Saran wrap stuck to the walls over the sink in the laundry room where my grandmother scrubbed Huggies baby wipes and Viva paper towels to reuse later. In the k...
Behind a fence wrapped in climbing plants on the side of a community baseball field, a giant sign reads Huerta del Valle. At the entrance, people tend to their...
California has a unique quality where people from around the world can find ingredients with similar flavors to their own countries. It’s never the same, but t...
Melody Waintal is an entertainment/food journalist who has covered Hollywood red-carpet events, from movie premieres to The Academy Awards, since she was 15. Making her way into the food scene, Melody published video feature stories on Latinx foodies for Dímelo. She has also published work on ABC7, TheEastsiderLA.com, and L.A. Taco. In her spare time, Melody bakes homemade pastries and desserts. She Is the inaugural Julia Child Foundation Fellow and is getting her M.A. at USC Annenberg specializing in food journalism. You can find her @melodywaintal on Twitter and Instagram.
