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Free Cone Day at Ben & Jerry’s

March 20th, 2010  / Author: Good Food

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.

Eating Satan’s Ashes

March 19th, 2010  / Author: Good Food

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.

Video of the Day: Freakiest Foods

March 19th, 2010  / Author: Good Food

Good Food guest Eddie Lin will be on Freakiest Foods (Fine Living) this Saturday, March 20, 10 pm ET, 7 pm PT.  He takes the host to Koreatown…

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Free Doughnut at SXSW

March 19th, 2010  / Author: Good Food

Mari with a free doughnutKCRW 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.

Free Pastry at Starbucks

March 19th, 2010  / Author: Good Food

…On March 23, with the purchase of a “handcrafted beverage.”  Get the coupon here.

Is Obesity a Problem that’s Too Big to Solve?

March 18th, 2010  / Author: Good Food

From today’s To The Point:

“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:

What’s Fresh at the Farmers Market This Week

March 18th, 2010  / Author: Good Food

Laura Avery is the market manager for the Santa Monica Farmers Market.  Each week she takes pictures at the Wednesday market.

blog031710 001Fava 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

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Bumpy purple skinned passion fruit has tart, tangy tropical seeds inside.  Coleman Farm, Wednesday & Saturday Santa Monica

blog031710 003Mori Onodera, chef/owner of Mori Sushi shopping at Coleman

blog031710 004Amaranth, or Japanese spinach, can be cooked or eaten raw in a salad.  Fresno Evergreen; Wednesday and Pico Santa Monica

blog031710 005Nikki Palmer, pastry chef at Rustic Canyon, with an armful of flowers and strawberries

blog031710 006Jackson gets a lift from his Grandpa Everett Davall at the Wednesday Santa Monica market

Chat with Little Debbie

March 18th, 2010  / Author: Good Food

Little Debbie Chat

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.

Video of the Day: Between Two Crumbs

March 18th, 2010  / Author: Good Food
http://www.vimeo.com/10185038

Video of the Day: How to Feed the World?

March 17th, 2010  / Author: Good Food
http://www.vimeo.com/8812686