L.A. Times - Food & Dining

When chef Mollie Engelhart took to social media to announce that Sage Vegan Bistro would start serving meat and dairy to focus on regenerative farming practices, it shocked many in L.A.'s vegan community.

For a better meatless meatball, look to coastal Mexico, where you can find brighter variations made with seafood. This version is served in a tomato-y broth with lots of fresh cilantro.

Meatballs made with shrimp instead of meat are a specialty of coastal Mexico. These albóndigas de camarón are tender and fluffy and served in a tomato-y broth with lots of fresh cilantro.

Harucake in Koreatown is its own world of pastel, not-too-sweet minimalist cakes, created by baker-owner Ellie You.

News that Midwestern dairy cows may have become infected with avian flu by eating poultry waste has many asking: What are American farm animals being fed? And should we be concerned?

L.A. rapper and singer Blxst is a first-time performer at Coachella 2024. Here are the best things he ate Weekend 1 and what he's staking out weekend 2.

Critic Bill Addison reviews Budonoki, a spin on an izakaya in Virgil Village with a bumping scene, smart sake cocktails and snacks inspired by Japanese, Thai and Vietnamese flavors.

Fernando Ochoa Jauregui, a Modesto-area builder of food trucks and trailers, had been accused of not delivering vehicles to clients and refusing to return their partial or full payments.

Stake out the best food and drinks for Coachella Weekend 2, including birria quesadillas from the Goat Mafia, stacked sandwiches from Indio-local TKB Deli, Outstanding in the Field dinners and a luxe pop-up from Aperol.

Korean restaurant Danbi specializes in spins on iconic dishes and all-Korean spirits. Also: a new hand roll bar from a beloved ramen shop, some of L.A.'s best tacos land a new location, a bistro heads east, and more.

With 99 Cents Only Stores closing, where to find affordable groceries: This is what a budget of $20 will get you.

Rockets center Boban Marjanovic intentionally missed a free throw so Clippers fans at Crypto.com Arena would get free Chick-fil-A sandwiches.

Benny Blanco talks tacos, Thai food, his new cookbook and getting someone to make their "O face" on the latest crawl.

Rosa Jackson, the Nice-based author and cooking teacher, uses apricot jam and Parmesan cheese in her version of the Niçoise sweet Swiss chard pie.