music by composer and sound artist Ellen Reid?

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    4 stories
    1. 0:00

      ‘Mother Grains’: Go beyond all-purpose flour, make these buckwheat crepes with chef Roxana Jullapat

      At the bakery and cafe Friends and Family near Little Armenia, you can find all sorts of delicious pastries, usually with a little twist.

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      15 min
    2. 15:15

      ‘Eat This Book’: LA artist Stacy Michelson brings her unique drawings and fun food facts to new book

      LA-based artist Stacy Michelson decided a few years ago to illustrate every episode of Good Food for an entire year. Her food drawings are bright, colorful, and a lot of fun.

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      14 min
    3. 29:39

      A tasting of ciders bottled in California

      I recently interviewed the authors of “ American Cider ” for Good Food , and I thought it would be fun to do a tasting with Madeleine Brand.

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      9 min
    4. 39:09

      'Ellen Reid SOUNDWALK': Music for hiking around Griffith Park, curated just for you

      Picture yourself hiking in Griffith Park up to the observatory. You hear people talking, a dog’s leash jingling, birds chirping, and your shoes crunching on the dirt.

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      15 min
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Sarah Sweeney

      Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW

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      Angie Perrin

      Producer, Press Play

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      Michell Eloy

      Former Producer/Line Editor, Press Play

      CultureFood & Drink

    In this episode

    4 stories
    1. 0:0015 min

      ‘Mother Grains’: Go beyond all-purpose flour, make these buckwheat crepes with chef Roxana Jullapat

    2. 15:1514 min

      ‘Eat This Book’: LA artist Stacy Michelson brings her unique drawings and fun food facts to new book

    3. 29:399 min

      A tasting of ciders bottled in California

    4. 39:0915 min

      'Ellen Reid SOUNDWALK': Music for hiking around Griffith Park, curated just for you

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