Food

A new copyright rule lets McDonald's fix its own broken ice cream machines

What would a McDonald’s be without its temperamental McFlurry machines? We may be closer to finding out.

It’s all in the filling! How one LA restaurant keeps artisanal tortellini alive year-round

With the help of an engineer and a machine he built, a family-run restaurant serves the traditional, handcrafted holiday meal for guests throughout the year

A large white bowl is filled with cooked tortellini.

At this Boyle Heights shop, a little bit of community is baked into every pan de muerto

Instead of the traditional orange flavor, La Sureñita Bakery uses guava and cinnamon, from a recipe offered by a long-time resident.

A man with medium-dark skin and black hair, streaked with gray, is wearing a black short-sleeved polo shirt and a white apron inside a stainless steel bakery. He is holding a large metal baking tray filled with unbaked bun pastries that are a pale dark brown color, featuring an 'X' design on top and sprinkled with tiny white sesame seeds. The tray is partially resting on a wooden baker's bench. In the background, there is a metal baker's rack.

Yes, New Haven has its own style of pizza. And now it’s in LA

Maybe you have heard of it. But if not, you're missing out.

An overhead view shows two pizzas: one topped with white sauce, cheese, and pieces of clam, and the other with red sauce. Both pizzas are placed on circular metal trays lined with checkered parchment paper and are set on a black table surface.

LA County home cooks can start serving meals. What you should know for food safety

As health permitting starts, we break down what you can expect before you walk into a stranger’s home for a bite to eat.

A close up of steaming hot pizza sitting atop a pizza peel. The pizza has crispy blakened crust and various toppings in the center.

Curry of every kind can be found in LA. Here's our guide for spice-lovers

Thai, Indian, Vietnamese, Burmese — when it comes to curry you can choose your adventure.

From left to right, the first is filled with thick yellow liquid with scant red oil on top. In the middle is a green liquid with bits of yellow vegetables, and lastly, a red liquid with green peas and a few scattered cilantro leaves.

Meet a friend (of a friend) at a new supper club in Mid-Wilshire

This L.A.-based duo is putting a friendlier twist on fine dining — by launching a curated experience at home. Welcome to Friend of a Friend.

around a set table with wine glasses, dinnerware, and table bread, folks sitting around the table peer into the frame to smile

Seven local spots serving grim goodies this Halloween season

Witch’s fingers, monster eyeballs, and tombstones are among the tasty treats.

Bits of green pastry are topped with strawberry jam and an almond, making them look like witches fingers

NY vs LA pizza: which coast is best?

It's Dodgers against the Yankees right now — but which coast is the best coast for pizza?

A close up of a pepperoni pizza against the back ground of a blue sky with two palm trees in the background

If you could only eat at 3 SoCal restaurants for the rest of your life, what would they be?

You can do it, we believe in you.

A large taco made with a white flour tortilla with horizontal brown grill marks across it sits against a light wood surface. The taco contains meat, shredded green cabbage, and red salsa. It sits on a folded yellow to-go paper on a light blue plastic plate with slices of red radish and two wedges of lime. In the upper right-hand corner are two small plastic containers of red and green salsa.

5 coffee shops in Boyle Heights with must-try hidden gems

As the coffee shop scene grows in the neighborhood, we sipped our way through to find you the best spots to kick back and relax.

Two medium skinned men stand in a commercial kitchen. One is wearing a black baseball cap, a maroon T shirt and a black apron; he's pouring hot water through a coffee filter into a glass jug below. The other has glasses and a beard and is looking down as he rearranges something on the metal counter.

3 exciting Thai restaurants in LA to try when you’re in a rush

Los Angeles has a long history of notable Thai restaurants. Here are some favorites to try right now.

A black plastic to-go tray with three different compartments, each filled with varying types of food. On the left is a bed of cooked white rice containing chunks of an orange squash-like vegetable in a yellow sauce towards the bottom of the tray. On top of the rice are two hard-boiled eggs with a light reddish-brown sauce. The right side has two smaller sections. The top section is filled with large chunks of sliced fish in a dark red sauce, while the bottom section contains large chunks of brown cooked meat and small quail eggs in a light brown liquid sauce.

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