Guests begin lining up for new pâtisserie Fondry, in Eagle Rock, half an hour before doors open. (Stephanie Breijo / Los Angeles Times) The line snaked down the parking lot toward the busy traffic of York Boulevard and around the corner, curving around the patio of a neighboring seafood restaurant. Guests began queuing for Fondry, … Read more
Fred Rogers on the set of his show “Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood.”Photo by Jim Judkis /Jim Judkis The year was 1995. The venue was the Moscone Convention Center in downtown San Francisco. Facing an audience of over 5,000 pediatricians was the American Academy of Pediatrics president, introducing that year’s keynote speaker. It was during a cultural … Read more
Hundreds of people in the U.S. and Canada were sickened last year in an outbreak of salmonella poisoning linked to contaminated whole and pre-cut cantaloupe. (Mary Conlon / Associated Press) Food recalls across the U.S. last year continued to rise following a drop during the pandemic, with nearly half due to undeclared allergens, according to … Read more
Brunch at Ammatoli might include Levantine favorites such as musakhan, shakshouka, a Jerusalem bagel, fattet hummus and meat manoushe. (Shelby Moore)
The exterior of Sage, left. The noodle bowl with regenerative carne asada and egg, a new dish from Sage, right. (Jill Connelly / For The Times, left; Nicholas Skinner) On Earth Day chef Mollie Engelhart took to social media with an announcement that rocked L.A.’s vegan community: Her pillar of plant-based dining, Sage Vegan Bistro, … Read more
Following the 2023 deaths of two Albertans in a grizzly attack, experts are urging Albertans to review safety tips as spring arrives In this file photo from 2014, No. 148, a young female grizzly is spotted near the Fairmont Banff Springs Golf Course in Banff National Park.Photo by Leah Hennel /Calgary Herald When the mother … Read more
Shattering meatball expectations, coastal Mexico does shrimp albóndigas right Meatballs don’t always have to be meat. Along the Mexican coast, you can find brighter variations of meatballs made with ground fish and shrimp that shatter your expectations of what albóndigas can be. In Playas de Tijuana, where the border wall delineates the westernmost borough of … Read more
Ellie You spent years dreaming up the Harucake universe, down to the color of the walls — the same soft faint yellow as butter that has been creamed for hours. The bakery walls were painted three times to get the color exactly right. You’s vision for her Koreatown bakery was so clear that she didn’t … Read more
“Flavorama” by Arielle Johnson is a deep dive into how taste and smell make up flavor. (Images courtesy of Harvest ) Lately I’ve been reconnecting to my sense of smell, thanks to “Flavorama: A Guide to Unlocking the Art and Science of Flavor” by Arielle Johnson, a food scientist who helped establish the fermentation lab … Read more
Your next new hangout: crunchy snacks, sake drinks and a buzzing scene at this Virgil Village izakaya The tinted glass entrance to Budonoki, which faces the intersection of Melrose and Virgil avenues, doesn’t so much mirror its surroundings as stare back blankly. Only blurred streaks of neon seep from inside through the blackened windows. Open … Read more