ng 'Poilâne,' Apollonia Poilâne's first cookbook in English, is a quarantine baker's perfect bread handbook By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 08:00:56 -0400 French baker Apollonia Poilâne's latest cookbook, "Poilâne," teaches techniques and gives recipes for what to do with all that bread. Full Article
ng Sqirl's famous scone recipe is now yours for the baking By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 14:00:47 -0400 The superlative scones at Sqirl restaurant are a master class in balancing extravagance and simplicity. Full Article
ng Do try this at home: easy three-ingredient chocolate soufflés By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 14:18:40 -0400 This coronavirus quarantine dessert recipe is surprisingly simple. The easiest chocolate souffle recipe has only three ingredients and is ready in less than 30 minutes. Full Article
ng Easy desserts to make during quarantine By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 14:51:25 -0400 These simple sweets hit the spot every time. Full Article
ng California to provide more food benefits for schoolchildren during the coronavirus crisis By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 17:34:57 -0400 Newsom says low-income families will receive $365 per child to buy food to make up for the loss of free and reduced-priced lunches provided by schools. Full Article
ng Tasting-menu gem Auburn closes for good, the latest restaurant casualty of the coronavirus shutdown By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 12:33:05 -0400 Chef Eric Bost's Melrose Avenue restaurant opened just 13 months ago. Full Article
ng Sign up for our Cooking newsletter By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 14:21:50 -0400 Cooking editor Genevieve Ko and cooking columnist Ben Mims are here to help. Full Article
ng Breakfast Berry Summer Pudding By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 17:49:57 -0400 Leftover berries, sugar and a few slices of old-fashioned white sandwich bread turn classic summer pudding into a warm-weather breakfast treat. Full Article
ng Is L.A. becoming a tlayuda desert? How COVID-19 is causing a shortage of Oaxacan ingredients By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 1 May 2020 06:00:58 -0400 The COVID-19 shutdown is affecting the flow of essential Oaxacan ingredients to L.A. Full Article
ng New project High Road Kitchens helps restaurants provide food on a sliding scale By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 1 May 2020 14:08:54 -0400 High Road Kitchens funds restaurants to provide low-cost food and re-employ staff. Full Article
ng The most refreshing cocktail? A classic gin and tonic with an extra twist By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 1 May 2020 18:13:52 -0400 This gin and tonic recipe follows the classic formula but uses an extra-long lemon twist for more citrus freshness. Full Article
ng Where to order Mother's Day takeout in Los Angeles and Orange County By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 4 May 2020 11:30:06 -0400 Restaurants offering Mother's Day specials (including brunch and tea) in Los Angeles and Orange County. Full Article
ng What's available from L.A.-area farmers and beyond during the shutdown, and how to get it By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 4 May 2020 13:35:24 -0400 A list of currently available produce from local farmers. Full Article
ng Rotting food. Hungry masses. Chaotic supply chains. Coronavirus upends the U.S. food system By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 5 May 2020 08:00:11 -0400 During the coronavirus crisis, food producers, distributors and retailers in California, producer of much of the U.S. food supply, scramble to adapt. Full Article
ng The official Ben & Jerry's ice cream power rankings By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 5 May 2020 10:00:21 -0400 One opinion on the best (and worst) Ben & Jerry's flavors Full Article
ng All hail the old-school way of making Caesar salad By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 5 May 2020 17:28:59 -0400 This classic Caesar salad recipe includes whole romaine leaves, homemade croutons and a coddled egg, but with an option to use mayonnaise instead. Full Article
ng Surviving the Shutdown: San Pedro Fish Market has sold over 15,000 shrimp trays since stay-at-home started By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 6 May 2020 19:50:50 -0400 San Pedro's historic waterfront market is offering discounted shrimp trays to draw in customers Full Article
ng How Newton Nguyen is inspiring a young generation of home chefs By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 13:00:33 -0400 Newton Nguyen (aka @milktpapi) talks Spam musubi, overnight virality and Los Angeles cuisine. Full Article
ng Column: As an L.A. newcomer, I adored Souplantation. I'm grieving its closing By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 22:57:45 -0400 Los Angeles magazine called it 'aggressively mediocre,' but its simple food and family-style seating reminded me of my Queens childhood. Full Article
ng Cook with us! Introducing our new home for recipes and cooking newsletter By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 08:00:31 -0400 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. Full Article
ng I can make that: The excellent rice pudding at Pasjoli By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 11:00:11 -0400 Jenn attempts to make the rice pudding from Pasjoli in Santa Monica. Full Article
ng Pasjoli-Inspired Rice Pudding By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 12:14:04 -0400 How to make an excellent rice pudding inspired by Dave Beran's version at Pasjoli in Santa Monica Full Article
ng A crumb cake that's worth digging into By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 18:59:40 -0400 Brown butter warms up a generous amount of ground cinnamon for the crunchy topping in this spin on a classic crumb cake. Full Article
ng A co-working whodunit clips corporate feminism's Wing By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 27 Mar 2020 10:00:27 -0400 Andrea Bartz's novel, "The Herd," is a mystery wrapped around a parody of The Wing Full Article
ng Column: 'Blue Highways' author William Least Heat-Moon on the art of traveling in place By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 30 Mar 2020 10:00:17 -0400 A after visiting every U.S. county in the lower 48, William Least Heat-Moon is the master of the topographical journey. Now 80, he takes another trip through his new novel — into the imperfect history of American democracy. Full Article
ng Op-Ed: If marijuana is essential during the coronavirus shutdown, why not books? By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 31 Mar 2020 06:00:24 -0400 As are bread and milk, gas and aspirin, alcohol and marijuana, books should be available, with safety precautions in place, at the usual places we buy them in our neighborhoods. Full Article
ng 'Stealing Home' revisits Dodger Stadium's nefarious origins By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 31 Mar 2020 09:45:35 -0400 Eric Nusbaum's "Stealing Home" follows a family displaced from Chavez Ravine, where Dodger Stadium was built. Full Article
ng Review: César Aira, a novelist of obsession worth obsessing over By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 1 Apr 2020 11:00:37 -0400 César Aira's latest novel, "Artforum," is about the art magazine and also the universe Full Article
ng Harry Potter and the coronavirus crisis: J.K. Rowling launches a new activity website for kids By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 1 Apr 2020 14:10:44 -0400 "Harry Potter" mastermind J.K. Rowling has launched a new website called "Harry Potter at Home" to help distract families from the coronavirus crisis. Full Article
ng What Rigoberto González is reading, hearing and watching in quarantine By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 2 Apr 2020 13:25:15 -0400 In quarantine, mystery poet Rigoberto González Full Article
ng Kathy Valentine's hair-raising memoir 'All I Ever Wanted' recounts the Go-Go's wild ride By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 2 Apr 2020 15:09:22 -0400 Kathy Valentine's hair-raising memoir recounts life before, during and shortly after the Go-Go's ascended to become the darlings of the MTV generation. Full Article
ng Meet the heartland Evangelicals who feed America By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 3 Apr 2020 11:30:38 -0400 Marie Mutsuki Mockett's 'American Harvest' looks at the divide between the heartland and those who seldom think about where our food comes from. Full Article
ng Union calls Powell's Books announcement of staff rehires 'misleading' By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 3 Apr 2020 16:38:26 -0400 A union statement is "disappointed" with how Powell's Books has been informing the public about staffing after laying off most of its employees. Full Article
ng What Susan Straight is reading, hearing and watching in quarantine By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 7 Apr 2020 11:00:18 -0400 Quarantined in Riverside, novelist Susan Straight watches "Gunsmoke" and "Gentefied" and gives away Judy Blume and National Geographic. Full Article
ng Author Fanny Singer and chef Alice Waters talk food and family with L.A. Times Book Club By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 7 Apr 2020 16:33:16 -0400 In a virtual meet-up, "Almost Home" author Fanny Singer and mother and famed chef Alice Waters join book club readers April 21 for a kitchen conversation. Full Article
ng What authors are reading, hearing and watching in quarantine By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 8 Apr 2020 12:05:28 -0400 Authors like Lionel Shriver, Alexander McCall Smith, Laura Lippman and Steph Cha are under coronavirus quarantine too. Here's what they're reading. Full Article
ng Q&A: Author Cynthia Ozick will spend her 92nd birthday 'contemplating mayhem' By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 8 Apr 2020 13:27:46 -0400 Cynthia Ozick, essayist and acclaimed novelist, shelters from coronavirus and discusses anti-Semitism, the Spanish flu and longevity. Full Article
ng Alexander McCall Smith reads up on solitude — and shares a new song — from Scotland quarantine By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 9 Apr 2020 11:00:27 -0400 In his quarantine diary, "No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency" author Alexander McCall Smith writes lyrics, reads Auden and watches "Brideshead Revisited." Full Article
ng Home wrestling, masked dinners and lots of books: Kevin Wilson's Tennessee quarantine diary By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 13 Apr 2020 10:00:12 -0400 The author of "Nothing to See Here" enjoys BennY RevivaL, furniture-breaking wrestling moves and lots of books in his quarantine diary. Full Article
ng Cooking in quarantine: 'Always Home' author Fanny Singer retreats to Alice Waters' kitchen By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 13:13:23 -0400 Fanny Singer's stories and recipes, 'Always Home,' show life growing up in the orbit of her mother, farm-to-table chef Alice Waters. Full Article
ng Column: Bears thriving at Yosemite. Clear skies. Does coronavirus reveal a 'World Without Us'? By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 14:42:45 -0400 In "The World Without Us," Alan Weisman imagined how the Earth would look if humans vanished. Is the COVID-19 lockdown making that a reality? Full Article
ng Alex Trebek set to publish a memoir while fighting pancreatic cancer By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 15:35:53 -0400 On Tuesday, Simon & Schuster announced it will publish Alex Trebek's memoir, "The Answer Is…: Reflections on My Life," on July 21. Full Article
ng New manga subscription service launches with a quarantine-friendly 2-month free trial By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 15 Apr 2020 09:00:12 -0400 Read "Attack on Titan," "Somali & the Forest Spirit," "Fire Force," "Arte" and more with Mangamo, a new mobile manga subscription service. Full Article
ng Review: A western romance novel about a brawling Texas fiddler pulls its punches By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 12:44:19 -0400 Paulette Jiles delighted with her convention-breaking western romance, 'News of the World.' Her follow-up, 'Simon the Fiddler,' is just old-fashioned. Full Article
ng How a rough Apartheid-era school spawned an award-winning YA novel By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 11:25:14 -0400 Malla Nunn's "When The Ground is Hard," winner of the 2019 Times Book Prize for young-adult literature, revisits South Africa's toughest years. Full Article
ng How language can destroy or rebuild, per Times Book Prize fiction winner Ben Lerner By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 11:30:20 -0400 The author of "The Topeka School," winner of the 2019 Times Book Prize for fiction, speaks on poetry, debate, citizenship and crisis homeschooling. Full Article
ng Coronavirus is topic one among newly announced L.A. Times Book Prize winners By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 11:53:24 -0400 The 14 Times book prize winners, including Steph Cha, Namwali Serpell, Marlon James and George Packer, were honored in a virtual ceremony on Twitter. Full Article
ng Want to know more about the real 'Mrs. America'? Here's your reading list By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 14:57:34 -0400 "Mrs. America" creator Dahvi Waller on the books to read if you want to know more about the ERA Full Article
ng Watch the L.A. Times Book Club's virtual meet-up with author Fanny Singer and chef Alice Waters By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 18:32:48 -0400 'Always Home' author Fanny Singer worries more about running out of garlic than toilet paper. Full Article
ng Their beautifully curated vintage-book pop-ups were thriving. Along came coronavirus By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 10:00:45 -0400 Nick Capizzi and Jenny Yang founded A Good Used Book in 2018 as an itinerant book-browsing mecca. Now they're surviving on hope and Instagram. Full Article