Katherine Spiers
Katherine is the former Living Managing Editor at KCET.org. She's been living in and writing about this area for over a decade.
If you can tear yourself away from the polo fields or the pool, these desert restaurants and bars are well worth visiting.
Chinatown is becoming L.A.'s most interesting culinary neighborhood. None of the new restaurants serve Chinese food, though.
An interview with a scholar of Muslims in China and Chinese-American Muslims. With some of his favorite San Gabriel Valley restaurants.
USC did a cross-department study looking into peppermint, the most December-y of holiday dessert flavors.
Actor Warren Beatty lived there for quite some time, and those who know their salacious Hollywood stories won't be surprised to find that many of Beatty's exploits took place at the hotel.
At the Hotel Bel-Air in Los Angeles, Richard talks to a wedding planner who has organized on-site nuptials for a number of celebrities.
The mix of old and new vendors at Grand Central Market has turned it into a culinary wonderland. But these two dishes are the best. (Plus one honorable mention!)
KCET Food editor Katherine Spiers tried the grasshopper (or chapuline) offerings at Monte Alban in the West L.A./Westwood area. Watch the video to find our how they're sourced and cooked ... and how they taste.
There's a food movement afoot. It hasn't quite reached the mainstream in the U.S., but it's growing in popularity, just a little bit every day. What is this new trend? Eating bugs.
There aren't very many u-pick stone fruit farms left in L.A. County, but we found them!
How do you keep all your leafy green vegetables fresh for more than a day?
What to do with this key beer ingredient, besides putting them in beer. They're also a great, gorgeous addition to a garden.