Would you pay $1,500 for dinner?

• René Redzepi explains how he's orchestrating Noma's LA residency and why it comes with such a hefty price tag.
• Anna Ansari follows flavor down the Silk Roads.
• Khushbu Shah knows where to get the best veggie burgers.
• At the farmers market, Walter Manzke finds fun uses for chanterelles.

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AI might be making your groceries more expensive.

• Reporter Eric Gardner explains how grocery stores are exploring "dynamic pricing," charging different people different prices for the same items.
• Sean Sherman, the Sioux Chef, links the natural environments, traditions, and histories of Indigenous peoples across North America in his latest cookbook.
• Krystle Hickman journeys through the world of California bees, one letter at a time.
• Jason Cheng explains why his farm, Yao Cheng Farm in Camarillo, is dropping its organic certification.

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Amid the loss and devastation, there is resilience and hope.

• We remember our friend Christine Moore, owner of Little Flower, who unexpectedly passed away this week.
• Leah Ferrazzani of Ferrazzani's Pasta & Market tells the tale of multiple fires, pointing out the disparities in how Altadena residents were affected.
• Teddy and Andy Leonard weigh in on the challenges of rebuilding the Reel Inn, their cherished coastline seafood shack, which was lost in the Palisades Fire.
• Elina Shatkin hangs out with the Altadena Dining Club, the brainchild of Brooke Iva Lohman, who gathers locals at struggling eateries for a weekly meal.
• Janek Schaller visits the Altadena Community Garden, where scientists and volunteers use bioremediation practices to clean up contaminated soil.
• LA Times restaurant critic Bill Addison reviews two Altadena restaurants — Miya, a Thai spot, and Betsy, a venture from Tyler Wells.

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