Genre-bending Japanese-French chef Akira Hirose dies at 70. At Azay, his flavors and flair will live on

Chef Akira Hirose, shown in 2008, was a forerunner of Japanese-French cuisine. (Michael Buckner / Getty Images) Akira Hirose, a chef who bridged Japanese and French cuisine for decades across some of L.A.’s most influential restaurants, has died at 70. The legacy of the former Azay and Maison Akira owner, who died Sept. 26, continues … Read more

Egg sambal “shakshuka” inspired by the nasi lemak Helen Goh ate growing up in Malaysia and the shakshuka that Yotam Ottolenghi grew up eating. (“Ottolenghi Comfort” ©2024. Photographs ©2024 by Jonathan Lovekin. )

‘It’s just not the same neighbourhood anymore’: Business owners, residents weigh in on role of safe consumption site

Amid the debate over Safeworks’ fate, those living and working near the Sheldon Chumir centre have mixed opinions surrounding the consumption site The exterior of the safe consumption site is shown at the Sheldon Chumir Centre in downtown Calgary on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024.Jim Wells/Postmedia Calgary’s only supervised consumption site is back under the spotlight, … Read more

One of L.A.’s best pizzerias expands to Chinatown, and it’s a tribute to the Dodgers

La Sorted’s pizzeria in Chinatown serves owner Tommy Brockert’s “hybrid-sourdough” pies along with custom-blend hot dogs and mortadella sandwiches. (Stephanie Breijo / Los Angeles Times) The walls are coated in memorabilia: ticket stubs, childhood photos at the baseball stadium, trading cards, the framed sheet music to Randy Newman’s “I Love L.A.” For La Sorted’s first … Read more

Salmonella outbreak at popular L.A. Oaxacan restaurant sickens 44

The dining room at Madre Oaxacan Restaurant in Santa Clarita. At least 44 cases of salmonella last month are linked to the restaurant, but the origin of the outbreak remains unclear, health officials said. (Benedicte Castillo/Madre Restaurant) Dozens of cases of salmonella linked to a popular Oaxacan restaurant in the Santa Clarita Valley in mid-September … Read more

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