Lately there have been several posts in which the writers were outraged at this new Fat Acceptance movement. Really, how dare anyone tell those overweight people that they can be happy with their bodies? At first, I was defending the right of others to do as they please, but an incident occurred recently that punched
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Fat Acceptance Gone Too Far
Despite feeling nervous this morning before leaving the UK, I am now in Barcelona and I am delighted to say that the journey went very smoothly. I found myself in the city centre after a short and comfortable 30 minute journey on the ‘Aerobus’ from outside the airport costing only €4.75! Once I arrived into “Plaza Catalunya” it was a short walk to my apartment, which is located very centrally and is just on the edge of the stunning “El Barrio Gotico.” The apartment is very stylish, I have a large bedroom with a double bed and a desk, a bathroom with a bath and a shower and the walls are covered with beautiful paintings and traditional Spanish style rugs.
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Just arrived in Barcelona!
Except for occasional forays, Pasadena hasn’t been a regular dining destination for me for awhile now, but after seeing Gourmet Pig’s blog post about the June Old Town Pasadena Restaurant Week , I thought this would be a great chance to check out a couple new-to-me restaurants. With the prices running $25 to $35 for 3 course meals in selected restaurants, I would have been a fool not to. On the first day of this promotion, I took my dining group to Vertical Wine Bistro.
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Old Pasadena Restaurant Week: Dinner at Vertical Bistro
Except for occasional forays, Pasadena hasn’t been a regular dining destination for me for awhile now, but after seeing Gourmet Pig’s blog post about the June Old Town Pasadena Restaurant Week , I thought this would be a great chance to check out a couple new-to-me restaurants. With the prices running $25 to $35 for 3 course meals in selected restaurants, I would have been a fool not to. The second restaurant I took my dining group to was Pop Champagne and Dessert Bar.
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Old Pasadena Restaurant Week: Dinner at Pop Champagne
Last week, I was invited by Monique Ianos from Bread and Butter PR to attend a luncheon that was going to feature dishes that were going to be part of special pre fixe menus from six of LA’s top Italian restaurants. The restaurants were hand picked by The Italian Trade Commission and Italy-America Chamber of Commerce West based on a series of parameters including quality and authenticity of Italian products used in the kitchen, the presence of Italian chefs and sommeliers, and the presentation of an Italian-centric wine list.
Last month, I was invited by Stefani Roberts from Bread and Butter PR to a Cookie Party and Demo of one of her clients, Bakelab , at their commercial kitchen. It was a veritable cookie feast as we got to eat our fill of 7 different cookies.
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My Favorite Chocolate Chip Cookie Can Be Found at Bakelab
Back by popular demand, the authors of The Naked Pint: An Unadulterated Guide to Craft Beer (aka The Beer Chicks) are teaching another fun-filled Beer Class at the beloved Rustic Canyon Winebar & Seasonal Kitchen! This time it’s for all the fathers out there with a delicious class just in time for Father’s Day on the afternoon of Saturday, June 19th called “Beers of Our Fathers.” It’s the perfect gift for the Dad who has everything or if you’re also just a beer lover and would love to learn more. This is a great starter class.
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Beers of Our Fathers: A Beer Class with The Beer Chicks
Ever since I read about Mofongos, LA’s only Puerto Rican restaurant from the Rants and Crave blog , I’ve been wanting to try their food, especially the mofongo dish the restaurant is named for. So I gathered a group of curious diners from my dining group for a trek to North Hollywood to see what the fuss was all about. For our meal, we shared a number of dishes, family-style, that started with Bacalaítos.
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At Least the Desserts Were Good at Mofongos
Mark Andreessen talks about the 3 criteria to judge a new business idea , including the idea that it has to be a major improvement over existing solutions. If it’s not a 10x improvement, is it really worth doing
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QUOTE: If it’s not a 10x improvement, is it really worth doing?
Last April, I was invited by Lauren Fricchione of Dossier Brand for a Media Industry Night at Madame Chocolate in Beverly Hills for a fun evening of chocolate and wine.
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Industry Night and Chocolate Tasting at Madame Chocolate
(Re: Yesterday’s post titled “The Three Year Old Dinner Party Meme”) I kept reading your headline in my feed reader as a dinner party for three year olds. And at first I thought, three year olds? Who wants them over for dinner? But then I realized that since we were talking about bloggers, the kids might be
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Favorite Comment of the Week
Many of you ask me about my religion, wondering if I truly adhere to the belief in an all powerful, all-knowing God. Here’s what I think: None of us can truly know if God exists, but anyone who admires nature, must see that there is a Grand Organizer serving as the CEO of the Universe.
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A Proof of the Existence of God
The year, 2010, started out promising, like the Goodyear blimp rising over the city, a whirring airship ascending slowly and elegantly, graceful in appearance, like a modern dancer. “Happy New Year,” I screamed at midnight on December 31, drunk on champagne at the party at Joyce’s apartment on the Upper East Side. It would be a
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Good Year
If I could cook aka if I had the patience in general and I was in the mood for chicken, below are some recipes that might actually get me in the kitchen, courtesy of images I saw on TasteSpotting ! Apple and Chicken Curry – Palachinka Artichoke Crusted Chicken -Sugarlaws Green Chili Chicken and Lime Soup -gimme some oven Grilled Mayonnaise Black Pepper Wings -My Kitchen Snippets Vietnamese Caramel Ginger Chicken -Cookin’ Canuck Bon Appetit!
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If I Could Cook…Chicken
This past week I made it over to Henderson, Nevada and took a tour of Zappos Headquarters. I went with all the folks in the startup I’m working for, just because we thought it would be fun and we liked their approach to business.
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Insights After Touring Zappos.com Headquarters
Last March, while standing in line to check out the Dim Sum Truck , I struck up a conversation with Mong Skillman, Owner of the Mandoline Grill Food Truck . New on the scene, her truck had only been around for a few weeks at the time. We had a really nice conversation and in the midst of it, I asked if she’d be willing to do a tasting for my dining group.
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Tasting with Mandoline Grill Food Truck
Last month, I was invited by Stefani Roberts from Bread and Butter PR to a Pre-Grand Opening Party of one of their clients, Mendocino Farms , at their new location in Marina del Rey. Although their 2 downtown locations are actually closer to me, one is only open for lunch and the other just serves dinner until 7:15.
Awhile back, I was contacted by CSN Stores to do either a product review or a product giveaway. If you’ve never heard of CSN Stores, it’s basically a website where you have access to 200+ sites that offer a large selection of home and office goods, from TV stands to bedding to co okware to diaper bags and more! Leading brands on CSN Stores’ sites include: La-Z-Boy, Herman Miller, iittala, Kartell, LG, Rachael Ray, Sanyo, Diaper Dude and many, many others. Click here to visit the CSN Stores to learn more! After some consideration, which took me all of 1 minute, I decided to do a giveaway and with summer coming and ice cream being one of my favorite desserts, why not a giveaway for a Cuisinart Automatic Frozen Yogurt, Ice Cream and Sorbet Maker and a Deni Electric Ice Scream Scoop
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GIVEAWAY: Ice Cream Maker + Electric Ice Cream Scoop from CSN Stores
I just came across some really exciting material this weekend. Apparently the biggest “school” in the world right now is run and taught by one person. I put school in quotes because it’s not a school in the traditional sense – it is just one guy who started making tutoring videos for his cousins on YouTube.
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I Just Saw The Future Of Education, And It’s Online
One of the great things about living in my little town of Duarte right now comes in the form of a small hole in the wall restaurant called Tacos Ensenada.
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Tacos Ensenada: A Duarte Foodie Gem