Good Food

Plus: A powerful pie documentary, Puerto Rican party food, a loverly chocolate tart, the best Mexican restaurants, and hydroponic tomatoes at the farmers market.

KCRW's PieFest & Contest is back! We talk to Iowan Beth Howard about her documentary Pieowa, which brings together church ladies, state fair contestants, farm wives, and historians to explore the power of a flaky crust.

Mia Castro transports herself to Puerto Rico with inspired dishes for Sunday's Super Bowl halftime show featuring Bad Bunny.

Psychotherapist and Ottolenghi Test Kitchen recipe developer Helen Goh incorporates baking into a meaningful life.

L.A. Taco's Memo Torres finds time to help compile the city's best Mexican restaurants.

At her Highland Park gastropub, chef Debbie Lee incorporates farmers market produce into creative bar snacks.

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The good, the bad and the ugly about our new dietary guidelines.

Marion Nestle reconsiders her seminal book What to Eat Now, two decades later.

Polina Chesnakova sneaks in a few comforting, cool weather recipes from the Caucuses.

Pyet DeSpain drew on her Native American and Mexican heritage to find a deeper purpose.

Cha McCoy shines a light on underrepresented wine regions and pairings for foods of the diaspora.

At the farmers market, Erika Chan of Kato shops for parsnips for dessert.

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Would you pay $1,500 for dinner?

René Redzepi explains how he's orchestrating Noma's LA residency and why it comes with such a hefty price tag.

Anna Ansari follows flavor down the Silk Roads.

Khushbu Shah knows where to get the best veggie burgers.

At the farmers market, Walter Manzke finds fun uses for chanterelles.

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AI might be making your groceries more expensive.

Reporter Eric Gardner explains how grocery stores are exploring "dynamic pricing," charging different people different prices for the same items.

Sean Sherman, the Sioux Chef, links the natural environments, traditions, and histories of Indigenous peoples across North America in his latest cookbook.

Krystle Hickman journeys through the world of California bees, one letter at a time.

Jason Cheng explains why his farm, Yao Cheng Farm in Camarillo, is dropping its organic certification.

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Amid the loss and devastation, there is resilience and hope.

We remember our friend Christine Moore, owner of Little Flower, who unexpectedly passed away this week.

Leah Ferrazzani of Ferrazzani's Pasta & Market tells the tale of multiple fires, pointing out the disparities in how Altadena residents were affected.

Teddy and Andy Leonard weigh in on the challenges of rebuilding the Reel Inn, their cherished coastline seafood shack, which was lost in the Palisades Fire.

Elina Shatkin hangs out with the Altadena Dining Club, the brainchild of Brooke Iva Lohman, who gathers locals at struggling eateries for a weekly meal.

Janek Schaller visits the Altadena Community Garden, where scientists and volunteers use bioremediation practices to clean up contaminated soil.

LA Times restaurant critic Bill Addison reviews two Altadena restaurants — Miya, a Thai spot, and Betsy, a venture from Tyler Wells.

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