Japanese culture has introduced many excellent food products and dishes to America’s culinary palate. Most of us are familiar with surimi (imitation crab and lobster), ramen noodles, the hungry ...

New cookbooks crop up like superblooms in spring, when the vitality of the season propels us to get into the kitchen. In the same way that each spring feels like life anew, every book is yet another ...

These fresh lobster-mango spring rolls are a great option for serving at a Lunar New Year banquet, according to cookbook author Ying Chang Compestine. (Courtesy Vivian Truong/Chronicle Books) The ...

I don’t know about you, but the first two months of 2025 have felt like two years. We live in uncertain and, ahem, interesting times, and as such, small but dependable pleasures have started to assume ...

New cookbooks are a bright spot in spring, and this year's crop is a bumper one. One emerging theme is: Go easy on yourself. Among this season's favorite books, Los Angeles writers and chefs ...

With the arrival of warmer weather comes an abundance of colorful produce, making spring the perfect time to experiment with new recipes and flavors. Luckily, there’s also a fabulous crop of new ...

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Fall gets all of the hype, but spring has always been my favorite season. Especially here in Los Angeles. As ripe lemons fall to the ground, clusters of kumquats take their place in neighborhood trees ...