Food icons Alice Waters and Jeremiah Tower make peace
Champagne helps mend old wounds between food icons, L.A.’s own Willy Wonka, Andrea Crawford’s Fillmore bakery, the essential restaurant workers you rarely notice, a redo…
L.A. Times readers respond: Should the Getty move?
“Should the Getty move?” Times art critic Christopher Knight asked in a recent commentary. “Should the Villa, and the Getty Center in the fire-prone Brentwood…
Lone-chef restaurants and why we love them
The joy of solo-chef restaurants. Plus, a burger diner that honors Nipsey Hussle’s legacy, three new food guides to bagels, pickles and halal restaurants. Also,…
European markets dip as Trump vows to respond to EU’s counter tariffs
European markets respond to escalating tariff anxieties, as Canada and the EU announced countermeasures to the US’ 25% steel and aluminium tariffs. ADVERTISEMENTEuropean markets opened…
Taiwan says tougher measures needed to counter Chinese infiltration | Politics News
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te claims China is deepening its ‘influence campaign’ on the island.Taiwan’s President William Lai Ching-te says China is deepening its espionage and…
Would you like your martini shaken, stirred … or thrown?
I had never heard of a thrown martini until last July, when Brian Prugalidad suggested it as an alternative to the dry martini I was…
‘Deli Boys’ aims to flip the script on the guys behind the counter
Principal Figgins and Babu Bhatt walk into a bar. Oops, sorry, scratch that — Iqbal Theba and Brian George walk into a restaurant. Theba and…
EU weighs $841bn ‘rearm’ Europe plan to counter possible US disengagement | Weapons News
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen warns against ‘a clear and present danger’ before Europe.European Commission (EC) President Ursula von der Leyen has proposed…
Is this the best duck in Thai Town?
Duck in Thai Town, boozy raw-milk lattes in the Inland Empire, goat tacos worth a detour, a new pop-up bakery in Torrance, immersive entertainment dining,…
From Hong Kong to L.A., claypot rice’s snap, crackle and pop
The beauty of claypot rice, the comfort of chicken pot pie, Panda Inn’s orange chicken redo, a Grocery Goblin’s art discoveries, pie from a cake…
The U.S. and Europe’s role in supporting India to counter China
This month marked the 5th anniversary of the Pulwama-Balakot Crisis and the 3rd anniversary of the Indo-Pak ceasefire agreement on the Line of Control (LoC).While…
My nine-month-old stopped breathing after I put her baby seat on the kitchen counter – don’t make the same mistake I did
A DISTRAUGHT mother has spoken out about a traumatising accident involving her child, saying she "still dreams about" the "worst day" of her life.She urged…
Arab leaders set to meet to counter Trump’s Gaza plan | Israel-Palestine conflict News
The closed-door summit in Riyadh will take place tomorrow, Saudi Arabia has said.Arab leaders are set to meet Friday in Saudi Arabia to discuss countering…
Egypt developing Gaza reconstruction plan to counter Trump’s ‘take over’ | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Egypt’s foreign minister, Badr Abdelatty, has confirmed Cairo is ‘actively developing’ a reconstruction plan for Gaza.The Egyptian government is developing a plan to rebuild Gaza…
Canada’s Conservative Leader Pitches Major Natural-Resource Revamp to Counter Trump
Breadcrumb Trail LinksPMN BusinessCanadian Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre pledged to build an “east-west economy” with oil and gas pipelines stretching from Alberta to the Maritime…
House of Mandi brings the flavors of Yemeni cuisine to Westwood
Walking through the glass doors of House of Mandi in Westwood, my eyes went straight to the fabric patterns I remembered from the restaurant’s original…
Guacamole controversies and ‘peagate’s’ 10-year anniversary
Remembering “peagate” and other guacamole controversies. Also, Bill Addison’s new favorite soup dumplings, Super Bowl chili and wings, cheese for lovers, and the supermarket treats…
How to counter Trump’s trade war? Anti-coercion, antitrust, and targeted tariffs in view
President Trump has hit Canada, China and Mexico with threatened tariffs in the last week. The EU is waiting its turn and mulling its potential…
Remembering Pableaux Johnson, New Orleans’ maestro of the Red Beans Road Show
Search “Pableaux Johnson red beans” online and you’ll find several recipes for his version of the New Orleans staple, each a little different.All of them…
With diminished clout, Californians in Congress struggle to counter Trump’s agenda
WASHINGTON — California — the self-proclaimed liberal resistance to President Trump’s policies — has long had an outsize voice in the nation’s politics.But now, with the…