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Evan Kleiman is a chef, author, radio host and restaurant owner. She has been the radio host of Good Food on KCRW since 1997. [1] In 2012, her radio show received the Best Audio Series award from the IACP. [2] In 2017, Kleiman was inducted into the James Beard Who's Who of Food and Beverage in America. [3] Kleiman grew up in Los Angeles and earned a bachelor's degree and MA at UCLA. She opened Angeli Caffe in 1984. [4] Angeli Caffe, which served Italian food, closed after 28 years. [5] Kleiman is the author of eight books [6] on Italian food as well as one app, "Easy as Pie." [7] Kleiman also moderated Food, Inc. , an award-winning documentary, [8] has taught college classes on the topic of food sustainability, [9] gives culinary tours in Italy, and was the founder of L.A.’s chapter of Slow Food. [10]

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  2. ↑ Scattergood, Amy (April 3, 2012). "2012 IACP Award Winners Announced". L.A. Weekly. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  3. ↑ "The 2017 James Beard Award Winners". jamesbeard.org. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Evan Kleiman: Recipe for Reinvention". UCLA. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  5. ↑ Hallock, Betty (January 5, 2012). "Evan Kleiman closing Angeli Caffe on Jan. 13". Los Angeles Times. ISSN   0458-3035 . Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Evan Kleiman". Amazon.com. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  7. ↑ Virbila, S. Irene (December 15, 2012). "Upgrade your cooking skills? There's an app for that". Los Angeles Times. ISSN   0458-3035 . Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Food, Inc". Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. September 4, 2018. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  9. ↑ Wolf, Jessica. "Renowned L.A. foodie flavors her UCLA class with moral questions about food". UCLA Newsroom. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  10. ↑ MacVean, Mary. "Evan Kleiman, mover and stirrer on the L.A. food scene". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
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