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Evan Kleiman is your guide to the best cooking and eating

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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.

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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 p... more

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 J... more

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 doenjan... more

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Vicky Bennison
Writer, producer and director behind The Pasta Grannies Phenomenon
Pasta Grannies
Episode: Pasta Grannies Eat a Little Bit of Everything
David Chan
LA attorney who has eaten at thousands of Chinese restaurants, SGV expert
Self-employed/Quotations from interview
Episode: Chinese Restaurants in the San Gabriel Valley after Jonathan Gold
Joyce Tang
Author of Bake Some, pastry chef
Bake Some (with Soleil Ho)
Episode: Chinese Restaurants in the San Gabriel Valley after Jonathan Gold
Tejal Rao
Restaurant critic at The New York Times and center of the list project
The New York Times
Episode: Inside The NY Times' 50 Best Restaurants List, From the Critic Who Helped Build It
Jihee Kim
Chef owner behind Perilla
Perilla
Episode: Inside The NY Times' 50 Best Restaurants List, From the Critic Who Helped Build It
Nathan McCallie
Director of Sales at Apricot Lane Farms
Apricot Lane Farms
Episode: Inside The NY Times' 50 Best Restaurants List, From the Critic Who Helped Build It
Alexis Nikole Nelson
Black Forager, author of Happy Snacking, Don't Die
Black Forager / Author
Episode: Black Forager Sees a Meal Where You See Weeds
Juan Armando González
Chef and co-owner of Mesa Agrícola
Mesa Agrícola
Episode: Black Forager Sees a Meal Where You See Weeds
Megan Strom
Farmer and co-owner of Mesa Agrícola
Mesa Agrícola
Episode: Black Forager Sees a Meal Where You See Weeds

Host

Evan Kleiman
Host of the primary program focused on cooking, eating, and food culture; known for deep-dive interviews and book-facing conversations.

Reviews

4.6 out of 5 stars from 1.4k ratings
  • All episodes

    I love this show. Evan is the replacement for Lynne Rosetto Kasper. She talks about food the same way Lynne use to, in a way that makes my mouth water. She also discuses serious food issues that give me pause and make me want to change my way of food consumption.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    spending less at WF
    United States2 months ago
  • love this show, but rethink the split

    I feel the show suffers from being split up into two episodes, don’t see the reason for it, and I’m missing the market report every week, still it’s a meaningful part of the Los Angles cultural life.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    sad about Claire
    United States2 months ago
  • Bring back long episodes!

    This was my favorite podcast to put on when I needed the extra oomph to drive an hour but now they are in 25-35 minute segments? Not the full show? Why?

    Apple Podcasts
    3
    mvh 1234
    United States2 months ago
  • Why two installments?

    I’ve always enjoyed this but they changed it to twice a week which is too much even though the duration has been cut in half. I have too many other podcasts that I need to listen to and now I end up putting this one on the back burner, no pun intended.

    Apple Podcasts
    4
    GJ-Nick
    United States4 months ago
  • A total fan

    Good food is one of the few podcasts i can listen to in these dark times. Evans show is always the best of radio. Comes from many directions and covers areas of interest that i may not have been aware of.

    I love evans voice and appreciate her warm approach with guests. Love her choice of guests and the books she exposes us to. We are so lucky to have this quality of radio available to us.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    herkie!
    United States7 months ago

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Listeners praise the show's breadth and host interviewing skill, noting the mix of history, culture, and practical food knowledge.

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Pasta Grannies Eat a Little Bit of Everything
Q: Just to set the scene for us, can you describe one of your recent visits with the granny, maybe the region, what you documented her making, what the day feels like?
Vicky describes visiting a 93-year-old granny in Romania, detailing her precise pasta-making process and the rigorous, almost ritual steps she took, which illustrate the depth of skill and history in each dish.
Inside The NY Times' 50 Best Restaurants List, From the Critic Who Helped Build It
Q: How do you ensure regional balance and visibility for non-coastal areas in a nationwide list?
By having reporters across the country travel and continually watching underserved regions, while paying attention to places that truly represent different culinary perspectives and traditions.
Inside The NY Times' 50 Best Restaurants List, From the Critic Who Helped Build It
Q: So how does the initial exploration phase come together—does everyone nominate 20 places, or is there a running list that's constantly updated?
The process is chaotic but collaborative, with a living spreadsheet where places are planned, visited, and adjusted as new recommendations come in, ensuring broad geographic and culinary representation.
The Hunger We've Learned to Live With
Q: What was the pivotal moment that changed your approach to hunger reporting?
Witnessing the Ethiopian famine up close in Addis Ababa, especially the impact on children and the personal cost of hunger, convinced me to pivot from treating hunger as an economic backdrop to telling the human stories behind it and to focus more on hunger domestically as a core topic.
Black Forager Sees a Meal Where You See Weeds
Q: How did Alexis come up with the Black Forager IG name and what does it signify?
She explains it grew from documenting foraged foods publicly, her family's encouragement, and a desire to show that Black people belong in the food storytelling space, which influenced her public identity and mission.

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The show centers on food, culture, and how global cuisines intersect with society, policy, and everyday life. Guests range from journalists and cookbook authors to chefs and researchers, bringing deep dives into regional traditions (Latin American, Asian, African, and Mediterranean) as well as broader topics like food politics, migration, and the sociology of eating. Across episodes, interviews emphasize storytelling, archival context, and practical insights for cooks, restaurateurs, and food-minded listeners. A notable strength is its ability to blend culinary history with contemporary issues, offering rich, cross-disciplinary perspectives for curious, cultured audiences. The program is likely to appeal to professionals in food media, acad... more

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1. Vicky Bennison
2. David Chan
3. Joyce Tang
4. Tejal Rao
5. Jihee Kim
6. Nathan McCallie
7. Alexis Nikole Nelson
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