w What's available from L.A.-area farmers and beyond during the shutdown, and how to get it By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 4 May 2020 13:35:24 -0400 A list of currently available produce from local farmers. Full Article
w 9 L.A. chefs and restaurants are named James Beard Award finalists By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 4 May 2020 17:55:31 -0400 Nine Los Angeles restaurants and chefs, including Jessica Koslow and Jeremy Fox, are on James Beard Foundation's list. Full Article
w The official Ben & Jerry's ice cream power rankings By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 5 May 2020 10:00:21 -0400 One opinion on the best (and worst) Ben & Jerry's flavors Full Article
w All hail the old-school way of making Caesar salad By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 5 May 2020 17:28:59 -0400 This classic Caesar salad recipe includes whole romaine leaves, homemade croutons and a coddled egg, but with an option to use mayonnaise instead. Full Article
w Kale Pasta Salad With Parm and Smoked Almonds By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 6 May 2020 17:40:27 -0400 Kale, lots of crunchy vegetables and an assertive dressing make pasta salad worth eating again. Full Article
w Surviving the Shutdown: San Pedro Fish Market has sold over 15,000 shrimp trays since stay-at-home started By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 6 May 2020 19:50:50 -0400 San Pedro's historic waterfront market is offering discounted shrimp trays to draw in customers Full Article
w You've named and fed it. Now what to do with all that extra sourdough starter? By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 08:00:16 -0400 Now that sourdough baking has become a shutdown trend, here are some suggestions for what to do with extra starter. Full Article
w How Newton Nguyen is inspiring a young generation of home chefs By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 13:00:33 -0400 Newton Nguyen (aka @milktpapi) talks Spam musubi, overnight virality and Los Angeles cuisine. Full Article
w Want to make dinner in five minutes? Then it's time for scrambled eggs By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 18:05:33 -0400 This buttery, silky scrambled egg recipe comes together in five minutes and uses chopsticks to make cooking easy. Full Article
w Column: As an L.A. newcomer, I adored Souplantation. I'm grieving its closing By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 22:57:45 -0400 Los Angeles magazine called it 'aggressively mediocre,' but its simple food and family-style seating reminded me of my Queens childhood. Full Article
w Cook with us! Introducing our new home for recipes and cooking newsletter By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 08:00:31 -0400 This weekend we're excited to launch a new cooking newsletter to help you keep up with all the great stuff coming from our kitchen team, led by Genevieve Ko and Ben Mims. Full Article
w Brown Butter-Cinnamon Crumb Cake By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 18:57:08 -0400 Brown butter and a generous dose of fresh cinnamon turn up the volume on crumb cake. Full Article
w A crumb cake that's worth digging into By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 18:59:40 -0400 Brown butter warms up a generous amount of ground cinnamon for the crunchy topping in this spin on a classic crumb cake. Full Article
w The best last-minute Mother's Day gift? Do the dishes (and do them well) By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 10:00:35 -0400 These cleaning tips will help you wash dishes efficiently and get them extra clean. Plus, they may help you find the joy of cleaning up. Full Article
w A co-working whodunit clips corporate feminism's Wing By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 27 Mar 2020 10:00:27 -0400 Andrea Bartz's novel, "The Herd," is a mystery wrapped around a parody of The Wing Full Article
w Quarantined Laila Lalami tries "Middlemarch," falls asleep with "The Bell Jar" instead By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 27 Mar 2020 11:30:49 -0400 In a coronavirus quarantine diary, 'The Other Americans' author Laila reads 'The Bell Jar,' recommends Kiese Laymon's 'Heavy' and watches 'Devs.' Full Article
w Indie bookstore Powell's Books rehires more than 100 employees as online orders soar By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sun, 29 Mar 2020 14:12:16 -0400 Portland's beloved indie bookstore Powell's Books rehired more than 100 employees after seeing a surge in online orders. Full Article
w Will the coronavirus outbreak lead to new L.A. crime fiction? The jury is out By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 30 Mar 2020 09:00:50 -0400 Steph Cha doesn't expect much in the way of good crime fiction to spring from the coronavirus outbreak. Full Article
w Column: 'Blue Highways' author William Least Heat-Moon on the art of traveling in place By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 30 Mar 2020 10:00:17 -0400 A after visiting every U.S. county in the lower 48, William Least Heat-Moon is the master of the topographical journey. Now 80, he takes another trip through his new novel — into the imperfect history of American democracy. Full Article
w Op-Ed: If marijuana is essential during the coronavirus shutdown, why not books? By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 31 Mar 2020 06:00:24 -0400 As are bread and milk, gas and aspirin, alcohol and marijuana, books should be available, with safety precautions in place, at the usual places we buy them in our neighborhoods. Full Article
w Recovered from the coronavirus, Colton Underwood tackles a new foe: 'The Bachelor' franchise By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 31 Mar 2020 10:00:12 -0400 In his new book, Colton Underwood — who was recently diagnosed with coronavirus — talks about being manipulated by producers on "The Bachelor." Full Article
w Review: César Aira, a novelist of obsession worth obsessing over By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 1 Apr 2020 11:00:37 -0400 César Aira's latest novel, "Artforum," is about the art magazine and also the universe Full Article
w 10 crime writers to read while under house arrest By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 1 Apr 2020 12:56:22 -0400 Authors Steph Cha and Joe Ide swapped crimes stories and favorite books during the L.A. Times Book Club's first virtual event. Full Article
w Harry Potter and the coronavirus crisis: J.K. Rowling launches a new activity website for kids By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 1 Apr 2020 14:10:44 -0400 "Harry Potter" mastermind J.K. Rowling has launched a new website called "Harry Potter at Home" to help distract families from the coronavirus crisis. Full Article
w Review: Canceled, creepy and still funny, Woody Allen shrugs By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 2 Apr 2020 09:00:08 -0400 "Apropos of Nothing" is a mixed bag of rich memories, harsh defenses and tone-deaf reveries. Full Article
w James Patterson donates $500,000 as independent bookstores struggle with coronavirus By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 2 Apr 2020 11:39:33 -0400 Author James Patterson is donating $500,000 to help indie bookstores across the country. For many L.A. booksellers, that could be a life saver. Full Article
w What Rigoberto González is reading, hearing and watching in quarantine By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 2 Apr 2020 13:25:15 -0400 In quarantine, mystery poet Rigoberto González Full Article
w Kathy Valentine's hair-raising memoir 'All I Ever Wanted' recounts the Go-Go's wild ride By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 2 Apr 2020 15:09:22 -0400 Kathy Valentine's hair-raising memoir recounts life before, during and shortly after the Go-Go's ascended to become the darlings of the MTV generation. Full Article
w Meet the heartland Evangelicals who feed America By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 3 Apr 2020 11:30:38 -0400 Marie Mutsuki Mockett's 'American Harvest' looks at the divide between the heartland and those who seldom think about where our food comes from. Full Article
w Union calls Powell's Books announcement of staff rehires 'misleading' By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 3 Apr 2020 16:38:26 -0400 A union statement is "disappointed" with how Powell's Books has been informing the public about staffing after laying off most of its employees. Full Article
w Patricia Bosworth, actor turned celebrity biographer, dies of coronavirus By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sat, 4 Apr 2020 15:53:17 -0400 Patricia Bosworth, an actor who went on to chronicle lives including Jane Fonda's, Marlon Brando's and her own, died from coronavirus. She was 86. Full Article
w Patricia Bosworth, 'as big in life' as the stars she wrote about By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sat, 4 Apr 2020 21:21:29 -0400 A tribute to Patricia Bosworth, who died of complications from COVID-19. The actress and biographer of Jane Fonda and Marlon Brando was 86. Full Article
w 21 new and classic books to keep you in touch with the natural world By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 6 Apr 2020 13:16:35 -0400 Books about nature to read while avoiding the coronavirus — from classics by John McPhee and Annie Dillard to the upcoming "Book of Eels." Full Article
w What Susan Straight is reading, hearing and watching in quarantine By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 7 Apr 2020 11:00:18 -0400 Quarantined in Riverside, novelist Susan Straight watches "Gunsmoke" and "Gentefied" and gives away Judy Blume and National Geographic. Full Article
w Don Winslow drops a new book, 'Broken,' your quarantine read for our fractured times By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 7 Apr 2020 11:00:38 -0400 The bestselling crime novelist plans a virtual book tour for his new title, "Broken," as the coronavirus keeps him home in Southern California. Full Article
w L.A. author Kathryn Scanlan on whether we're still 'The Dominant Animal' By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 7 Apr 2020 12:00:53 -0400 Kathryn Scanlan, taut new story collection, "The Dominant Animal," probes power relationships in uncertain times. She talks about L.A. and COVID-19. Full Article
w Author Fanny Singer and chef Alice Waters talk food and family with L.A. Times Book Club By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 7 Apr 2020 16:33:16 -0400 In a virtual meet-up, "Almost Home" author Fanny Singer and mother and famed chef Alice Waters join book club readers April 21 for a kitchen conversation. Full Article
w What authors are reading, hearing and watching in quarantine By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 8 Apr 2020 12:05:28 -0400 Authors like Lionel Shriver, Alexander McCall Smith, Laura Lippman and Steph Cha are under coronavirus quarantine too. Here's what they're reading. Full Article
w Q&A: Author Cynthia Ozick will spend her 92nd birthday 'contemplating mayhem' By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 8 Apr 2020 13:27:46 -0400 Cynthia Ozick, essayist and acclaimed novelist, shelters from coronavirus and discusses anti-Semitism, the Spanish flu and longevity. Full Article
w Alexander McCall Smith reads up on solitude — and shares a new song — from Scotland quarantine By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 9 Apr 2020 11:00:27 -0400 In his quarantine diary, "No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency" author Alexander McCall Smith writes lyrics, reads Auden and watches "Brideshead Revisited." Full Article
w The L.A. Times Book Prizes ceremony will be virtual, and free, this year By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 9 Apr 2020 13:53:22 -0400 Winners of the L.A. Times Book Prizes will be announced in a special, virtual Twitter ceremony this year because of the global health crisis. Full Article
w Roast chicken recipe perfect for scaled-down virtual feast By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 9 Apr 2020 17:29:05 -0400 Recipe: Writer turns to Fanny Singer's "Always Home" for comfort chicken during family's Seder. Full Article
w The Silent Book Club, a global meet-up for introverts, now connects them remotely By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 10 Apr 2020 10:00:07 -0400 A book club for people who don't like book clubs, founded in 2012 in San Francisco and now boasting six chapters in L.A. County, has moved online. Full Article
w Tiger Woods makes golf history at the 2019 Masters: A look back By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 10 Apr 2020 10:00:40 -0400 Sunday is when Tiger Woods made golf history, but Saturday is when he won the 2019 Masters and reestablished himself as golf's king. Full Article
w Review: Queer authors reinvent the artist biography as revisionist memoir By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 10 Apr 2020 13:04:35 -0400 Jenn Shapland's "My Autobiography of Carson McCullers" and Mark Doty's "What Is the Grass," about Walt Whitman, are hybrid memoir-biographies. Full Article
w Q&A: What do people ask a librarian in a pandemic? L.A. Library's InfoNow has the answer By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 10 Apr 2020 15:52:47 -0400 With libraries closed, L.A. librarians now work from home to help people find free ebooks, music and movies during the coronavirus crisis. Full Article
w Home wrestling, masked dinners and lots of books: Kevin Wilson's Tennessee quarantine diary By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 13 Apr 2020 10:00:12 -0400 The author of "Nothing to See Here" enjoys BennY RevivaL, furniture-breaking wrestling moves and lots of books in his quarantine diary. Full Article
w Review: How L.A.'s '60s movements fought for justice — and sometimes even achieved it By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 13 Apr 2020 11:00:44 -0400 In "Set the Night on Fire: L.A. in the Sixties," Mike Davis and Jon Wiener track the uprisings, outrages and elections that shaped the city. Full Article
w Apocalypse, you say? Writer Mark O'Connell has been there, done that By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 13:00:23 -0400 Author Mark O'Connell visited preppers, paranoiacs and prophets worldwide for "Notes From an Apocalypse." Now he says "the world will go on." Full Article
w Cooking in quarantine: 'Always Home' author Fanny Singer retreats to Alice Waters' kitchen By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 13:13:23 -0400 Fanny Singer's stories and recipes, 'Always Home,' show life growing up in the orbit of her mother, farm-to-table chef Alice Waters. Full Article