LA Times: Taking the bang out of pressure cooking

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Taking the bang out of pressure cooking

These are not your Grandma's touchy stove-top models — electric cookers brown, simmer and cook food quickly. And they shut off automatically. How do they rate? Five models were tested, with pleasantly surprising results.

LA Times: Fast-casual restaurants gobble up market share

Fast-casual restaurants like Chipotle and Panera are just a slice of the restaurant market, but they are steadily building a following among customers looking for better quality and moderate prices.

"There's no end in sight to their growth," Riggs said. "They've delivered on consumers' value expectations far more than most fast-food places."

LA Times: Nancy Silverton explains how to make focaccia

LA Times: Nancy Silverton explains how to make focaccia

The La Brea Bakery founder and Mozza chef traveled to southern Italy to figure out how to make the bread better. Here, she shares what she learned.