Good Food

Good Food

Everything you wanted to know about good cooking and good eating from LA chef, author, radio host and restaurateur Evan Kleiman.

Sure, you know almonds. But do you know green almonds?

Green almonds are in season at the farmers market

Sure, you know almonds. But do you know green almonds?

LA Times restaurant critic Bill Addison knows where you should eat on your way to Coachella.

Heading to Coachella? You're going to want to eat at La Copine

LA Times restaurant critic Bill Addison knows where you should eat on your way to Coachella.

Even in a place as small as the Gaza Strip, there's plenty of micro-regional variation in the food, says Laila El-Haddad.

How Laila El-Haddad keeps the cuisine of Gaza alive

Even in a place as small as the Gaza Strip, there's plenty of micro-regional variation in the food, says Laila El-Haddad.

Pie judge and cooking instructor Clémence De Lutz tells us how to master berry pies for this year's Pie Contest.

Berry good ideas for making beautiful berry pies

Pie judge and cooking instructor Clémence De Lutz tells us how to master berry pies for this year's Pie Contest.

After struggling with drugs and addiction, Toriano Gordon hit reset and became a chef, opening two vegan barbecue and soul food trucks.

Why a Vegan Mob is the best kind of mob

After struggling with drugs and addiction, Toriano Gordon hit reset and became a chef, opening two vegan barbecue and soul food trucks.

Whether baked, broiled, barbecued, roasted, broasted or fried, there's a reason people the world over love eating chicken.

Winner, winner, 15 chicken dinner recipes

Whether baked, broiled, barbecued, roasted, broasted or fried, there's a reason people the world over love eating chicken.

Pastry chef Sherry Yard has tips on how to make award-winning hand pies.

A perfect hand pie is all about the crust to filling ratio

Pastry chef Sherry Yard has tips on how to make award-winning hand pies.

Dina Begum navigates the six seasons of Bangladesh, sharing  traditional recipes and childhood memories.

A new cookbook focuses on fresh produce in Bangladeshi cooking

Dina Begum navigates the six seasons of Bangladesh, sharing traditional recipes and childhood memories.

Bill Addison heads to an upscale Chinese restaurant where the roast duck comes with a fire show.

The tableside roast duck at Array 36 is fire — literally

Bill Addison heads to an upscale Chinese restaurant where the roast duck comes with a fire show.

Author and illustrator Mark Kurlansky peels back the cultural, historical, and gastronomical layers of onions.

Unpeeling the onion's culture and history

Author and illustrator Mark Kurlansky peels back the cultural, historical, and gastronomical layers of onions.

Journalist Shane Mitchell won two James Beard Awards for shining a light on the exploitation in America's onion fields.

Warning: The exploitation of onion field workers will make you cry

Journalist Shane Mitchell won two James Beard Awards for shining a light on the exploitation in America's onion fields.

With only four finalists, culled from 18 semi-finalists, Southern California did not have a good year.

The SoCal finalists for the 2024 James Beard Awards

With only four finalists, culled from 18 semi-finalists, Southern California did not have a good year.

Lizzie Stark hatches stories exploring the cultural history and uses of eggs while sharing her personal story.

Exploring the symbolism, uses, and cultural significance of eggs

Lizzie Stark hatches stories exploring the cultural history and uses of eggs while sharing her personal story.

Chef Ludo Lefebvre details what goes into his famous omelet, which is on the menu at Petit Trois.

How to make the perfect omelet

Chef Ludo Lefebvre details what goes into his famous omelet, which is on the menu at Petit Trois.

Marian Bull weighs in on the popularity of orange egg yolks

How egg yolks get their color, from mellow yellow to electric orange

Marian Bull weighs in on the popularity of orange egg yolks

Lisa Steele is a fifth-generation chicken keeper and the founder of Fresh Eggs Daily, a blog that has been viewed more than 50 million times.

A 'Queen of the Coop' shares her favorite ways to make eggs

Lisa Steele is a fifth-generation chicken keeper and the founder of Fresh Eggs Daily, a blog that has been viewed more than 50 million times.

Tove Danovich loves raising backyard chickens, a tradition that dates back to her great-grandmother.

The challenges and heartbreaks of raising backyard chickens

Tove Danovich loves raising backyard chickens, a tradition that dates back to her great-grandmother.

Dr. Margaret Magat describes eating balut, an embryonic egg delicacy enjoyed across the Philippines.

The cultural context of balut, the Filipino fertilized egg delicacy

Dr. Margaret Magat describes eating balut, an embryonic egg delicacy enjoyed across the Philippines.

Christy Spackman tracks how municipal water systems have spent billions eliminating taste from our tap water.

Why does tap water taste like nothing?

Christy Spackman tracks how municipal water systems have spent billions eliminating taste from our tap water.

Arielle Johnson chases deliciousness by taking science and making it fashion.

Noma's in-house flavor scientist explains how taste works

Arielle Johnson chases deliciousness by taking science and making it fashion.