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Between declining alcohol consumption and increasing tariffs, Esther Mobley updates us on how California's wine industry is meeting this moment. Olivia Haver loves cheese so much, she has devoted her career to babysitting it. Exploring her roots, recipe developer Noor Murad dives into the food of Bahrain. At RVR in Venice, chefs Travis Lett and Ian Robinson blend Japanese influences with Southern California produce.

Memo Torres reports on how immigration raids are impacting local food businesses. Hawa Hassan, who escaped civil war in Mogadishu, shares stories of displacement in eight other regions of the world. Nina Compton makes a case for New Orleans and the Caribbean sharing a similar "self of being." Journalist Christina Cooke visits Patrick Brown on his farm in North Carolina, where he is reclaiming his family's history and land.

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Tony Ramirez dusts off the barbecue for summer grilling and adds Filipino flair to live fire. TikTok darling Claire Dinhut has a thing for condiments and finds creative ways to use them. Casey Elsass helps you decide what to bring to the party based on what type of guest you are. Memo Torres discovers a pozole palace in the San Fernando Valley. Charlotte Biltekoff explores the public's mistrust of processed foods and the food industry's misunderstanding of these concerns.

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John Birdsall traces the evolution of queer food through the 20th century. In her new series Panamericana, Pati Jinich travels the roads and highways linking North and South America, connecting with people along the way. As a child of East African immigrants, Zaynab Issa uses her suburban childhood to create a cooking style all her own. Humberto Raygoza built a business with his family's chorizo recipe, one link at a time. At the farmers market, chef Ed Cornell prepares for summer with apricots and soft serve.

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Men of barbeque loom large in America but Toni Tipton Martin and Morgan Bolling remind us that women also know their way around the pit. Cathy Park rounds up the best matcha lattes in Los Angeles. Zach Mangan of Kettl in Los Feliz considers the downside to the matcha boom. Lila Seidman reports on the tricky process of removing rare steelhead trout from the Palisades Fire burn area. At the farmers market, chef Viktoriya Campos gets an early start, stalking seasonal asparagus.

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Bottoms up! We're all about the tipple this week. Don't forget to sign up for Good Food's weekly newsletter!

Historian Hadley Meares looks at how Hollywood sips cocktails on the big screen. Aaron Goldfarb follows collectors hunting for vintage spirits. Sociologist Nicola Nice takes a look at how women brought the cocktail home. Lesley Jacobs Solmonson explains how liqueurs went from the hands of the apothecary to those of the mixologist. Evan Rail plays detective, looking back on an absinthe enthusiast who became a con artist.

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Kogi king Roy Choi has health on his mind in a new collection of recipes. How do you become a restaurant critic? Besha Rodell explains in her memoir. Marie Mitchell shares dishes from the Caribbean and its diaspora. It's cherry season at the farmers market and which means the lines are long at the Murray Family Farm stand.

Sarah Ahn's viral food videos of her mom have captivated millions of viewers with their behind-the-scenes look at Korean cooking and multigenerational life. Environmental photographer Arati Kumar-Rao goes night fishing alongside dolphins on the Brahmaputra River. Tyler Harper dons a wetsuit, often during storms, and heads out into the turbulent surf to fish for striped bass in the secretive and dangerous sport known as "wetsuiting." Ari Kolender of Found Oyster and Queen St. Raw Bar & Grill has tips for cooking fish and shellfish with confidence. The Santa Monica Farmers Market says goodbye to longtime vendor Kandarian Organic Farms.

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It's a perfect party trifecta of tequila, margaritas, and salsa. Plus, we dig into the latest on food dyes. Don't forget to sign up for our newsletter!

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Nicole Rucker rekindled her love for baking by tinkering with her favorite recipes and eliminating the fuss. Gabriela Glueck visits the "Torture Orchard," where California's nut trees are pushed to the brink so they can withstand the curveballs thrown by climate change. Nasim Alikhani spent decades working various jobs before realizing her calling — opening a restaurant to showcase the food of Iran. Evan Kleiman recalls the crazy ride of the 1980s LA restaurant scene with Francis Lam, host of The Splendid Table. Often overlooked among springtime greens, chef Dashiell Nathanson is anything but sorry to use sorrel in his cafe dishes.

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Emily Mester examines what happens when consumption begins to consume you. Journalist Ada Tseng visits Costco twice a week for gas, deals, and hidden Asian treasures. Benjamin Lorr explores how the sliding doors at American grocery stores stay open. Patty Civalleri tells us about the man who created Trader Joe's, which started in Pasadena in 1967. Gustavo Arellano recalls the legacy of Frieda Caplan, who introduced Angelenos to all sorts of exotic produce. LA transplant Vanessa Anderson, aka The Grocery Goblin on Tiktok, documents the city by visiting its markets.