Normally, the Early Word visits brick and mortar establishments whose whereabouts and opening hours are accessible to the general public. But at a time when it seems that every other baker or wannabe ...

Last December, we were lucky enough to attend the very first meeting of the Chinatown Cake Club, a monthly dessert salon that pastry chef Victoria Howe hosted in her agreeably cramped Chinatown ...

The holiday season is over, and the no-days-off Los Angeles dining scene is humming with prominent restaurant openings. From curry in Beverly Hills to cake in Chinatown, here’s a look at LA’s new ...

When COVID-19 hit in March 2020, Heather Wong was celebrating the one-month anniversary of the million-dollar bakery in Sherman Oaks that she had just helped to open. A year and a half worth of work, ...