Clarissa Wei

Omelets are a pretty ubiquitous dish. You can stuff almost anything in them: smoked salmon, spices and herbs, ham and Swiss cheese or apples and Brie. But you might not think of oysters, potato starch, bok choy and sweet chili as a compelling combination. At least, not unless you're Taiwanese......

If you were walking on Main Street in downtown Los Angeles on Friday night, you might have heard a velvety soprano belting out traditional Mexican tunes accompanied by a mariachi band that was just as loud and boisterous as she was. You'd hear the prominent strums of the guitarrón mexicano......

It's a Saturday evening and Yoko Isassi takes two slender bottles out of her refrigerator. Inside are dark waves of kombu, or kelp, sitting in a faint greenish brown broth. "This the dashi stock that I made," she explains to the group of ten. We're in a modest studio in......

The organizers behind the 626 Night Market are embarking on a brand new feat: to create the largest boba cup in the world. They've already started a Kickstarter campaign for the cause. The goal: to raise the money needed for a plexiglass cup that is expected to hold 320 gallons......

She's a blind chef, a cookbook author and winner of the third season of MasterChef. It's safe to say Christine Ha has beaten the odds. Ha, who lived in Lakewood and Long Beach before moving to Houston, lost her vision in her twenties due to the autoimmune condition neuromyelitis optica......

The coffee culture in Los Angeles may be stronger than ever, but over in the San Gabriel Valley, teahouses are clearly dominating the caffeine scene. Taiwanese boba joint Half & Half Tea Express, a popular hotspot known for their milky teas, has opened another location in Arcadia on Foothill Boulevard......

Imagine putting this in your mouth: breast milk lollipops. Yes, candy purveyor Lollyphille has rolled out candy that tastes like breast milk, which they're selling four for $10. They're also offering free shipping if you use the discount code 'mammals' at checkout. Really. Unlike certain ice cream parlor shops, no......

Downtown's Grand Central Market is getting a makeover. With nearly 100 years of existence, the 27,000-square-foot open-air bazaar has long been a Los Angeles landmark, and planners have been spearheading a major revamp by inviting in dozens of new vendors to refresh the 40 food stalls. Sticky Rice, an homage......

Slurpee fans rejoice. To kick off the Memorial Day weekend -- and the beginning of summer vacation -- 7-Eleven will be slapping a 49-cent price tag on their medium-sized Slurpees beginning Friday, May 24. The deal will go on all weekend long until Monday, May 27, and has been timed......

While Japanese noodle fanatics have been gawking over artisanal ramen joints, another type of noodle business has been growing, albeit at a much quieter pace, within Los Angeles. The noodle of choice? Handmade udon. According to Yoko Isassi, a Japanese cooking instructor in Los Angeles, the composition of udon is......