Do you love or hate brunch?
The meal with a slice of cantaloupe at the end. Plus, breakfast burritos, Issa Rae’s new pizzeria, remembering the Napa Valley icon at the middle…
Altadena is slowly … very slowly … reopening after fire
Altadena’s slow reawakening. Plus, mole 3,675 days old and counting, L.A.’s hardest reservation, Festival of Books cooks and lots of restaurant openings. I’m Laurie Ochoa,…
Laurie Woolever’s the woman left standing after the fall of two bad boy chefs
On page 167, about halfway through Laurie Woolever’s memoir “Care and Feeding,” she’s describing the hours after her son Eli was born. A nurse helps…
Singapore to hold election on May 3 in first electoral test for PM Wong | Politics News
Prime Minister Lawrence Wong says city-state is at a ‘critical juncture’ amid global uncertainties.Singapore will hold general elections on May 3, authorities in the city-state…
Australia A v England A: Issy Wong takes 4-57 on day one in Sydney
Eva Gray, Georgia Davis and Capsey ended the day with one wicket apiece as Grace Scrivens' side diligently stuck to their task.Wong's display will be…
A moment of culinary escape in Spain before the tariffs struck
What a tripe meatball reveals. Plus, a restaurant for those bored with crudo on every menu, West Hollywood restaurant closures, Genghis Cohen’s last days on…
Early spring is an ideal time to visit Tomales Bay in West Marin
A friendly debate about grilled oysters had broken out among customers waiting in line to order at the Marshall Store, one of the handful of…
Food icons Alice Waters and Jeremiah Tower make peace
Champagne helps mend old wounds between food icons, L.A.’s own Willy Wonka, Andrea Crawford’s Fillmore bakery, the essential restaurant workers you rarely notice, a redo…
Lone-chef restaurants and why we love them
The joy of solo-chef restaurants. Plus, a burger diner that honors Nipsey Hussle’s legacy, three new food guides to bagels, pickles and halal restaurants. Also,…
Would you like your martini shaken, stirred … or thrown?
I had never heard of a thrown martini until last July, when Brian Prugalidad suggested it as an alternative to the dry martini I was…
Is this the best duck in Thai Town?
Duck in Thai Town, boozy raw-milk lattes in the Inland Empire, goat tacos worth a detour, a new pop-up bakery in Torrance, immersive entertainment dining,…
From Hong Kong to L.A., claypot rice’s snap, crackle and pop
The beauty of claypot rice, the comfort of chicken pot pie, Panda Inn’s orange chicken redo, a Grocery Goblin’s art discoveries, pie from a cake…
House of Mandi brings the flavors of Yemeni cuisine to Westwood
Walking through the glass doors of House of Mandi in Westwood, my eyes went straight to the fabric patterns I remembered from the restaurant’s original…
Guacamole controversies and ‘peagate’s’ 10-year anniversary
Remembering “peagate” and other guacamole controversies. Also, Bill Addison’s new favorite soup dumplings, Super Bowl chili and wings, cheese for lovers, and the supermarket treats…
Remembering Pableaux Johnson, New Orleans’ maestro of the Red Beans Road Show
Search “Pableaux Johnson red beans” online and you’ll find several recipes for his version of the New Orleans staple, each a little different.All of them…
Issy Wong: England mishandled fast bowler, says Mark Robinson
World Cup-winning coach Mark Robinson believes England need to learn from the poor management of young fast bowler Issy Wong. Wong made her debut in…
David Lynch, Bob’s Big Boy and L.A.’s disappearing coffee shops
Milkshakes and tuna melts, plus notes from the recovery, chef’s wish lists, SoCal’s James Beard nominations and Lunar New Year eating. I’m Laurie Ochoa, general…
Creativity and $400 menus amid record restaurant closures
L.A. is fully in the era of the $400 tasting menu. Plus, a golden era for Champagne, a good bowl of pho, Feast of the…
The favorite stories written by the Food team in 2024
Plenty of nicknames knock around the Internet to describe the blurry stretch of time between Christmas (Chrismukkah this year!) and New Year’s Day. “Feral Week”…
A taste of 1789 Japan
A meal out of history, babka love, Christmas Caesar, Kismet’s cheesy pickle-and-greens dip, ranking the best and worst chicken tenders, a Somni sneak peek, why…