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Everything you wanted to know about good cooking and good eating from LA chef, author, radio host and restaurateur Evan Kleiman.

Memo Torres visits an Inglewood backyard, where three generations of the Sandoval family make birria using an abuela's recipe.

Making pit-roasted birria is a family affair in this Inglewood backyard

Memo Torres visits an Inglewood backyard, where three generations of the Sandoval family make birria using an abuela's recipe.

Chef Caroline Leff of Stir Crazy turns up at the farmer's market for a favorite root vegetable.

Turnips turn up at farmers markets

Chef Caroline Leff of Stir Crazy turns up at the farmer's market for a favorite root vegetable.

Carolyn Kormann shares alarming facts about how microplastics have made their way into our bodies.

Microplastics have invaded our air, our water, our food, and our brains

Carolyn Kormann shares alarming facts about how microplastics have made their way into our bodies.

Deb Freeman traces the life of Edna Lewis, author of "The Taste of Country Cooking," in a new documentary.

Influential Southern chef Edna Lewis finally gets the documentary she deserves

Deb Freeman traces the life of Edna Lewis, author of "The Taste of Country Cooking," in a new documentary.

While some people spent the pandemic starting sourdough, Jesse Valenciana got busy perfecting his birria.

Jesse Valenciana finds ways to use birria at breakfast and on the grill

While some people spent the pandemic starting sourdough, Jesse Valenciana got busy perfecting his birria.

Known to his followers as the Caspian Chef, Omid Roustaei prepares to celebrate the Iranian new year with "Bitter + Sweet" recipes.

Prepare for Nowruz with herbs to symbolize birth and renewal

Known to his followers as the Caspian Chef, Omid Roustaei prepares to celebrate the Iranian new year with "Bitter + Sweet" recipes.

Economist Betty Resnick lays out the reasons behind the US's agricultural trade deficit.

Wage disparities and higher valued imports help explain the current agricultural trade deficit

Economist Betty Resnick lays out the reasons behind the US's agricultural trade deficit.

Whales that get caught in Dungeness crab fishing gear have left fishermen and environmentalists scrambling for a solution.

Crabbing season keeps getting shorter due to climate change and the overlap between fisheries and whale feeding grounds

Whales that get caught in Dungeness crab fishing gear have left fishermen and environmentalists scrambling for a solution.

In "Kapusta," a cookbook dedicated to vegetables in Eastern European cuisines, Alissa Timoshkina ventures beyond cabbage.

Cabbage isn't the only vegetable in Eastern European kitchens

In "Kapusta," a cookbook dedicated to vegetables in Eastern European cuisines, Alissa Timoshkina ventures beyond cabbage.

In shades of pinks and greens, farmers market chicories are favored by chefs for creating balance in dishes.

C'est chic: Farmers market shoppers seduced by the beauty of winter chicories

In shades of pinks and greens, farmers market chicories are favored by chefs for creating balance in dishes.

Honor May Eldridge follows our obsession with the Hass avocado, from backyard gardens to the subject of tariffs.

How a humble mail carrier developed the Hass avocado in Southern California

Honor May Eldridge follows our obsession with the Hass avocado, from backyard gardens to the subject of tariffs.

Tejal Rao visits the renovated Panda Inn, where a precursor to orange chicken took flight.

Tejal Rao takes a spin around Pasadena's newly-renovated Panda Inn

Tejal Rao visits the renovated Panda Inn, where a precursor to orange chicken took flight.

Dora Herrera remembers her mother, Socorro, who took orders at Yuca's in Los Feliz for nearly 50 years.

At Yuca's, Socorro "Mama" Herrera changed the way many Angelenos saw tacos

Dora Herrera remembers her mother, Socorro, who took orders at Yuca's in Los Feliz for nearly 50 years.

In his new cookbook, Tu David Phu reconciles his family's trauma with his perceptions of what ingredients are deemed worthy.

Chef Tu David Phu delves into his parents' past and discovers his own identity through ingredients

In his new cookbook, Tu David Phu reconciles his family's trauma with his perceptions of what ingredients are deemed worthy.

Travel writer Caroline Eden reflects on visits to Central Asia and Eastern Europe, and considers how the kitchen is a unique space to tell human stories.

Caroline Eden crafts travel-evocative recipes from her basement kitchen in Edinburgh

Travel writer Caroline Eden reflects on visits to Central Asia and Eastern Europe, and considers how the kitchen is a unique space to tell human stories.

Helena Bottemiller Evich runs the food policy newsletter “Food Fix,” and is here to break down the new administration's plans to “Make America Healthy Again.”

Helena Bottemiller Evich addresses the agenda to “Make America Healthy Again”

Helena Bottemiller Evich runs the food policy newsletter “Food Fix,” and is here to break down the new administration's plans to “Make America Healthy Again.”

Dr. Christopher Gardener drops some wisdom about seed oil.

Why have seed oils become a target of so much ire?

Dr. Christopher Gardener drops some wisdom about seed oil.

Karen Fisher, field researcher with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, shares stories of Ramadan at Zaatari — the world's largest Syrian refugee camp.

Celebrate Ramadan in Zaatari, the world’s largest Syrian refugee camp

Karen Fisher, field researcher with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, shares stories of Ramadan at Zaatari — the world's largest Syrian refugee camp.

Chef Govind Armstrong cracks into spiny lobster while celebrating a classic seaside restaurant's 25th anniversary.

It's spiny lobster season at a landmark Santa Monica restaurant

Chef Govind Armstrong cracks into spiny lobster while celebrating a classic seaside restaurant's 25th anniversary.

Bill Addison dives into pad see ew and other iconic Bangkok street food dishes at Holy Basil.

Bill Addison nabs a table at Holy Basil in Atwater Village

Bill Addison dives into pad see ew and other iconic Bangkok street food dishes at Holy Basil.