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Cynthia Dea

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Cynthia is the Living editor at KCET.org. Prior to her role at KCET, she mostly wrote about food, contemporary art, and social justice issues for a variety of publications and websites. She also worked as a cheesemaker in London and kitchen assistant in Paris.

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UC President Janet Napolitano, right, with Alice Waters
"We are demonstrating ... what role a great public research university can play to address a challenge for the state, for the country, and for the world."
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"For Chinese food to climb up in the gastronomical hierarchy, there needs to be more well-trained professionals, and we need more celebrity Chinese chefs."
Mark Bittman / Photo: Fred R. Con
Every other Tuesday, we'll feature an installment of "California Matters" with Mark Bittman on our site. Here, he talks about the program.
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Whether you're planning to splash out on an all-day excursion or simply looking for a cheap (and sparkly) 4th, make it a fun and memorable Independence Day.
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The Dragon Boat Festival, a celebration on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese lunar calendar, is an eating festival that dates back to ancient China.
From 'To Live and Dine in L.A.: A Century of Menus from the Collection of the Los Angeles Public Library' by Josh Kun, published by Angel City Press.
Historical menus offer a social critique of the city in a book and Central Library exhibition called "To Live and Dine in L.A."
Photo courtesy of Renee Tymn
When it comes to achieving that perfect loaf, bakers will try anything. Introducing the Romertopf.
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The 24th Street Garden in the West Adams neighborhood is an outdoor classroom that provides both students and their parents an opportunity to grow food and cook healthy meals.
The Wedding Feast at Cana, Paolo Veronese, 1563. Louvre
Art historian and Getty culinary instructor Nancy DeLucia Real on fire-spewing peacocks and Leonardo da Vinci: wedding planner.
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Many nuns and monks in California work for a living. Some of them even make food and drink.
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April 12 is National Grilled Cheese Day and April is Grilled Cheese Month -- that's a lot of love for what's basically just toasted bread and cheese.
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This is certainly the time for serving a cheese plate as the milk starts taking on the sweeter flavors of the season.
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