Author George Geary leads you into the glamorous restaurants inhabited by the stars through a lively narrative filled with colorful anecdotes and illustrated with vintage photographs, historic menus, and timeless ephemera.

Here you will find recipes for everything from authentic Black Beans to Taquitos with Avocado Sauce and Eastside Pico de Gallo. But L.A. Mexicano is about more than just the recipes.

Everything in generosity is the motto of Zoe Nathan, the big-hearted baker behind Santa Monica's favorite neighborhood bakery and breakfast spot, Huckleberry Bakery & Café.

Bestia is known for direct and bold flavors, typified by dishes like fennel-crusted pork chops; meatballs with tomato, ricotta, Swiss chard, and preserved lemon; spinach gnocchi; and tomato and burrata salad; capped off with homey and ...

" -- The New York Times, December 7, 2010 Tartine — A bread bible for the home or professional bread-maker, this is the book!

The result, in Michael's own words, should be a "great party," which this book makes possible for any home cook.

Now, with Love is Served, Seizan Dreux Ellis, executive chef at Café Gratitude, brings Gratitude-quality meals to your table and the soul and mission of the restaurant to your home.

Kind people serve you all this on a shady patio or in a simple, often-empty dining room decorated with intensely colorful Mexican folk art. The Galley ... Santa Monica's oldest restaurant/bar has been a local treasure since it opened in 1934.

Discusses wine and food, and shares recipes for soups, pasta, salads, seafood, poultry, meat, brunch dishes, and desserts

On Vegetables elevates vegetarian cooking, using creative methods and ingredient combinations to highlight the textures, flavours, and varieties of seasonal produce and including basic recipes for the larder.