Small Business & Entrepreneurs

Restaurant critic Bill Addison recruited Jenn Harris to help him divide and conquer as they determined LA's best restaurants.

from Good Food

LA saw big changes to its food scene in 2024, including historic restaurant closures and new legislation that passed for fast food workers.

from KCRW Features

Balo Orozco shops the farmers' markets to make seasonal shrubs.

Market Report: Transforming passion fruit into shrubs

Balo Orozco shops the farmers' markets to make seasonal shrubs.

from Good Food

Hanukkah foods often focus on frying, so latkes are at the center of the table. But when it comes to the sweet side of things, jelly donuts or “sufganiyot” are a must-eat.

Sweet side of Hanukkah table: Jelly donuts are essential

Hanukkah foods often focus on frying, so latkes are at the center of the table. But when it comes to the sweet side of things, jelly donuts or “sufganiyot” are a must-eat.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

LA County is allowing people to sell food they make in home kitchens — if they meet standards for a health permit. The program is Microenterprise Home Kitchen Operation (MEHKO).

Want to sell home-cooked food? It’s legal in LA with a permit

LA County is allowing people to sell food they make in home kitchens — if they meet standards for a health permit. The program is Microenterprise Home Kitchen Operation (MEHKO).

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Sommelier Ian Krupp goes beyond Beaujolais in his Thanksgiving wine pairings.

Popping a few corks with award-winning sommelier Ian Krupp

Sommelier Ian Krupp goes beyond Beaujolais in his Thanksgiving wine pairings.

from Good Food

Small business owners and renters are trying to prevent demolition of their Boyle Heights building — by arguing that solving the housing crisis shouldn’t worsen gentrification.

Can gentrification fears stop teardown? Tenants hope so

Small business owners and renters are trying to prevent demolition of their Boyle Heights building — by arguing that solving the housing crisis shouldn’t worsen gentrification.

from KCRW Features

Chef Courtney Storer joins Gillian Ferguson at the farmers market to shine a light on winter squash.

A trip to Italy inspired 'The Bear's' Courtney Storer to embrace winter squash

Chef Courtney Storer joins Gillian Ferguson at the farmers market to shine a light on winter squash.

from Good Food

"I've seen people sweating eating these tacos," says Memo Torres of his favorite taco in LA.

Memo Torres's top 5 tacos in Los Angeles

"I've seen people sweating eating these tacos," says Memo Torres of his favorite taco in LA.

from Good Food

Former professional basketball player Laurent Correa is turning out some of LA's best croissants.

ITW: Lou The French On The Block

Former professional basketball player Laurent Correa is turning out some of LA's best croissants.

from Good Food

Lindsey Beatrice explores the creative ways millennials are acquiring land they can farm.

Gen Z farmers get creative with land access. What choice do they have?

Lindsey Beatrice explores the creative ways millennials are acquiring land they can farm.

from Good Food

Food Access LA raises funds to keep two farmers' markets afloat, and Nick Fisher of Fluffy McCloud's considers fuyu persimmons.

The Crenshaw and Echo Park Farmers' Markets get a boost from Food Access LA, and it's persimmon season!

Food Access LA raises funds to keep two farmers' markets afloat, and Nick Fisher of Fluffy McCloud's considers fuyu persimmons.

from Good Food

Hobbyists and nostalgia chasers are coming back to film photography. Meet the local small business owners keeping up with demand.

Film photography develops into a serious interest in LA

Hobbyists and nostalgia chasers are coming back to film photography. Meet the local small business owners keeping up with demand.

from KCRW Features

Small stages provide a place for newer acts to gain exposure. But faced with inflation and corporate competition, venue owners have to be scrappy.

Keeping the music playing at LA’s indie venues

Small stages provide a place for newer acts to gain exposure. But faced with inflation and corporate competition, venue owners have to be scrappy.

from KCRW Features

Chef Aric Attebery shares tips for incorporating seasonal farmers market ingredients into the bowls we make at home.

Market Report: Glorious grain bowls and fresh beans

Chef Aric Attebery shares tips for incorporating seasonal farmers market ingredients into the bowls we make at home.

from Good Food

From Sonoran tacos to Hawaiian short ribs, Memo Torres returns with five great places to eat this month.

5 great places to eat: Sonoran tacos, New Haven pizza, Hawaiian short ribs

From Sonoran tacos to Hawaiian short ribs, Memo Torres returns with five great places to eat this month.

from Good Food

At the farmer's market, Klementine Song reminisces about the jujubes her parents grew while farmer Terry Kashima shares the fruit's health benefits.

Jujubes at farmers' markets mean its fall in Los Angeles

At the farmer's market, Klementine Song reminisces about the jujubes her parents grew while farmer Terry Kashima shares the fruit's health benefits.

from Good Food

LA Times restaurant critic Bill Addison finds a magical and civilized weeknight wine bar on Melrose.

Welcome to a wine restaurant that feels like an adult pillow fort

LA Times restaurant critic Bill Addison finds a magical and civilized weeknight wine bar on Melrose.

from Good Food

Market correspondent Gillian Ferguson explores how California farmers handled the latest heat wave.

Dragonfruit hits the farmers market — and the subtropical fruit thrived in the heatwave

Market correspondent Gillian Ferguson explores how California farmers handled the latest heat wave.

from Good Food

Alimento’s owner, Zack Pollack, explains why he closed his 10-year-old Italian bistro, and what it takes for today’s neighborhood restaurants to survive.

For neighborhood restaurants, it’s not game over, but ‘game more challenging’

Alimento’s owner, Zack Pollack, explains why he closed his 10-year-old Italian bistro, and what it takes for today’s neighborhood restaurants to survive.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand