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This Weekend: Jessica Biel is a Doll

But you already knew that probably.  She’ll be playing the role of Sarah Brown in this weekend’s production of Guys and Dolls at the Hollywood Bowl (July 31 – August 2).  One of my favorite musicals since the spring of ’99 when my high school decided to make it our spring production, I have a lot [...]

Pizzeria Mozza: Best pizza in LA

During my last trip to New York, I had pizza from 4 different places, fully satisfying my desire for “true” New York style pizza.  All respect given to Chicago and their carbtastic, deep-dish pizzas, New York has the best pizza there is in our great country.  Why is that?  Well, I just saw an [...]

Anthony Bourdain, will you have dinner with me?

Now that my Comic-Con adventure is over, I am about to hop on the train back to Los Angeles.  Lucky for me, I landed Anthony Bourdain’s book on my LA library hold queue just in time for my ride back.

I read the first handful of chapters on the way down.  Already loving his show for his [...]

Do you like GARLIC?

Is your partner not a vampire?  Does trying garlic ice cream sound like a good idea to you?  When you cook, do you go through a whole string of garlic in a week?

If you answered yes to any of the above, then this weekend is your mecca.  Starting today, the 31st annual Gilroy Garlic Festival is [...]

25 Degrees: It’s what separates Rare from Well Done

Tucked inside the famed Hotel Roosevelt in Hollywood lies a tiny burger bar called 25 Degrees. It’s called 25 degrees because that is all the Celsius that separates beef from being rare to well done.  Pretty clever for a burger bar.

A group of 10 friends decided to start here before catching the Fourth of July celebrations [...]

Old Port Lobster Shack: Get your roll on

I’ve fallen behind on my blogging.  Work has been super hectic and I’ve spent a grand total of 5 days in Los Angeles over the past 4 weeks, so it’s been keeping me away from my computer.  I have the content, just not the time to write it!  Oh, but once things calm down in a [...]