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The Last Bookstore - Los Angeles (Downtown) 10 Aug 2013 | 11:07 pm
After a quick snack at Sarita's Pupuseria Salvadorean Food - Los Angeles and quick snaps around Grand Central Market, we walked over a few blocks to The Last Bookstore for some more pictures. Specific...
Pink Night-Blooming Cereuses, Amaryllis, and Tomatoes 8 Aug 2013 | 01:20 pm
On May 8th, I noticed my pink night-blooming cereus was about to bloom. It took five years, but I finally got two blooms out of my night blooming cereus last year. I was excited this time to see about...
Amok Talae (Cambodian Steamed Seafood Curry) 6 Aug 2013 | 03:47 pm
A few weeks after making Amok Trey (Cambodian Steamed Fish Curry) (Twice!), I decided to switch it up a bit by adding shrimp and clams to the fish, swapping out the wild betel leaves for Thai basil le...
Sarita's Pupuseria Salvadorean Food (Grand Central Market) - Los Angeles (Downtown) 5 Aug 2013 | 01:34 am
On my fourth turn at jury duty, I had to report to Los Angeles County Superior Court, which coincided with Day 2 of the trial of Dr. Conrad Murray, Michael Jackson's doctor who was accused of prescrib...
White Bean and Bacon Soup 4 Aug 2013 | 03:58 am
I much prefer soup to salad. I think in the case of the former, it takes a lot of artful chopping and mixing to create a really good one. As for the latter, it's my lazy meal when I just want to toss ...
Il Sole Restaurant - West Hollywood 4 Aug 2013 | 03:40 am
While I'm not one to chase after celebrities, every once in a while, I end up dining at some of their hangouts. And so it was that when I was invited by Kelsey Beniasch of Wagstaff Worldwide to dine a...
Giordano's Stuffed Spinach Pizza - Chicago - Illinois from Gourmet Pigs 31 Jul 2013 | 11:04 pm
In the pizza wars, only one pizza reigns supreme for me. Because there's only one pizza for which I get cravings. For the buttery, flaky crust. For the deep dish stuffed spinach goodness. For the lib...
Mamma's Brick Oven Pizza and Pasta - South Pasadena 31 Jul 2013 | 10:10 pm
In March 2008, cousin Q suggested we try Mamma's Brick Oven Pizza and Pasta in South Pasadena for lunch. I'm rather indifferent to most pizza, except for the occasional nostalgic pangs for Giordano's ...
Nonna Pizzeria - South Pasadena 31 Jul 2013 | 02:00 pm
To be fair, the day after eating at Mamma's Brick Oven Pizza and Pasta - South Pasadena, cousin Q and I went to Nonna Pizzeria, which supposedly features the recipes of the original owner of Mamma's B...
Zuppa Toscana (Italian Tuscan Soup) alla Olive Garden 29 Jul 2013 | 12:32 am
Is Zuppa Toscana a real Italian soup from Tuscany? Or an Olive Garden creation? I suspect the latter since Google turned up pages and pages of copycat recipes. In any case, it's a simple soup that I'...
