My Favorite Room | Andrew Howard

Actor Andrew Howard, shown in his Hancock Park kitchen, uses cooking as a way to get into his characters’ heads.  (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times)

Actor Andrew Howard, shown in his Hancock Park kitchen, uses cooking as a way to get into his characters’ heads.  (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times)

Actor Andrew Howard, shown in his Hancock Park kitchen, uses cooking as a way to get into his characters’ heads.  (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times)

“The last few seconds of cooking a meal are the most important — when you season it, you squeeze the lemon on it and put some cheese on it. That’s what makes it,” says Andrew Howard.  (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times)

“Le Creuset and cast-iron skillets” are Andrew Howard’s go-to kitchenware.   (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times)

Andrew Howard is Red Scare in HBO’s “Watchmen.”   (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times)

Actor Andrew Howard, shown in his Hancock Park kitchen, uses cooking as a way to get into his characters’ heads.  (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times)

Actor Andrew Howard, shown in his Hancock Park kitchen, uses cooking as a way to get into his characters’ heads.  (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times)