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José Andrés, Nancy Silverton, Michael Twitty, Ruth Reichl, Mythical Kitchen's Josh Scherer and many more cookbook authors and food personalities will share their stories in cooking demos, signings and interviews at the L.A. Times Festival of Books April 20 and 21 at USC.

This Salvadoran sopa de res, beef and vegetable soup from Karla Vasquez's "The Salvisoul Cookbook" is both easy and celebratory — not just a meal but an event — refreshing and satisfying at the end of a day.

Learn to cook vegetables in all the best possible ways from the new cookbook "Kismet: Bright, Fresh, Vegetable-Loving Recipes" by Sarah Hymanson and Sara Kramer, the chefs of Kismet and Kismet Rotisserie.

At last, after nearly 10 years, Karla Vasquez's "The SalviSoul Cookbook" is being published by Ten Speed Press with terrific Salvadoran recipes you'll want to make and stories of the women who shared them.

These juicy Salvadoran chicken sandwiches are stuffed with roasted, marinated chicken and fresh, crunchy vegetables and sauced with recaudo.

Celebrate Black History Month with recipes for turkey tostadas and vegan gumbo, plus a nostalgic homemade take on Taco Bell's Crunchwrap Supreme.

For more than three decades, Black chefs in Los Angeles have been making the taco their own, turning it into a staple of California soul cuisine.

Venice, California, is the nexus of L.A.'s wellness community. A local shares her favorite spots to eat, drink, shop, and more.

Orange County, long overlooked as LA’s uninspired neighbor, is increasingly becoming a culinary destination of its own.

Carla's Fresh Market offers fresh produce and thoughtfully crafted food crafted by food makers of color to increase access and transform the supermarket experience.