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Kenji Lopez-Alt is managing culinary director of Serious Eats, author of the James Beard Award-nominated column "The Food Lab," and a columnist for <em>Cooking Light.</em> His first book is <em>The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science.</em>

A Kitchen Science Savant Shares His Secrets In 'The Food Lab'

Kenji Lopez-Alt left a restaurant job to test and write about the mysteries of food science. His new book details findings from how best to sear a steak to how to get more golden pancakes.

Roy Thomas gets ready for a flu and Hepatitis A shot at the 13th annual Project Homeless Connect inside Golden Hall, Jan. 30, 2019.

San Diego Resource Fair Helps Hundreds Of People Who Are Homeless

The San Diego Housing Commission was the lead organizer of the 13th annual Project Homeless Connect, which is a one-day resource fair in downtown.

In Iraq, masgouf is part of the national cuisine, but it's getting harder to find as the country still reels from war, sanctions, water quality and economic problems.

The Slow Destruction Of Much-Loved Masgouf, An Iraqi National Dish

The lack of clean water, sanctions and ISIS have all contributed to depleting the supply of fish that is salted, fire-roasted and shared by Iraqis of all sects and political persuasions.

Artist Bob Matheny, founder of the San Diego branch of Art Disposal Service, passes the torch and cloak to curator Dave Hampton.

Want To Throw Away Art And Don't Know How?

Are you tired of seeing so much art in San Diego? All the murals and waterfront sculptures got you down? KPBS culture reporter Angela Carone says a company called Art Disposal Service is hoping to solve the problem of too much art in the city.

Then-national security adviser Michael Flynn, senior adviser Jared Kushner and President Trump. Flynn pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI. Now, the focus moves to what he told investigators.

Logan Act Lingers For Others In Russia Probe, As All Eyes Look Up The Trump Ladder

The White House says it is confident former national security adviser Michael Flynn said "nothing wrong or inappropriate" to the Russian ambassador. Releasing the transcript would help clear that up.

Kerry Rudd (center) and Aaron Tillis (right) prepare and cook shrimp for the fifth graduation dinner of the Quentin Cooks program on May 22, 2019.

San Quentin Cooking Class Serves Up Chance For Better Future After Release

Quentin Cooks is a culinary program offered at San Quentin State Prison since 2016. The program is designed to train inmates in the culinary arts, giving them the skills they need to find employment once they are released from prison.

Director Guillermo del Toro getting diversity on screen and off with "Shape of Water," which garnered 13 Academy Award nominations on Tuesday, Jan. 23. Here he directs actresses Octavia Spencer and Sally Hawkins.

Horrors! Oscar Gives Well-Deserved Attention To Genre Films

Academy Awards work toward improving their record on diversity

Wire art by Spenser Little hangs on a light pole in City Heights.

Wire Art Hangs Out In City Heights

Spenser Little makes art from wire. Eight of his sculptures, inspired by the community, are now hanging above light poles around City Heights.

San Diego Nonprofit Trains Veterans For Manufacturing Jobs

More than three dozen San Diego military veterans graduated Friday from Workshops for Warriors, a nonprofit that for free trains and certifies veterans in jobs such as welding, machining and fabrication.

Packages of the street drug called "spice" bought by undercover San Diego police officers appear in this undated photo.

San Diego City Council To Consider Ban On Synthetic Drug 'Spice'

A rash of hundreds of medical distress cases attributed to "spice'' in San Diego has prompted a proposed ban on the synthetic drug that will be considered by the City Council on Monday.

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