Edible LA

Stress has a way of showing up in the body before the mind catches on, like a tight jaw over morning coffee, a restless night, or a short fuse by Friday. Prescriptions and meditation apps have their place, but plenty of people reach for something older and closer to the kitchen. The healing herbs and plants people use to manage stress naturally have been part of daily life fo...

by Lisa Alexander, Photos by Nik Z.

The towns get increasingly wind-tossed and plucky as you drive up Route 1, so when you fina...

There is a specific moment at every dinner party when someone waves off the wine, and the table goes briefly quiet. For years, the only graceful exit was sparkling water with a tired wedge of lime. That is changing fast. THC seltzers have arrived as a genuine alcohol alternative, offering the ritual of a cold drink and a gentle lift without the next-day toll. Here is how they...

The Mauna Lani, Auberge Collection, Debuts the Francis Brown Club

In Los Angeles, food often carries family history before anyone says a word. A tray of tamales in East LA, banchan from Koreatown, Armenian pastries from a Glendale bakery, Persian rice from a family kitchen in the Valley, or pan dulce picked up in Boyle Heights can say, “I remember what you love.” For aging parents, grandparents, a...