Jonathan Gold describes the menu at chef Gino Angellini’s Riva Bella as a collection of the greatest hits from Italy. The restaurant is located in the enormous former Hamburger Hamlet space on Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood. Find his recommended dishes and listen to his conversation with Evan Kleiman.

What should you be shopping for at Southern California Farmers Markets? Every Friday we help you plan your weekend shopping trip. This week our vote goes to: apricots, cherries and zucchini.

When you have a successful restaurant, inevitably there are dishes that you can’t ever take off the menu. Such is the case with the Smoked Bucatini Carbonara at Superba Snack Bar. Chef Jason Neroni cold smokes the fresh pasta over smoldering cherry wood chips. He then cooks it until just al dente and tops it with pancetta, parmesan, a perfectly poached egg and plenty …

Every Thursday on the Good Food Blog we share a recipe from our archives.

Providence chef-owner Michael Cimarusti enjoys cooking with sardines and anchovies. He first shared this recipe for Marinated Anchovies with Artichokes Braised à la Greque on May 31, 2008.

Judging from the long lines at Murray’s Farm stand, it seems as though everyone at the Santa Monica Farmers Market this week had cherry fever. Amelia Saltsman, author of the Santa Monica Farmers’ Market Cookbook, has a suggestion for using cherries in a savory application. In her Savory Cherry Almond Salad, she pairs mild chicories with pitted cherries, toasted almonds and a simple lemon and oil dressing for a quick salad …

Every week, Good Food’s Music Supervisor Gary Mecija selects a song to cook by. All of Gary’s music selections are added to Good Food’s Music to Cook By Playlist which lives on the right-hand sidebar of the Good Food Blog.

A few days ago in the middle of a conversation with Roy Choi about Spam (yes Spam) Roy made the point that Spam is one of those foods that’s very “inside” particular cultural communities. “Inside”, like when people next to you start talking in complete minutiae about a subject that you know nothing about and all of a sudden you find yourself on the outside…

Every week on the Good Food Blog we celebrate Meatless Monday by sharing a vegetarian recipe from our archives.

Cheryl Forberg is the author of Stop the Clock! Cooking: Defy Aging–Eat the Foods You Love. She first shared this recipe for Morroccan Beet Salad on May 10, 2003.

Today we’re introducing a new series on the Good Food Blog. Our Edible Garden Profiles will showcase the abundance and variety of edible gardens in Southern California. 
 
Jane Seymour is a multiple Emmy and Golden Globe winner. She is well known for her role in the 1973 James Bond film Live and Let Die and her portrayal of “Dr. Quinn” on Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman which ran for six seasons. When …

If you’ve eaten Brussels sprouts or broccoli you’ve eaten flowers. So why not eat nasturtiums too?

This week on the show, Evan talks with Miche Bacher about how to cook with lesser known edible flowers. Bacher is the owner of Mali B Sweets and the author of Cooking with Flowers.