Opening Day of a Closing Season
Posted on October 30, 2008 - Filed Under Food News | Leave a Comment
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I have nothing but bad memories of Hollywood Park, where horse racing has been held since 1938, so when I read an article in the Orange County Register about the park’s opening day (Oct. 29) and how this would be [...]
Cantina Lounge Mixes Tacos, Sports Talk and Dancing
Posted on October 29, 2008 - Filed Under Food News | Leave a Comment
The only reason I ventured to the Cantina Loung in Fullerton, Calif., was that the sports jocks on KLAA, the Angels’ broadcasting station in Southern California, said they’d be there on "Dollar Taco Tuesday."
Indeed, they were, and the few people seated near them hardly ever looked their way. They were busy eating and drinking.
I took a seat [...]
Nothin’ Like the Smell of Horse Dung in the Mornin’
Posted on October 25, 2008 - Filed Under Food News | Leave a Comment
Nothing like arriving at a special even where just about everyone is drinking at 8 a.m.–welcome to Santa Anita Race Trace and the 25th annual Breeders’ Cup
Read More..>>Cuban Food for the Masses at Coco Palm
Posted on October 24, 2008 - Filed Under Food News | Leave a Comment
Coco Palm restaurant in Pomona, Calif., offers Cuban food, but if you want the authentic dishes, go for dinner and skip the lunch buffet
Read More..>>Let’s Salute Chef Jeff for Giving Hope to Others
Posted on October 21, 2008 - Filed Under Food News | Leave a Comment
Let’s salute Chef Jeff Henderson for his tremendous future-saving endeavor to train inner-city youths to be professional chefs on ‘The Chef Jeff Project’
Read More..>>Pelican Grill: Grand View, Grander Prices
Posted on October 20, 2008 - Filed Under Food News | Leave a Comment
The Pelican Grill is part of the posh Pelican Hill resort overlooking the Pacific Ocean from its perch atop a hill in Newport Coast, Calif.
The restaurant advertises a lot, and the view from the veranda looked splendid, so my wife and I headed out there last week to sample things.
Indeed, the view on this sunny, [...]
Now Serving Your Table: Monkey Waiters in Japan
Posted on October 17, 2008 - Filed Under Food News | Leave a Comment
A traditional sake house owner in Tokyo has trained monkeys to wait on customers’ tables
Read More..>>Iron Chef ‘Attack of the Vegetables’ Begins Monday
Posted on October 15, 2008 - Filed Under Food News | Leave a Comment
Tune in to Fine Living Network beginning Monday, Oct. 20, for "Attack of the Vegetables Week" on Iron Chef:
Read More..>>Black Rice Sushi New Staple of Slow Food Movement
Posted on October 13, 2008 - Filed Under Food News | Leave a Comment
Among other things, Slow Fish restaurant prepares its sushi using black rice from South Korea
Read More..>>Great Red Discovered at San Antonio Winery
Posted on October 12, 2008 - Filed Under Food News | Leave a Comment
San Antonio Winery’s 2005 Opaque Petit Verdot is one of the boldest and most delicious of red wines I’ve tasted, especially for the price
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