Jessica Holmes

1 month ago | ktla.com | Jessica Holmes

Mamie in West Hollywood invited us inside to get a closer look at their paninis. Owner Mikael Choukroun has worked in the restaurant industry for several years but decided to switch gears following the pandemic. “After COVID, I got burned out of the fine dining world,” he explained. “I worked my way around, did a lot of helping (people) open their own stores.”Things clicked when he stumbled upon a location in West Hollywood on the 7000 block of Santa Monica Boulevard.

2 months ago | ktla.com | Jessica Holmes

Simi Valley’s Cork & Batter Roadhouse is an accumulation of Chef Jimmy Weathersbee’s San Gabriel upbringing. “My dad has nine brothers and two sisters. So all of my uncles, all the time, would be barbecuing,” the executive chef and pitmaster explained. Everyone stole a little bit from this one, little bit from this one. And, you know, of course, my two aunties would pass down the sides that my grandmother used to make.

2 months ago | ktla.com | Jessica Holmes

Jessica and her adorable son Levi are taking a break from baking their own bread to make a very exciting salad. “I’ve seen all these recipes about crispy rice and I’ve become obsessed,” Jessica explained. However, the texture can be tricky on the teeth. “You almost broke my teeth with crispy rice,” Levi joked to his mom. Regardless, Jessica said she’s become “addicted to crispy rice,” and used it to make a salad with Levi’s help. “This is really, really good!” Levi exclaimed with his mouth full.

2 months ago | ktla.com | Jessica Holmes

Jessica was inspired to cook some minestrone soup after she learned that the “longest-lived family in the world” eats it as part of their diet daily. “The thing about minestrone soup is it’s so simple. It’s full of vegetables and beans and that’s obviously what could contribute to a long life,” she reasoned. “Here’s the minestrone soup!”While there are many ways to cook up minestrone soup, Jessica’s version has cabbage. Some other recipes may call for kale.

2 months ago | ktla.com | Jessica Holmes

After losing their home in the Palisades Fire, Cookie Good owners Melanie and Ross Canter are leaning on the love from Los Angeles. “Cookie Good is our anchor to Los Angeles,” Melanie explained. “Right now, we’re having to make all these decisions about where we’re going to land and live, and no matter what we know, we’re always going to have a home in L.A. because this is our other home.