There’s a Ride-Share War raging in the loading zones of Los Angeles. On one side you have a fleet of flashy social media companies with names like Lyft, Sidecar and Uber, which offer car services at the swipe of a smartphone app. On the other side, you have the hardened professionals behind the wheel of United Independent, Yellow Cab and the like…

This week we explore the richness of LA’s dining scene. Marvin Gapultos shares some of his favorite Filipino dishes from his new cookbook The Adobo Road and Roy Choi discusses his unabashed love of SPAM. Los Angeles Magazine Dine Editor Lesley Barger Suter offers tips on sushi etiquette and where to find some of the best sushi in LA. Jonathan Gold enjoys a deconstructed …

This weekend on the show Evan Kleiman poses the question, “Why hasn’t Filipino food caught on in LA?” Compared to Korean, Chinese and Thai food, Filipino food has remained largely off the radar in Los Angeles, but native Angeleno Marvin Gapultos is determined to change that. Since he took his Filipino food truck the Manila Machine off the streets in 2011, he has been …

Jonathan Gold describes the menu at chef Gino Angellini’s Riva Bella as a collection of the greatest hits from Italy. The restaurant is located in the enormous former Hamburger Hamlet space on Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood. Find his recommended dishes and listen to his conversation with Evan Kleiman.

What should you be shopping for at Southern California Farmers Markets? Every Friday we help you plan your weekend shopping trip. This week our vote goes to: apricots, cherries and zucchini.

When you have a successful restaurant, inevitably there are dishes that you can’t ever take off the menu. Such is the case with the Smoked Bucatini Carbonara at Superba Snack Bar. Chef Jason Neroni cold smokes the fresh pasta over smoldering cherry wood chips. He then cooks it until just al dente and tops it with pancetta, parmesan, a perfectly poached egg and plenty …

Judging from the long lines at Murray’s Farm stand, it seems as though everyone at the Santa Monica Farmers Market this week had cherry fever. Amelia Saltsman, author of the Santa Monica Farmers’ Market Cookbook, has a suggestion for using cherries in a savory application. In her Savory Cherry Almond Salad, she pairs mild chicories with pitted cherries, toasted almonds and a simple lemon and oil dressing for a quick salad …

Every week, Good Food’s Music Supervisor Gary Mecija selects a song to cook by. All of Gary’s music selections are added to Good Food’s Music to Cook By Playlist which lives on the right-hand sidebar of the Good Food Blog.

Today we’re introducing a new series on the Good Food Blog. Our Edible Garden Profiles will showcase the abundance and variety of edible gardens in Southern California. 
 
Jane Seymour is a multiple Emmy and Golden Globe winner. She is well known for her role in the 1973 James Bond film Live and Let Die and her portrayal of “Dr. Quinn” on Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman which ran for six seasons. When …

We’re giving away a pair of tickets to the premier of The Fruit Hunters followed by a Q&A with Bill Pullman. The screening is this Monday, May 13th at 7:30pm at Laemmle Monica 4-Plex.
For a chance to win the tickets, tell us about the most exotic fruit you have ever eaten. Was it on vacation? Was it foraged? We want to hear about …