Alice Short

Deputy Column One Editor

After a three-year hiatus, Alice Short returned to the Los Angeles Times in February 2019 to work on Column One narratives and projects. During her first stint at The Times, she assisted in the birth of a daily feature section called Life & Style, was editor of the Los Angeles Times Magazine, and then served as daily Calendar editor before she ran away and joined the Metro editing staff. Short returned to features as an assistant managing editor in October 2008, overseeing travel, books, fashion, food, home and health content. She left The Times in January 2016 to work as a freelance editor and writer and eventually came to the realization that working side by side with other Times journalists is something akin to breathing — necessary and, upon occasion, life affirming.

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Travel

Scotland a foodie haven? ’Tis true. And so is this: Haggis is kind of great

Travel

Scotland a foodie haven? ’Tis true. And so is this: Haggis is kind of great

You might think that eating your way through the land of lochs and Robert Burns might yield slim pickings. You’d be wrong about that -- and the haggis.
Travel

The best way to Mansfield, Mo.

Travel

The best way to Mansfield, Mo.

THE BEST WAY TO MANSFIELD, MO.
This year, it’s almost snowing beautiful glass orbs, paper snowflakes and politically inspired ornaments

This year, it’s almost snowing beautiful glass orbs, paper snowflakes and politically inspired ornaments

Will this be the year of the “rainbow Christmas tree,” with clusters of glass balls hung in a manner that mimics the spectral colors (violet, blue, indigo, green, yellow, orange, red) that we learned about in grade school?
Superfoods for skincare: What that really means

Superfoods for skincare: What that really means

The superfood mantra is, by now, familiar to anyone who inspects labels, hovers over produce at the local farmers market or consumes the literature of the wellness community.
School’s out! 12 fun things for kids (and adults) to do this summer

School’s out! 12 fun things for kids (and adults) to do this summer

It’s summer. That means it’s time to play.
Travel

Avoiding pain and finding only pleasure in Sicily

Travel

Avoiding pain and finding only pleasure in Sicily

You could spend weeks exploring the island of Sicily and never run out of things to do.
Food

This ‘Chef’s Table’ alum likes to cook with green ants and kangaroo

Food

This ‘Chef’s Table’ alum likes to cook with green ants and kangaroo
Food

At Lawry’s The Prime Rib, not much has changed in 80 years, and that’s the point

Food

At Lawry’s The Prime Rib, not much has changed in 80 years, and that’s the point

If you step into Lawry’s The Prime Rib in Beverly Hills with the expectation of an old-school dining experience, you will not be disappointed.
Food

Rebecca Merhej is 29, chef de cuisine at Love & Salt and a next-gen culinary star. Meet her now

Food

Rebecca Merhej is 29, chef de cuisine at Love & Salt and a next-gen culinary star. Meet her now
Movies

Rediscovered memories on forgotten rolls of film: The Lost Rolls America project displays its trove

Movies

Rediscovered memories on forgotten rolls of film: The Lost Rolls America project displays its trove

Slightly faded and scratched, the image of a sailboat in Monterey Bay looks like countless vacation photos that might be boxed in the attic or sandwiched between pages of a scrapbook.