I went apple picking with Delilah Snell (of Santa Ana’s The Road Less Traveled Store) last weekend.  We went to Willowbrook Apple Farm in Oak Glen, which is like a little Autumn oasis in San Bernadino county.  I felt like I was transported to Vermont.  They had a cider press, fresh caramel, beehives and corn cobs adorning the door to the shop. To add the charm, it was actually chilly up there.  Hear Delilah’s interview with Willowbrook’s owner this week on Good Food.  Photos follow the jump…

This week on Good Food, Richard Carradine shares some stories of haunted restaurants in Los Angeles.  Richard is the club president and co-founder of The Ghost Hunters of Urban Los Angeles.  He says that La  Golondrina on Olvera Street has two ghosts.   The Edendale Grill has shadow people that spook customers by casting shadows on the walls.

I’m so excited to announce that Jonathan Gold will be a judge at the Second Annual Good Food Pie Contest, happening Labor Day Weekend in Beverly Hills.  Jonathan, of course, is the Pulitzer Prize-winning food writer for the LA Weekly.  He contributes weekly to Good Food and to Good Food on the Road.

We have a very cool new feature I want to share with you.  You can now get a text message listing the name, address and phone number of Jonathan Gold’s weekly restaurant suggestion.
Here’s how it works: Text the words “Good Food” to 69866.  You’ll then get a text message back with the name, address and phone number of this week’s restaurant.

Hear Jonathan and Evan during All Things Considered Fridays at 4:44 pm.  The full segment can be heard Saturdays during Good Food.

Not only is Jonathan Gold on KCRW every week on Good Food, you can also hear him on Fridays at 4:44 pm during All Things Considered.  Today, Jonathan reveals the hearty goodness of Thai boat noodles from Pa-Ord.  You can hear the full conversation with Evan during Saturday’s show.
Also, I want to send out congratulations to Jonathan for his recent James Beard Award.  Well deserved!