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Korean home cooking, making chorizo, tequila wars, babysitting cheese, and hanging onto food traditions amid chaos.
Good Food · KCRW
December 26, 202559m 45s
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Show Notes
<p dir="ltr">A year in the life of food. </p>
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<p dir="ltr" role="presentation"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/milkshaikh/"><strong>Michael Shaikh</strong></a> tells the stories of people preserving their culinary traditions amid war and violence.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" role="presentation"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tgenoways/"><strong>Ted Genoways</strong></a> considers José Cuervo's colorful history, from eluding Pancho Villa's death threats to bringing tequila north of the Mexican border.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" role="presentation"><strong><a href="https://www.kcrw.com/shows/good-food/stories/korean-cooking-sarah-ahn-umma-cookbook">Sarah Ahn's</a></strong> viral food videos of her mom have captivated millions of viewers with their behind-the-scenes look at Korean cooking and multigenerational life.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" role="presentation"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/thechoriman/"><strong>Humberto Raygoza</strong></a> aka the Chori-Man links four generations using one chorizo recipe.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" role="presentation"><a href="https://www.kcrw.com/shows/good-food/stories/aging-cheese-affineur-olivia-haver"><strong>Olivia Haver</strong></a> loves cheese so much, she has devoted her career to babysitting it.</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Connect with Good Food host <a href="https://www.instagram.com/kcrwevan/?hl=en">Evan Kleiman</a> on <a href="https://kcrwgoodfood.substack.com/">Substack</a>.</p>