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Katherine Spiers

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Katherine is the former Living Managing Editor at KCET.org. She's been living in and writing about this area for over a decade.

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If you can tear yourself away from the polo fields or the pool, these desert restaurants and bars are well worth visiting.
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Chinatown is becoming L.A.'s most interesting culinary neighborhood. None of the new restaurants serve Chinese food, though.
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The Solano County 4-H recently hosted a chili competition. We love what the kids came up with!
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An interview with a scholar of Muslims in China and Chinese-American Muslims. With some of his favorite San Gabriel Valley restaurants.
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USC did a cross-department study looking into peppermint, the most December-y of holiday dessert flavors.
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Actor Warren Beatty lived there for quite some time, and those who know their salacious Hollywood stories won't be surprised to find that many of Beatty's exploits took place at the hotel.
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Today we bring to you a dish that's great for either breakfast or dinner, as it's hearty and savory.
Photo courtesy America's Test Kitchen
Do any of you know the origin of this dish's name?
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Cappellacci are little pasta dumplings, similar to ravioli but folded in a fancier manner. Enjoy!
The hotel in 1951
At the Hotel Bel-Air in Los Angeles, Richard talks to a wedding planner who has organized on-site nuptials for a number of celebrities.
There are instructions for restaurant-style plating below, but we won't tell if you decide on family-style instead.
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