Category: Home Kitchen

Crisp and light as air or chewy and sturdy, the consistency of the iconic pizzella depends on preference and pizzelle…

People are always asking me how I find the restaurants for this column. The answer is a combination of driving…

In his experience as a restaurant worker, Jhobani Hernandez said it isn’t out of the ordinary to see perhaps a…

In front of Café Tropical on Thursday, as the sun was setting and staff were saying goodbye one last time,…

Do you like cod, shrimp, salmon, crab or pollock (also known as fish sticks)? Of course you do. Do you…

Restaurant workers wiped tables and prepped menus at L.A. Live on Friday morning, readying for the typical weekend rush of…

The Abbey and the Chapel, longtime landmarks of West Hollywood’s gay nightlife scene, have been sold to a new owner,…

I’m standing in front of a Din Tai Fung located inside a shopping mall in Taipei watching a team of…

It is a date that should be known by lovers of messy and meaty cheeseburgers everywhere, and especially in Los…

For nearly 50 years, Café Tropical has served as a gathering place for morning cafecitos, afternoon lunch meetings and endless…

L.A. Times Food chooses the standout cookbooks of the year, from the best resources for baking, vegetarian cooking and pasta…

Anthony Bourdain didn’t mince words when it came to Henry Kissinger. “Henry Kissinger walks into a bar. Would it displease…

Certain pockets of downtown Los Angeles feel like a real, contained, thriving city. They are single city blocks dense with…

Café Telegrama and Ètra With fresh pastries, brown-butter pancakes and cheffy sandwiches and salads, sunny community-minded Café Telegrama is now…

Café Tropical, which has been a staple in the Silver Lake community and served traditional Cuban cafecitos and pasteles for…

After two years, Michelin Guide recognition and a glowing review from the Los Angeles Times, modern Korean restaurant Kinn is…

For these sweet, crunchy fritters, apple rings are lightly coated with a creamy batter, then fried until crisp and golden…

One of my favorite early memories of Rome is of a food and wine festival thrown by the kosher catering…

From crisp and velvety fried artichokes to honey-soaked matzo fritters studded with pine nuts and raisins, the Jews of Rome…

Nesrin had been pounding garlic all morning, but the pestle’s blunt thwack grew louder when she started talking about Syria.…

If you’re one of the millions around the world who experience headaches from drinking even a few sips of red…

Cognitive dissonance, SoCal style: The calendar says it’s November, but the sky swears it’s April, maybe even July. It’s Thanksgiving.…

Last November, one of L.A.’s most eagerly anticipated pizzerias opened its doors on a prime patch of West Hollywood real…