The holiday decorations at my local Target store feel like a not so subtle shove into the holiday season. I suppress the urge to scream “stop rushing me!” at the 14.5-inch plush deer figurine wearing ...

I have deep affection for ube, the mild, sweet purple yam that colors pandesal, Filipino breakfast bread, and shows up in the pastry section in Hawaiian grocery stores and lends its hue to the ...

For as long as I’ve known the Village of La Jolla, I’ve associated its Girard Avenue with exactly three types of businesses: high-end cosmetics, designer clothing, and Warwick’s bookstore. So it’s ...

It’s the color that’ll likely grab your attention first if you’ve never tried a dessert made with ube before. The bright, highly Instagrammable purple of the cakes, pop tarts and other sweets that ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Ube, a purple yam native to the Philippines, is popping up left and right at local bakeries, cafes and ice cream shops. The Southeast Asian veggie ...