This Monday, October 24th, KCRW is celebrating Meatless Monday with the Veggie Grill.  Mention KCRW at any Veggie Grill location and 50% of your bill will go to KCRW.  You can go meatless for a day and support the programing you love at the same time.  The offer is available from 5 pm to close.
To find a Veggie Grill location near your home or office click here.

Delilah Snell is a Master Preserver and the owner of The Road Less Traveled, an eco-store in Santa Ana.
I’m Delilah Snell, Evan’s canning buddy and this is my 2nd year doing the all-encompassing experience known also known as The World’s Largest Yard Sale. The “yard” sale follows Hwy 127 for 675 Miles from Hudson, Michigan to Gadsden, Alabama.  We just do a small part of it.  Aside from the browsing and buying there are ample opportunities to experience the food culture of the different states and neighborhoods.  Eating and …

Barbara Spencer of Windrose Farms brings 15 different varieties of garlic to the Santa Monica Farmers Market.  Her Kettle River variety is perfect for roasting in the oven.  There are tons of recipes online.  Barbara says the easiest thing to do is to rub it with oil and place whole (uncut) in a 400 degree oven.  When it’s done, squeeze it out of the skin and spread on bread.  Yum!  If you want a recipe, check out these options:
Food Network
Rachael Ray
 
Epicurious
White on Rice Couple
 

Every Tuesday I answer a question from a Good Food listener. You can email me a question, leave one on Facebook or add one in the comments section here. This week’s question comes from Simeon:

I just tried something that didn’t quite work. I have access to an obscene amount of mulberries, and I tried to combine them with rhubarb (which I also grow) because I thought that the bland sweet of the one and high acid of the other would balance well together as a pie filling, or maybe in a …

Eddie Lin on Shark Fin Soup by KCRW
Deep End Diner and Good Food contributor Eddie Lin was on Which Way LA? with Warren Olney last night. He was one of 3 guests talking about the proposed ban on the sale of shark fins. Eddie has eaten shark fin soup at functions, like weddings, and says it dates back to Imperial China. Other guests included Michael Sutton, Vice President of the Monterey Bay Aquarium, and California State Assemblyman Mark Eng, who opposes the ban.
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Every Tuesday I answer a question from a Good Food listener. You can email me a question, leave one on Facebook or add one in the comments section here. This week’s question comes from Nancy.  She asks what this kitchen tool is used for:

For our next Good Food Happy Hour, we’re getting healthy.  Join me next Thursday, June 9 at True Food Kitchen for a margarita and some apps… I’ll be there from 7-9 pm.
WHAT: Good Food Monthly Happy Hour
WHEN: Thursday, June 9, 7-9 pm
WHERE: True Food Kitchen,  395 Santa Monica Place, Suite 172
MENU: $8 Cucumber-Citrus Skinny Margarita (regularly $10) and $8 Herb Hummus with Tomato, Onion, Feta and Pita Bread (regularly $10).
They also have house smoked salmon, edamame dumplings, pizzas and other yummy and healthy menu items.  More about True Food Kitchen.

Tomorrow officially begins KCRW’s Summer of Pie.  For the next 3-and-a-half months, we’ll be posting about pie every single day.  Evan’s been baking like crazy lately and we’re starting get recipes in from some of our favorite chefs and writers.  A shortcut to all of our Pie-a-Day blog posts is here.  Here are some things you need to know:

The 3rd Annual Good Food Pie Contest will be held Sunday, September 18 from 2-4 pm at LACMA.  We’ll have the entry form up soon.
In honor of our location, LACMA, we’ve …

Writer Gay Talese was on To the Point today to talk with Warren Olney about the iconic eatery Elaine’s.
Gay Talese on the Closing of Elaine’s in New York by KCRW