Dakota Kim on fighting with her Korean mother for space in the fridge
Dakota Kim is a food writer living in Pasadena. A year ago, she and her husband had their first baby. Before the baby, she’d see her parents once a month.
Mastered sourdough? Nerd out over macroscopic mold
Koji is a mold that survives by growing on its food source, secreting enzymes that perform special tasks such as breaking down starches into simple sugars.
Soil scientist wins the agricultural equivalent of Nobel Peace Prize
Soil scientist Dr. Rattan Lal was awarded the prestigious World Food Prize. It’s considered to be equivalent to a Nobel Peace Prize in agriculture. Over his career, Dr.
‘Burn the infected branch or even the whole tree,’ writes Helen Rosner
Food Correspondent Helen Rosner reads her recent piece for “The New Yorker,” in which she explains apple rot and disease, while invoking the old adage of a few bad apples spoiling the…
In the Weeds: What we’re willing to give up for family
Justin Pichetrungsi’s father started Anajak Thai Cuisine in Sherman Oaks in 1981. Pichetrungsi grew up in the restaurant and describes his dad as a hustler in his native Bangkok.
No Us Without You: feeding a family of 4 for a week with $33
When the hospitality industry shut down this spring, the men of Va’La Hospitality spent $400 at a restaurant supply store and vowed to assist undocumented restaurant workers through…