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The chef-founder of Fountain Grains & Greens serves grain bowls, salads and seasonal sides all inspired by local farmers markets. (Stephanie Breijo / Los Angeles Times) Newsletter You are reading our Cooking newsletter Sign up to get a taste of Los Angeles — and the world — in your own home and in your inbox … Read more

Restaurants throughout Los Angeles suffered a brutal 2024 with more than 100 notable closures tracked by the L.A. Times tally. (Bill Addison) Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. It’s Sunday. I’m your host, Andrew J. Campa. Here’s what you need to know to start your weekend: More than 100 notable L.A. restaurants … Read more

Shoppers examine bottles of wine at Psychic Wines in Los Angeles. (Francine Orr/Los Angeles Times) Alcoholic drinks are a leading cause of cancer and should carry a warning about that risk on their label, the U.S. Surgeon General said Friday. Alcohol is a factor in nearly 100,000 newly diagnosed cancers each year and roughly 20,000 … Read more

Pho dac biet, a rice noodle soup with rib-eye, brisket, tendon and tripe, served at Golden Deli. (Mariah Tauger / Los Angeles Times)

Notable L.A. restaurant closures spiked in 2024. Here’s the grim tally 2023 proved untenable for dozens of Los Angeles restaurants that shut their doors forever. 2024 was worse, with over 100 notable closures, according to an ongoing L.A. Times tally. In 2023 some of the city’s most celebrated new restaurants as well as decades-old neighborhood … Read more

How to create the ultimate cheese board. Here are 15 expert-level tips Cheese makes Lydia Clarke cry. The co-founder of DTLA Cheese Superette is cutting into a French-style goat cheese called Shabby Shoe, and tears well in her eyes as soon as she starts talking about its creamline (the extra gooey layer along the bloomy … Read more

Terrific sparkling wine is produced across the globe, especially right here in California. But it wouldn’t be a stretch to say that we are in the midst of a golden era for Champagne. A movement that began a few decades ago, when droves of small grape farmers stopped selling their precious bounty to the big … Read more

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Rasarumah serves Malaysian and broader Southeast Asian cuisine such as chicken satay with pineapple and peanut sauce. (Stephanie Breijo / Los Angeles Times) Sambals oscillate between sweet, salty, tart and funky. The rendang, rich and fatty, is made with Wagyu beef cheek. Satay, or grilled meat skewers, arrive with a blend of grated pineapple and … Read more

In 2012, Dan Person joined Schramsberg Winery, the esteemed sparkling-wine house in the Napa Valley, with the desire to learn about bubbles — not just to learn but to be part of the whole bubbles zeitgeist. “Like everyone else,” he says, “when I heard the pop of a cork, I had to turn my head … Read more