Somewhere there is a food blog devoted to free food. Until then, I’ll keep posting… Thanks to one of my Facebook fans (Marla), I found out that Tuesday, March 23 is free cone day at Ben & Jerry’s. So after you have your free pastry at Starbucks, head out for a cone of Chunky Monkey. As Marla says, March 23 must be free-sugary-stuff day.
Why do people put themselves through such food pain? Check out this guy’s experience eating Satan’s ashes, a combination of the hottest spices around (Dorset Naga chilli, Naga Morich, Bhut Jolokia). The site will come up “adult” but, aside from some bathroom humor, it’s pretty benign.
KCRW volunteer and Good Food guest, Mari Silva, is in Austin for South By Southwest music conference (SXSW). Mari is known for her ability to find free food. That skill came in handy on her way to Austin. She found a Krispy Kreme that gives out free doughnut samples before 10 am.
“One billion adults are overweight worldwide and obesity is a major public health threat in the United States, especially to children. We hear about a growing problem, what’s being done to deal with it now and what might be required in the future.”
Guests include:
Barry Popkin: Nutrition Epidemiologist, University of North Carolina’s Interdisciplinary Obesity Center
Kevin Keane: Senior VP of Public Affairs, American Beverage Association
Laura Avery is the market manager for the Santa Monica Farmers Market. Each week she takes pictures at the Wednesday market.
Fava bean greens from young beans too small to pick. These thinnings can be made to make tasty pesto, or tossed on a salad, braised or sautéed. Fairview Garden Farm, Wednesday Santa Monica
Bumpy purple skinned passion fruit has tart, tangy tropical seeds inside. Coleman Farm, Wednesday & Saturday Santa Monica
Mori Onodera, chef/owner of Mori Sushi shopping at Coleman
Amaranth, or Japanese spinach, can be cooked or eaten raw in a salad. Fresno Evergreen; Wednesday and Pico Santa Monica
Nikki Palmer, pastry chef at Rustic Canyon, with an armful of flowers and strawberries
Jackson gets a lift from his Grandpa Everett Davall at the Wednesday Santa Monica market
She’s actually a real person! Tonight at 7 pm ET, you and all of her fans can chat with this icon. She is the grand-daughter of O.D. McKee, of McKee Foods. O.D. put her on the box of snack cakes back in 1960. Debbie currently sits on the board of McKee Foods and is a VP at the company.
Good Food Evan Kleiman has been the host of Good Food on KCRW since 1998. A longtime restaurateur and owner of Angeli Caffe on Melrose. She was the founder of Slow Food, Los Angeles and is an avid gardener.