Croustade filled with apples and prunes. (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)
Providence restaurant’s mojito “spheres.” (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)
Candied cherries and orange strips. (Robert Lachman / Los Angeles Times)
Edible cocktails: tequila sunrise, foreground, right; gin and tonic, foreground, left. (Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)
Tomato and ginger make for a soothing summer soup. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)
An organic red bell pepper at the Santa Monica Farmers Market. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)
Lasagne verde at Angelini Osteria in Los Angeles. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)
A feast fit for Thanksgiving, photographed in the L.A. Times studio. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
Gonpachi restaurant, on La Cienega Boulevard’s restaurant row. (Lori Shepler / Los Angeles Times)
Lafond Winery and Vineyards in Buellton. (Stephen Osman / Los Angeles Times)
