‘SalviSoul’ chef Karla Tatiana Vasquez shares favorite L.A. businesses
Chef Karla Tatiana Vasquez has made a career out of highlighting the complexities of Central American cooking.“It’s a fusion cuisine because we have influences that…
Marcus J. Moore, De La Soul and unauthorized biographies
Hello, fellow readers. Welcome to the L.A. Times Book Club newsletter. Newsletter You’re reading Book Club An exclusive look at what we’re reading, book club…
Sunday Funday in Los Angeles with chef and cook book author Molly Baz
Molly Baz ended up in Los Angeles by chance. In March 2020, she was vacationing in L.A. with her family when government officials issued a…
Youngmi Mayer wants you to laugh while crying over her memoir
Welcome to the L.A. Times Book Club newsletter.Hello, fellow readers. I’m culture critic and fervent bookworm Chris Vognar. This week we speak with comedian and…
How Taylor Swift reinvented pop music
Welcome to the L.A. Times Book Club newsletter.Hello, fellow readers. I’m culture critic and fervent bookworm Chris Vognar. This week we speak with Rolling Stone…
Hanif Abdurraqib’s new book shows basketball can be poetry
Welcome to the L.A. Times Book Club newsletter.Hello, fellow readers. I’m culture critic, fervent bookworm and hoops head Chris Vognar.This week we speak with poet…
Top chef trained by Gordon Ramsay closes down his Michelin-starred restaurant after 17 YEARS
A GORDON Ramsay trained chef has closed his top Michelin Star restaurant in Birmingham.The Cornwall Street restaurant closed its doors for the final time on…
How a new book honors Emmett Till
Welcome to the L.A. Times Book Club newsletter.Hello, fellow readers. I’m culture critic and fervent bookworm Chris Vognar.This week I spoke with Wright Thompson, a…
‘Chicago Med’ boss on how medical TV has changed since ‘ER’
Welcome to Screen Gab, the newsletter for everyone who never tires of a good, solid medical procedural. Diagnosing and treating (sometimes gnarly) ailments has always…