Tapas Flow and Prices Are Low at Viva Madrid

Posted on April 29, 2009 - Filed Under Food News | Leave a Comment

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Okay, so it looks almost like a church in this lousy photo I shot at Viva Madrid in Claremont, Calif., but the place was dark and I did my best. The story, however, lies not in the photo, but [...]

Prime Time at Prime Cut Cafe: Wine Tastings and Tapas

Posted on April 27, 2009 - Filed Under Food News | Leave a Comment

Prime Cut Cafe is a recent neighbor to The Auld Irisher, which I mentioned briefly this past week. Prime Cut features a wine bar where one can order either flights or glasses of wine, as well as food items from a bar menu featuring tapas-style and -proportioned plates of digestible little goodies.
Since I’m rarely hungry enough [...]

Time for Boxty at The Auld Irisher

Posted on April 24, 2009 - Filed Under Food News | Leave a Comment

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I wanted to visit The Auld Irisher in Orange, Calif., for St. Patrick’s Day, but I never could find the place. So, what to my surprise when I journeyed over to try out Prime Cut Cafe, but I found Auld Irisher right next door. I had no choice but to go inside and order a [...]

Sport of Kings Meets the Masses at Fairplex

Posted on April 20, 2009 - Filed Under Food News | Leave a Comment

The first sight and sound I encountered after finding a table to plop at was of some guy walking in, standing catatonic, blank-stare style, and then letting out at the top of his lungs some caterwauling Indian war whoop. I thought the guy had just discovered the place and was ecstatic that wagering on horses [...]

‘Eco Trip’ Traces ‘The Real Cost’ of Chocolate (Guilt!)

Posted on April 15, 2009 - Filed Under Food News | Leave a Comment

So I go from naked food show hosts (Padma Lakshmi) yesterday to some guy traveling the world to show how everyday products come into being today. The show could turn into a real guilt trip if not handled carefully. You know, rape of the earth and child labor and all that good stuff.
Eco Trip: The [...]

Padma Lakshmi Takes the Paris Hilton Route

Posted on April 14, 2009 - Filed Under Food News | Leave a Comment

What next? First I saw Padma Lakshmi do a Paris Hilton imitation for a Carl’s Jr. TV spot (below), and now she’s appearing in the buff for Allure magazine (above).
She told Allure: "I think I look better now than I did in my 20s, because I’m more confident about my body—and I don’t want to [...]

Sipping Bubbly Through a Straw to Celebrate Easter

Posted on April 12, 2009 - Filed Under Food News | Leave a Comment

It’s taken me almost five years since first reading about it to find a store that sells Sofia, a sparkling wine that comes in a small can (pictured) with an expanding straw to sip it with.
I was a bit leery about drinking Champagne (oops, not allowed to use that designation in America!) with a straw, [...]

What Happened to ‘Chopping Block’ and Chef White?

Posted on April 9, 2009 - Filed Under Food News | Leave a Comment

I don’t know about your area, but in Los Angeles the NBC affiliate has not aired any Chopping Block episodes the past two weeks. Plus, my enquiry to the PR agency for the show turned up no response as of yet.
At first, I thought little when both Block and Hell’s Kitchen didn’t appear a week [...]

Best Stimulus Package Ever: Opening of Baseball Season

Posted on April 7, 2009 - Filed Under Food News | 1 Comment

I even got there two hours early and took in batting practice by both teams–I was that happy to see Major League Baseball return.
It was a perfect Southern California day in the mid-70s, sunny, with lots of red–teeshirts, that is, for the home team Los Angeles Angels.
Angel Stadium has long been the home to designer [...]

Coming Soon to Your Neighborhood: Slider Wars

Posted on April 5, 2009 - Filed Under Food News | Leave a Comment

It may have started with the ubiquitous White Castle hamburger chain, but the slider has now taken on a gourmet life of its own–while still retaining its links to fast food.
Notably, chef Kerry Simon wowed the judges on a hamburger battle on Iron Chef with his sliders on brioche. Now even no less a chef [...]

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