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Dear SOS: I'd love to have the recipe for the pimiento cheese appetizer served at Magnolias in Charleston, S.C. Thanks! — Leslie Kenan, Arcadia Dear Leslie: Magnolias was happy to share its take on ...

Done right, fried chicken is a beautiful thing. Unpretentious as this classic comfort food might be, there’s a definite art to it: a tender piece of meat, delicately seasoned and lightly dredged with ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. You ask for a recipe, and we do our best to go get it. (Sometimes, chefs ...

Cassia's Vietnamese coffee pudding. (Amy Scattergood/Los Angeles Times/TNS) Cassia's Vietnamese coffee pudding. (Amy Scattergood/Los Angeles Times/TNS) If you love both coffee and Vietnamese food, ...

Dear SOS: I had one of the best salads I ever ate at August in New Orleans in April. It was charred broccoli, citrus and a nice, light dressing. Could you get the recipe? I have had no luck. — Kathy ...

Dear SOS: I read your column regularly, and you certainly are able to research the most difficult recipe information with success. My husband loves the Corner Bakery’s large oatmeal cookies because ...

Dear SOS: Sweet Butter, in Sherman Oaks, Calif., uses shrimp in the freshest tasting and most flavorful ceviche I have ever tried. Can’t stop thinking about it. Any chance of snagging the recipe? — ...

Dear SOS: I am in love with a cookie from Euro Pane in Pasadena, Calif. It is the mocha cookie. We were in the restaurant last weekend, and I asked for the recipe, and they laughed at me. I thought ...

I have a binder full of clipped Culinary SOS columns. Some have faded, some are spattered with oil, all have my notes in the margins. This column taught me how to cook and gave me a taste of Los ...