Krista Simmons

If there's one thing L.A. loves, it's the cock sauce. The spicy Thai condiment has become so popular in the past decade that there's even a documentary being made about it. And now, there's a festival to honor spicy Southeast Asian Sriracha which is made right here in L.A.

This means it will be easier to grow crops outside of community gardens, which have become so popular in Los Angeles, whose waiting lists are longer than the lines at the latest Hollywood nightclub.

Food photographer Anne Fishbein has made a career of shooting "food porn" for the LA Weekly, and she's teaching a class about the ins-and-outs of teh business at the New School of Cooking to share some tricks of the trade. Here are some of her tips.

Now that it's October, we're fully ready to embrace the fall. (No more angry rants about teh early arrival of pumpkin lattes, promise.) So with that we bring you an awesome recipe for a sweet twist on one of our autumn favorites, pumpkin pie.

Eager eaters met at Paramount on Sunday to explore to lesser known Thai dishes like khao soi and Issan laabs. There were also exotic fruit stations with mangosteens and durian, and a stunning fruit carving display where watermelons were turned into stunning floral bouquets. You can check out photos of the event here.

This meat-free recipe features one of our favorite fall ingredients, butternut squash. You can use the leftover salsa for days to come.

The coffee scene has really taken off here in Los Angeles, giving us something to really celebrate. Here are some of our favorite places to sip in the city.

The weekend is so close you can practically taste it. Here are the edible events going on in the next few days to keep you occupied -- and sated, for that matter.

The stand will be called Ludo Bird, and it's the first time the arena has had a chef open a counter. The official opening will take place at the Depeche Mode concert this weekend.

Blue Bottle just signed their second lease in the city. The first was in Culver City, though that will likely be the second location to open. The first will be a roasting facility on Abbot Kinney in Venice slated to open in spring 2014.