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Barbara Treves' Winning Apple Pie Recipe

2009-11-15T16:10:37Z

Forever Favourite Apple Pie Crust 1-1/2 cup organic whole wheat pastry flour 1 cup unbleached, organic all purpose flour 2 tsp salt 1 Tablespoon vanilla powder 1 vanilla bean, split, seeds scraped 3 T sugar 1-1/4 cup sweet butter, unsalted (fre...

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Announcing... The Pie Contest Winners!

2009-11-15T02:31:25Z

Photos coming soon. Here are the winners of KCRW's First Annual Good Food Pie Contest, held today at Westfield Topanga: Best in Show 1st - #109 - Barbara Treves' Apple Pie Fruit & Nut 1st - #109 - Barbara Treves' Apple Pie 2nd - #115 - Jeff Win...

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Getting You in the Mood

2009-11-12T21:58:50Z

The ribbons have arrived and we're getting ready to bring them to Westfield Topanga for the pie contest. Come on up to eat some pie. See you there!

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Taking Punch to New Heights

2009-11-12T18:14:33Z

A few weeks ago we reported on Bompas & Parr's Architectural Punchbowl. They are the Brits who are known for doing things on a grand scale (remember the Breathable Cocktail?). Well, like any good food event, there is a contest involved. People ...

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Eat-a-Pie-a-Day: Cherry Pie

2009-11-12T14:35:15Z

Veronique sent this picture of her cherry pie: I recently entered my apple pie in the Malibu Pie Festival and, thanks to the delicious See Canyon apples that go into the pie each year, won another ribbon. And though I also baked a cherry pie to e...

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Top Chef Casting Call

2009-11-11T23:02:42Z

The Good Food Pie Contest might just be the beginning of your competitive culinary streak. If you dream of being on Top Chef, you will have an opportunity to strut your stuff in front of their casting team this Sunday, November 15. Here are the ...

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Video of the Day: How to Open a Bottle of Wine without a Corkscrew

2009-11-11T18:28:53Z

You've got to love the French. They'll do anything to get their wine... Here a drunk guy on the street uses his shoe to open a wine bottle.

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Talking Turkey

2009-11-10T20:29:12Z

Check out this great piece by Peter Davies and Mark Scherzer about turkeys - from their history to a hilarious account of eating turkey in Turkey...

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Best Cookbook of the Year?

2009-11-10T20:21:50Z

Food52.com launched a tournament (think college basketball style brackets) to decide who had the best cookbook of the year. The final round came down to The Canal House and Seven Fires. Nora Ephron was the judge and she picked...Seven Fires. ...

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John Pleshette's Chicken with Chanterelles

2009-11-09T16:54:58Z

I love John Pleshette's recipes. He's the actor and foodie who shares delicious season recipes with friends and family. We're so lucky to be in his inner circle: Chicken with Chanterelles Serves 4 3 to 4 lb chicken cut into 8 pieces...

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