Art of Mexican Cooking; Champagne Prices Climb; Sourtoe Cocktail

Spot Prawns

LA Times food writer Russ Parsons cooks up delicious ways to prepare succulent spot prawns. His most recent book is How to Pick a Peach : The Search for Flavor from Farm...

8 min, 3 sec

The Market Report

Laura Avery chats with Amelia Saltsman, author of The Santa Monica Farmers' Market Cookbook , who gives us an idea for using cherries in a savory way. Laura also talked...

6 min, 53 sec

Champagne Alternatives

Wine expert George Cossette decants delicious alternatives to expensive Champagne. He owns Silverlake Wine , which offers Sunday and Thursday night flight tastings.

7 min, 30 sec

The Art of Mexican Cooking

Before Mexican food became ubiquitous in Los Angeles and known throughout the United States, British writer Diana Kennedy set about cataloging the special flavors of...

5 min, 45 sec

Sourtoe Cocktail

Bar owner Dick van Nostrand serves up a sourtoe cocktail using a real, preserved human toe at Downtown Hotel in Dawson City, Yukon (Canada). This drink has even got a club...

7 min, 8 sec

Comfort Food

Chef-owner Zov Karamardian built her Orange County restaurants around the concept of comfort food. She's the owner of Zov's Bistro in Tustin and Zov's Cafe & Bakery in...

6 min, 23 sec

Weeknight Meals

Host Sara Moulton shares her secrets for tackling weeknight meals. She's the executive chef at Gourmet , author of Sara's Secret for Weeknight Meals and hosts Sara's...

8 min, 11 sec

Baking

America's Test Kitchen contributor Jack Bishop shares baking secrets in The America's Test Kitchen Family Baking Book . He recommends adding vodka for making a great pie...

7 min, 31 sec