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Gyoza Eating Contest: Hide your pot stickers and little children, Chestnut’s hungry!

If you don’t know this man, first you should watch the video below.  You might not want to eat hot dogs for a while though.

In the video, he had set the Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog eating record at 66 dogs in 12 minutes, but this past July 4th, he broke his own record which is now [...]

August 24th, 2009 | Category: Events, Little Tokyo | 4 comments

Bar Food: Pub Grub That’s Actually Good

So, I am thinking of making a move to the Westside in two months.  Once classes start, It’s probably going to be too much to bust my butt from Downtown or Hollywood to Westwood four times a week.  This makes me sad because I love it on the East side–Downtown, Hollywood, and everything in between along [...]

August 21st, 2009 | Category: Brentwood, Dining, Los Angeles | 8 comments

Nisei Week: Easy, Breezy, Japanesey

Please stop banging those Taiko drums…

When you’re nursing a Sunday morning “headache”, it’s definitely not the most welcome sound outside your window.  This, however, only reminded me that Little Tokyo’s annual Japanese-American celebration, Nisei Week, has snuck up on me.

For those that missed it over the weekend, there was a two-hour parade through Little Tokyo on [...]

August 18th, 2009 | Category: Events, Little Tokyo, Los Angeles | 4 comments