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August is for laziness. Folks go on vacation, the days are warm and sunny, and the Farmers Markets are overflowing with bounty.
For the first time in a while, we don’t have major plans for the weekend and I’m looking forward to some good old fashion laziness. Without time pressures, we could go to a restaurant [...]

We have skipped our feature of polling the audience about their dining plans for the last few weeks. Well, today it is back. Where are you eating this weekend?
Need some inspiration? How about:

El Big Taco via The Great Taco Hunt
Saito’s Sushi via Erin’s Kitchen
Lucques via Foodie Universe
Bombay Cafe via The delicious Life
Izayoi via Potatomato
Wilson Restaurant [...]

Last night I enjoyed a gorgeous birthday dinner at Saketini. We both had the tasting menu, five courses chosen by the chef, not necessarily off of the menu. Last time we ate there, I asked about the tasting menu and was told that it’s a good idea to call ahead, so that the chef can [...]

What better way to give than to give with your heart and feed your sweetheart with foods that are natural aphrodisiacs.
A couple weeks ago, MS and I met five other couples of varying skill levels at Chefs Inc. for a Date Night with Chef Diane Brown, author of The Seduction Cookbook. This colorful cooking school [...]

Memorial Day, the official kick off for summer. BBQ is obligatory. Do you ‘Que at home? Do you ‘Que at a friends? Do you go out for ‘Que at your favorite rib joint? Where do you get your meat? At a carniceria or do you pay top dollar at Gelson’s and Whole Foods?
We picked up [...]

I’m just back from Texas and it’s true what they say, things are bigger there. Bigger strip malls, bigger chain restaurants, even the Humvees seemed bigger. The only thing smaller was the portions of vegetables and non-steak choices on menus. I did manage to find a couple places to eat though, including a terrific breakfast [...]

From Losanjealous:
Local hip hop duo, People Under The Stairs pays tribute to over 30 Southland fast food joints on their recently released track, Eat Street. This not only gives Los Angeles a much needed fast food anthem, it provides area foodies with a new badge of honor: The Eat Street Club.
To become an official [...]

Happy Cinco de Mayo, which is not Mexican Independence Day. Rather, it is a commemeration of the “Batalla de Puebla” (Battle of Puebla). More information from olvera-street.com:
Cinco de Mayo” (the fifth of May) is a day of remembrance of the “Batalla de Puebla” (Battle of Puebla): in which poorly equipped but highly motivated Méxican forces [...]