I am at the Granada Market, the neighborhood mom-and-pop grocery in West Los Angeles where I get my Japanese staples. The fish counter looks cheerful with roses and dahlias from the owner’s garden in ...

It’s something longevity expert Dan Buettner, who discovered the five Blue Zones (places where people regularly live to be over 100 years old in good health), saw first-hand in Okinawa, Japan. In this ...

An ocean salad served two ways — one with cold somen, the other with soft tofu — on Aug. 3 in Honolulu. In a pot, bring 5 cups of water to a boil. Add salt and cook noodles until tender, about 3 ...

Cook somen noodles according to package directions. Drain well. Place cooked noodles in large bowl. While noodles cook, prepare spicy Korean sauce. Whisk all sauce ingredients together in a separate ...

Don’t freak out, but are you having trouble remembering things? Sweet cripes on toast, how many times a day do I lose my cellphone? And names — don’t get me started. My awesome daughter has a friend I ...

And green shakshuka with avocado and lime, chickpeas escabeche and actually flavorful baked chicken breasts. By The New York Times Cooking Credit...David Malosh for The New York Times. Food Stylist: ...