Flight to India : Flight news and information

CONTEST CLOSED: Congrats to Chris G and trixtersme who will be joining me for The Manila Machine Truck Tasting! Being a Filipino Blogger, I always try to support Filipino food efforts in Los Angeles, primarily through meals in Filipino restaurant hosted through my dining group , as a way to introduce people to what Filipino food is all about. Filipino food is still very much an untapped cuisine and is usually the most associated with just lumpia (egg rolls) and pansit (noodles).

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GIVEAWAY: Filipino Food Love and Upcoming Events

This is unfortunate. I no longer have access to the Google Group I use for support http://groups.google.com/group/feedmailpro on FeedmailPro.com. It seems there is a known bug with Groups where people are getting unsubscribed

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Kicked out of my own Google Group!

Last May, I read about the off-menu Thai burger from Jitlada in an article by Jonathan Gold . As soon as I finished, I knew that I had to have that burger

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The Fabulous Off-Menu Thai Burger and More at Jitlada

My first time attending the Grilled Cheese Invitational was in 2008, which you can read about here. It was definitely a fun time and I’ve been a regular goer ever since.

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More Cheesy Goodness at the 2010 Grilled Cheese Invitational

CONTEST CLOSED: Congrats to Michael for winning this prize pack! Earlier in the month, I was invited to a press event where I got to sample some of the winning wines from the 2010 LA International Wine & Spirits Competition that was held in May 2010. For those of you unfamiliar with this competition, it initially started shortly after the end of prohibition when the L.A. County Fair began awarding medals to the finest wines in California

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GIVEAWAY: 2010 Los Angeles International Wine & Spirits Competition

Our Italian language schools in Italy use to send a monthly newsletter in order to inform their students about what happens in Italy and all the news concerning the Italian language school , the activities and the tour organized for free time and every kind of useful and interesting information for Italy and Italian language’s lovers! You can subscribe the single newsletters or read the archive: Florence newsletters | Milan newsletters | Rome newsletters | Siena newsletters

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Leonardo da Vinci newsletters!

Wine & Latin Food: They Said It Would Never Last Fine Wine and Latin Cuisine Converge at East LA Meets Napa – a Benefit for AltaMed Health Services Corporation On Friday, July 09, 2010, from 6:00 to 9:00 PM, AltaMed Health Services will be hosting the Fifth Annual East LA Meets Napa celebration and it returns better than ever with an expanded courtyard in one of Los Angeles most historic settings – Union Station.

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AltaMed’s 2010 East LA Meets Napa

Extravaganza for the Senses Food and Wine Event Benefitting The Saban Free Clinic On Saturday, July 17, 2010, one of the largest and most celebrated food and wine events will be happening in Los Angeles. Currently in its 13th year, the Extravaganza for the Senses will be held at the Sunset Gower Studios benefiting The Saban Free Clinic .

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The Saban Free Clinic’s Extravaganza for the Senses

A few years ago, I heard about the Caribbean Treehouse, a restaurant that serves food from Trinidad and Tobago, but it wasn’t until I saw a post on the Man Bites World blog that I saw pictures of any of the food itself. Although the descriptions sounded tasty, it still took me awhile to finally check it out for myself and when I did, I brought along a group of friends along, with one of them being Trini born and bred

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Not Making the Climb to the Caribbean Treehouse Anytime Soon

Twitter is currently trying sponsored trending topics, ads, and licensing deals to see if they can monetize their platform. But there is a much simpler business model right in front of them: freemium

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A Business Model For Twitter

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.

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"Authentic Italian Food" Restaurant Promotion

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