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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.

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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.

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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."

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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.

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This week on Good Food:

Kelly A. Spring peels back the tin on SPAM, the divisive meat that's been crucial to American diplomacy and multiple war efforts.

Alana Kysar shifts the focus from seafood and pork to produce in her Hawaiian dishes.

Khushbu Shah weighs in on LA's bagel boom.

The Hollywood Farmers Market celebrates 35 years.

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