Lesley Balla

2 weeks ago | blog.resy.com | Lesley Balla |Kelly Dobkin

Today 2 Close Remove 2 Add Update Close map All-Around Favorites Botanica Restaurant map Silver Lake Quintessentially L.A., Botanica’s market-driven brunch hits all the seasonal high notes you’ve come to expect from Heather Sperling and Emily Fiffer’s Silver Lake spot. Accordingly, there’s always something new on this menu depending on what’s at the farmer’s market that week. Our picks right now include the seared coconut cake with passionfruit cream and jam; or the green tahini with fava...

3 weeks ago | tasteofhome.com | Lesley Balla |Test Kitchen

My mom made every single one of my birthday cakes when I was growing up, and from ages 6 to 11, it was always a Jell-O poke cake. I loved the bright berry-colored stripes that ran through the cake, and the fruity flavor in each bite. Mom would slather the top with frozen Cool Whip or her own whipped cream frosting. It never got old!Poke cake with Jell-O became popular in the late 1970s and 1980s, mainly because of the 1976 marketing campaign that introduced the recipe.

1 month ago | blog.resy.com | Lesley Balla

Women do so much of the essential work in restaurants. And yet women struggle for recognition and visibility in so many parts of the hospitality industry. That’s not entirely the case in Los Angeles, though, where you’ll find women running the kitchen or the dining-room floor of many of the city’s best restaurants, from longstanding classics (The Cat & Fiddle Restaurant & Pub) to buzzy new hotspots (Bar Siesta, KinKan, ).

2 months ago | tasteofhome.com | Lesley Balla

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2 months ago | 10best.usatoday.com | Lesley Balla

— Our editors and readers independently select what you see on 10Best. When you buy through a link on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Solaz Resort's head mixologist Enrique Martinez Giles creates beautiful cocktails with damiana — Photo courtesy of Solaz ResortIf you've spent time in Cabo, you've probably had margaritas made with a golden-hued elixir said to have aphrodisiac properties: damiana.