Samantha Barnes, 38, is co-founder and chief executive of Raddish, a subscription kit and cooking club designed for children ages 4 to 14 that delivers a new culinary project every month. The Redondo Beach business, which started shipping monthly boxes from Barnes’ garage in 2014, has been growing rapidly and is on pace to send out its 1 millionth box sometime this year. Unlike other services that send a package of ready-to-cook ingredients, Raddish expects parents and their children to shop as part of the experience. Each kit has a theme with a history lesson, illustrated recipe booklets,...…Samantha Barnes, 38, is co-founder and chief executive of Raddish, a subscription kit and cooking club designed for children ages 4 to 14 that delivers a new culinary project every month. The Redondo Beach business, which started shipping monthly boxes from Barnes’ garage in 2014, has been growing rapidly and is on pace to send out its 1 millionth box sometime this year. Unlike other services that send a package of ready-to-cook ingredients, Raddish expects parents and their children to shop as part of the experience. Each kit has a theme with a history lesson, illustrated recipe booklets,...WW…

Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement Los Angeles County on Friday received permission from the state to reopen restaurants for in-person dining, and resume services at barbershops and hair salons, marking a new phase in the region’s efforts to restart the devastated retail economy.The move comes even though the county remains the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in California, with more than 2,200 deaths. More than half of all COVID-19 fatalities in the state have been in L.A. County, which has been slower to reopen than areas less hard-hit by the outbreak. The...…Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement Los Angeles County on Friday received permission from the state to reopen restaurants for in-person dining, and resume services at barbershops and hair salons, marking a new phase in the region’s efforts to restart the devastated retail economy.The move comes even though the county remains the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in California, with more than 2,200 deaths. More than half of all COVID-19 fatalities in the state have been in L.A. County, which has been slower to reopen than areas less hard-hit by the outbreak. The...WW…