Celebrity chef Michael Mina opens new restaurant in Santa Monica
fringe At Michael Mina's newest restaurant, the meal begins with a wooden box, in which nine spices hint at what's…
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Melrose's former Stir Crazy cafe champions small restaurants
For decades, Stir Crazy was a coffee shop, a business wedged between the endless connected restaurant, retail and office buildings…
How Chef Chuy Cervantes Prepares the Best Summer Ceviche
When it comes to making ceviche, “it’s supposed to be a lot of fun,” says Jesús “Chuy” Cervantes, chef de…
The best Turkish cuisine in Los Angeles? Try it at Lokl Haus in Santa Monica
On a recent Saturday night in Santa Monica, under a white tent, the lone waiter at the pop-up restaurant Lokl…
Review: Discover the next big leap in the evolution of Thai cuisine in Los Angeles at Holy Basil in Atwater Village
In late 2020, a red neon sign spelling out the words “Holy Basil” appeared above a takeout window at a…
For a taste of Baja, head to Valle Mexican Restaurant in Oceanside.
The dishes emerging from the kitchen at Valle, a nearly three-year-old modern Mexican restaurant inside the Mission Pacific Beach Resort…
Baroo, by Kwang Uh and Mina Park, is The Times' restaurant of the year for 2024
The third of Baroo’s six dishes – the dish that fully embodies the impulse behind Kwang Uh’s light, confident modern…
Make this beloved Vietnamese street snack, without snails
Snails are a popular Vietnamese street food, and nowhere is this more evident than on Vinh Khanh Street in Saigon's…
Salvadoran Beef Soup Recipe
My mom may be home alone and randomly feel the need to make beef soup. By the time she's done,…
Butternut hommus recipe – Los Angeles Times
There seem to be endless variations of hommus these days, from what is pureed to what is placed on top.…