Lisa Morehouse
Lisa Morehouse is an award-winning public radio reporter and editor focusing on food, agriculture, and the people who make both possible. She produces California Foodways, a county-by-county exploration of stories at the intersection of food, culture, history, economics, labor and the environment. The stories air on KQED’s The California Report Magazine, NPR, The World, and Good Food. An editor at KALW’s Crosscurrents, Morehouse also teaches audio production to high school and college students. Follow Lisa and California Foodways on Twitter: @cafoodways.
Recipes and Stories by Lisa Morehouse
Burrito royalty: how the Ruiz family built a frozen Mexican food empire
You may not know the Ruiz family by name, but chances are you, or your kids, have eaten their food. Contributor Lisa Morehouse of California Foodways takes us to California's Central Valley to learn how one of the country's most everyday foods is at the heart of a multi-million dollar family business.Hot sauce in my bloodstream: Mitla Cafe is a Cal-Mex community cornerstone
Mitla Cafe has been a favorite spot for Cal-Mex food lovers since it opened in San Bernardino, California, back in 1937. Through four generations of family ownership, the restaurant remains a key gathering point for civic and religious leaders to discuss the issues of the day. And it may have inadvertently inspired the beginnings of the Taco Bell. Correspondent Lisa Morehouse visited Mitla Cafe to learn more about its family roots and role in the community.Pastry Queen of Sicily and the perfection of a lifelong recipe
Contributor Lisa Morehouse travels to Italy to meet Maria Grammatico, the Pastry Queen of Sicily to find Grammatico's story is not as sweet as her treats might suggest.How a Vietnamese pop star opened a California sandwich shop
As she toured the world, Vietnamese pop star Lynda Trang Dai sought Vietnamese food in cities she visited. "In any city I would go to, I would just check in at the hotel, throw all my luggage down, and go find a Vietnamese restaurant." Five years ago, she opened Lynda Sandwich in Orange County, California.Eating Chinese food on the California-Mexico border
The California-Mexico border is an area filled with taquerias and Mexican restaurants. But if you ask people there about their most notable regional cuisine, they won’t say street tacos or mole -- they will say it’s Chinese food.Sea salt farmer captures unique merroir of Mendocino coast
Bob and Lora La Mar are farmers -- salt farmers. California reporter Lisa Morehouse gets the story behind La Mar's Mendocino Sea Salt and Seasoning Company.