Mona Holmes is an editor at Eater Southern California/Southwest, a regular contributor at KCRW radio, and a 2022 James Beard Award nominee. Working in restaurants can be a tough endeavor: Lower pay, ...

Emmy-winning hit “The Bear” returned for Season 4 on June 25 — and it puts chefs back in the spotlight. Emily Brubaker, 44, the resort executive chef at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, ...

Chefs who behave badly get their own show. Also, pink Champagne cake at Madonna Inn plus more road food favorites. And can fish be too fresh? I’m Laurie Ochoa, general manager of L.A. Times Food, with ...

LYON, FRANCE — New Orleans chef Wilfredo Avelar was working from a small demonstration kitchen at a booth decked with images of king cake, Mardi Gras Indians and a brass band, each one a curious ...

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Chef Jaden Garcia (left) works alongside his brother and chef Damen Garcia to prepare lunch for residents at Sage Oak, Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025, in Denton. Elías Valverde II / Staff Photographer DENTON ...