The 4 Best Good Food Podcast Episodes
1) The many faces of Southern cuisine
Sean Brock speaks on the past and future of Southern cuisine. We learn about the origins of eggnog and talk with a self-described “Mississippi vegan.” Plus a look back at two centuries of African-Amer...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.2) A look back at Filipino foodways
Filipino American History Month is coming up, so we’re revisiting our special on Filipino food from earlier this year, when Evan and friends embarked on a food crawl of Northeast LA. We also heard fro...Show More
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A great interview with a restauranteur I really admire, with some surprising historical facts about the connection between Mexico and the Ph...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.3) Remembering Jonathan Gold (1960-2018)
When Jonathan Gold passed last year, we gathered the voices of colleagues, friends, chefs, and listeners to celebrate the man who taught us how to eat and live in LA.
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I admired and loved Jonathan Gold. He used his platform as a food critic to open people's eyes to new types of food, while at the same time ...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.4) How food is starring on the big screen
Director Lulu Wang uses food as a storytelling device in “The Farewell.” A Southern California couple embarks on a journey to become sustainable farmers. Plus a conversation with the directors of “Hon...Show More
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@aliceko check this interview with the director of the movie The Farewell".
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.5) Why is your stadium hot dog so expensive?
This week on Good Food: Alec Opperman of More Perfect Union investigates who's behind the steep price of stadium concessions Anissa Helou goes deep into the regional kitchens of Lebanon, revealing a ...Show More
6) An ube blueberry pie wins PieFest 2026
This week on Good Food: Jashmine Corpuz takes Best in Show at this year's PieFest with her ube blueberry pie. Trevor Warmedahl became a self-described "cheese trekker," living a pastoral life alongsi...Show More
7) Making Khmer food accessible to everyone
This week on Good Food: Nite Yun aims to make Khmer American food accessible to everyone. Kate Brown argues that the most fertile agriculture is in small garden beds often on the edges of mainstream ...Show More
8) The struggle to save wine from wildfires
This week on Good Food: Nicola Twilley explores the problem of smoke taint, the latest challenge in the wine industry. Khushbu Shah makes a meal of Nepali dumplings. The secret to an award-winning pi...Show More
9) How glyphosate got a greenlight from Trump
This week on Good Food: Journalist Lisa Held digs into the controversy around Donald Trump's executive order encouraging the production of glyphosate, the key ingredient in the herbicide Round Up. Be...Show More
10) Your freezer can be your meal prep hero
This week on Good Food: Vivian Howard's love of the freezer has never thawed and she uses it as a secret weapon for meal prep. Sophie Sadler proves that German home cooking is more than pretzels and ...Show More