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Reservations Required

An Evening With Anthony Bourdain Royce Hall, UCLA, Los Angeles CA “Hey, Val, if you could do anything you wanted for a career, what would you choose?” Oh, I don’t know, I’d like to visit exotic and unusual places, immerse … Continue reading →

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The Big Cheese, The Head Honcho…

Head cheese Europe and the United States Picture five pounds of Velveeta sculpted into a bust of Louis Pasteur. Can you see it? OK, that’s just wrong. If that’s what you imagine when you hear the term “head cheese” you’re … Continue reading →

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Even Artichokes Have Hearts

Annual Castroville Artichoke Festival Castroville, California The artichoke is a confusing vegetable; Curly Howard once threatened, “I’d like to meet the guy who invented this barbed-wire pineapple”. The Globe artichoke we’re familiar with in the U.S. is a native of … Continue reading →

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Smile And Say, “Cheese!”

Grilled cheese sandwiches The Grilled Cheese Truck, The Foundry on Melrose Los Angeles, California Ask partners Dave Danhi (“The Big Cheese”) and Michele Grant (“Cheese Executive Officer”) of The Grilled Cheese Truck, “Why grilled cheese?” and the answer you will … Continue reading →

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Smoke ‘Em If Ya Got ‘Em!

Smokin’ Willie’s BBQ Truck San Fernando Valley, California Gourmet food trucks are popping up like diesel-powered weeds in southern California, so although I was gracious about having been offered the opportunity to preview one of the newer BBQ-themed trucks, the … Continue reading →

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