I’m Laurie Ochoa, general manager of L.A. Times Food, with this week’s Tasting Notes. Why? “Tomato and onion are almost all water, about 90% to 95%,” he writes. “When in contact with the ...

From reservations to tipping etiquette, there are many unspoken rules of wine tasting that I feel more people should be aware of. Here are five things I wish every guest at a wine tasting would do.

I wondered, before realising how very ironic my reaction was. The LA fires, which are still burning, have now scorched and flattened a populated area more than 12 times the size of that destroyed ...

I’m Laurie Ochoa, general manager of L.A. Times Food, with this week’s Tasting Notes. Our L.A. Times restaurant experts share insights and off-the-cuff takes on where they’re eating right now.

Ki, named after its chef Ki Kim, serves a multi-course counter tasting menu for $285 per person ... Baroo here in LA, Jeong in Chicago, and Ssal in San Francisco, remains to be seen, but fine ...