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A dozen Easter gift ideas if you're planning a no chocolate Easter long weekend. From face masks to mattresses, here are our picks.

National Geographic has named a drag queen one of its "2024 travelers of the year."

National Geographic has named a drag queen one of its "2024 travelers of the year."

October is the month to celebrate one of America’s favorite foods, pasta. A survey conducted by the National Pasta Association (NPA) shows 73% of respondents said they eat pasta at least once a week. Perhaps that is because of its versatility, value, and health factors. When respondents were asked what food, they could not live […]

Amazing stories and recipes from over 200 Italian grandmas

“Whether it be a handpainted bowl from Puglia, a needlepoint tablecloth from Veneto, or a pasta cutter from Umbria, items that have traditionally been associated with the home of the Italian matriarch are finding fresh cachet with the style set,” writes Scarlett Conlon for Vogue.

To write a cookbook, a good author will go to great lengths to perfect a recipe or understand a cuisine. On this week's show, we meet four food writers who are driven by a deep culinary curiosity. You may know Melissa Clark from her weekly column in the New York Times food section or from one of her 45-odd published cookbooks. Melissa joins us, as does Vicky Bennison, the creator of the YouTube sensation, Pasta Grannies.

We can’t get enough of wholesome grandmothers cooking on YouTube, TikTok and Instagram. But how do they feel about it?

The writers and editors of the Los Angeles Times Food section choose their favorites from the best cookbooks of 2022.

Italian grandmothers are still waking early to make pasta by hand and author Vicky Bennison is here for it.