<p>Plus: A powerful pie documentary, Puerto Rican party food, a loverly chocolate tart, the best Mexican restaurants, and hydroponic tomatoes at the farmers market.</p> <ul> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation"><a href="https://www.kcrw.com/shows/good-food/stories/will-ferrell-to-judge-kcrws-2026-piefest-and-contest">KCRW's PieFest &amp; Contest is back</a>! We talk to Iowan <a href="https://www.instagram.com/theworldneedsmorepie/"><strong>Beth Howard</strong></a> about her documentary <em><a href="https://theworldneedsmorepie.com/pieowa/">Pieowa</a></em>, which brings together church ladies, state fair contestants, farm wives, and historians to explore the power of a flaky crust.</li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/chefmiacastro/?hl=en"><strong>Mia Castro</strong></a> transports herself to Puerto Rico with inspired dishes for Sunday's Super Bowl halftime show featuring Bad Bunny.</li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">Psychotherapist and Ottolenghi Test Kitchen recipe developer&nbsp;<a href="http://helen_goh_bakes"><strong>Helen Goh</strong></a> incorporates baking into a meaningful life.</li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">L.A. Taco's&nbsp;<strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/el_tragon_de_los_angeles/?hl=en">Memo Torres</a></strong> finds time to help compile the city's best Mexican restaurants.</li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">At her Highland Park gastropub, chef&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/realchefdeblee/?hl=en"><strong>Debbie Lee</strong></a> incorporates farmers market produce into creative bar snacks.</li> </ul> <p dir="ltr">Connect with Good Food host <a href="https://www.instagram.com/kcrwevan/?hl=en">Evan Kleiman</a> on <a href="https://kcrwgoodfood.substack.com/">Substack</a>.</p>