Lisa McKinnon

The makers of "Mad Men" have a lot to answer for, good and bad. The hit AMC series has popularized old-school cocktails, 1960s-era fashions and Midcentury Modern furniture, now highly collectible and therefore harder to get. Tables, chairs and other ...

Alice Waters, co-founder of Chez Panisse restaurant in Berkeley and of the Edible Schoolyard Project, called for free, 60-minute lunches for schoolchildren across the country during two appearances in Ojai on Friday.

Curious about the farm-to-table movement, or just looking for ways to get your kids excited about eating more fruits and vegetables? Go ask Alice Waters -- in person. She will visit Ojai, Los Angeles and Santa Barbara from April 21-27.

I drive a hybrid, but I still spent more than expected on gas this week as I drove around peering in the windows of restaurants from Ventura to Simi Valley. I found some openings, a couple of closings and, in ...

Ah, spring, when mockingbords sing all night and restaurants unveil new menus, new chefs and new stuff in general.

For several months, chef Tim Kilcoyne has known what he wanted to say in the farewell letter for The SideCar, his restaurant in midtown Ventura. How to say it was another matter.

If Daylight Saving Time just happened, can the first day of spring — and the semiofficial start of gardening season — be far behind? Read on for tips and plant suggestions from Ventura County experts that will inspire you to ...

It isn't every day that a hotel reopens after a remodeling project that stretches over nearly seven years and untold millions of dollars. But for El Encanto in Santa Barbara, that days is Monday.

Hungry for a dining deal that doesn't involve Groupon, "checking in" on Facebook or resorting to the dollar menu at a fast-food place? Here are two fine-dining options that offer a lot of courses for the currency.

Profile: Cindy Liu, chef and owner of LooHoo's Asian Comfort Food.

Chef Cindy Liu was walking through the Ventura farmers market on a Saturday morning when a passer-by did a double take. "Are you here?" the woman asked. "No one told me you were here again."

Seth MacFarlane is the Emmy-winning, Grammy-nominated first-time host of the Academy Awards this year. And according to Kelly Briglio of Paradise Pantry in downtown Ventura, he also happens to be a fabulous tipper.