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Tel Aviv
8:01
Walk the streets of Tel Aviv; step into to Kobi’s Hummus Bar, which encourages Arabs and Jews to share a meal together; and visit a olive farm hosting a Jewish Kibbutz meal open to Jewish, Arab and Christian communities.
West Bank
8:18
Visit Sholi Olive Grove in Palestine to meet Rabbis for Human Rights and Shiloh to talk with a member of the Benjamin Regional Council.
Coast Guard. Still from Meals Ready to Eat
KCET visits a cafeteria, a firehouse kitchen and a school for the Coast Guard’s culinary specialists to learn what it’s like to cook in unique settings.
Coast Guard
6:26
Meet Coast Guard cook, Arianna Gunn, whose work is crucial to the team’s morale and welfare. Host August Dannehl teases out Gunn’s secret to preparing good food and helps her on deck as she grills gourmet burgers for the crew.
Vietnamese spring rolls at the Kickstand Cafe in Arlington, MA on Jul. 20, 2015. | Photo by Lane Turner/The Boston Globe via Getty Images
We asked Chef Diep Tran of Good Girl Dinette to give us a rundown of Vietnamese dishes we should try aside from the usual pho and banh mi.
Pork bahn mi | T.Tseng/Flickr
Here are five dishes that arrived because of military influences and the story behind them.
SPAM | omgponies2/Flickr
In a globalized world, we owe our diversity of foods from these colonial and military patterns. Military — for better or for worse — is a culture that affects the countries that it is present in, often long after it leaves.
Pho | Pho Hoa
There are many thriving Vietnamese communities in the United States which are also flourishing as culinary destinations.
Wall to the left as you enter. Daichan’s walls are full of decorations old and new, gifted, purchased and handmade.  Yoshi claims to know the backstory and location of every single piece. | Mariko Lochridge
Twenty-two years ago, Studio City's Daichan served up L.A.'s first poke bowl. Today, it continues to introduce customers to Japanese soul food.
4th and Olive | Darren Asay
Today, a growing number of military veterans are pursuing culinary careers. The culinary field is very natural for military transitioners and veterans due to the built-in structure and drive for excellence.
press image of will marquardt
We asked Marquardt to give us an insider’s look into the demands of a chef de cuisine at one of the country’s best restaurants. Here’s a day in his life.
Oasis Camel | Sandi Hemmerlein
From hiking to turkey races, here are five Thanksgiving weekend adventures.
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