(Illustration by Yiting Nan / For the Times) 1 New cookbooks crop up like superblooms in spring, when the vitality of the season propels us to get into the kitchen. In the same way that each spring feels like life anew, every book is yet another way of looking at how we cook. (It’s why … Read more
A Salvadoran cookbook from a major publisher is finally here. Why did it take so long? Food never happened in a vacuum for Karla Tatiana Vasquez. Stories always followed. Whenever her grandmother or mother cooked, Vasquez knew something special was coming. Their food unlocked memories, especially about El Salvador — the homeland they’d fled in … Read more
Want to cook vegetables better? The new Kismet cookbook shows us how Call them the vegetable whisperers. Sarah Hymanson and Sara Kramer are the two produce-obsessed chefs behind Kismet restaurant in Los Feliz, the growing chainlet of Kismet Rotisserie takeout shops (there are three across L.A. now, where the tahini roasted cauliflower is as popular … Read more
Police are shown at the scene where a person was found dead on Prestwick Terrace in Calgary on Monday, April 8, 2024. Brent Calver/PostmediaPhoto by Brent Calver/Postmedia /Brent Calver/Postmedia A man was killed on Monday in the southeast community of McKenzie Towne, Calgary police say. The incident took place in a residence on the 300-block … Read more
The flat croissant from Coin de Rue in Koreatown. (Jenn Harris / Los Angeles Times) I am a serious newspaper food columnist. I am not tempted by the next viral pastry trend. I will not spend money on something simply because it is larger or smaller than it should be, or a hybrid of two … Read more
Caldo de res or sopa de res is a staple of regional cuisines across the Americas. An Angeleno-influenced version is taking shape in my kitchen, writes Daniel Hernandez. (Daniel Hernandez/Los Angeles Times) Newsletter You are reading our Cooking newsletter Sign up to get a taste of Los Angeles — and the world — in your … Read more
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Lord Maynard Llera, of Filipino restaurant Kuya Lord, is in the running for the category of best chef: California this year. (Mariah Tauger / Los Angeles Times) In January, 18 of L.A.’s most beloved pop-ups, restaurants, bakers, rising-star talents and established names earned nods as semifinalists for the 2024 James Beard Foundation Awards. This morning, … Read more
More than 100,000 festival-goers will head to the desert for Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, including some of L.A’s most beloved chefs and restaurants. (FOODSTEEZ) 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 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. While last year’s … Read more
Palestinians carry the body of a person following an airstrike at the Al Aqsa hospital in Deir al Balah, Gaza Strip, on April 1. Reports say an apparent Israeli airstrike killed international aid workers with the World Central Kitchen charity and a Palestinian driver. (Abdel Kareem Hana / Associated Press) Multiple members of the international … Read more