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Restaurants and food trucks can operate but L.A. County public heath officials continue to shut out vendors who prepare food at farmers markets.
Three food-service businesses in Long Beach show adaptability and determination as they open their operations during the coronavirus pandemic.
Cacao Mexicatessen chef Christy Lujan shares her restaurant’s recipe for cilantro lime rice.
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The L.A. County Department of Public Health is investigating a party at the Sassafras Saloon in Hollywood which has drawn fierce criticism.
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With coronavirus cases surging and indoor dining banned, cities are letting struggling restaurants use sidewalks, parking spaces and private lots to serve meals.
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Lucy Reyes worked at Mitla Cafe, the oldest Mexican restaurant in the Inland Empire, for 68 of its 83 years.
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This weekend we’re excited to launch a new cooking newsletter to help you keep up with all the great stuff coming from our kitchen team, led by Genevieve Ko and Ben Mims.
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Buttery, yeast-risen cake is the ideal showcase for ripe wedges of summer stone fruit.
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Marinate small heirloom grape and cherry tomatoes in a soy vinaigrette for the most flavorful bruschetta topping.
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Tomatoes and stone fruit make savory and sweet dishes delicious. Plus, ideas for heavy cream substitutions.
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This Tex-Mex restaurant is fighting for justice, one vegan taco at a time.
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The celebrated restaurant, which defined downtown dining over the last decade, will not survive the pandemic.
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In the first episode of “Off Menu,” Food columnist Lucas Kwan Peterson and Jazz Singsanong, longtime proprietor of the Thai Town restaurant Jitlada, head to LAX-C, a vast, warehouse-like grocery store that’s sometimes known by its informal nickname, Thai Costco.
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Chicken sausage, an unheralded staple of the L.A. food scene, gets its due in this latest episode of “Off Menu.” Host Lucas Kwan Peterson heads to South L.A. to sample some from two of its most well-known purveyors: Mama’s Chicken and Best Buy Meat.
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In this episode of “Off Menu,” Lucas Kwan Peterson heads to the Chinese food mecca the San Gabriel Valley, and chats with historian David Chan and Kato’s Jon Yao.
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These garlic fries and Micheladas recipes will make you feel like you’re watching games live at Dodger stadium.
Charred okra, corn and Jimmy Nardello peppers are an ode to summer in this quick weeknight dinner.
This easy kale salad with juicy peaches, salty roasted pepitas and sweet dates is perfect for outdoor dining and work-from-home lunches this summer.
Blogger Esteban Castillo’s new cookbook provides a curated greatest-hits collection of his recipes, including tacos Tuxpeños made with chile-braised pork served on fried tortillas.
These tips for grilling chicken will result in juicy bone-in dark meat with perfectly charred skin.
This vegan empanada recipe includes homemade sazon seasoning, from-scratch discos dough and a picadillo filling.
Black beans and mushrooms create a veggie burger patty as convincing as meat but made with whole ingredients.
Collard greens are traditionally braised slowly. Here, they’re sauteed quickly with leeks for a fast, easy side dish.
As COVID-19 cases rise, Californians are celebrating Fourth of July at home this weekend. These strawberry shortcake cookies are ideal for contactless-delivery-style sharing with friends.
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This vegan cilantro lime rice is the perfect accompaniment to any meal.
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The controversy over Trader Joe’s ethnic-sounding brands shows how today’s increasingly polarized society puts the whimsical grocery chain in a tough spot.
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Yeast-risen, buttery cake is the best showcase for wedges of ripe peak-season stone fruit.
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The pizza chain, founded in Beverly Hills, is trying to cut debt as it deals with the coronavirus pandemic. Restaurants nationwide have been hard hit.
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Los Angeles Times 2020 restaurant of the year award
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At full strength, Post & Beam is an essential Southern California experience, a special night out where people dress up yet feel at ease and, as they walk out the door: happy.
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It’s June, which means that we have the longest day of the year to look forward to this month.
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We have a nationwide preoccupation with heat.
