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Bars are closed during coronavirus restrictions, but you can make cocktails at home using basic kitchen gear to mix drinks. Read on for our tips.
L.A. restaurants are hurting. Here are five simple things you can do to help.
Coronavirus relief efforts are leaving some delivery workers unprotected, they say.
L.A. City Council passes ordinance requiring businesses with more than 500 workers to pay sick leave amid shutdown.
The best peanut butter and jelly sandwich recipe is for these cookies. Kids will love making the easy five-ingredient dough and assembling the sandwiches by themselves.
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El Tepeyac, Boyle Height’s famous old-school Mexican restaurant, is offering takeout family specials during the coronavirus shutdown.
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The iconic loaf and the French daily ritual of buying it have become loaded with moral, civic and public health considerations that could never have been imagined.
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Create your own smashburgers at home to get that beginning-of-the-weekend feeling at home.
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Stroganoff sauce, made with dried porcini stock, bolsters deeply roasted mushrooms for a centerpiece-style main dish.
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A spicy-sweet topping of peanuts, scallions and ginger adds crunch to a simple dish of lightly-charred, stir-fried eggplant.
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Overwhelmed by news about the coronavirus outbreak? Check out our explainer for the latest updates and ways you can prevent the spread of the virus.
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Here’s how to file for unemployment benefits if you’ve lost work because of the coronavirus outbreak. Read this explainer for eligibility requirements and how the program works.
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Hollywood workers have been hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. In response, a number of industry unions, organizations and businesses have stepped up to offer emergency assistance.
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During coronavirus, this basic cooking technique of how to roast vegetables will provide the basis for easy meals made from long-lasting ingredients.
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Playing off the Dalgona coffee trend on social media, here the fluff blankets ladyfingers for a shortcut version of tiramisu.
Onions, garlic and some seasonings are all you need to transform canned tomatoes into a hearty marinara sauce for pasta.
Try these baking recipes that don’t call for all-purpose flour or yeast, both of which are hard to find right now.
This tutorial will give you the best oatmeal recipe for a comforting breakfast routine.
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During the coronavirus quarantine, these easy dishes and simple recipes are best for using thawed frozen meat.
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An Old Fashioned cocktail is simple to make, and this is the easiest recipe of all.
Baked pastas, casseroles and even stuffing make great one-pot dishes that freeze well so you can fix them this weekend and make dinner even easier in the weeks to come.
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The best peanut butter and jelly sandwich comes in this cookie form. The easy dough requires only five ingredients and is fun for kids to bake.
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Dalgona coffee fluff does double duty here by coating ladyfingers for a shortcut dessert version of classic tiramisu.
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An illustrated check-in with ourselves and our food during a pandemic.
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“Feed the Frontline” supplies medical workers with healthy, free meals from restaurants during the COVID-19 crisis
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The coronavirus outbreak has closed malls and most stores. Disputes are brewing over rent. Retail may look quite different in the future, experts say.
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One man’s opinion on the best (and worst) instant ramens.
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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.
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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.More Coverage
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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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