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If it weren’t for the fact that the entire street, Montana Avenue, was deserted save for the half block radius around the restaurant, we would have driven right by Yu, which is in a space that used to be a Wolfgang Puck Cafe. It’s is dark on the outside, and there’s no sign. That seems [...]

Summer is high season for mint in the herb garden and…refreshing cocktails! Mojitos are in order!
Only a few years ago, this cocktail of Cuban origin was relatively unknown in these parts, but exploded onto the scene as the “it” drink. (Sayonara, cosmo!) Like many a cocktail, the mojito has a little bit of history, [...]

When the herb garden spills over with dill (or you find it for cheap at the farmers’ market), you can snip a few fronds, then serve a lemon and dill cream sauce over grilled salmon, or maybe make some dill pickles. Or you can do the only thing I ever do with dill - make [...]

It’s hot, so not only do we want to eat things refreshing, but we have to be watchful of waistlines that might spill out over our uber low cut jeans and belly baring tank tops. Salads are in order, but that doesn’t mean we need to eat iceberg lettuce sprinkled with olive oil and [...]

It almost seems like strawberries are in season year-round in southern California, but truly, according to farmernet, strawberries are in season at the local farmers’ markets now, summer.
It would be a crime to cook or strawberries in the summer. Fresh, super sweet, sometimes tangy strawberries should be enjoyed exactly as they are. But sometimes, you [...]

Though it is possible and practical to grow herbs year-round in LA, in other places, the high season for herbs is summer. And right about now, basil is probably attacking your garden like a weed. (Of course, you probably live in a high-density population area like me, so it’s the farmers’ and Whole Foods Market [...]

Several weeks ago, there were fresh figs at the market, but they were…early. And as such, they were a little flavorless, and not very sweet. But it’s high season for figs now, and in both the regular and farmers’ markets, figs are fat, juicy, and summery sweet.
Though they taste awesome simply washed, cut and eaten [...]

Several weeks ago, after an evening of Korean barbecue for dinner, Mom put down a bowl of what looked like little, fat pink and yellow dragons in front of me. Eat them! They were for dessert, but I had no idea what they were nor how to attack the little spiny monsters.
They were lychees! Up [...]