Claudette Zepeda cooks the food of the borderlands

This week on Good Food: Forget the rest, Ella Quittner is obsessed with finding the best versions of classic recipes. Khushbu Shah heads to Hollywood to review Padi, a new Indonesian restaurant. Connect with Good Food host Evan Kleiman on Substack.

This week on Good Food: Noah Galuten commands the grill on Father's Day and through the rest of barbecue season. Partners in business and life, Claire Wadsworth and Nikki Hill opened the oasis La Copine in the Mojave desert. Connect with Good Food host Evan Kleiman on Substack.

This week on Good Food: Kenji Suzuki shares how Suehiro, a longtime Japanese restaurant in Little Tokyo, has survived changing tastes, changing times, and a changing neighborhood. The weekly market report with Keith Corbin of Alta.  Connect with Good Food host Evan Kleiman on Substack.  

This week on Good Food: Andre Fowles brings Jamaican dishes from the streets of Kingston to the home kitchen. Top Chef alum Nelson German brings a chef’s eye and his Dominican heritage to his cocktails. Connect with Good Food host Evan Kleiman on Substack.

On this episode of Good Food: Omer Al Tijani paints a picture of Sudanese cuisine outside the country's historical associations with war, famine, and poverty. At farmers markets, John Tenerelli is bringing apricots and Nicole Rucker is using them in delicious desserts.  Connect with Good Food host Evan Kleiman on Substack.

This week on Good Food: Growing up between San Diego and Mexico, Claudette Zepeda's food story wasn't divided between cultures. It was born from their overlap. Connect with Good Food host Evan Kleiman on Substack.

This week on Good Food: Julia Child Foundation fellow Janek Schaller demystifies composting in LA, as he follows the green bins to the processing facility and back to the farm. Jeff Chu meditates on life's biggest questions while tilling the soil. In the award-winning documentary Finding Edna Lewis, Deb Freeman traces the life of the famed Southern chef who wrote The Taste of Country Cooking. Chef Andrew Ponce uses cactus from Cabral Farms in creative ways. Connect with Good Food host Evan Kleiman on Substack.  

This week on Good Food: Domenica Marchetti bakes the regional cookies of Italy.  Giulia Scarpaleggia moves beyond pasta as she cooks vegetables the Italian way.  Mariana Velásquez assembles a deconstructed pie bar worthy of a long weekend.  At farmers markets, an unusually warm spring means melons in May. Connect with Good Food host Evan Kleiman on Substack.  

This week on Good Food: Tortilla Española, gambas al ajillo, and Basque cheesecake — José Andrés looks to classic recipes in his new cookbook, Spain My Way.  For more than 40 years, Simply Wholesome, a Black-owned health food store and cafe, has been selling everything from ayurvedic supplements to Jamaican patties. Founder Percell Keeling and his daughters, Ayanna and Mia, join us for "In The Weeds." Connect with Good Food host Evan Kleiman on Substack.

This week on Good Food: Ham El-Waylly, who began his career at Michelin-starred restaurants, rethinks home cooked meals with all their comfort and nostalgia. When his mother died suddenly in 2023, comedian Gus Constantellis revisited her recipes while grieving her loss. Long before the sun is up, Roxana Jullapat flips on the lights at Friends & Family, where the baked goods glow with the colors and textures of whole grains. Farmers market favorite Peads & Barnetts opens a store in West LA. Connect with Good Food host Evan Kleiman on Substack.