Dinner Is Served March 21, 2023 Impress your guests with these three campus recipes — from Bruin Plate and Plateia — at your next soiree.
Vegan, Mediterranean diets have lower carbon footprints than standard U.S. diet March 20, 2023 A UCLA study suggests emissions from basic American diet are equivalent to driving a car up to 20 miles per day.
12 Hungry Bruins January 5, 2023 At Dinners for 12 Strangers, guests arrive as mutual unknowns but depart as friends, with a new appreciation for the ties that bind the UCLA family.
UCLA scientists bring cultured meat closer to your kitchen table August 16, 2022 Led by Amy Rowat, researchers have invented ‘edible microcarriers’ that could reduce the expense, time and waste required to produce cultured meat.
Food of the City June 14, 2022 At Ray Garcia’s latest venture, Asterid at Disney Hall, the cuisine is inspired by L.A. and its diverse cultures.
2 Campus Eateries Ready for Summer June 14, 2022 After two years of restrictions, an award-winning mainstay and an acclaimed newcomer are open for outdoor dining.
UCLA food studies institute to tackle global food challenges January 24, 2022 The institute will collaborate with a community of chefs and scholars in pursuit of a healthier population and planet.
Plateia wins three regional food awards from Los Angeles Times readers September 7, 2021 The restaurant in the UCLA Luskin Conference Center is now vying for the title of “Best of the Southland.”
Evidence mounts that eco-friendly wine tastes better February 8, 2021 Certified organic French wines are rated higher by experts, a UCLA-led study finds.
Il est maintenant prouvé que le vin écologique a meilleur goût February 8, 2021 Selon l’étude «Les vins français issus de raisins biologiques sont mieux notés» menée à UCLA et Kedge Business School.
UCLA’s Plateia cookbook brings Mediterranean cuisine to the home kitchen February 2, 2021 The award-winning cookbook is available now online via the UCLA Store and at the restaurant, which is open for take-out and outdoor dining.
The Sweet Spot: 55 Years of Stan’s Donuts September 3, 2020 After selling doughnuts at a corner shop in Westwood Village for more than five decades, Stan Berman calls it quits.
Flavors Take Root at Little Fatty September 3, 2020 David Kuo’s Mar Vista restaurant adjusts and grows during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Eat safe: The takeaway on takeout (and other food) April 28, 2020 UCLA’s Catherine Carpenter gives us the lowdown on food safety, hygiene and nutrition in the time of COVID-19.
Quick Take: Can We Eat Our Way Out of Climate Change? April 1, 2020 Plant-based meat promises less strain on the environment, but there are questions.
Quick Take: The Power of Pie April 1, 2020 Evan Kleiman’s Good Food contest shares the joy of baking.
UCLA developing policy to phase out single-use plastics January 24, 2020 The move could drive regional change and would make UCLA one of the largest universities in the U.S. to take action.
Quick Take: Give Me the Recipe! January 1, 2020 UCLA’s Bruin Plate Cookbook is meant to satisfy hungry fans.
Students reduce carbon footprints after studying food system’s environmental impact May 6, 2019 If the same change were made by all of the U.S., it would account for one-third of the greenhouse gas reduction prescribed in the 2013 President’s Climate Action Plan.
100 Ways: L.A. Eats May 1, 2019 Also in this section: stories on the Hammer Museum, brain mapping and the Olympics.
Bruin Plate cookbook brings recipes from the dining hall to the home kitchen March 21, 2019 The 220-page hardbound book is full of mouth-watering images that complement well-structured recipes.
UCLA researchers and partners work with sushi restaurants to reduce seafood fraud November 8, 2018 The Los Angeles Seafood Monitoring Project is seeking to reduce sushi fraud and the mislabeling of fish.
Gold Standard October 1, 2018 Pulitzer Prize–winning restaurant critic and food writer Jonathan Gold ’82 died on July 21, 2018.
UCLA School of Law food law center receives $2 million from Lynda and Stewart Resnick August 1, 2018 A founding gift from the couple’s foundation established the program in 2013; it is already one of the preeminent programs of its kind.