California Foodways

For California Foodways, reporter Lisa Morehouse spends a lot of time in her car. She’s on a kind of mission: to travel to every county in the state, finding stories about food, agriculture, and -- most importantly -- the people that make both possible.

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The rich food traditions at Stockton's Angel Cruz Park

Posted February 1, 202400:10:44

Along the southern end of Stockton's Angel Cruz Park the air is filled with wafts of smoke, the smell of grilled meats and karaoke tracks booming out...

The Often-Invisible Work of a Hollywood Food Stylist

Posted September 5, 202300:15:09

Hollywood writers and actors are on strike, asking for transparency, fair pay, and protection from AI. They're not the only ones impacted by labor disputes....

Farming With Ghosts: Mas Masumoto and an uncovered family secret

Posted May 8, 2023

On his family’s organic peach, nectarine and grape farm south of Fresno, California, David "Mas" Masumoto points out pruning scars from long-time...

Cafeteria Cook Makes Gourmet Dishes Inspired by Palauan Childhood

Posted January 17, 202300:11:56

For California Foodways, I've been traveling the state, interviewing farmers, restaurant owners, people who deliver food to the hungry, make frozen...

Hot temperatures, and a hot real estate market, threaten the Ojai Pixie tangerine

Posted July 12, 202200:14:18

Ojai’s main street is charming, boasting tile roofs and Spanish-revival architecture. On weekends, crowds of the bohemian chic spill out of restaurants,...