Ethnic Sensations

November 2025
Bolognese is a rich, meat-centric sauce that originates from the city of Bologna, the culinary epicenter in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy.

August 2025
This dish is an homage to the fiery, garlicky and red lacquer-colored Mapo Tofu served on Sawtelle, the emerging, hip Asian neighborhood in West Los Angeles.

June 2025
A dish that is ideal for busy weeknights, since the preparation for the artichokes is already completed, and the chicken bone broth is ready-made.

February 2022
This vegan salad celebrates the bright flavors of Thai cuisine with a knock-out, creamy, sweet and slightly spicy Peanut Lime Salad Dressing that works equally well as a dipping sauce.

September 2021
When I’m craving comfort food, this Basque-inspired recipe ticks off every box—it’s rich, full of flavor and decadent. When paired with a scratch-made, creamy polenta and a wild mushroom ragout, this dish tastes even better reheated the next day.

August 2021
An homage to the smoky, Lebanese-style eggplant dip, baba ganoush, this recipe grills the eggplants directly over the flame of a gas stove to create its requisite, smokey flavor. 

July 2021
The fusion-style salad is a refreshing mix of cool and crunch with matchstick-cut light green Persian cucumbers, orange carrots and white daikon—the Asian radish looks like a plump carrot on steroids. 

June 2021
When you don’t have the energy or time to make traditional labor-intensive roasted butternut squash soup, this innovative recipe gets that iconic dish to the table in less than half the time using an Instant Pot pressure cooker. 

May 2021
Chicken Lime Soup, which also goes by the moniker Sopa de Lima, is a traditional one-dish meal served in Mexico's Yucatán region. The rich, deep flavor of the chicken broth is complemented by the bracing edge of fresh lime juice, creating a satisfying and healthy meal.