Michele Stueven

Cannabidiol oil has become commonplace in Los Angeles restaurantsThe oils have a subtle effect that differs from person to person, but there definitely is an effect. Bartenders and mixologists, for their part, are competing to find the perfect mix of spirits and low-THC hemp oils for the ultimate yin and yang. Here are some of our favorites....

Jackson and her father, Hank, with help from the Los Angeles Food Policy Council, California Freshworks Fund and Sweetgreen restaurant, have taken the family’s rundown corner liquor store and transformed it into a market with healthy choices and fresh produce available to the community....

With wall-to-wall hipsters in all shapes, sizes and ages, the two-day preview came complete with a red carpet and Lance Bass dancing around a shiny red tractor brought into the Beverly Center just for the event celebrating the opening of Nathan Peitso’s farm-traceable seed-to-plate restaurant....

Uli Nasibova's frozen case is a combination of three influences — standard flavors like stracciatella, chocolate, California pistachio and espresso made in the traditional Italian way; seasonal ingredients; and tastes from various neighborhoods. Nasibova puts her own spin on the handmade gelato that comes out of the small kitchens with just one refrigerator and one batch freezer....

I never dreamed that something as feel-good as a food event could become caught in the crossfire of what could only be described as cyber-bullying and harassment....

Gladstones has seen better days, but on Saturday, March 31, under the guidance of executive chef David Cabrales and chef Eric Velasquez, the restaurant will celebrate a rebirth of sorts by relaunching an updated version of the original menu. "The food is back now and good as it ever was during the heyday," says former L.A. mayor Richard Riordan, who bought Gladstones in the mid-1990s....

It's L.A. Weekly's annual list of the 99 Essential Restaurants in the Greater Los Angeles area....

Chef Jasmine Shimoda and wife Sharky McGee have transformed the former Hot Hot Food space into the plant-based concept Jewel. Shimoda kept a lot of the dishes on the menu that developed a cult following at the Springs — the forbidden fried rice, kale salad and her famous L.A. Phil wrap. The wrap, by the way, has nothing to do with the Philharmonic but is her vegan take on a Philly cheesesteak....

On International Women's Day, Susan Feniger and partner Kajsa Alger talk about what inspires them to create dishes for their restaurant, Blue Window Freshwater Dumpling and Noodle House at the Huntington Library in San Marino....

We’re lucky to live in a city that offers at least one farmers market for every day of the week in every neighborhood, many of which you can get to on foot. We’re on market watch and will keep you posted on what to look for and where to find it across town....