Flowers and chocolate? Who needs it! Nothing says 'I love you' than a full body slam. To be exact, I'll be watching mexican wrestling. Yup, you read it correctly: mexican wrestling or luche libre.Lucha Va-Voom will be held tomorrow night at the Mayan theater in downtown Los Angeles. The event will be complete with luchadores... Continue Reading →
A visit to the old stomping grounds and Lucky Devil’s disappointment
The great thing about getting off work by 1 p.m. on Fridays is having what seems like a two and a half day weekend. Yes, read it fellow working minions: I get off by 1 p.m.! On Fridays! So it's not really playing hooky when I take off for my old stomping grounds in Los... Continue Reading →
Seeing eye to eye with Anthony Bourdain
A few years ago if you asked me what I thought of Anthony Bourdain, I would have said that he's a chain-smoking, tattooed food freak. Well he's still a chain-smoking, tattooed food freak in my eyes. But what redeems him is his view on celeb chefs on the Food Network. On a blog, Anthony shoots... Continue Reading →
Stephen Colbert-flavored ice cream?
Admittedly, I am enamoured by the double dose hour of Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert on Comedy Central. Nothing completes my day like a belly laugh at the expense of our current administration. So imagine my shock when I read that Stephen Colbert may be getting his own ice cream. This follows my discover of... Continue Reading →
I’m passing the buck
It's been kind of a hectic here in Irvine but I have visited a few cool lunch places the last few weeks. But I still need to upload my photos and write the snippets. Instead I'm going point to a few places I've been visiting during my down time at work.-When In Roam: A blog... Continue Reading →
Sprinkles Cupcakes mix
With a winter chill settling down in Southern California this weekend, the red velvet cupcake mix I brought from Sprinkles was the reason to turn on the oven. Aside from the mix, also needed to complete the batter was a 1 1/2 sticks of unsalted butter, two eggs, 2/3 a cup of milk and 1/2... Continue Reading →
Sprinkles Cupcakes straight from your oven!
Working out of Orange County, I thought I was out of the range of any cupcake places until I discovered there was a Sprinkles Cupcakes in Newport Beach. It's the second store in Southern California aside from the one in Beverly Hills. The Newport Beach location is a mere 7 miles a way from my... Continue Reading →
A second look at my vitamin bottle
As part of my New Year's Resolutions, as it is every year, is the desire to lead a healthier lifestyle. That involves some sort of daily exercise, a proper amount of fruits and vegetables in my diet and taking vitamins. This post isn't to debate whether vitamins are beneficial because I already bought into the... Continue Reading →
Post Christmas: Cooking-related gift
A few months ago, I expressed a desire to acquire The Mighty Marvel Superheroes' Cookbook. The item had alluded me on eBay the last few times. Possibily because I just stopped visiting the site. So I eventually forgot that I had any want for the cookbook. So come Christmas Eve, when I opened up a... Continue Reading →
Post New Year: Let’s get drunk on cake
Surprising that there is leftover champage following New Year's Eve. Truth is that I was drinking sparkling cider for New Year's Eve and know squat about champagne. But I did pick up a bottle of inexpensive champagne (3 for $10) at the grocery store for the sole purpose of making champagne cake.My first bite of... Continue Reading →
My Burning Kitchen... on the road 