
Forget about newtons. Fresh figs are taking over with new varieties and lots of new ways to use them, sometimes simply raw and cut open the best. Other recipes are: Pork Chops with Roasted Figs, Fig-honey Gelato, and Fig Salad with Prosciutto and Basil.
Bon Appetit magazine celebrates 50 years with its first ever cookbook. Three recipes from the book: Grilled Steak Salad with Green Beans and Blue Cheese, Spicy Roast Chicken with Tomatoes and Marjoram, and Giant Chocolate-toffee Cookies.
On the dining scene, little Delicious caters to Frank Gehry and other "creatives" in an industrial park in Playa Vista. SIV gives new Philippe Starck-designed Katsuya in Brentwood one star (*).

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