Good Food

Episodes

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  The American Revolution Was Also Fought in the Kitchen 12.11.2026 31m

  This week on Good Food: In Political Appetites, historian Nancy Siegel uncovers the meals and ingredients that defined American democracy. Food historians Kathleen Fitzgerald and Keith Stavely explore New England baking traditions in 52 recipes. Connect with Good Food host Evan Kleiman on Substack.  
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  The Borders Moved, The Soups Stayed 06.11.2026 26m

  This week on Good Food: In her latest cookbook, Lozhka, Alissa Timoshkina explores Eastern Europe’s history, one bowl of soup at a time. Chef Allan Sanz of Mírate shares how he cooks with two kinds of persimmons while farmer Becky Terry explains how a discontinued breeding project left her with peaches ripening just in time for Thanksgiving pie. Connect with Good Food host Evan Kleiman on Substack.  
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  It's Soup Season! 05.11.2026 28m

  This week on Good Food: French onion soup has a warming, wintery je ne sais quoi and Khushbu Shah knows where to find the best ones. Clara Lee and Eddo Kim offer their expert guide to the immense catalog of Korean soups, stews, and hot pots. Connect with Good Food host Evan Kleiman on Substack.
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  Bonus Episode: Eggs (Stories In-Store reading series) 03.11.2026 15m

  KCRW’s Good Food partnered with Grocery Goblin for the Stories In-Store reading series. The second event in the series centered around the theme of eggs and was held at Fresco Community Market in Highland Park. Los Angeles Times restaurant critic Bill Addison and food writer Khushbu Shah share their thoughts on eggs.  The next reading will happen on Sunday, November 15, 2026 at Golden Poppy Market in Cypress Park. Tickets will be available starting November 6.
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  Eric Schlosser on the Mystery Meat Slipping Into Our Food Chain 30.10.2026 29m

  This week on Good Food: Eric Schlosser talks about the "mystery meat" coming into the US and sounds the alarm on our food safety system. Professor Peter Byck, who made the documentary Carbon Cowboys, checks in to see whether AMP grazing is helping struggling farmers and ranchers. Connect with Good Food host Evan Kleiman on Substack.  
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  The Pickles That Power Ukrainian Food 28.10.2026 27m

  This week on Good Food: Anna Voloshyna heads to the mountains, the steppes, the Black Sea, and the capital, Kyiv, to explore Ukraine's regional recipes. On "In the Weeds," we highlight The Arepa Stand where siblings Mercedes Rojas and Zeus Ferrini specialize in Venezuela's favorite dish. Connect with Good Food host Evan Kleiman on Substack.  
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  Nik Sharma Wonders Why Flavor is So Important to Humans 23.10.2026 25m

  This week on Good Food: Molecular biologist Nik Sharma uses science-forward thinking to deepen flavor and better understand cause and effect in the kitchen. Jamie Feldmar reports on the AI-powered robots built to kill fish via the Japanese process of ikejime. Connect with Good Food host Evan Kleiman on Substack.  
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  David Lebovitz and His Wonderful World of Chocolate 21.10.2026 35m

  This week on Good Food: Chocolate devotee David Lebovitz credits the ingredient with sweetening his ex-pat life in Paris. Robert Simonson enters the spirit world of bourbon and rye cocktails. Connect with Good Food host Evan Kleiman on Substack.  
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  Pasta Grannies Eat a Little Bit of Everything 16.10.2026 21m

  This week on Good Food: Vicky Bennison, the founder of Pasta Grannies, shares and documents nonna-approved regional recipes. On the Market Report, farmer Alex Frecker talks Honeynut, Delicata and Kabocha squash while chef Marco Gagliardi plans a squash, chickpea, and kale soup that riffs on two classic cuisines. Connect with Good Food host Evan Kleiman on Substack.  
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  Chinese Restaurants in the San Gabriel Valley after Jonathan Gold 14.10.2026 36m

  This week on Good Food: Frank Shyong reminisces about the San Gabriel Valley's Jonathan Gold era and we check in with David Chan, the LA attorney who has eaten at 6,000 Chinese restaurants and aims to visit every one in Los Angeles. When Joyce Tang took up baking after quitting her job at Facebook, she dreamed of making pastries that mimicked the flavors she came to love as an American-born Chinese kid. Connect with Good Food host Evan Kleiman on Substack.  
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  Inside The NY Times' 50 Best Restaurants List, From the Critic Who Helped Build It 09.10.2026 23m

  This week on Good Food: Six of America's 50 best restaurants are in California. Restaurant critic Tejal Rao reveals why Jacaranda, Comal, and Yeratmas Bakery & Deli made the cut. Perilla's Jihee Kim makes a corn salad with yuzu and doenjang while Apricot Lane Farms' Nathan McCallie is losing avocados and picking lettuce early. Connect with Good Food host Evan Kleiman on Substack.  
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  Black Forager Sees a Meal Where You See Weeds 07.10.2026 30m

  This week on Good Food: In Happy Snacking, Don't Die, Alexis Nikole Nelson, AKA Black Forager, turns overlooked plants into cordials, cookies, and lox. Farmer Megan Strom and chef Juan González talk about turning Mesa Agrícola, their farm-to-taco project, into one of America's best restaurants. Connect with Good Food host Evan Kleiman on Substack.
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  Bonus Episode: Vanessa Anderson aka Grocery Goblin brings storytelling to the aisles 05.10.2026 31m

  KCRW’s Good Food partnered with Grocery Goblin for “In-Store Stories,” a series of readings this fall. The first in the series centered around the theme of lunchtime, where listeners filled the aisles at Sabzee Market in Encino. Vanessa Anderson shares why she chose the themes for her five storytellers. Chef Angel Dimayuga reveals their father’s uncredited idea for the McDonald’s Extra Value Meal and journalist Lauren Bethke eats nachos with a dominatrix and her gimp at an LA diner.   Egg is the theme for our next In-Store Stories event at Fresco Community Market on Sunday, October 18. Purchase tickets here.
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  Hummus Is Just the Front Door 02.10.2026 25m

  This week on Good Food: Growing up in wartime Beirut, Jad Youssef's family table was a refuge. In Lebnani, the chef shares the dishes that got his family through. Date farmer Alvaro Bautista explains which of his seven varieties are "juicy juicies" while pastry chef Steph Chen of Sugarbear Bakes adds Medjools to a carrot cake. Connect with Good Food host Evan Kleiman on Substack.  
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  The Indian Food America Was Missing 30.09.2026 36m

  This week on Good Food: Chef Meherwan Irani sold cars and imported jewelry before finding his true calling — bringing India's street food to the masses. Khushbu Shah surveys LA's vanishing Indian lunch buffets for her new series, Value Meal. Connect with Good Food host Evan Kleiman on Substack.
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  The Hunger We've Learned to Live With 25.09.2026 26m

  This week on Good Food: After decades of covering famine abroad, journalist Roger Thurow asks why we allow hunger to persist in the world's wealthiest nation. Chez Mar chef Wesley Barden poaches Asian pears for a French salad while farmer Phil Rhodes explains why this year's harvest is so small. Connect with Good Food host Evan Kleiman on Substack.  
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  Around the World in 140 Ferments 23.09.2026 32m

  This week on Good Food: Move over, kombucha. Ken Albala travels the world to explore how fermentation transforms cuisines. Paul van Ravestein and Monique Mulder look at the history of New York City through its pickle vendors. Connect with Good Food host Evan Kleiman on Substack.  
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  Mother Nature Is the Last Great Luxury House 18.09.2026 22m

  This week on Good Food: Tucked away in the hills above Los Angeles, Richard Christiansen creates an almanac for gardening, cooking, and home projects at Flamingo Estate. Chef Joshua Whigham of Casa Leo visits the farmers market where Christine Brown of Rincon Tropics sells passion fruit from her coastal farm. Connect with Good Food host Evan Kleiman on Substack.  
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  One Beef Plant, A Century of Immigrant Labor 16.09.2026 32m

  This week on Good Food: Tchelly Moise helped lead the first American slaughterhouse strike in nearly 40 years. He and journalist Ted Genoways explain how JBS, the world's largest meat producer, relies on vulnerable immigrant labor, and what's happened since the US government terminated Temporary Protected Status for many of the workers who keep the plant running. Connect with Good Food host Evan Kleiman on Substack.  
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  Eating the Entire Vegetable 11.09.2026 21m

  This week on Good Food: Pierce Abernathy makes vegetables the heroes of the plate. Matt Biancaniello turns the farmers market into a cocktail menu while Cirone Farms sees its earliest apple harvest ever. Connect with Good Food host Evan Kleiman on Substack.