Good Food

What baking beliefs can you do without? * Nicole Rucker rekindled her love for baking by tinkering with her favorite recipes and eliminating the fuss * Gabriela Glueck visits the "Torture Orchard," where California's nut trees are pushed to the brink so they can withstand the curveballs thrown by climate change * Nasim Alikhani spent decades working various jobs before realizing her calling — opening a restaurant to showcase the food of Iran * Evan Kleiman recalls the crazy ride of the 1980s LA restaurant scene with Francis Lam, host of The Splendid Table * Often overlooked among springtime greens, chef Dashiell Nathanson is anything but sorry to use sorrel in his cafe dishes Sign up for our weekly Good Food newsletter [https://www.kcrw.com/culture/shows/good-food]!

What do we buy? And what does that say about us? * Emily Mester examines what happens when consumption begins to consume you * Journalist Ada Tseng visits Costco twice a week for gas, deals, and hidden Asian treasures * Benjamin Lorr explores how the sliding doors at American grocery stores stay open * Patty Civalleri tells us about the man who created Trader Joe's, which started in Pasadena in 1967 * Gustavo Arellano recalls the legacy of Frieda Caplan, who introduced Angelenos to all sorts of exotic produce * LA transplant Vanessa Anderson, aka The Grocery Goblin on Tiktok, documents the city by visiting its markets. Sign up for the weekly Good Food newsletter [https://www.kcrw.com/culture/shows/good-food]!

Passover and Easter are here — and we have food ideas for both holidays. * Hèléne Jawhara Piñer unravels the thread connecting the Spanish Inquisition to modern Jewish food practices * In a new memoir, Joan Nathan reflects on her life through the lens of food * Jeff Chu abandoned his career as a journalist to work the land and attend seminary, tilling up life lessons as well as a sense of calm * Great British Bake Off alum Giuseppe dell-Anno celebrates a sweet Easter with Italian desserts * Chef Nestor Silva plucks leaves from the fava plant for a new dish at French Japanese bistro Camélia You can listen to every Good Food episode here [https://www.kcrw.com/culture/shows/good-food]. And don't forget to sign up for our newsletter [https://www.kcrw.com/culture/shows/good-food].

From takeout boxes to feeling boxed in, growing up as a "restaurant kid" is a unique experience. * Curtis Chin and Rachel Phan share memories of growing up in their parents' Chinese restaurants * Cookbook author Irina Georgescu finds inspiration east of the Danube River in Romania, Serbia, and Bulgaria * Jeremy Salamon reconnects with his Hungarian Jewish heritage and the charming childhood created by his grandmother * Chef Harry Posner takes advantage of the short window for green almonds Here are all the SoCal James Beard finalists [https://www.kcrw.com/culture/shows/good-food/southern-california-james-beard-finalists-2025]. And don't forget to sign up for the weekly Good Food newsletter [https://www.kcrw.com/culture/shows/good-food]!

Explore the spiritual side of food and modern Ghanaian recipes. * Jody Eddy spent two years visiting sacred spaces and meeting the people who cook in them * Inspired by childhood visits to Ghana, Eric Adjepong debuts his first collection of recipes * Andrea Nguyen questions the accuracy of those Prop 65 warning labels on many foods * Evan Rail plays detective, looking back on an absinthe enthusiast who became a con artist * Restaurant critic Tom Sietsema blows his cover in the CIA dining room Listen to all the episodes and be sure to sign up for the weekly Good Food newsletter [https://www.kcrw.com/culture/shows/good-food].