This week's Los Angeles Times Food Section produces an special issue focused on farmer's markets. This year they not only update the masterlist of Farmer's Markets area but also includes a special survey of the smaller, neighborhood markets. Susan LaTempa writes, "But at the smaller markets, that mission — bringing fresh produce to city dwellers while making it possible for small farmers to sell directly to consumers at retail prices — is thriving. As......

Over on The Morning News, The Food Section.com's Josh Friedland hosted a round-table of French food bloggers to discuss veracity of the new book, "French Women Don't Get Fat," and, ironically, Los Angeles was mentioned more than once to illustrate bad habits in the entire US. One blogger, Requia Badr, said "We walk quite a lot compared maybe to some cities in the U.S. I remember the day I was walking on Third Street in......

The Food Section.com has published a report on a book signing by Thomas Keller at LACMA by their chef-correspondent Kristin Franklin, a recent Los Angeles transplant. On Friday, November 12, 2004, Los Angeles Times food writer and author Russ Parsons interviewed superchef Thomas Keller, owner of The French Laundry and Bouchon restaurants, as a supplement at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art's latest art exhibit "From Renoir to Matisse: The Eye of Duncan......

Cooler, crisper weather seems to be accompanying Thanksgiving week in the Southland this year, so locals who stick around town (a subject of debate on LAist comments today) can enjoy this season’s bonus of "winter" weather along with our regular local gastronomic bounty. For those who haven’t yet settled on their menu, a day or so remains to peruse the plethora of Thanksgiving culinary suggestions, recipes, and other relevant information that’s out there. Keeping......

We proudly count ourselves among the ranks of hard core epicureans and “nerds in pajamas” who Laurie Winer describes in today’s LA Times. LAist cheers the exposure given to some choice food blogs (forgive us for perpetuating the obsessive and cliquish blogger stereotype), despite the author’s limited tolerance for a significant amount of musings found within the blogosphere. The article highlights a rundown of select culinary/gastronomy/cooking sites that range from the overly solipsistic to......