Question: Is the Orange County fair a foodie paradise?Answer: Uh, not so much... unless it's based on pure and honest gluttony.How does one prepare for dinner at the fair? I'm half-starved after my usual late Thursday hours and the only thing eaten since lunch was a measly garden salad. The only relief is that the... Continue Reading →
A strange conversation at Comic-Con (and it’s food related)
The past few days, I actually had a few food-related conversations among talk of pop culture and, egads, comics. Possibly the strangest and most surreal was with David Arquette, you know... Courtney Cox's (of Friends) husband. Why I was in line to meet him and Paul Reubens, I really don't know. It seemed to be... Continue Reading →
San Diego Comic Con stories not told
It's too late and my feet are barking at me for standing up all day: more than nine hours in all. I should have packed a healthier lunch. Convention food is a joke and pricy. But I have not wanted a bag/purse sooo bad. It's not for sale yet.One of two Gary Baseman designed Seatbelt... Continue Reading →
The Cartoonist Cookbook — A time capsule to 1966
I didn't put much planning into this but somehow it worked out that the last few posts have been pop culture-related, starting with the Harry Potter celebration at Big Sugar Bakeshop to the Simpsons-inspired Kwik-E-Mart in Burbank.So in conjunction with the San Diego Comic-Con that will be invading my hometown this week, I'll keep up... Continue Reading →
Kwik-E-Mart transformation in Burbank
A call to my brother Friday afternoon..."Hey Warren. I'm in Burbank leaving a comic book shop on Olive Ave. I'm trying to find that 7-Eleven transformed into a Kwik-E-Mart around here. Could you message the address to my cell?""Sure. I just need to turn on my computer and it will take a few minutes but... Continue Reading →
How some kids stayed awake for the final installment of Harry Potter
Ordinarily, I wouldn't do this but in some small way, I acknowledged the seventh and final release of Harry Potter by attending a celebration. From 8 p.m. until midnight, Big Sugar Bakeshop on Ventura Blvd. in Los Angeles was transformed into Honeydukes. Honeydukes? You know, that tavern in Hogsmead featured in the Harry Potter book.... Continue Reading →
Miscellaneous oddities
I've been been holding on about posting on these items for a few months. There was never really an appropriate time to blog about them. Instead I just decided to combine them into this post.One of my favorite things when discovering a new ethnic market is perusing the aisles to discover new food items. Near... Continue Reading →
Everyone has an opinion about paella
My first taste of paella was at my friend Veronica's house on New Year's Eve. Her father is a Spainard and for special occasions, he would bring out the family paella pan, brought back from Spain and big enough to feed a small village. Paella was his domain and on this New Year's Eve it... Continue Reading →
Pinkberry comes to San Diego
Just when I thought San Diego was safe from the Pinkberry craze which has seemed to taken hold of Los Angeles and surrounding areas, I was wrong. The former P.B. Home & Garden on the corner of Robinson and 4th Ave., almost smack dab in the middle of trendy Hillcrest, is being renovated into a... Continue Reading →
Dutch Dutch baby
One of the enjoyments on a Sunday morning is waking up around 7 a.m., watering the plants as I'm looking over the canyon, checking my email and baking a Dutch baby for breakfast. A Dutch baby is a German pancake. (Why it isn't called a German baby is a mystery to me.) During the time... Continue Reading →
My Burning Kitchen... on the road 