Today on Good Food we’ll hear how several Angelenos are breaking the fast during Ramadan.  Good Food Producer Laryl Garcia captured the scene.  Soha Yassine, is the youth coordinator at the Islamic Center of Southern California.  She started the online photo-project BreakFast at Night which highlights photos of Muslims across American breaking the fast in various ways from dinner at Denny’s to home cooked meals.  You can check out the photo project here.
Keep reading to see all of Laryl’s photos…

Last week, Deep End Diner Eddie Lin went to the first ever Mongolian Cultural Days Festival in Downtown LA.  Traditionally the nomadic people of Mongolia eat mostly meat (mutton, yak and beef) and dairy (including milk from camels and horses).   Hear about it on Good Food here.

On Saturday I attended my first produce exchange at the Venice Learning Garden.  Twelve local gardeners and cooks brought vegetables, fruits, herbs, eggs and baked goods from their gardens, chicken coops and kitchens.  Mounds of swiss chard and kale appeared as did a grocery bag full of tree-ripened peaches, a collection of beautiful dragon tongue bush beans and every herb imaginable.  Potatoes, beets, citrus, fennel and sorrel also made appearances.
Once the bounty of produce had arrived, volunteers helped to divvy up the produce and goodies into 12 equal bags.  …

At 6 am on Sunday morning a sleepy-eyed crew of chefs and eaters boarded the Monte Carlo in San Pedro Bay for an afternoon of food, drink and fishing.  The mission: to raise money for Japan relief.  Tickets were sold and chefs invited, so long as they brought enough tasty treats to fill the many hungry bellies on board.
With a cast that included some of LA’s most popular chefs, including Michael Cimarusti of Providence, Alain Giraud of the soon-to-be-open Maison Giraud, Brian Moyers of BLT Steak and Dave Dahni …

Lindy & Grundy is a butcher shop owned by Amelia Posada and Erika Nakamura.

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Last weekend Eddie Lin went to the Assyrian Food Festival at St. Mary’s Church Assyrian Church of the East.  Thank goodness he brought a microphone.  Hear all about it, this week on Good Food.

Some things we take for granted.  Take for instance eggs.  In the grocery store we find eggs with white shells and eggs with brown shells.  The Araucana chicken lays blue eggs.
But why so many colors?
It turns out that chickens lay eggs that are the same color as their earlobe. So chickens with red earlobes lay reddish-brown eggs and chickens with white earlobes lay white eggs.  Araucanas do not have blue earlobes, but they only lay blue eggs.  No matter what the color, all eggs share a similar nutritional value.

Thanks to KCRW’s Rachel Reynolds for sharing this hilarious Tumblr site featuring re-imagined movie posters.

Last weekend Evan hosted a class with master preserver Delilah Snell and friend and gardener-extraordinare Kazi.  The subject was citrus and the many ways to preserve it.
While Kazi led a tour of her garden (where she grows 27 various types of citrus) Evan made an amazing lunch.  Next Kazi led a marmalade demonstration while Delilah discussed citrus salt, limoncello and jams.  Everyone left with full bellies and plenty of inspiration for the season.  Keep reading for a look at photos from the class.
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This morning Wolfgang Puck unveiled his menu for the 83rd Annual Academy Awards Governors Ball complete with Wood Fired Oscar Shaped Flatbreads Topped with Smoked Salmon and Caviar and Gold-Dusted Valrhona Chocolate Oscars.

This is the 17th year in a row that Wolfgang Puck has been selected to create the Governor’s Ball menu which will serve 1,500 guests following the Academy Awards.  Guests will be greeted by an array of sushi and shellfish followed by California-inspired passed hors d’oeuvres such as Taro Root Tacos with Smoked Lobster, Avocado and …