Bill Addison

Caviar is everywhere, not just gracing high-end restaurant menus as in days past but offered in fun and approachable formats that have drawn the attention of a new crowd of diners. And let’s set the record straight: Caviar isn’t just fish eggs....

“Spicy?” asked the server at 1919 Lanzhou Beef Noodle in Arcadia. It was the final question to my requests for two noodle soups, and the tone in her voice made it more of a statement than an inquiry. I was having my soup spicy, as intended. First,...

1919 Lanzhou Beef Noodle   

Before Jordan Kahn’s unearthly project Vespertine took up residence in the four-story building at 3599 Hayden Ave. in Culver City, architect Eric Owen Moss simply called his structure “Waffle.” No nickname could be more apt: Its form resembles...

Vespertine   

People tend to feel strongly about Valentine’s Day and what constitutes a “romantic” dinner. Flickering candles on white tablecloths? Expensive Champagne in an ice bucket? I’m suggesting an alternative Valentine’s Day meal out, or in, and...

The macaroni pie is ready, so steamy and golden you want to reach through the television screen to scoop up a big helping. Historian Leni Sorensen hovers over a kitchen hearth at Monticello, the Virginia plantation built by Thomas Jefferson. She...