The San Francisco Origins of Green Goddess Dressing

Bay Curious

KQED

History, Society & Culture, Places & Travel

4.9 • 999 Ratings

🗓️ 18 October 2018

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

California's iconic Green Goddess Dressing may be herbal and delicious — but its name has a not-so-savory history. Reported by Sasha Khokha. Bay Curious is made by Olivia Allen-Price, Jessica Placzek, Paul Lancour, Ryan Levi and Suzie Racho. Additional support from Julia McEvoy, Ethan Lindsey, Erika Kelly, Julie Caine, David Weir, Amanda Font, Carly Severn and Katie McMurran. Holly Kernan is Vice President for News. Theme music by Pat Mesiti-Miller. Ask us a question or sign up for our newsletter at BayCurious.org. Follow Olivia Allen-Price on Twitter @oallenprice.

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0:00.0	From K-QED. I'm Olivia Allen Price. This is Bay Curious. One thing I love about living here is the food. The
0:10.3	Bay Area is the birthplace of so many iconic dishes and drinks, some of which we've talked about on this show before.
0:17.0	Sourdough bread, It's at Ice Cream Sandwiches, and my personal favorite Irish coffee.
0:23.5	Many were consumed in the making of that episode.
0:26.0	But to be honest, that's only scratching the surface on the topic.
0:30.0	One of our listeners wants to know more. My name is Brent Silver, and I live in San Francisco.
0:37.0	Like a lot of people who live in the city I enjoy food.
0:42.0	I guess I'm a basic foodie.
0:44.0	Brent's lived here for 15 years and has heard people claim all sorts of different foods are from here.
0:50.0	I was curious to know which foods originated in San Francisco.
0:53.8	This is one question with many answers.
0:57.1	So we're starting a new series called Golden State Plate to learn the true stories behind
1:02.4	our iconic foods.
1:04.1	We're doing it in partnership with our friends at the California Report magazine.
1:09.3	Now Brent didn't come asking this would put on salad or chicken or meats or different kinds.
1:24.0	What is Green Goddess salad dressing
1:25.8	and is it from San Francisco?
1:27.9	Today we serve up chapter one of Golden State Plate,
1:31.2	the origin of green goddess dressing.
1:34.0	Support for Bay Curius is brought to you by Sierra Nevada Brewing Company,
1:41.0	still family-owned, operated, and argued over.
1:45.0	Explore their brews wherever fine beverages are sold and taste how trailblazing runs in the family.
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