Tastes

When I think about summer, I think about deviled eggs. Beginning with Easter and going straight through September, just about every activity from camping and cookouts to beach vacations and July Fourth gatherings can be enhanced by a plate of ...

It's easy to love basic bruschetta thick slabs of toasted bread topped with a heap of chopped tomatoes and shredded basil, then drizzled with a mess of olive oil.But that heap of tomatoes and that dribbling olive oil don't exactly ...

A Ventura anesthesiologist who sees firsthand the effects of obesity is pushing back with fresh juices, coffee and sandwiches served at his Crazy Dr. Cafe.

Are you about over the pomegranate trend yet?If so, you might want to revisit it just once more. But this time we aren't talking about chugging the juice or turning it into fancy cocktails.

So you're having a barbecue and you want to keep it at least a little healthy.You've got the lean chicken breasts marinating and ready for the grill. You've got a colorful tossed salad filled with the season's bounty. You've got ...

The votes have been tallied and the five judges with the enviable task of deciding which was the best entry in the California Strawberry Festival's cook-off — strawberry crepes or strawberry lasagna — have rendered their verdict.

From a table set in the middle of an orchard, to dinner in the landmark gardens of Mission San Buenaventura, the 2012 "Dinner at the ..." series celebrates Ventura County and its beauty, according to organizer Kat Merrick of Ventura.

After rolling into Ventura County for a string of day trips, the Los Angeles-based White Rabbit Truck is setting the parking brake.

They may be recipe-contest newbies, but Olivia Smith of Oxnard and Winona Krieger of Agoura Hills are far from beginning-level cooks. When she showed up for the California Strawberry Festival Berry Blast Off recipe contest semifinals early this month, Smith ...

The Agoura Hills farmers market is smaller — only taking up a little more than one row at the Agoura Hills City Market parking lot — but there are still some treats to be discovered. At the Celia's Gourmet Toffee ...

There are few things in life that can taken for granted. One is that no one can refuse good baby back ribs — particularly when Adam Casillas' ribs are on the grill. However, perfection isn't that easy. It requires dedication ...

Ventura Limoncello, maker of the Italian-style lemon liquor and other liqueurs, said it has gained distribution to the largest market for limoncello: New York.

School districts are fine tuning lunch menus ahead of July 1, when new federal guidelines calling for healthier fare take effect.

If variety is the spice of life, then variety might not have enough spices in the rack to keep up with all the worldly sounds that emanate from Luis Conte's drums. The Cuban-born percussionist, who has called Thousand Oaks home ...