Anosmia, sweat, sushi, mangoes

Losing sense of smell: Personal accounts of the COVID symptom

When senses of taste and smell are lost due to COVID, it doesn’t always manifest in the same way. Some people experience total loss, while others get phantosmia, detecting...

9 min

The nose knows: Anosmia and parosmia. What’s the difference?

For many people who have lost their senses of taste or smell due to COVID, the most terrifying part can be not knowing when, if ever, those faculties will return.

9 min

Understanding the mysteries of how and why we sweat

Deodorant is a $75 billion global industry. Culturally, sweating can be considered as shameful, but its physiological purpose is what distinguishes humans from most mammals.

13 min

Bill Addison reviews treasured sushi chef Mori Onodera’s Morihiro in Atwater Village

“When I was the national critic for Eater for five years, every time I came to Los Angeles, I was asking myself what sushi restaurant might be appropriate to put on this...

8 min

Market mangoes: Tasting the last weeks of summer

Chef Phert Em of Khemla speaks with market correspondent Gillian Ferguson about her travels that inspired the Cambodian pop-up, including a riff on a dish which marries bahn...

8 min

‘In the Weeds’ with the duo behind Sazòn, a hybrid of home and street food

Maria Del Socorro Vazquez and Zacil Vazquez are living out their wildest dreams. When they came to the United States, they scarcely believed they’d have the keys to their...

10 min

Losing sense of smell: Personal accounts of the COVID symptom

The nose knows: Anosmia and parosmia. What’s the difference?

Understanding the mysteries of how and why we sweat

Bill Addison reviews treasured sushi chef Mori Onodera’s Morihiro in Atwater Village

Market mangoes: Tasting the last weeks of summer

‘In the Weeds’ with the duo behind Sazòn, a hybrid of home and street food

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