Kimchi and Acorn Jelly in the Korean Kitchen | KCET
Kimchi and Acorn Jelly in the Korean Kitchen
When Christine Choi, now the communications manager at LACMA, was growing up, eating a meal without kimchi was unheard of.
She grew up in a house that made just about everything from scratch, and her earliest food memories are of foraging for acorns. It did take Christine a while to get into cheese, though ... more on that later this week in Free Lunch at simplethings.
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Tom "TK" Nagano takes Free Lunch to the quintessential Los Angeles dive bar. Meet a colorful cast of characters in this one time speakeasy and haunt of Charles Bukowski.
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Becca Weber told Free Lunch she dreams about the sandwiches at Artisan Cheese Gallery. That's a pretty strong endorsement, so we went with her to check out the store and restaurant.
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Charles Phoenix: Total Pann's Fan
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When John Musante's father owned a grocery store in Pennsylvania, the garlic and onions had to be hid behind the counter, so as not to offend any local sensibilities.
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Restaurateur Eugenia Catellani recalls when McDonald's first came to her small town in Northern Italy - and the changes the chain had to quickly make.
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Comedian and barista Randy Liedtke breaks down foodie versus fooder versus food idiot. Guess which one he is?
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D.J. Waldie chose a Lebanese restaurant for his Free Lunch, and that's a long way from what he grew up. Here he explains that his mother was the best cook in the neighborhood, by virtue of not burning everything.
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