The COVID-19 shutdown is affecting the flow of essential Oaxacan ingredients to L.A.

High Road Kitchens funds restaurants to provide low-cost food and re-employ staff.

Crunchy, salty and packed with scallions, these fun-to-make pancakes are irresistible.

This classic gin and tonic cocktail recipe includes a long lemon twist.

This gin and tonic recipe follows the classic formula but uses an extra-long lemon twist for more citrus freshness.

Scallion pancakes are a savory Chinese stovetop bread that can be a fun cooking project. They use a dough that doesn't require yeast.

Neither too dense nor fluffy, this deeply flavorful loaf has a just-right tenderness. Dark chocolate baked into the bread and crunchy peanuts on top make it extra tasty.

The best banana bread recipe is a vegan banana bread with chocolate chips and a peanut crumble. This comes from Valerie Gordon of Valerie Confections in Echo Park.

The revival of Tokyo Gardens' classic chashu shumai has been a much-needed bright spot during the pandemic — and a reminder of the resiliency of L.A.'s Asian American community.

The team behind Gjelina, Gjusta and MTN has created a new Oaxacan-inspired pop-up, Valle, that debuts today in Venice.

Restaurants offering Mother's Day specials (including brunch and tea) in Los Angeles and Orange County.

A list of currently available produce from local farmers.

Meatloaf takes inspiration from bistro steaks with a simple compound butter flavored with garlic, shallots and parsley.

Just a few simple tweaks are all it takes to make a classic meatloaf more appealing than its name gives it credit for.

During the coronavirus crisis, food producers, distributors and retailers in California, producer of much of the U.S. food supply, scramble to adapt.

One opinion on the best (and worst) Ben & Jerry's flavors

This classic Caesar salad recipe includes whole romaine leaves, homemade croutons and a coddled egg, but with an option to use mayonnaise instead.

Make these dishes for your mom at home or pack and ship treats to wherever she's quarantining.

Kale, lots of crunchy vegetables and an assertive dressing make pasta salad worth eating again.

Lots of crunchy vegetables and an assertively seasoned vinaigrette breathe new life into pasta salad.

San Pedro's historic waterfront market is offering discounted shrimp trays to draw in customers

Now that sourdough baking has become a shutdown trend, here are some suggestions for what to do with extra starter.

Newton Nguyen (aka @milktpapi) talks Spam musubi, overnight virality and Los Angeles cuisine.

This buttery, silky scrambled egg recipe comes together in five minutes and uses chopsticks to make cooking easy.

Los Angeles magazine called it 'aggressively mediocre,' but its simple food and family-style seating reminded me of my Queens childhood.

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.

With plenty of chilled champagne and fresh orange juice on hand, you can mix mimosas easily. For a more potent cocktail, add a splash of liqueur.

Bill Addison names his favorite places for Vietnamese sandwiches.

This easy mimosa recipe with Champage, orange juice and liqueur is the best cocktail for a Mother's Day brunch at home.

Revolutionario North African Tacos has become a food bank feeding Asian American and African American seniors and L.A.'s skid row.

Jenn attempts to make the rice pudding from Pasjoli in Santa Monica.

How to make an excellent rice pudding inspired by Dave Beran's version at Pasjoli in Santa Monica

Brown butter and a generous dose of fresh cinnamon turn up the volume on crumb cake.

Brown butter warms up a generous amount of ground cinnamon for the crunchy topping in this spin on a classic crumb cake.

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.

Andrea Bartz's novel, "The Herd," is a mystery wrapped around a parody of The Wing

In a coronavirus quarantine diary, 'The Other Americans' author Laila reads 'The Bell Jar,' recommends Kiese Laymon's 'Heavy' and watches 'Devs.'

Los Angeles Times sportswriters and editors pick their favorite sports books.

Portland's beloved indie bookstore Powell's Books rehired more than 100 employees after seeing a surge in online orders.

Steph Cha doesn't expect much in the way of good crime fiction to spring from the coronavirus outbreak.

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.

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.

Eric Nusbaum's "Stealing Home" follows a family displaced from Chavez Ravine, where Dodger Stadium was built.

In his new book, Colton Underwood — who was recently diagnosed with coronavirus — talks about being manipulated by producers on "The Bachelor."

In our latest quarantine diary, Charles Finch contemplates Kierkegaard, watches "Love Is Blind," gets the Led out and develops a candle habit.

DePaola wrote or illustrated more than 270 children's books, sold nearly 25 million copies and had his books translated into more than 20 languages.

César Aira's latest novel, "Artforum," is about the art magazine and also the universe

Authors Steph Cha and Joe Ide swapped crimes stories and favorite books during the L.A. Times Book Club's first virtual event.

"Harry Potter" mastermind J.K. Rowling has launched a new website called "Harry Potter at Home" to help distract families from the coronavirus crisis.

In the second installment of the United We Read project, a homebound writer travels a quarantined country through books.