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Okay, it’s hardly traditional sushi — way too much sauce, mayo and spice — but Sushi Chef Katsuya Uechi knows how we like our sushi in L.A.
Part of the Katsuya-group of restaurants around LA, Kiwami opened a few doors down from the original Katsuya in Studio City, which opened in 1997.
If you want [...]

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 [...]

Turducken.

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I heard former coach now famed football analyst John Madden loves them.
I heard that Whole Foods will carry them on a test basis this year. The guy at the store says they will go for $5.99/pound and will usually be about 16 pounds. He said you can’t pre-order as they will [...]

Now that Whole Foods is celebrating 25 years in business, I can confidently bitch about them, without worrying they’ll go out of business. Because I love Whole Foods…but I love my brother too and I complain about him constantly.
We’re eating out a lot these days, our current excuse being that we don’t have an [...]

Two Banana Bits make for an okay little snack, but on a lonely night, sitting around listening to The Metro, reading a “Sicilian schoolgirl adventure” or going to the theater to watch My Summer of Love might be more guilt-free.

I wanted to call my two posts, “His candy & Her candy,� but I went for less cheeky, more descriptive headlines. So while I got Father’s Day Candy, my wife got herself a sweetie all her own:
Ecco Bella’s Women’s Wonder Bar (my caps) may not exactly count as food, but it more than makes [...]

Last week’s sample at Whole Foods led my wife to come home raving. She said I wouldn’t believe how good fresh green chick peas would be, and I agreed. It didn’t sound good. They look like bright green edamame in the shape of chick peas. After tasting them, she snapped them [...]