Emily Dwass

For more than three decades, the Lovi family has operated successful mom-and-pop-style delis in the San Fernando and Conejo Valleys. With their latest venture, though, they’re launching something new: upscale deli dining. Opening Monday, Lovi’s Delicatessen, in the heart of Calabasas, will have a large dining room, a separate full......

A crowd has been gathering most mornings at one end of a nondescript, old-school strip mall in Woodland Hills. It doesn’t seem like a promising spot for destination dining – but that’s exactly what’s going on, with people in the area lining up for the new location of Blu Jam......

Two-time James Beard Award-winning author Karen Page has written an impressive follow-up to her classic, The Flavor Bible. This time, she turns her attention to plant-based cooking in The Vegetarian Flavor Bible. The 554-page tome (with photos by Andrew Dornenburg) includes no recipes but instead a detailed history of veggie......

Named for the original owner, Jeannine’s started out selling cookies and muffins in a little bakery on upper State Street in downtown Santa Barbara. That eventually grew to three restaurants serving a full breakfast and lunch menu. Now they've opened a new eatery in L.A. The 7,500 square foot Westlake Village spot, billed......

When you think of Food Network’s The Pioneer Woman  — real name Ree Drummond — Yom Kippur probably isn't the first thing that comes to mind. After all, Drummond and her family live on a large cattle ranch in Oklahoma, where much of her cooking involves feeding hard-working cowboys and......

Love to cook but hate shopping? These days, there are a lot of options to having groceries delivered. But what if you want to go a step further and, say, have someone else plan a recipe, gather all the ingredients and do much of the prep work? That thought process......

After hearing raves about the white chocolate bread pudding at the Nordstrom Café Bistro in Canoga Park, we had to check it out – three times, actually. Happily, the dessert lives up to the hype. But don’t get in your car just yet and head to the West San Fernando......

The lineup of Cheerios flavors continues to grow. The newest addition is called simply Cheerios Protein, which comes in two versions — Cinnamon Almond, and Oats & Honey. With General Mills showing disappointing sales, the company is clearly trying to figure out ways to attract more customers. Chief executive officer Ken Powell told Reuters:......

There was much anticipation for the publication last month of Ruth Reichl's first novel, Delicious!  - no surprise, considering that she is one of the most acclaimed food writers of our time. Her impressive resume includes serving as restaurant critic for The Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, editor-in-chief for......

A common complaint from people who live in the West San Fernando Valley and points beyond is that there's a dearth of fine restaurants for a special meal out. The fans of Leila's in Oak Park would beg to differ. It's been 15 years since Leila's was launched in a nondescript suburban......