From the LA Times

Long before Rick Bayless, the Too Hot Tamales and even Diana Kennedy, there was ...

It happened suddenly.  One minute we were together, touching, my hands on his body, as close as ...

I am a Toaster Oven Top Chef. I’m by no means a professional like the wunderkinder you see on ...

People say we don’t have seasons in LA.  Oh but we do my friends, we do.  For example, now is ...

So strawberry season is upon us. These sweet treats have been zipping up I-75 from Florida for a ...

Summer is fast approaching and more and more fruits and vegetables are coming in season. One of my ...

Growing up "salad" meant a plate with iceberg lettuce, cucumber, carrot, and tomato slices, and ...

You ordered Grilled Ostrich last night? Venison medallions in cherry sauce? Roast duck breast ...

My father has a way of making everything unforgettable.  He’s loud, temperamental, incredibly ...

Amber Road Café's breakfast is worth getting up for. Lunch warrants standing on line. Dinner? ...

It’s 4 o’clock on Sunday afternoon, and like any well-adjusted twentysomething, I’m eating ...

For more than 20 years, my dad, Howard Johnson, owned a very popular restaurant on the Upper ...

Are you ready for Halloween? Do you have your costume? Do you have enough candy to hand out to the ...

From tomatoes to tiaras, Southerners are notorious for celebrating a crop with a beauty queen. ...

Little siblings of the traditional Austrian-Hungarian Linzertorte, Linzer cookies are very much a ...

Like many home cooks, I'm always looking for new recipes and cookbooks that will elevate the ...

Would you be inclined to buy a cookbook devoted to burgers, fondue or toast? I wouldn't. None of ...

I have purchased a lot of cookbooks over the years and most of them are worn out.  I have ...