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Many years ago in Jerusalem I was given a recipe for an almond and lemon cake. I loved the tartness of the lemon, but wanted it even more lemony. I remembered my love for lemon curd, which started when I went from bakery to bakery in Paris and tried every single lemon curd tart. For…

New cookbooks spring up like magnificent blossoms in spring, when the vitality of the season compels us to get into the kitchen. Just as each spring feels like a new life, each book is a different take on the way we cook. (That's why we keep adding books to all of our overflowing collections, right?)…

Panes con pollo, the Salvadoran version of a chicken sandwich, is a wonderful way to celebrate a party, birthday, holiday, or just a regular family barbecue. The type of bread used should be taken into account. Some people say that pan francés and Mexican bolillo are the same and interchangeable; I certainly say that for…

My mother can be home alone and randomly feel the urge to make koca de res. By the time it's done, without her saying a word to anyone, the whole extended family will have somehow heard about what she's cooking and will come to her house to enjoy the warmth, laughter and discussions. Sopa de…

I'm a serious newspaper food columnist. I'm not tempted by the next viral pastry trend. I don't spend money on something just because it's bigger or smaller than it should be, or because it's a mix of two things I like. Me too: I sat in traffic for an hour to drive to a bakery…

With orange carrots and kabocha squash, green zucchini and chayote, yellow baby corn, fat white shrimp, and a handful of spinach and lemon basil, this is a striking, colorful leafy soup. It is so nutritious that it is sometimes recommended for nursing mothers in Thailand. You can find flavor packs for the soup at Thai…

“I’ll tell you how to eat it.” The woman behind the counter at Sobar, a cramped restaurant on the crowded corner of Washington Boulevard and Centinela Avenue in Culver City, means business. My bamboo strainer for soba noodles comes with verbal instructions. “First try the noodle plain.” She imitates how she picks up the noodles…

January's 18 of LA's most popular pop-ups, restaurants, bakers, emerging talent and established names earned nodes as semi-finalists for the 2024 James Beard Foundation Awards. Only two were selected as finalist candidates this morning. The annual awards recognize numerous facets of the hospitality industry – including beverage programs, outstanding restaurateurs, leadership, new restaurants, emerging talent…

International aid group World Central Kitchen confirmed that seven of its members were killed in an apparent Israeli airstrike in Gaza on Monday as they tried to feed thousands of starving people, according to chef José Andrés, the group's founder. WCK said it would cease operations in Gaza. According to a statement from the nonprofit…

AQABA, Jordan — It was the middle of the night at chef José Andrés' headquarters on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus when the news arrived. The initial details were frightening enough, but very quickly they turned into a complete disaster. Seven employees of World Central Kitchen, the humanitarian aid group founded by Andrés that is…