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  • Nik Sharma Wonders Why Flavor is So Important to Humans

    October 23, 2026 · 25 min

    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…

  • David Lebovitz and His Wonderful World of Chocolate

    October 21, 2026 · 36 min

    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…

  • Pasta Grannies Eat a Little Bit of Everything

    October 16, 2026 · 21 min

    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…

  • Chinese Restaurants in the San Gabriel Valley after Jonathan Gold

    October 14, 2026 · 36 min

    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…

  • Inside The NY Times' 50 Best Restaurants List, From the Critic Who Helped Build It

    October 9, 2026 · 23 min

    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…

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  • Black Forager Sees a Meal Where You See Weeds

    October 7, 2026 · 31 min

    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…

  • Bonus Episode: Vanessa Anderson aka Grocery Goblin brings storytelling to the aisles

    October 5, 2026 · 31 min

    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…

  • Hummus Is Just the Front Door

    October 2, 2026 · 25 min

    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…

  • The Indian Food America Was Missing

    September 30, 2026 · 36 min

    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…

  • The Hunger We've Learned to Live With

    September 25, 2026 · 26 min

    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…

  • Around the World in 140 Ferments

    September 23, 2026 · 33 min

    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…

  • Carla Lalli Says Food Is A Feeling, from Expense Account

    September 22, 2026 · 54 min

    Sharing an episode of the new podcast Expense Account. We all know eating out in New York has become an extreme sport. If you treat dining out like a full-time obsession—and care about the scene just as much as what’s on the menu—you need…

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