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.
It has happened: cupcakes are the new cupcakes.
SoCal Connected found the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles' dining receipts. Man, those city officials can eat.
Today is Repeal Day, the anniversary of the end of Prohibition in 1933. Celebrate with some of L.A's best cocktails, both vintage and newfangled.
Any season is pie season, but December 1 is National Pie Day. Here are 10 of the best pies in SoCal right now.
Peppers come in a number of varieties, and for National Pepper Month, we explored some of California's most delicious pepper crops and dishes.
Enter our contest to win a 9" pie from L.A.'s own Simplethings Pie Shop. Just tell us about your most hilarious holiday kitchen disaster in the comments!
It's National Pickle Day, a perfect occasion for marking our city's obsession with all things pickle-y, whether at restaurants or at home.
The food powers that be have designated this National Fig Week. In California, we don't need a special time to chow down on the fruit - it's everywhere.
Everywhere you turned at LA Food & Wine, there was another celebrity chef offering you food. This video is a food fan's dream.
Fair Trade products are still relatively hard to find, even in our progressive state. Here at the end of Free Trade Month, we look at free trade products available in California, and where to find them.
Stereotypes be darned: Angelenos are a dessert people. We like sugar and we like dairy, and we love it when the two are combined.