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Evan Kleiman's taste of life, culture and the human species.

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In early 2018, the NoMad Hotel   opened its doors in downtown Los Angeles to much fanfare.

Patricia Escárcega visits the NoMad Hotel in DTLA

In early 2018, the NoMad Hotel   opened its doors in downtown Los Angeles to much fanfare.

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T ravel back in time to London, just before the turn of the 20th century. It’s the Belle Epoque, and World War I hasn’t happened yet.

Ritz, Escoffier, and the rise of the luxury hotel

T ravel back in time to London, just before the turn of the 20th century. It’s the Belle Epoque, and World War I hasn’t happened yet.

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What we eat, and how we do it, binds humans across wildly different geographies and cultures.

Food creates common ground

What we eat, and how we do it, binds humans across wildly different geographies and cultures.

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Laura visits with   Native chef and partner Nyesha Arrington , who’s shopping for goat cheese from Drake Family Farms   in Ontario—one of the last dairy farms in Southern…

Market Report: Goat Cheese

Laura visits with   Native chef and partner Nyesha Arrington , who’s shopping for goat cheese from Drake Family Farms   in Ontario—one of the last dairy farms in Southern…

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Andrea Nguyen is a James Beard-winning cookbook author and a trusted authority on making Vietnamese classics at home, like pho and banh mi.

Vietnamese cooking expert Andrea Nguyen goes simple

Andrea Nguyen is a James Beard-winning cookbook author and a trusted authority on making Vietnamese classics at home, like pho and banh mi.

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Natural wine—or wine made with minimal intervention—is a booming industry. And for some obsessives, it’s practically a religion.

What’s all the fuss about natural wine?

Natural wine—or wine made with minimal intervention—is a booming industry. And for some obsessives, it’s practically a religion.

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Blood oranges are especially prized for their deep crimson flesh and robust flavor.

Market Report: Blood Oranges

Blood oranges are especially prized for their deep crimson flesh and robust flavor.

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Najmieh Batmanglij is perhaps the foremost authority on Persian cuisine in the Western world, if not outside of Iran.

The queen of Persian cooking goes home for her latest book

Najmieh Batmanglij is perhaps the foremost authority on Persian cuisine in the Western world, if not outside of Iran.

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Ken Albala is a noted food historian and prolific cookbook author—and you might call him a noodle soup fanatic. So much that he made a different noodle soup every day, for two years.

For some, noodle soup is worth obsessing over

Ken Albala is a noted food historian and prolific cookbook author—and you might call him a noodle soup fanatic. So much that he made a different noodle soup every day, for two years.

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Humans have been using natural processes to make wine and beer for eons. But what do we know about what they tasted like, and what if we could recreate them today?

Drinking like the ancients

Humans have been using natural processes to make wine and beer for eons. But what do we know about what they tasted like, and what if we could recreate them today?

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Evan’s favorite cookbook of 2018 wasn’t on most “Best Of” lists last year. But she says that shouldn’t stop you from immediately seeking it out.

Cooking in Iran: Evan Kleiman’s cookbook of the year

Evan’s favorite cookbook of 2018 wasn’t on most “Best Of” lists last year. But she says that shouldn’t stop you from immediately seeking it out.

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Laura Avery visits Luca Manderino, chef and owner of Sosta  in Hermosa Beach, to get some tips about showcasing the licorice flavor of Italian fennel in a salad.

Market Report: Italian fennel

Laura Avery visits Luca Manderino, chef and owner of Sosta  in Hermosa Beach, to get some tips about showcasing the licorice flavor of Italian fennel in a salad.

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What makes Jewish delis like Canter’s so great—and why we shouldn’t take them for granted.

Remembering Alan Canter

What makes Jewish delis like Canter’s so great—and why we shouldn’t take them for granted.

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What makes for the perfect waffle? According to contributor Gideon Brower ’s longtime friend Jack, it’s a combination of color, texture, and—tanginess?

Chasing memories of a “hippie waffle”

What makes for the perfect waffle? According to contributor Gideon Brower ’s longtime friend Jack, it’s a combination of color, texture, and—tanginess?

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Will Guidara , along with chef Daniel Humm, is the restaurateur behind celebrated ventures such as Eleven Madison Park and The NoMad Hotel .

Hospitality lessons from Will Guidara

Will Guidara , along with chef Daniel Humm, is the restaurateur behind celebrated ventures such as Eleven Madison Park and The NoMad Hotel .

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If the idea of eating rotting fish, bull’s penis, and monkey brains piques your interest, the Disgusting Food Museum  in the Arts District might be for you.

Can you stomach the Disgusting Food Museum?

If the idea of eating rotting fish, bull’s penis, and monkey brains piques your interest, the Disgusting Food Museum  in the Arts District might be for you.

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Last year , San Francisco Chronicle food writer Jonathan Kauffman spoke with Evan about how formerly fringe foods like hummus, tofu, granola, entered contemporary American food…

How "Hippie Food" went mainstream

Last year , San Francisco Chronicle food writer Jonathan Kauffman spoke with Evan about how formerly fringe foods like hummus, tofu, granola, entered contemporary American food…

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I grew up in LA, in Silver Lake, and whenever Mom and I wanted deli we drove to Canter’s. At first, for Mom, it was Fairfax, a Jewish center of…

Remembering Alan Canter and the daily trip to his deli

I grew up in LA, in Silver Lake, and whenever Mom and I wanted deli we drove to Canter’s. At first, for Mom, it was Fairfax, a Jewish center of…

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Growing up on a farm in northern Minnesota, Beatrice Ojakangas learned to cook and bake on a wood-burning stove before she could read.

Scandinavian breakfasts with Beatrice Ojakangas

Growing up on a farm in northern Minnesota, Beatrice Ojakangas learned to cook and bake on a wood-burning stove before she could read.

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LA Times food critic Patricia Escárcega  drops by with a report about her experiences at X’Tiosu Kitchen , a unique Boyle Heights restaurant serving “Oaxacan-inflected,…

A Oaxacan-Lebanese kitchen in Boyle Heights

LA Times food critic Patricia Escárcega  drops by with a report about her experiences at X’Tiosu Kitchen , a unique Boyle Heights restaurant serving “Oaxacan-inflected,…

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