Gary Baker

Known to his followers as the Caspian Chef, Iranian-American psychotherapist and chef Omid Roustaei prepares to celebrate Nowruz.

Filmmaker Eli Roth talks soundtrack deep cuts, producer Will Packer reflects on his career around the release of a new memoir, and Demi Moore has The Treat.

Zach Braff reflects on 20 years of the “Garden State OST,” China Miéville talks 25 years of “Perdido Street Station,” and Cristin Milioti has The Treat.

Irish rock band U2 held an impromptu performance on a rooftop in Downtown Los Angeles 38 years ago.

To help raise money for California’s Wildfire Recovery Fund, Fritz Colema is performing “Unassisted Residency” on March 30 at the El Portal in North Hollywood.

Invasive plants are overrunning the Santa Monica Mountains, making fires more destructive and more frequent. Thus, conservationists are trying to grow more native species.

Without warning, and with no time to develop alternative approaches, funding just stopped. People are dying.

Yiddish, the historic language of Jews in Europe, was once spoken by tens of thousands of Jews in Los Angeles before largely fading away. Now it’s making a comeback.

With a $350,000 grant from the James Irvine Foundation, The LA County Public Library intends to expand social services and bolster community programs.