Good Food
KCRW
Everything you wanted to know about good cooking and good eating from LA chef, author, radio host and restaurateur Evan Kleiman.
Location:
Santa Monica, CA
Networks:
KCRW
Description:
Everything you wanted to know about good cooking and good eating from LA chef, author, radio host and restaurateur Evan Kleiman.
Twitter:
@evankleiman
Language:
English
Contact:
1900 Pico Blvd. Santa Monica, CA 90405 310-450-5183
Email:
goodfood@kcrw.org
Episodes
ICE raids on taqueros, Creole cooking, the food of displacement
6/20/2025
From the latest on ICE raids in Los Angeles to the legacy of Creole cuisine:
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Duration:00:59:45
Barbecue, condiments, pozole
6/13/2025
When the going gets tough, the tough go for pozole.
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Duration:00:59:35
Queer food, the Pan-American Highway, chorizo
6/6/2025
This week, we take physical and historical journeys to East Africa and South America.
Panamericana Sign up for Good Food's weekly newsletter!
Duration:00:59:32
Matcha, steelhead trout, the women of barbecue
5/30/2025
It's time to get grlling! And sipping!
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Duration:00:59:44
Cocktails in cinema, vintage spirits, absinthe, liqueur history
5/23/2025
Bottoms up! We're all about the tipple this week.
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Duration:00:59:35
Roy Choi, Caribbean flavors, cherries
5/16/2025
The joy of cooking with Roy Choi...
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Duration:00:49:04
The multigenerational Korean kitchen, night fishing, cooking seafood
5/9/2025
It's Mother's Day weekend and we head to the sea
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Duration:00:59:42
Tequila, margaritas, salsa, and food dyes
5/2/2025
It's a perfect party trifecta of tequila, margaritas, and salsa. Plus, we dig into the latest on food dyes.
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Duration:00:59:44
Baking basics, Torture Orchard, Iranian food, sorrel
4/25/2025
What baking beliefs can you do without?
The Splendid Table Sign up for our weekly Good Food newsletter!
Duration:00:59:39
Buying in bulk, Trader Joe's, Costco
4/18/2025
What do we buy? And what does that say about us?
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Duration:00:59:38
Matzo, Joan Nathan, Italian Easter desserts
4/11/2025
Passover and Easter are here — and we have food ideas for both holidays.
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Duration:00:59:50
Restaurant kids, Balkan & Hungarian recipes, green almonds
4/4/2025
From takeout boxes to feeling boxed in, growing up as a "restaurant kid" is a unique experience.
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Duration:00:59:46
Sacred meals, absinthe, undercover dining at the CIA
3/28/2025
Explore the spiritual side of food and modern Ghanaian recipes.
Jody EddyEric AdjepongAndrea NguyenEvan RailTom Sietsema Listen to all the episodes and be sure to sign up for the weekly Good Food newsletter.
Duration:00:58:06
The legacy of Edna Lewis, birria, microplastics
3/21/2025
A Black chef and cookbook author finally gets her due!
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Duration:00:59:36
Nowruz, cabbage, agricultural policy, whales vs. crabs
3/14/2025
Celebrate the Persian new year with fresh herbs and new recipes
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Duration:00:59:39
The legacy of Socorro "Mama" Herrera, Panda Inn reopens, chicories
3/7/2025
The story behind the famous orange chicken at Panda Express and more!
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Duration:00:59:45
Ramadan, the new who’s who in national food policy, seed oils
2/28/2025
Karen E. Fisher shares stories of Ramadan at Zaatari, the world's largest Syrian refugee camp located in Jordan. Helena Bottemiller Evich introduces the new administration's appointments charged to “Make America Healthy Again.” Dr. Christopher Gardener drops some wisdom about seed oil. Caroline Eden reflects on her travels through Central Asia and Eastern Europe and considers how the kitchen is a unique space to tell human stories.
Duration:00:59:36
Homestyle Chinese cooking, spiny lobster, makgeolli
2/21/2025
Eat Thai street food and maple tofu sticks while sipping makgeolli.
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Duration:00:59:37
Lab-grown chocolate, bird flu, beans, egg substitutes
2/14/2025
From chocolate grown in a petri dish to the latest updates on bird flu, this is a sciencey episode along with a few beans, lemons and eggs.
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Duration:00:59:39
Dates, candied fruit, maple syrup
2/7/2025
We explore candied fruit, small-batch cookies, how to make maple syrup and an ancient fruit — the date.
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Duration:00:59:37