Cooking Basics

It’s heating up outside which means nights under the stars enjoying your favorite meal or having friends over for an impromptu BBQ. No matter what these longer, hotter days mean for you,chances are you're going to be thinking about your menu, right down to your side dishes and appetizers. Of course…

If you’re feeling a little sluggish after a long winter, you’re not alone. Now that it’s almost summer, we’re ready for a fresh start. For those needing a little inspiration for starting off summer on the right foot, our friends at Reader’s Digest compiled a list of 18 ways to help clean up your…

When we’re not cutting into a fresh loaf of La Brea Bakery bread, you might find some of us at home baking our own breads and pastries. While it may be a bit counterintuitive to consider a bread brand sharing baking secrets, we love to celebrate the spirit of community that comes with baking. We…

La Brea Bakery is a group of people who are passionate—some would say, obsessed—with creating exceptional artisan breads. It‘s why we find carefully sourced, top-quality ingredients, used according to recipes and processes that have been perfected over generations. Step by step, minute by minute…

You’ve swirled and sniffed your wine to evaluate the flavor, thumped and squeezed your produce to judge ripeness. Knowing the little things to look (and smell and taste) for in your food is satisfying—and helps you ID what you can expect from what you’re about to enjoy. So, we pulled together a…

For many, it’s the most blissful meal of the week: Lingering over a decadent brunch. But what about the other six days of the week? We think it’s time every day gets a delicious start with artisan details, and pulled together brunch recipes that are easy to make ahead or pack up to-go. Because…