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[photo of Hiro Urasawa from Gayot.com's review of Urasawa, by Louis Charles]
I kept some notes from a somewhat recent discussion on chowhound that I found extremely interesting. (I’m afraid I neglected to note which posters made which points, so I’m sorry I cannot give full credit where due.)
Here are a few general things you [...]

What do you all think?
Over the Christmas holiday, I wandered into the biggest Whole Foods I’ve ever seen!
From the Whole Foods web page:
“The largest Whole Foods Market west of the Rockies has opened its doors in Pasadena. This 2 story, 76,770 square foot store blends the concept of in-store dining with a supermarket by adding [...]

Dear Trader Joe’s,
For years, you have been the grocery store I loved. While I have had to shop elsewhere for certain items you don’t carry, I always came back to you. You always have fresh, organic produces - a little pricey but still cheaper than Whole Foods - and a quirkiness in all [...]

When it comes to fish, I usually hit a Whole Foods, Bristol Farm or Fish King (in Glendale).
However, the reality is that these upscale markets only offer a limited number of the most popular fish like salmon, halibut, trout and a few others. Nonetheless, you can be assured of excellent fresh fish.
But, if you [...]

I just got in from the market and it was good. At first I wasn’t very moved because we really are in between summer fruits and fall fruits, but ended up getting into it. Picked up some very sweet oranges, grapefruit and pomegranates. Yum! Plenty of peaches and plums are still out [...]

It isn’t the most well publicized event around town. I’ve been to it twice in the last few years. Some years, it sneaks by without me noticing it.
Anyway, if you have got some time on your hands and an interest for the cultural flavor of Los Angeles, be sure to check out the [...]

Sometimes, a girl’s gotta get out of L.A. And we girls and boys that live here are lucky that we live in a state where a variety of fun and interesting places are only a short drive away, making a weekend getaway incredibly easy.
Now I was born and raised on the Central Coast, so [...]

I love cheese. No, wait - I adore cheese. I don’t mean that rubbery, bland molten and stringy stuff you generally find on pizzas, nor that weird orange stuff you find melted inside a quesadilla. Don’t offer me a highly processed slice of square, plastic-wrapped plastic ‘cheese’ unless you want to [...]