Lesley Balla
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From Italian pannettone to Swedish Lucia buns, here are five of our seasonal favorites.
We're so lucky to have a slew of talented local artisans making hand-crafted, unique and delicious products that anyone will appreciate, especially the foodie love of your life.
There aren't a lot of people who would attempt, or could stomach, tasting 30 burgers over the course of a few days, but that's exactly what the chef and restaurateur did.
Theo Stephan left a marketing job in Hollywood to move to Santa Barbara, and a decade later, she's producing award-winning extra virgin olive oils.
Los Angeles feels like ground zero for health fast-casual restaurant concepts. There are many--M Café, Tender Greens and Veggie Grill, to name a few--but one that is multiplying at a pretty fast clip is Lemonade.
There are many reasons to love West Hollywood's Dominick's and Little Dom's in Los Feliz: chef Brandon Boudet's homey, often seasonal American and Italian…
Fig + Olive is mammoth by restaurant standards, with olive trees in the main dining room, an olive oil tasting bar in the front, and a large patio. But one look around, and you'll realize it's all about the olive oil here.
It's no secret that Suzanne Goin knows her way around a summer menu. At Lucques, dishes change with each season--each week--depending on what she and her chefs find at the farmers' markets.
While you can get a bowl of tabouli and great shawarma at West Hollywood's new Mezze, chef Micah Wexler is quick to point out that his isn't a Middle Eastern restaurant.
If you've driven through Santa Barbara wine country, or at least saw the movie Sideways, there's a good chance you've heard of Hitching Post II in Buellton. The restaurant, owned by chef Frank Ostini since 1986 (the original opened in Casmalia in 1952)...
We're like you: We can't help but buy that entire flat of beautiful bright-red strawberries at the farmers' market, but when we get home, we can't find enough uses for them.
Since July is National Blueberry Month, a holiday we're more than happy to honor, we've been on the hunt for some of the best blueberry desserts in town.