In the pocket of Los Angeles that encompasses Chinatown and Lincoln Heights and surrounds the LA River, a fermentation hub is brewing. In the last four years, a handful of small-batch alcohol ...

Culture Club 101 is many things: a fermentation shop, a cafe, a marketplace, a coffee, kombucha and water-kefir stop. But above all else, the Pasadena spot is an education facility. And at the helm is ...

No one knows exactly what to call the small strip of land between Chinatown and Lincoln Heights, running along the LA River. Some call it Mission Junction — others, more aptly, the Fermentation ...

Friendly bacteria might not sound too appetizing, but Yasmine Mason says bring ‘em on. About two years ago, after her youngest child had entered kindergarten, Mason launched Fermentation Farm, a ...

Lacto-fermentation is a method of food procressing. It uses good bacteria, fungi, or yeasts to give food a different aroma, flavor, or texture and extend shelf life. Fermentation is one of the oldest ...

If there’s one event where a pickup line that weird might work, it’s Sunday's Los Angeles Fermentation Festival, where all kinds of food and drink that have gone through the natural, metabolic process ...

Beloved strip-mall gem Baroo is closing its doors this month, ending a three-year run for the lauded Hollywood-area restaurant. The Los Angeles Times was first to report on the shutter, which ...

Food fermentation is the process of creating food or changing the properties of food using microbes. Many cultures started fermenting foods to preserve them. For example, fermenting vegetables allowed ...

Bond Pet Foods’ prototype chicken protein, one of several emerging products in the fermentation space. In response, the quest for more ethical ways to incorporate vegan foods in our diet is heating up ...

The bible for the D I Y set detailed instructions for how to make your own sauerkraut beer yogurt and pretty much everything involving microorganisms The New York Times Katz s books have become ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Daniela De Lorenzo is a Oslo-based reporter covering sustainability. Researching the fermentation of plants, new raw materials, ...