Category: Home Kitchen

Last week, while entering the 110 freeway from the Hill Street on-ramp, I ate my first car cake. I did…

Call them the vegetable whisperers. Sarah Hymanson and Sara Kramer are the two produce-obsessed chefs behind Kismet restaurant in Los…

Panes con pollo, the Salvadoran version of a chicken sandwich, is a wonderful way to celebrate a party, birthday, holiday…

This is the dish that got me to call my grandmother and ask her to help me figure out the…

The line snaked down the parking lot toward the busy traffic of York Boulevard and around the corner, curving around…

My mom can be at home alone and randomly get the urge to make sopa de res. By the time…

Food recalls across the U.S. last year continued to rise following a drop during the pandemic, with nearly half due…

At the L.A. Times Food x Now Serving Booth L.A.’s world-famous cookbook store Now Serving is joining with L.A. Times…

On Earth Day chef Mollie Engelhart took to social media with an announcement that rocked L.A.’s vegan community: Her pillar…

Meanwhile, heat oil in a large stockpot over medium low. Add onion and ½ teaspoon salt; cook until softened, stirring…

Meatballs don’t always have to be meat. Along the Mexican coast, you can find brighter variations of meatballs made with…

There seem to be endless variations on hommus these days, from what gets pureed to what goes on top. I…

Yogurt, in all its forms, is an essential element of Eastern Mediterranean cuisine. Soups made of yogurt are a particular…

José Andrés spends much of his time contemplating the unifying nature of food, both in and out of the world’s…

Season the shrimp with salt and add them to the pan in one layer. Increase the heat to medium and…

Many years ago, in Jerusalem, I was given a recipe for an almond-lemon torte. I loved the tartness of the…

Sticky pecan rolls, sliced in concentric circles and toasted on a griddle with butter, were the irresistible draw to Ann…

Ellie You spent years dreaming up the Harucake universe, down to the color of the walls — the same soft…

There are a lot of reasons to want to make a bacon weave. You can lay it in the center…

The tinted glass entrance to Budonoki, which faces the intersection of Melrose and Virgil avenues, doesn’t so much mirror its…

L.A. hip-hop artist Blxst performed on Coachella’s Outdoor Stage on Saturday, in an early evening set that overlapped with Sublime.…

If it’s true that you are what you eat, then most beef-eating Americans consist of a smattering of poultry feathers,…

A food truck builder who had become a symbol of the perils of working in the mobile food industry was…

This recipe is special. And not in the way that a mother says, “Oh, ALL my children are special!” You’re…

Danbi A new restaurant from the hospitality group behind Liu’s Cafe is riffing on the classic Koreatown dining experience with…

The universal advice for all things Coachella is simple: Arrive early. All three days, I made my way to the…

No Kawhi Leonard. No Paul George. No James Harden. No way of helping or hurting their playoff status. Already locked…

The checkout lines stretched far into the aisles of the 99 Cents Only store in Beverly Grove on Monday afternoon.…

Earlier this month Josh Scherer cooked a corned beef sandwich and a few gelatin-encased shrimp in a nod to foods…

This okra gumbo puts a vegetable-forward spin on the classic Southern dish. With the addition of matzoh balls (see Matzoh…

Bring an 8- to 10-quart pot of salted water to a boil. Wet your hands with warm water and form…

When I first moved to Nice, France, I lived upstairs from the now-defunct bakery Espuno, which had been run by…

There’s a certain reverse snobbery that some travelers may feel when they first arrive in Nice. So sleek. So sunny.…

Benny Blanco is attempting to paint a picture of the many dinner parties he throws at his Los Angeles home.…

With a rainbow knitted kippah affixed to the crown of his head, Michael Twitty is paced and intentional as he…

The Dodgers are getting another City Connect outfit on June 17, and we have an idea. The team had not…

The morning after Joan Nathan’s 80th birthday party last year — a long-table Palm Springs gathering on the grounds of…

New cookbooks crop up like superblooms in spring, when the vitality of the season propels us to get into the…

Food never happened in a vacuum for Karla Tatiana Vasquez. Stories always followed. Whenever her grandmother or mother cooked, Vasquez…

A downtown Los Angeles restaurant is adding a “security charge” to diners’ bills, representing the latest in a wave of…

I am a serious newspaper food columnist. I am not tempted by the next viral pastry trend. I will not…

Imagine walking into a grocery store and seeing a single brand of each item. Identical squeeze bottles of “Ketchup.” One…

WASCO, Calif. —  The revelation that United Farm Workers would be representing workers at a Kern County company owned by the…

“I’m going to tell you how to eat it.” The woman behind the counter at Sobar, a narrow restaurant on…

Cook the beans. Add 3 tablespoons of oil to a medium pot over high heat. When the oil starts to…

In January, 18 of L.A.’s most beloved pop-ups, restaurants, bakers, rising-star talents and established names earned nods as semifinalists for…

AQABA, Jordan —  It was the middle of the night at chef José Andrés’ field headquarters on the Mediterranean island of…

Every year L.A. empties out for two back-to-back weekends when more than 100,000 festival-goers head to the low desert for…

Multiple members of the international nonprofit World Central Kitchen were killed in an apparent Israeli airstrike in Gaza on Monday…

Snails are popular Vietnamese street fare and in no place is that more apparent than on Vinh Khanh Street in…

It’s a kinda-sorta memory. About the char of a cheeseburger from my childhood. I can almost taste it. It came…

Ash reshteh, named for the square-edged, linguini-like noodle called reshteh, is one of those soups that seems to have as…

With orange carrots and kabocha squash, green zucchini and chayote, yellow baby corn, fat white shrimp and handfuls of spinach…

This soup was inspired by ceci or chickpea soup that I first ate in Rome in a busy café on…

McDonald’s. Yoshinoya. El Pollo Loco. Little Caesars. Panda Express. Taco Bell. And not a supermarket in sight. On a six-lane…

From the outside, the Source OC looks like a typical outdoor mall in Southern California with concrete and glass architecture…

(Illustration by Karan Singh / For The Times) Koreatown is a neighborhood of extremes. At any time of day, its…

NEW YORK —  Near the end of a week spent delving into Manhattan’s upwelling of modern Korean fine dining restaurants last…

If you try a soup-for-dinner diet to cut back on calories or just to simplify your life, amp up the…

Late last year, my husband and I returned from a vacation in France some pounds heavier than we wanted to…

Maíz in Mexican pastry is not an entirely new concept. Think of coricos, a northeastern cookie originating with the Cáhita…

Azizam In a small alcove along Sunset Boulevard, plates are newly piled with turmeric pilaf, braised chicken legs and pickles.…

When Daniele Uditi was 9 years old, he remembers hearing voices at 4 a.m. He was in his childhood home…

Kristen Kish was going through airport security in Dubai when the call came in that provoked the sort of clock-ticking,…

The cost to drink a milk-based Starbucks Frappuccino goes beyond the $5-plus price tag for California residents Maria Bolliger, Dawn…

Pepper-smeared strips of beef jerky fueled countless late-night study sessions in my college dorm room. I enjoyed the leathery, stringy…

A line snaked out the door all Saturday morning, with guests peering in the front windows at trays of guava…

St. Helena, Calif. —  Highway 29 winds along the floor of the Napa Valley through Yountville and St. Helena and up…

I like to make up fantastical stories for people I see at dive bars. I can entertain myself for hours,…

With apologies to Allen Ginsberg: I am seeing the best minds of our middle-school generation destroyed by Flamin’ Hot Cheetos…

If you were looking for an excuse or occasion to make pie, mathematicians have got one for you. On March…

Last week Roy Choi was looking for the telltale signs: a lot of cursing, a lot of eyes rolling back…

Neighborhood residents snapped pictures of their guava cheese pastelitos and greeted old friends inside Café Tropical in Silver Lake on…

The photos and videos began flooding in Feb. 27. In a region of Oaxaca famous for its flavorful mezcal, a…

Red ripe tomatoes, juicy pineapple and tongue-scorching peppers — the produce aisle at the grocery store is full of possibilities…

NEW YORK —  When I’m in New York, the thing I love to do more than anything is eat. Slabs of…

Ongoing Series Columnist Jenn Harris joins your favorite celebrities to explore their go-to cuisines and restaurants in Los Angeles. Jidori…

The days of Flamin’ Hot Cheetos in California schools may be numbered. A new bill aims to ban from public…

California diners are awaiting the release of Michelin’s full 2024 guide, but today the global restaurant compendium released another preview…

There’s no substitute for the low tables and frenetic energy of Thai restaurant Holy Basil, but it’s possible to re-create…

Jonathan Santana opened the sole bricks-and-mortar Dominican restaurant in the Los Angeles area last summer. He was a teenager in…

Last Friday, after having been shut for nearly six years, one of L.A.’s most scenic farmers markets reopened to so…

Two days after the food hospitality operator at a fashionable downtown hotel shuttered its restaurants and laid off its food…

On a busy section of La Cienega Boulevard at the edge of Culver City, bordering Pico-Robertson and Mid-City, Mandrake can…

SEOUL —  In February 2014, a British YouTuber known as the “Korean Englishman” uploaded a video that would change the fate…

On your next Trader Joe’s run, you can skip the steamed chicken soup dumplings. More than 61,000 pounds of the…

Sweet Lady Jane When Julie Ngu woke up to the news in December that the beloved bakery chain Sweet Lady…

Running along the trails that whipsaw through the oak forests of the Palo Alto hills, I was hit with a…

Los Angeles is home to a bevy of coffee shops, but only one is owned by Quentin Tarantino. The director’s…

“Menudo is always good. There is good menudo and there is better menudo.” This statement was from Arnold Jimenez, Coachella…

In 2018, the popular Northgate González supermarket chain announced plans to shutter its downtown Santa Ana store to make way…

Jered Standing, a popular L.A. butcher and a champion of ethical and sustainable meat sourcing, has died at 44. According…

One day when she was 12 years old, Barbara “Sky” Burrell, owner of Sky’s Gourmet Tacos on Pico Boulevard, saw…

“Sacred” wouldn’t be too strong a word to describe the stature of one-pot rice dishes among the culinary traditions of…

Turkey is considered an excellent choice for fat-watchers, provided that some caution is exercised. Registered dietitian Evelyn Tribole says it’s…

An easy, flavorful and low-fat lunch or dinner salad recipe that uses honey-roasted turkey breast: Island Turkey-Rice Salad

Holy Basil Atwater Village The fragrance of Thai chiles, fish sauce, from-scratch curry paste and wok-fried meat and seafood wafts…

Ounce for ounce, turkey compares favorably with beef and pork in terms of the amount of fat it contains, although…

There are already a few cars idling when I pull into the parking lot at Worldwide Tacos. It’s midafternoon and…

I am the last person you should talk to for romance advice. Notoriously single and allergic to commitment, I’m not…

After federal inspectors found potentially deadly bacteria in samples of its products, Modesto-based Rizo Lopez Foods Inc. recalled all of…

It’s a Sunday afternoon at the San Francisco Coffee Festival at Fort Mason, and Jay Ruskey, founder of Frinj Coffee,…

Coming this summer is a new state law that bans unadvertised service fees, surcharges and other additional costs that are…

I do not understand more than a few words in Mandarin or Cantonese, though my grandmother can read, write and…

At first glance, the scene unfolding on a leafy, half-crowded patio in West Hollywood looks like any other gastropub on…

Jonathan Whitener, a chef-partner of Los Angeles restaurants Here’s Looking at You and All Day Baby, died at his home…

No matter the culture, whatever the era, primal human wiring governs a truism: When a chef trundles a cart into…

These days, Snoop Dogg has his mind on his cereal money. The hip-hop star, whose real name is Calvin Broadus,…

PAPANTLA, Mexico —  In this Mexican city, some girls dream about a crown made of vanilla. Papantla adorns its Corpus Christi…

I’m not going to name the sandwich shop I’m referencing in this article, because I don’t believe in throwing shade…

Six days after restaurant workers at a hip downtown hotel filed cards to organize a union, the hotel’s food operator…

PAPANTLA, Mexico —  Long gone are the days when heaps of green vanilla pods were drawn into town by mules and…

Manzke and Bicyclette, a duo of restaurants from two of L.A.’s most celebrated chefs, are set to close March 2.…

Vanilla is much more than a dessert ingredient in Papantla, a city in the Mexican state of Veracruz once famous…

Working as a server at the Warner Bros. commissary in the 1960s, Antonio Gutierrez routinely waited on the tables of…

Imagine a California where you can buy a beer at your favorite bar or restaurant, take it outside and drink…

Mid East Tacos A popular pop-up from one of L.A.’s most notable Middle Eastern chef-restaurateurs returns this week as a…

TIJUANA —  The wood-paneled cart arrives at the table with an air of ceremony, pushed by a server, usually a gentleman…

FONTANA, Calif. — At meeting after meeting, activists, social justice groups and residents took their turn at the lectern in…

Imagine a convention center the size of about 10 football fields filled with endless rows of specialty food products. One…

Some of the top chefs in Los Angeles are in the running for some of the country’s most prestigious culinary…

The mezze platters at Ladyhawk in West Hollywood are an armful for staff, an eyeful for customers and the swiftest,…

Rob Gentile is just about to open West Hollywood’s “most exciting” new Italian restaurant. Construction is nearly finished. The menu…

Song-tae Kim and 17 of his friends from church chattered boisterously, some fueled by soju, with the remnants of their…

GUATEMALA CITY —  One of Debora Fadul’s earliest childhood memories is traveling in the backseat of her family’s sedan as her…

Chrissy Teigen and David Chang weren’t supposed to make “Chrissy & Dave Dine Out.” Not exactly. The pair had briefly…

Almost two months after Silver Lake coffee shop Café Tropical shut its doors, former employees who worked there say they…

There are no hamburgers at Ace Burger, a tiny restaurant on Valley Boulevard, on the same block as Pepe’s Finest…

If I had to choose one word to encapsulate the creative surge that propelled L.A.’s food culture forward last decade…

New Smorgasburg Vendors One of the region’s top food festivals and culinary incubators just returned from its annual winter break…

After dozens of reports of illnesses potentially linked to raw oysters, public health officials across Southern California are warning consumers…

Ongoing Series Columnist Jenn Harris joins your favorite celebrities to explore their go-to cuisines and restaurants in Los Angeles. Michael…

My first introduction to brunost, a brown cheese popular in Norway, was through my good friend Jo Stougaard in summer…

Last weekend, when my family was shopping at Costco, one of the free sample lines caused a shopping cart traffic…

Nicole Coronado and her family didn’t know her lifelong Rite Aid and Thrifty counter were closing until they passed through…

After 2½ years, L.A.’s most celebrated Ethiopian restaurant is ready to reopen its dining room. And Genet Agonafer, its semi-retired…

One of California’s most iconic roadside destinations closed suddenly this week, though guests hunting for a bowl of split pea…

Nearly a decade after emigrating from Mexico, Ruben Ramirez Sr. and his wife, Alicia, had opened the business that would…

People often ask me where to find the best Peking duck. It’s a question that comes up year-round, but more…

The ubiquity of the espresso martini can’t be understated. Especially within the last five years, the cocktail has become a…

In her family’s Granada Hills kitchen, Kristine Jingozian, one of the founders of Rose & Rye bakery, takes a tray…

For many, the start of the new year calls for a list of resolutions. A fresh start and newfound inspiration…

The distinct flavor of Calpico, the Japanese cultured milk drink, and fresh mandarin juice combine to fruity-citrusy, tangy effect. The…

Peer behind the bar of your favorite L.A. restaurant or watering hole these days and you’ll spy bottles of nonalcoholic…

When I was a tender adolescent, maybe 11 years old, I was at my friend Jane’s house for a sleepover.…

If you’ve spent time in major metropolitan areas that are not Los Angeles, you know, at least anecdotally, one thing…

For the past three decades, it seemed there was only one cake worth having at your graduation, birthday, bridal shower…

Before Lou knew of the Victor Heights plot, another developer evicted the residents living in the Craftsman and the single-story…

As the complete and utter trash fire that is 2023 comes to an end, I feel compelled to highlight the…

Regional Mexican mole de frutas use seasonal fruit for lighter, fragrant, vibrant sauces. This mole de guayaba that I make…

“Frickles are freaking good.” Tiffani Thiessen is sitting in the Elvis corner at Johnny Rebs’ True South in Long Beach.…

In Los Angeles, the taco has for decades served as a canvas for diverse chefs who have long called the…

Up to their elbows in suds and thick foam, families tidy up and decorate graves at cemeteries everywhere in Mexico…

When Squid Game: The Trials opens in Los Angeles this December, the immersive experience will have two lofty goals. One,…

The woman in the brightly colored shawl is beautiful. But she does not look happy. Or, at the very least,…

Uchi and Oheya A national sushi brand with a ravenous fandom just landed its first West Coast restaurant, launching in…

Long Beach —  Priscilla Serrano did everything she could to keep her child’s teeth clean and healthy. She rubbed his gums…

One of L.A.’s most iconic beachfront restaurants was slated to close last month, until a group of its own employees…

The holiday decorations at my local Target store feel like a not so subtle shove into the holiday season. I…

Jemma Hollywood A new Italian American restaurant from “Top Chef” contestant Jackson Kalb is now open in Hollywood; the chef…

What’s the ultimate gift for the food lover among your friends and family members? We sought gifts that are delicious,…

What makes a house or an apartment building or an Airstream trailer or a yurt a home for the holidays?…

Up until last week, I had no Christmas tree in my house. The ancient shoeboxes holding decorations were still in…

Antisemitic messages found painted outside Canter’s Deli in the Fairfax District early Wednesday are being investigated as a possible hate…

Here’s the L.A. Times Food guide to all of the classics for Thanksgiving. These are timeless recipes, updated appropriately. The…

The citrus trees at C&S Nursery in Baldwin Hills would normally be full of passionfruit, kumquats and other fruits this…

Every morning, Julissa Corado rises with the sun to prepare her day’s worth of goods. By noon, she and her…

L.A. can feel overwhelming. And I say this as someone who was born and raised here. There’s a vastness that’s…

Several years ago, Vahe Keushguerian, one of the pioneers of modern Armenian winemaking, had a daring idea — one that…

In 1985 my mom received a phone call from a wrong number. When she picked up she had no idea…

There aren’t a ton of truly great soup dumpling places in this country, as it’s a dish generally best left…

Pumpkin spice gets a Sichuan twist. In addition to nutmeg, cinnamon and ginger, this pumpkin pie’s filling features Chinese five-spice…

When ready to cook, heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a wide skillet over high heat. Add half the…

Dec. 19, 2023 2:51 PM PT Every year for a decade now, The Times has published its annual guide to…

These candied sweet potatoes, a mix of sliced Asian sweet potatoes and orange yams, get a buttery glaze before baking…

They covered themselves with hazmat suits, gloves and masks and put plastic bags over their boots. That’s how dangerous the…

When was the last time you were in Las Vegas? I visit about half a dozen times a year. When…

Melt the remaining 2 tablespoons butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the oil separated from the chili…

To make toasted bread cubes: Spread the cubed fresh bread out on a baking sheet and bake in a low…

Sichuan pepper is citrusy, floral and fragrant, distinct for its tingly, numbing effect. Not a peppercorn but the berry of…

Though the release of the 2024 Michelin Guide to restaurants across California is still months away, the world-famous guidebook just…

Charred red pepper and fresh strawberries make a delicious drink with an extra hit of smokiness from ancho simple syrup.…

Pineapple juice, coconut milk, guava nectar, lime juice and a dash of Tabasco come together for a refreshing tropical booze-free…

Federal labor regulators are looking to force Starbucks to reopen six Los Angeles-area Starbucks stores and 17 other locations that…

“These are likely the last tamales I will ever make,” my aunt and godmother Vicky says as she hands me…

Making chocolate is a sacred process, particularly for descendants of the ancient Mesoamerica, and for those looking to reconnect with…

Use caution when attempting to make the aptly named Red Alert nonalcoholic cocktail from Danny Trejo’s latest cookbook. The first…

Royal Lobster A restored 1940s Texaco gas station is serving plump Maine-caught lobster rolls and lobster salads in Koreatown. Royal…

By 10 a.m. on a recent sunny morning, the kitchen in Jing Gao’s Midcentury Modern house, set into a canyon-view…

Is L.A. a biscuit town? We’re quickly becoming a pizza town. It’s definitely a bagels town, too. One could successfully…

Brothers Sushi Culver City Some of L.A.’s best sushi is headed to Culver City this month. The Brothers Sushi is…

Living in L.A. does things to a person. You might get into better shape. You might get more sun, improving…

If you would like to make a recipe for Sichuan pepper oil adapted from “The Book of Sichuan Chili Crisp:…

Quite possibly the MVP of the Italian bakery, pignoli are the nutty, soft, textured cookies found in any Italian cookie…

Cuccidati are classic Sicilian cookies that are like grown-up Fig Newtons and make an appearance around Christmastime. Flaky dough is…

Thick, nostalgic and filling, this family recipe from Garibaldina member Amanda Lanza — who also is the chef-founder of the…

One of an Italian bakery’s most beloved creations, this tricolor treat stacks three layers of red, green and white (or…

Sticky and chewy with crags of crispiness, these cookies are Christmastime must-haves across Puglia and beyond. Garibaldina member Michelangela “Lina”…

The stereotype of the Italian nonna, or grandmother, attempting to feed you until you burst holds true — especially at…

Wrapped inside a fresh or dried corn husk is a soft maíz cake known intimately across the Americas as tamales.…