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The article discusses Los Angeles, California, luxury homes on the real estate market as of early October 2015 that were once home to several significant actors and actresses including Bert Lahr, Betty Grable, and Don Johnson. The article also discusses privacy desired by actors, the challenges of selling homes owned by movie stars, and the impact of the sale price of homes previously owned by actors. The article presents comments from Los Angeles real estate agent Edward Fitz.

The article discusses the St. Helena, California home of restaurant designer Pat Kuleto. His 762-acre estate includes a 7,800-square-foot house he designed, with a kitchen that extends the length of the living area. He has sold a winery that was once part of the property, and financial losses from a failed restaurant venture have prompted him to put 600 acres up for sale.

The article features the home of restaurateur and modern-art dealer couple Michael Kohn and Caroline Styne in Los Angeles, California.

The article discusses "sushi bullies," men who brook no dissent on any matter related to sushi. Chef Noboru Inoue in San Francisco has scolded diners for using soy sauce. Chef Kazunori Nozawa in Studio City, California has ejected patrons from his restaurant for taking too long to eat, or asking to use a cell phone. Sushi bullies tend to be traditionalists, and they almost universally despise the California roll.

The article describes the style and design of the home of Joan McNamara, owner of gourmet store-restaurant-catering company Joan's on Third, in Los Angeles, California.

The article discusses vintner Dario Sattui and his ownership of a multi-million dollar medieval-style castle which serves as his Castello di Amorosa winery in Calistoga, California as of September 2013, focusing on Sattui's renovation of his Victorian-style home on the winery's property.

Reviews are offered for restaurants that serve bagel including Deli West One in London, England, Caplansky's Delicatessen in Toronto, Ontario, and Wise Sons Jewish Delicatessen in San Francisco, California.

A review is offered for several taquerias or taco restaurants in the U.S., including Fuel City Tacos in Dallas, Texas, Norma's Tacos in Pasadena, California and El Rayo Taqueria in Portland, Maine.

The article focuses on chef Roy Choi, owner of Kogi that sells Mexican tacos stuffed with Korean-style meat in mobile food trucks, and his plan to open a restaurant in Los Angeles, California in February 2010. It notes that Choi plans to update the rice bowl for his restaurant. He started working for Hilton Hotels in 2001. He cites that his company grossed nearly 2 million U.S. dollars from check averages of nearly 13 dollars a person during its first year of operation.

The article features chef Suzanne Tracht, owner of the Jar restaurant in Los Angeles, California. It states that Tracht has become famous for her pot roast. General manager Stephen Friddle cites the decision of Tracht and her partners to scrap plans for a new restaurant featuring California-Asian cuisine in January 2009. The recipe for Tracht's Jar Pot Roast is also presented.

The article features chef Douglas Keane, owner of the Cyrus restaurant in Healdsburg, California. Cyrus and Keane have received several awards, including two Michelin stars. He offers a tip for making garlic cloves into a paste. Recipes for Pan-Roasted Asparagus With Shaved Fennel, Feta and Wilted Arugula and Truffled Red-Wine Risotto are included.