Rachael Narins

In 1989, Mollie Pier founded Project Chicken Soup with the intention of delivering wholesome, kosher meals to people living with HIV/AIDS and other serious illnesses. Last weekend, Pier was honored for her decades-long dedication to that cause at a heart-warming awards brunch at Temple Beth Am near Beverly Hills. Many......

Winter in Southern California means it's time to put on a scarf and dish up some soup to ward of the chill, and who doesn't love a hearty bowl of the stuff -- maybe served with more than a lot of bread. It's a smart way to go as a......

It takes a big ego, a serious commitment to self-marketing, or maybe a certain level of tragic desperation to want to be on a reality competition cooking show. You go on for the attention, or the prize, or maybe your sous chef did it and lost and you want to......

Predicting the outcome of an event can be done in one of several ways. Possible results can be gauged using statistics, polls, qualitative analysis -- or maybe psychic octopus. For the presidential election, the convenience store 7-Eleven partnered with The Onion and drew in voters with the simply-named coffee cup......

Pecan sticky buns are based on a German dish, then super-sized, amped up with more sweetener and topped -- or bottomed, if it's an upside-down version -- with a nut that's native to our shores. But what sets the truly American version apart from other nut-rolls though is that long......

When the gummy worm dirt cake first appeared, it was received as a giggle-worthy novelty for children's parties. It's silly and creative. When it started being a part of Halloween party foods, there were no qualms as most people saw it as funny. Then, someone had to one-up and thus......

In an unique move, and in light of recent parking related issues, Mark Gold, chef/owner of Eva restaurant, made a plea via his newsletter and Facebook fan page, asking friends of the restaurant to help them raise money towards appealing to the city for a variance on their parking situation......

The scent of warm cinnamon rolls -- or buns, the terms are interchangeable -- wafting through the air can either transport you to a happy place or trigger severe mall anxiety. But either way, it's an American specialty that comes in two very distinct iterations. Built from a bread-like dough,......

If you've been concerned lately that a hip flask full of gin is just too classy and a mini-bottle of vodka perhaps too bulky for your on-the-go needs, we might have a solution. It's called Pocket Shot, and it's a plastic pouch full of hootch. Think Capri Sun, but without......

Pupusas are cheap and cheerful, exceptionally hearty, stuffed and griddled disks of slaked cornmeal or rice flour that originated in El Salvador. They invariably cost less than $3 in even the most stylish restaurants, and are most likely available somewhere near you. We learned three very important things when sampling......