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Cruisin’ the Kitchen

Thanks to my wacky friend Shelly, we were able to get a small private tour of the ship’s kitchen Share on Facebook

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Accidental Nazis with Brad Pitt

See Brad Pitt eat a wasabi swastika! Share on Facebook

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Recipe Cards on Parade: Tangy Tomato Aspic

Oooh, tangy! Tangy is another word whose appeal has fallen by the wayside. Combined with aspic – which is actually lemon Jell-O in this recipe, and tomatoes, how can you go wrong? Why not add some vinegar, onion juice, celery … Continue reading

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Recipe Cards on Parade: Crusty Salmon Shortcakes

One of the advantages of real flea markets over EBay is the ability to dig through piles of freaky stuff and come up with buried treasure. One of my favorite finds are collections of old recipe cards. There was once … Continue reading

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Ceci n’est pas une nacho

I don’t often patronize chains, but occasionally co-workers talk me into it. “It’s El Torito Grill, not El Torito.” The place appeared to be a Wolfgang Puck-inspired El Torito with a long bar and hard liquor. OK, fine. I could … Continue reading

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Jazz at Jitlada for Gina

Everybody loves Jazz, proprietress of one of the best Thai restaurants in Los Angeles. This video shows her endless charm. Here she discusses the proper foods for new mothers while Sinosoul figures out how to program her I-Phone to Twitter, … Continue reading

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Tea at the Langham: Hats off to London

I like my tea with bubbles Last June The Langham Huntingtom Hotel and Spa held its Anniversary Tea Celebration. They “turned back the clocks to 1865” OK. I didn’t know clocks told years. Maybe that’s the third hand. Anyways, back … Continue reading

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Kiki Maraschino’s Time Space Continuum

Ok, let me explain the Kiki Maraschino Time Continuum. When I am blogging about a trip, I like to finish the trip blogs before moving on. Some of these trips take weeks to write up and meanwhile the world keeps … Continue reading

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The Amazing Spuderito

Rick’s Drive-in in Pasadena serves old-style burgers, shakes, and fries, but those in the know go there for one thing – the spuderito. Stuffed with french fries, tomato sauce, cheese, onions and salsa, this messy burrito comes with a huge … Continue reading

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Kaya Toast Revealed! I am no Longer Susan Feniger’s Bitch!!!

Thank you, LA Times for saving my last shred of dignity with this recipe for Kaya Toast Tara lucks out with the Weinermobile We are genetically wired to love the McGriddle: Frontal Cortex reveals the truth Bacon french toast? Where? … Continue reading

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The Nom Nom Truck is Coming!!!

Kogi is so last week. The newest truck to hit Los Angeles is the Nom Nom, bringing Vietnamese food to Ban Minh-crazed Angelenos. I can’t wait to try a Vietnamese taco! Blood runs in the streets in the aftermath of … Continue reading

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Get on There Boy! Seeing Double Paula Deens

Melanie Hutsell as Paula Deen – with Paula Deen. The Robert Deniro meets Robert Deniro sketch is getting a run for its money. Share on Facebook

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Potato Viewing

Why is This so Funny to Me? “Viewing: takes place between Monday 18th to Friday 22nd May 2009 from 10.00am to 4.00pm” …after which the family will pay their respects privately Pro Auction are delighted to offer for sale the … Continue reading

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The Superhero Factory

OK, What does this have to do with food? Not much, other than the fact that one of the weapons is a spork. As tempted as I was to give my superhero persona a bag of groceries, she just looked … Continue reading

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Food Crime: Pork and Beans

Man allegedly stabs brother over pork and beans According to Associated Press, a 54-year-old man stabbed his 63-year-old brother during an argument over a can of pork and beans. The 54 year-old stabbed his brother in the left arm and … Continue reading

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