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Problems keep proliferating at discredited private foster care agency

2013-04-28 08:00:00

A decade ago, a team of Los Angeles County auditors delivered a damning assessment of Teens Happy Homes, a private foster care agency responsible for hundreds of children. Agency workers bought beer and cigarettes with public funds intended for...

Test Kitchen tips: Skimming fat

2013-02-06 07:00:00

As you cook stocks, soups and stews, or slowly braise the evening's dinner, you're bound to notice fat rise to the surface of the pot or pan. There are several ways to remove unwanted fat: - Use a ladle or spoon to gently skim the fat from the surface...

Advocacy group slams 'Xtreme' high-calorie restaurant dishes

2013-01-16 13:49:00

Let’s be real here. Anyone who orders a meal with three pieces of breaded chicken, a buttery sauce, and mashed potatoes can’t be much surprised that it’s high in calories. Or that a piece of cake that weighs close to a pound might, as...

The newest Mozza -- Chi Spacca is set to open Feb. 4

2013-01-25 17:37:00

What started as one cook’s pet project eventually evolved into one of the hottest pop-up restaurant tickets in town. And now it’s ready to take the final leap – Chad Colby’s regular pig dinners and salumi bar at Mozza2Go have...

Stylish backpacks make a return

2012-08-26 00:00:00

In the early 1990s, the mini-backpack was a fashion "must-have." Most coveted was French designer Agn�s B.'s black cotton "Lolita" sack (reimagined briefly during a limited-edition 2010 collaboration with Opening Ceremony) and Prada's more structured...

5 Questions for Bernhard Mairinger

2012-06-11 16:34:32

Review: BierBeisl, a modern Austrian for Southern California

2012-04-21 00:00:00

"Grammel schmalz," says our waiter, setting down a small bowl of pristine whipped white pork fat sprinkled with bits of pork crackling. I lift up the napkin wrapped around the bread and pull out a glossy brown braided pretzel. Breaking off a piece, I...

Chef’s Table Thomas Keller
RESTAURANT: BOUCHON BEVERLY HILLS

2011-11-03 16:36:34

Valentine's Day dining guide

2012-02-01 16:33:19

Critic's Choice: Antipasti

2012-02-16 00:00:00

Italians really know how to eat. A meal always begins with wine, and since no one ever drinks wine without food, a selection of antipasti (literally, "before the meal" snacks) appears on the table or sideboard. No rush, you talk, sip wine and nibble,...

Recipe: Beef daube

2012-02-09 00:00:00

Beef daube Total time: 5 hours Servings: 6 to 8 Note: Beef cheeks are not generally available at mainstream grocery stores and supermarkets but can usually be special ordered through a butcher. Let your butcher know how many pounds of trimmed cheeks...

Recipe: Marrow croutons

2011-12-08 00:00:00

Jennifer McLagan has a knack for tackling topics that are, shall we say, "under-appreciated". To complete a "trilogy" of sorts, the author follows up her award-winning "Bones" and "Fat" with "Odd Bits: How to Cook the Rest of the Animal." Full-on nose-to-...

Tajiere Goldsmith entered the foster care agency Teens Happy Homes soon after his premature birth in 2008. He had traces of PCP in his veins. Later, Teens placed Tajiere with a newly recruited foster parent, Teryl Veal, who had twice been banned from foster care.

2013-04-27 19:03:00

Teryl Veal was a newly recruited foster parent with Teens Happy Homes when baby Tajiere Goldsmith was placed with her. Days after being sent to Veal's home, Tajiere died.