The Times’ Taste food festival

Tres leches cakes with fresh strawberries are served at the La Monarca Bakery tent.  (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

Dominique Brandon watches husband Lonnie take a bite a the Field to Fork event.   (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

Raha Borhani, from left, Patty Kan, Amber Rabbani and Jessica Kelley take a break from the festivities.  (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

Pastry Chef Roxana Jullapat, who opened Cooks County on Beverly Boulevard in L.A., speaks during a cooking demonstration.   (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

Parker Weinthal takes a photo of a Mexican dish.   (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

Participants in the “How to Taste Wine Like a Master Sommelier” demonstration are instructed to look at their wine.  (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

Various tomato samples from The Garden of... tent.  (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)