Fondue is a popular meal for Christmas and New Year’s Eve. It’s an opportunity to “cook” together for hours. But what exactly goes into an authentic Swiss cheese fondue? And what definitely doesn’t?

You don't need a sandwich press or plancha for this take on the Cuban sandwich; a pair of sheet pans helps deliver all that ...

This recipe is part of the L.A. Times’ Week of Meals series. Tender greens mingling with melty cheese on toast is simple, perfect comfort food. Crisp, spicy radishes are dressed with hot sauce here to ...

This pasta-based risotto with earthy Swiss chard and melted cheese is an easy vegetarian dish. Adding a salad makes it into a meal. Grace Parisi a former senior test kitchen editor for Food & Wine, ...

Oil-cured olives (also called dry-cured) showed up often on my Sicilian grandmother's table. They would dot her rectangular pizzas or show up as antipasto alongside sharp cheeses, pickled artichoke ...