I love lists. I love making them and the sense of accomplishment when I can check off the items. I also love reading them: it's fast and I can do a quick read through. Now that 2008 is coming to its end, there are a slew of other lists coming out: people who have passed... Continue Reading →
“You smell like beef and cheese! You don’t smell like Santa.”
I love tacos. I love tacos more than burritos. Tacos are small and if you choose, you can have more than one with different fillings. With burritos, they are just too big and I get bored with eating the same burrito after a while. If you love tacos like me, you should be able to... Continue Reading →
By the way, don’t eat the yellow snow
I love Trader Joe's. I started going to Trader Joe's in college, exploring the aisles and discovering new foods. Then when I moved out on my own to a tiny little studio right under the flight path to the airport, I started shopping there almost full time. Today, I still do about 75% of my... Continue Reading →
Parting shot
Seen in Pizza Man restaurant, Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood.Darlene and I went to NoHo/Burbank last month to visit some old haunts, including one of our favorite comics shops, the best Cuban bakery located in a non-Communist country and Pizza Man, a small chain of pizzerias that we'd come to love.I don't know why we originally... Continue Reading →
That’s why they make Faygo
Faygo and me -- we go way back. And by "way back" I mean Michigan in the 1970s. Paul here, doing a guest spot. I grew up in central Michigan, a podunk little bedroom community named Haslett. Some things left indelible impressions on me, including Domino's Pizza (it was actually really good in the years... Continue Reading →
Spotted: Porto’s Bakery on television
On my last trip to Los Angeles about two weekends ago, I was locked out of Porto's. I was three minutes late. Regardless of how much I begged the lady guarding the entrance ("I drove ALL the way from San Diego!") or my posse behind me (some guy who had come from San Francisco and... Continue Reading →
Bargaining chip cookies
My Thanksgiving four-day holiday was great. I got to sleep in late, eat a ton of food, nap and catch up on a stack of things to do. One of the things I wanted to do was get a start on the Christmas cards. My rough sketch for our holiday card.Since last year, Paul and... Continue Reading →
It’s a cupcake thing
I've bought some really disappointing cupcakes lately. (Posts to come later.) But the principal idea behind cupcakes still makes me cheerfully happy inside: a serving of cake for one with tons of frosting. Sharing is optional.So when I heard of Johnny Cupcakes in Los Angeles, I knew I had to visit and check it out... Continue Reading →
Ready-made sushi kits for the Walmart crowd
I don't make it a habit to go to Walmart on a regular basis. I try to avoid it at all costs. But admittedly they do have great values on, say, soap. But what they have in cost savings doesn't make up for the dread of walking into the store and coming face to face... Continue Reading →
Please. Don’t judge.
I've been ill the past few days and work has me busy until the end of the year.But look! It's eggnog season already.
My Burning Kitchen... on the road 