Monthly Archives: April 2010

Selling Brazil by the Pound

Brazilian buffet Libra By The Pound, Culver City CA When I received an invitation to try Marcelo Ahn’s new Brazilian eatery, it was described as “Brazilian buffet”. I couldn’t get the image out of my head of a mutant cross … Continue reading

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The Bird’s The Word

Ostrich Africa and elsewhere The ostrich is a laughable bird, with wings too weak to lift its body and a light-bulb shaped head on the end of a fuzzy snake of a neck. Of course should you choose to laugh … Continue reading

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There’s A Fungus Among Us

Wild Mushrooms (worldwide) There are a variety of reasons mushrooms aren’t universally prized for their incredible flavor – for starters, commercially grown mushrooms are generally cultivated in soil rich in animal manure (and no, they don’t “taste like crap”, although … Continue reading

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Torn Between Two Livers

Calf’s Liver The Grill on The Alley, Hollywood CA I felt like John Cleese in “The Meaning of Life” walking up to the entrance of Hollywood’s The Grill on The Alley and stating emphatically, “We’ve come for your liver!”  It … Continue reading

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Trippy Food Podcast #2: General Trippiness, Part II

[podcast]https://www.trippyfood.com/podcasts/Trippy%20Food%20podcast%20002.mp3[/podcast] Here is the second part of a two-part podcast on general trippy food and travel as discussed with fellow unusual food and travel adventurer, Alie Herrera. Enjoy!

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