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Make dad a cocktail on Father's Day: Here are our favorites

2013-06-16 07:30:00

I curate a bi-weekly recipe column for The Times' Saturday section called "Destination: Cocktail." To date, I've culled 100 recipes created by some of the city's best bartenders, for some of the city's best bars and restaurants. I just finished poring...

Around the World in Five Dishes

2013-06-07 00:43:00

Conjure Paris and you can’t help but think of croissants, still warm from the oven, their buttery layers so light and crispy they all but melt in your mouth. No matter where you travel, food is a profound, sensuous way to connect to the local...

100% organic, vegan, local, raw, alcohol-free dinner series comes to L.A.

2013-06-06 14:19:00

Is an organic, raw, vegan, local, and alcohol-free dinner overkill? Scott Franklin Manning doesn’t think so. He's the man behind The Locavoire, a 100% organic, vegan, local, raw, and alcohol-free dinner series. Last year, Manning took a closer...

Pistachio-cherry tart, mirin-sauced pork, granola bars

2013-05-23 17:36:00

DEAR SOS: El Tovar restaurant at the Grand Canyon National Park Lodges serves a wonderful cherry tart with pistachio nuts. I would love the recipe and hope you can get it for me. --KAREN DEAR KAREN: What an interesting tart this is--especially its...

Destination Cocktail: Horchata Colada

2013-05-18 00:00:00

Sometimes a cocktail is as good as a meal. That's certainly the case with a big, bold summer drink called the Horchata Colada. Created by Paul Sofsky for the new Mexican restaurant El Corazon de Costa Mesa at the Triangle in Costa Mesa, the concoction...

Trouble in party paradise: Boracay Island in Philippines

2013-05-26 00:00:00

BORACAY, Philippines — Can a million and a half people be wrong? That's how many vacationers are expected to visit Boracay Island this year. Can Travel & Leisure be wrong? That's the magazine that crowned Boracay the best island in the world....

Semi Sweet Bakery for homemade take on Pop-Tarts, Ding Dongs and, soon, puff pastry concoctions

2013-05-06 10:16:00

Sharlena Fong is the co-chef and co-owner of Semi Sweet Bakery downtown. She is known for her knack for the retro, including brownies, lemon bars and her own versions of Pop-Tarts and Ding Dongs, along with lemon blueberry Danish, chocolate croissants,...

Food as medicine? What to make of the claims.

2013-04-06 00:00:00

What's a healthful food and what's a healing food? Is there a difference? At least since the mid-19th century, when the Battle Creek Sanitarium opened its doors and people flocked there to follow John Harvey Kellogg's regime of whole grains, nuts and...

Recipe: Thai vinaigrette

2013-03-30 00:00:00

Thai vinaigrette 15 minutes. Makes about 1 cup vinaigrette Vinaigrette base 1/2 cup fish sauce, preferably Red Boat brand 1/4 cup light soy sauce 1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons (1 ounce) shrimp paste 7 ounces coconut palm sugar, grated (about 1...

Recipe: Chiang Mai-style curry

2013-03-30 00:00:00

Chiang Mai-style curry 6 1/2 hours. Serves 8 to 12. Housemade red curry 1 ounce (about 60) dried red chiles About 2 3/4 tablespoons (.8 ounce) white peppercorns About 2 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon (.55 ounce) whole cumin seeds About 3 1/2...

The ultimate Easter 2013 dining guide in L.A. area

2013-03-25 13:21:00

Have you sorted out what and where you’ll be eating on Easter? Whether you're looking to go out or stay in with takeout, here's a list of places around town offering Easter treats, brunch and supper: Asia de Cuba: Honey-glazed Kurobuta pork belly,...

Recipe: Chocolate haroset truffles

2013-03-23 00:00:00

� Total time: About 1 hour, plus cooling and firming times Servings: About 2� dozen truffles Note: Refrigerate the truffles in one layer in shallow airtight containers if you're making them ahead, and bring them to room temperature for serving....

The AB&J Make My Day, left, includes coconut meat, strawberry, banana, grapes, fresh ground almond butter and coconut water. The Whitney is made with parsley, spinach, kale, banana, whole grain oats, dates, walnuts, hemp protein, cinnamon and almond milk.

2013-06-10 00:00:00

is dressed up with the bright flavors of fresh lime and lemongrass, a little sesame oil and coconut milk, a touch of brown sugar and a hint of heat from some fresh Thai chiles.

2013-04-30 00:00:00

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2013-04-29 06:25:56