Category: Home Kitchen

The stereotype of the Italian nonna, or grandmother, attempting to feed you until you burst holds true — especially at…

Wrapped inside a fresh or dried corn husk is a soft maíz cake known intimately across the Americas as tamales.…

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

To make toasted bread cubes: Spread the cubed fresh bread out on a baking sheet and bake in a low…

Sichuan pepper is citrusy, floral and fragrant, distinct for its tingly, numbing effect. Not a peppercorn but the berry of…

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,…

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

By 10 a.m. on a recent sunny morning, the kitchen in Jing Gao’s Midcentury Modern house, set into a canyon-view…

Brothers Sushi Culver City Some of L.A.’s best sushi is headed to Culver City this month. The Brothers Sushi is…

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

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

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

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

Living in L.A. does things to a person. You might get into better shape. You might get more sun, improving…

If you would like to make a recipe for Sichuan pepper oil adapted from “The Book of Sichuan Chili Crisp:…

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

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

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

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

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

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…

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…

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

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.…