At CAR Artisan Chocolate, a Coffee Pro Commits to a Different Bean

Blaze, PascalBrasserie Pascal is the restaurant Pascal Olhats has been waiting to do, and itNs worth the wait As a friend of mine pointed out, Pascal Olhats couldNve made his mark in New York, LA or Chicago; but he shunned those big ponds and...

Here’s where to eat — and what to order — right now. The entire bakery case at the Dutchess Just after 7 a.m. on a recent Sunday morning, a line wrapped around the bakery counter at the Dutchess. On display at the Ojai restaurant and bakery were...

What is the best place for coffee in Los Angeles? It’s the one most convenient to your home, or the one where the barista remembers your name, or the one with a calm, sunlit room that helps you disappear into your workflow. Taste in coffee — and...

Bean ThereThe new KNan Coffee in Tustin has a familiar feel—and smell and taste When we broke the news last September that Martin Diedrich was opening a second KNan Coffee—in what used to be Starbucks in Tustin—I scrounged for analogies to pair...

Would you rather not give out boring old Snickers and M&M's this year? You want to be the special house on the block that has stuff that no one else dares give away? Here are some unusual candies and treats we dug out from our blog's long-dead...