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Many of you avid foodblogging fans will already be familiar with Eddie Lin’s Deep End Dining, a fascinating website where nothing is too freaky or disgusting-sounding for his brave palate to sample and his blown mind to appraise.
Ever the intrepid ingester, Eddie has just brought out his own book, in conjunction with the Lonely [...]

Baseball, Football, Soccer, Car racing, Golf, Boxing, Volleyball – if you are a sports fan of any kind, then your goal should be heading over to Henry’s Hat. Situated close to Universal Studios, in the old Minibar space on Cahuenga Blvd. West, this new Valley venue is a fun place to chill and immerse yourself [...]

::STOP PRESS:: THIS resto closed down sometime late 2008…
A sister restaurant to the one on La Cienega, and situated beneath Romanov Restaurant, Prana Café is a welcome addition to Studio City (even if some of us miss the Albano’s Pizzeria place it supplanted).
Indoor seating is along the west wall, opposite the closed in but [...]

Don’t know about you but I had to ask someone what the flag on the left of the flyer was for. Yes, I’m a typically geopolitically challenged American.
Most of us know the flag on the right as belonging to the United Kingdom. The one on the left is for England.
I’m also told [...]

Gentle readers, this is a cautionary tale…
I spotted some unusual garlic at Trader Joe’s the other day. I think it was called “Whole Cloves of Elephant Garlicâ€? or something like that…
It was packaged in an irresistibly adorable fashion. Six round and purple cloves were nestled in a cute wicker tray (that I just have [...]

The Village Idiot may have to be my new “local.”
When I was just out of college, I went to live in London on a work permit for a little while. One of the things I really loved about England, was how you always had a local. Every neighborhood had a pub or two or three [...]

I’ve always hated scones, ever since I first bit into one. No matter how many times I tried them, they were always hard, dry, and tasteless. My intense disdain for scones ended, however, when I arrived in London and went to afternoon tea. I expected little finger sandwiches and was rather disappointed [...]

Having been to England, I have often marveled at how much different their cuisine is from anything I’ve had. Perhaps it due to the lack of spices used, which generates a much more natural flavor. Additionally, the ingredients don’t have much variation. Being someone who loves different styles of food as well [...]