I am sitting in my office on this hot, still, Los Angeles afternoon, listening to the mockingbirds and thinking about the fact that in one week I’ll be in Provence. In many ways, this dry summer day ...

This delicious olive mixture was inspired by David Tannis, a professional chef for over 30 years in such highly regarded ...

She may not have been there from Day One: When the Santa Monica Farmers market first opened, Amelia Saltsman was living in Malibu, running a cooking school, raising young children and driving to ...

While many of us primarily associate olives with their starring role in martinis, where they add that perfect briny finish to the classic cocktail, these versatile Mediterranean fruits offer so much ...

Welcome to Never Fail, a weekly column where we wax poetic about the recipes that never, ever let us down. Never have I ever made this linguine recipe right. I’ve cooked it on more occasions than I ...

You know the game you play where you have to name 10 foods you would bring to a desert island? When tasked with answering this complex question I always choose olives as one of my forever foods. They ...

I’ve been salivating over “Pasta Veloce,” the newest cookbook by my dear friend and bestselling author Frances Mayes. Perfect for when you want a delicious taste of Italy veloce, or fast, all the ...

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