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...
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Waterloo and City – Culver City, California Having missed my annual pilgrimage to the UK for the past couple of years, I eagerly accepted an invitation to partake in Waterloo and City’s family-style...
View ArticleCan I Interest You In A Fiji Mermaid?
Museum of Jurassic Technology Culver City, California It’s not a museum depicting how CGI was used to bring Michael Crichton’s novel to life; there is no reproduction of tools used by ceratosaurus,...
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Brazilian Day at the La Brea Tar Pits Los Angeles, California With no disrespect intended, mention “Brazilian” and some people think, “wax”, but in Los Angeles on the weekend closest to the anniversary...
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A-Frame Culver City, California Roy Choi’s rap sheet puts him on L.A.’s most-wanted list; constantly on the run with Kogi, holing up in Chego and always with the Alibi Room to fall back on, all eyes...
View ArticleThat’s Some Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
Pumpkin North America and elsewhere Although durian bears the title of the King of Fruit, the true crowned monarch is the world’s largest fruit, the pumpkin. Most people casually disregard the pumpkin...
View ArticleA Tale of Two Parties, Part I
Ford’s Filling Station’s 5th Anniversary party Culver City, California You can mark off a pretty good week on the calendar when you’ve had the pleasure and the privilege to attend two extravaganzas...
View ArticleChic Korea
moko (***CLOSED***) Culver City, California Los Angeles’ Koreatown features a plethora of grill-it-yourself BBQ joints frequented by Angelenos, and while there’s something intoxicating about hearing...
View ArticleClam, Bam, Thank You, Ma’am
Summer clambake at Rush Street Culver City, California You can take the boy out of New England, but you can never take New England out of the boy. When I received an invitation to join a small group of...
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City Tavern Culver City, California Those of you expecting Culver City’s City Tavern to resemble the kind of place Paul Revere may have stopped in for a pint of ale may be disappointed, although to...
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Novecento Pasta & Grill Culver City, CA Culver City can chew up restaurants and spit them out like a spoonful of cold Spaghetti-Os, so it takes brass coglioni to elbow your way between the big dogs...
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As readers of Trippy Food already know, friend and fellow foodie Eddie Lin and I have collaborated on many events, including podcasts, videos posted to KCRW’s Good Food blog and videos that have...
View ArticleDown On The Corner
The Corner Door Culver City, California The Corner Door in Culver City, California boasts a simple, austere exterior befitting of a quiet neighborhood watering hole happy to fly beneath the radar. The...
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