Food & Recipes

California Live’s Amber Pfister heads to the Shops at Sportsmen’s Lodge in Studio City to chat with attorney-turned-bakery-owner of Winston Pies to learn 5 tips for pie-making, and how she started a pie empire.

California Live correspondent Laila Muhammad visits Two Hommès in Inglewood, where co-founders and lifelong friends Chef Marcus Yaw “Mando” Johnson and Abdoulaye “AB” Balde blend their West African and Californian roots into their menu.

California Live correspondent Blanche Shaheen throws a Halloween bash with her foodie friend Lindsay Kinder. From lychee eyeballs to hands made of ice and bats cut out of tortillas, they share a variety of seasonal ideas to easily elevate your party.

California Live’s Amber Pfister visits Mírate in Los Feliz, recognized as one of the 50 best bars in North America. Learn about its award-winning agave spirit-focused beverage program, get a taste of the new brunch menu and snag their secret bloody mary mix recipe.

California Live’s Jessica Vilchis chats with TODAY’s Al Roker and his daughter Courtney Roker Laga about their new cookbook “Recipes to Live By.” The cookbook is a compilation of cherished Roker family recipes from over the years

California Live’s Amber Pfister meets up with registered nutritionist, Ashley Hawk, to learn how easy it is to make simple meals for your baby from scratch. Learn how to make sweet potato and banana avocado purées, plus a green pea and chickpea hummus.

California Live’s Jessica Vilchis meets Chef Shawn Osbey, also known as ‘the traveling chef,’ for a culinary crash course in adapting traditional, crowd-favorite recipes to reflect the changing seasons. Learn how to elevate a classic grilled cheese sandwich with warm flavors of fall!

California Live’s Amber Pfister is joined by award-winning chef Jeremy Salamon in celebration of his first-ever cookbook, “Second Generation.” The book is a collection of 100 recipes inspired by his family feasts and Jewish Hungarian roots. Learn how to make Jeremy’s modern twist on traditional stuffed cabbage just in time for Rosh Hashana, the Jew...

September 13th is ‘National Kids Take Over the Kitchen Day,’ so California Live’s Jessica Vilchis takes her sons to the Los Angeles home of Loren Castle, founder and CEO of Sweet Loren’s, for a kid-friendly kitchen crash-course! Learn how to create a DIY pizza night that is fun for kids, while being secretly nutritious and delicious for the w...

California Live’s Laila Muhammad meets Jo Situ Allen, the Laguna Beach artist turned chef behind Mo.Mi.Mei, a new Cantonese street food concept in Costa Mesa. Mo.Mi.Mei specializes in ‘Gua Cheung Fun,’ which are traditional steamed rice rolls. Learn how to make chef Jo’s delicious and versatile peanut

California Live’s Jobeth Devera learns how to create beautiful succulent designs on cupcakes from San Francisco cake designer and instructor Youngsuk Sim. Sim, a former fashion designer from Seoul, discovered her passion for decorating cakes with realistic buttercream flowers by stumbling upon a YouTube video.

California Live correspondent Laila Muhammad visits the Los Angeles Times Test Kitchen for an exclusive first look into this year’s LA Times Food Bowl, a 3-day celebration of the best bites in town. From city staples to new discoveries, expect celebrity chefs, cooking demos, unlimited food & more.

Chef Jamie Gwen joins California Live’s Jessica Vilchis in studio to share her chef-approved game day entertaining spread. Win MVP of your watch party with delicious dips, saucy sandwiches and so much more!