Banh Mi Wannabes in LA (May 30, 2011)
6 knock-offs: An ode to the bonafide Banh Mi — for The Huffington Post.
Featuring Eggs Banhedict at 1321 Downtown Taproom Bistro, 1321 Sartori Ave., Torrance
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May 2011
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LA Date Night: A Grown-Up Evening on Sunset Strip (May 26, 2011)
The Strip is for adults again (it’s sexier this way) — for The Huffington Post.
Featuring Eveleigh, 8752 W. Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood
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Meat Advice From McCall's: What to Grill for Your Memorial Day BBQ (May 25, 2011)
10 things to throw on the grill — for The Huffington Post.
Featuring the bone-in rib eye (my favorite cut of steak!) at McCall’s Meat and Fish Co., 2117 Hillhurst Ave., Los Feliz
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12 Unusual Finds at The Market of Santa Monica Place (May 23, 2011)
LA’s dubious answer to SF’s Ferry Building — for The Huffington Post.
Wine Flask at Venokado at The Market of Santa Monica Place
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LA's Farmers Markets, 7 Days a Week (May 23, 2011)
What’s in season now (plus, Suzanne Goin’s recipe for curried pea soup!) — for The Huffington Post.
Featuring peas from Wednesday’s Santa Monica Farmers Market at Second St. and Arizona Ave.
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6 LA Boutiques That Give Back (May 20, 2011)
Shop here, do good (beyond TOMS) — for The Huffington Post.
Featuring 826LA’s Time Travel Mart, 1714 W. Sunset Blvd., Echo Park
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LA Date Night: The Intersection of Hollywood & Vine (May 19, 2011)
The four corners of Hollywood & Vine — for The Huffington Post.
Cleo at the Redbury, 1717 Vine St., Hollywood
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Pablove Shutterbugs Turns Kid Cancer Patients Into Artists (May 16, 2011)
The other night, I fell in love with Pablove.
I bought a very orange photograph of a toy stegosaurus. (And I was just telling someone that I had a thing for dinosaurs.) The photographer, Kevin, is a nine-year-old child living with cancer. He is a graduate of Pablove Shutterbugs, the Pablove Foundation’s eight week-long program that teaches cancer kids to seek out their creative voice through taking pictures. Every child gets a camera, and upon graduation, the camera is for him or her to keep forever.
Parents Jo Ann Thrailkill and Jeff Castelaz founded Pablove after losing their six-year-old son, Pablo, to a rare form of cancer called bilateral Wilms’ Tumor.
Pablo loved taking pictures (click here to see). Oh, and he also loved bow ties (click here to buy a bow tie with Pablo’s drawings on it). Honor beautiful Pablo and help fight childhood cancer — with love.
For the full recap of Saturday’s event — via The Huffington Post — click here.
LA Date Night: Eat & Sleep in Manhattan Beach (May 13, 2011)
Manhattan Beach is not as far you think — for The Huffington Post.
Photo: Gastronomy Blog
Featuring M.B. Post, 1142 Manhattan Ave., Manhattan Beach
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Domaine LA's Natural Wines at L.A. Restaurants (May 11, 2011)
Naturals wines sold and served — for The Huffington Post.
Featuring Coturri Rosé, sold at Domaine LA (6801 Melrose Ave.), served at Salt’s Cure (7494 Santa Monica Blvd.)
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Where to Eat Ramps at L.A. Restaurants (May 10, 2011)
Eat your ramps, like, right now — for The Huffington Post.
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Expensive Dishes in L.A. Worth Every Dime (May 9, 2011)
Ignore the price for an hour of belly bliss — for The Huffington Post.
Photo: Gastronomy Blog
Featuring Rivera, 1050 S. Flower St. #102, Downtown
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L.A. Burger Wars: Five Guys Vs. In-N-Out (May 6, 2011)
Can Five Guys beat In-N-Out? — for The Huffington Post.
Featuring In-N-Out, 13425 Washington Blvd., Culver City
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L.A. Date Night: 3 Reasons Why Thai Town Is Titillating (May 5, 2011)
Inside Hollywood Thailand Plaza — for The Huffington Post.
Photo: Gastronomy Blog
Featuring Ruen Pair, 5257 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood
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