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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


Episodes
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Preserving culinary traditions amid war and violence

8/1/2025
When everything falls apart, food is sometimes all we can cling to. weekly Good Food newsletter

Duration:00:59:45

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English muffins, masa, galettes, culantro

7/25/2025
Podcaster Ben Naddaff-Hafrey dives into the legal tussle hidden in the nooks and crannies of Thomas' English muffins. Artist and cook Linda Dangoor leaves a trail of recipes from Baghdad and Beirut to Ibiza and Paris. Fátima Juárez and Conrado Rivera of Komal explain that the secret to great masa starts with great corn. It's peak summer fruit season, which means it's time for recipe developer and stylist Rebecca Firkser to explore the art of the galette. With all the recent closures of classic LA restaurants, reporter Jennifer Swann explains why crowds are lining up around the block to get one last taste of Cole's. At Lucia, chef Adrian Forte shares how he uses shado beni (aka culantro, not to be confused with culantro) in his Caribbean dishes.

Duration:00:56:52

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Glorious galettes with peak summer fruit

7/25/2025
Although Good Food loves pie, we're also Team Galette! Sign up for our weekly Good Food newsletter!

Duration:00:59:22

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It’s the end of the world as we know it… are we fine?

7/24/2025
A message you need to hear, from the team at Good Food.

Duration:00:03:06

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A California road trip with cheese, tuna, and Basque food

7/18/2025
LA Times restaurant critic Bill Addison drove up and down the state to determine California's 101 best places to eat. In Half Moon Bay, chef Scott Clark left the pressure cooker of Michelin-starred restaurants to cook in a train caboose on the side of Highway 1. Chef and fisherman Conner Mitchell says "yes" to locally caught bluefin tuna. Bernadette Berterretche Helton preserves Basque food and traditions at Centro Basco in Chino. Coming from a family of dairy operators, Vivian Straus honors Northern California's agricultural roots with the Cheese Trail.

Duration:00:57:02

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A California road trip with cheese, tuna, and Basque food

7/18/2025
Good Food explores the Golden State! LA Times Sign up for Good Food's weekly newsletter!

Duration:00:59:32

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Pakistani mangoes, pervasive pesticides, mental health among farmers

7/11/2025
There are many ways to look at the Louvre but writer Elaine Sciolino invites us to view the largest museum in the world through the lens of food. Journalist Lisa Held documents the power and influence of the pesticide industry. Since stress for farmers is deeply intertwined with the land, social worker Kaila Anderson developed a tool to treat depression, anxiety, and other mental health issues among farmers. Omar Vaid didn't set out to be one of Southern California's most prolific mango dealers — he had greatness thrust upon him. At SoCal farmers markets, no one has better or more interesting melons than Alex Weiser.

Duration:00:57:01

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Pakistani mangoes and the man who sells them

7/11/2025
How one man's fruity side hustle became a cash cow Sign up for our weekly Good Food newsletter!

Duration:00:59:31

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A roundup of James Beard winners, from baking to bartending

7/4/2025
LA Times restaurant critic Bill Addison visits Kato in its new location at the Row DTLA. Pastry chef Nicola Lamb sifts through the essential ingredients of baking — flour, sugar, eggs, and butter. Chef Ashleigh Shanti goes beyond fried chicken and cornbread to reconsider Southern cuisine. Jim Meehan considers cocktails from a culinary perspective. Adam Reiner takes a closer look at the products behind the tongue-in-cheek labels on Trader Joe's shelves.

Duration:00:57:10

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2025 James Beard award winners

7/4/2025
Three cheers for these James Beard winners! LA TimesKatoNicola LambAshleigh Shanti Jim MeehanAdam Reiner Sign up for Good Food's weekly newsletter!

Duration:00:59:40

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The state of the wine industry, babysitting cheese, Bahraini food

6/27/2025
Between declining alcohol consumption and increasing tariffs, Esther Mobley updates us on how California's wine industry is meeting this moment. Olivia Haver loves cheese so much, she has devoted her career to babysitting it. Exploring her roots, recipe developer Noor Murad dives into the food of Bahrain. At RVR in Venice, chefs Travis Lett and Ian Robinson blend Japanese influences with Southern California produce.

Duration:00:57:09

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How's California's wine industry doing?

6/27/2025
Bottoms up for vino? Sign up for Good Food's weekly newsletter.

Duration:00:59:39

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ICE raids on taqueros, Creole cooking, the food of displacement

6/20/2025
Memo Torres reports on how immigration raids are impacting local food businesses. Hawa Hassan, who escaped civil war in Mogadishu, shares stories of displacement in eight other regions of the world. Nina Compton makes a case for New Orleans and the Caribbean sharing a similar "self of being." Journalist Christina Cooke visits Patrick Brown on his farm in North Carolina, where he is reclaiming his family's history and land.

Duration:00:57:15

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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: Sign up for our weekly Good Food newsletter.

Duration:00:59:45

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Barbecue, condiments, pozole

6/13/2025
Tony Ramirez dusts off the barbecue for summer grilling and adds Filipino flair to live fire. TikTok darling Claire Dinhut has a thing for condiments and finds creative ways to use them. Casey Elsass helps you decide what to bring to the party based on what type of guest you are. Memo Torres discovers a pozole palace in the San Fernando Valley. Charlotte Biltekoff explores the public's mistrust of processed foods and the food industry's misunderstanding of these concerns.

Duration:00:57:05

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Barbecue, condiments, pozole

6/13/2025
When the going gets tough, the tough go for pozole. Sign up for our weekly Good Food newsletter!

Duration:00:59:35

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Queer food, the Pan-American Highway, chorizo

6/6/2025
John Birdsall traces the evolution of queer food through the 20th century. In her new series Panamericana, Pati Jinich travels the roads and highways linking North and South America, connecting with people along the way. As a child of East African immigrants, Zaynab Issa uses her suburban childhood to create a cooking style all her own. Humberto Raygoza built a business with his family's chorizo recipe, one link at a time. At the farmers market, chef Ed Cornell prepares for summer with apricots and soft serve.

Duration:00:57:02

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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

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Matcha, steelhead trout, the women of barbecue

5/30/2025
Men of barbeque loom large in America but Toni Tipton Martin and Morgan Bolling remind us that women also know their way around the pit. Cathy Park rounds up the best matcha lattes in Los Angeles. Zach Mangan of Kettl in Los Feliz considers the downside to the matcha boom. Lila Seidman reports on the tricky process of removing rare steelhead trout from the Palisades Fire burn area. At the farmers market, chef Viktoriya Campos gets an early start, stalking seasonal asparagus.

Duration:00:57:14

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Matcha, steelhead trout, the women of barbecue

5/30/2025
It's time to get grlling! And sipping! Sign up for our weekly Good Food newsletter!

Duration:00:59:44