Raw fish reaches its apex on a stretch of Ventura Blvd. that's home to the highest concentration of sushi restaurants in the US.
Brant Cox of The Infatuation surveys the sushi restaurants of Ventura Boulevard.
Chef and TV host Andrew Zimmern imparts lessons from his time on the water to set up home cooks for seafood success.
Ixta Belfrage creates recipes that embrace her multicultural lens and Brazil's layered cuisine.
For nearly two decades Aldo Sohm has poured wine at Le Bernardin in New York City, creating harmony between what's in the glass and on the plate.
Chef Michael Fiorelli of Fiorelli Pizza pairs Brussels sprouts with persimmons and pomegranates in a salad that screams autumn.
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Instant ramen gets a gourmet upgrade
Pull out that package of ramen and get ready to dress it up!
Instant ramen is most frequently associated with tired clichés about quick dorm room eats but Peter J. Kim wants us to rethink the dried noodles.
Beloved baker Dorie Greenspan takes the cake in a new collection of recipes.
LA Times restaurant critic Bill Addison pays a visit to Cafe 2001.
Fighting our food confusion with science, journalist Julia Belluz and scientist Dr. Kevin Hall attempt to answer, "Why do we eat the way we eat?"
Chef Harry Posner of Tomat explores farmers market pomegranates.
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Taking stock of food culture with Ruby Tandoh
Exploring African flavors, Japanese fermentation, and a Paris farmers market.
Ruby Tandoh traces how our culinary tastes have transformed in our 24/7 food obsession.
Yasmin Khan manages stew recipes without meat.
Kenji Morimoto was tasked with making pickles in his family's kitchen and that assignment blossomed into a love of fermentation and putting his DIY projects to use.
Born in a refugee camp in Somalia, Meymuna Hussein-Cattan ended up launching a celebrated refugee aid organization as well Flavors from Afar, which earned a Michelin Bib Gourmand.
For the Market Report, Gillian Ferguson heads to Paris where she catches up with chef David Lebovitz at the Marche d'Aligre.
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Spooky Halloween recipes from Elvira and your local cemetery
Hosting a Halloween party, veganizing Korean cuisine at home, and the horrors of labor throughout the food system:
Elvira, Mistress of the Dark AKA Cassandra Peterson IRL dons her towering black beehive and blood-red lipstick for a collection of hair-raising recipes just in time for Halloween.
When we last talked to her, three years ago, Rosie Grant had already gone TikTok viral for prowling cemeteries to find the tastiest gravestone recipes. Now, she has an entire book devoted to these dishes as well as interviews with the families of the dearly departed.
Joanne Lee Molinaro AKA the Korean Vegan shares her love of tofu and a recipe for a Kimchi Queso Mac and Cheese in her newest cookbook.
Underpaid, undervalued, and unsafe — that’s the trifecta of problems plaguing food system workers, according to Laura-Anne Minkoff-Zern and Teresa M. Mares, who chronicle labor across our food chain.
Memo Torres delivers an update on the fallout of ICE raids in the hospitality industry.
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A Diwali recipe to celebrate the Hindu festival of lights
Celebrating Diwali, Thai roots meet Nashville soul, a soju party, yaupon as a potential coffee alternative, and green satsumas:
Khushbu Shah shares how she celebrated Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, growing up in the Midwest, and this year's plans.
Chef Arnold Myint, who grew up at his family’s beloved International Market & Restaurant, which introduced Thai food to Nashville, has a new book, Family Thai, that's both a primer on Thai cooking and a tribute to the flavors he inherited from his mother.
At Orion Bar in Brooklyn, Irene Yoo and her husband, Nick, get playful with soju and upend Korean alcohol traditions.
How expensive does coffee need to get before we start looking for alternatives?
Writer KC Hysmith considers yaupon, the only caffeinated plant grown in North America, for its potential as a coffee alternative.
Chef Miles Thompson shops for green satsumas at the farmers market.
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