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This entry is part 18 of 18 in the series UniversityTutor.com Things have been growing nicely at my business, UniversityTutor.com , in the last few months. Here are a few graphs that I have auto-generated each week to see what’s going on.  I really like the idea of having a “dashboard” for your business like this to help you see the cycles and spot anomalies early on.  If you can’t measure it then you don’t know how close you are getting to your goal, so I recommend having something like this for your business if you don’t already.  These I custom programmed but you could have your programmer do something similar or make them in Google Analytics or Excel. These show daily totals for a bunch of different metrics that I track, and a cumulative total for number of paying subscribers

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Behind The Scenes Numbers From UniversityTutor.com (Revenue & Expenses)

Thanks to all of you who participated in the Wine 102 Class and Lunch Giveaway from San Antonio Winery! After counting up all the various entries and running them through Random.org , a toast goes to Dao Nguyen (bluepupae) for being the winner. She and a guest will be enjoying a wonderful afternoon experiencing good wine and food at the San Antonio Winery on 02/21

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Winner Announced for Wine 102 Class and Lunch Giveaway

A couple of weeks ago, I received an invitation from PR Rep, Britta Franson of Weber Shandwick to try out the Chinese New Year’s Brunch at the Terrace in the Pasadena Langham Hotel. My previous visits have included enjoying their Chocolate Tea at the Lobby Lounge and a Media Dinner at the Dining Room to check out Chef Michael Voltaggio’s new menu, but their brunch at the Terrace was something I had yet to experience

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Chinese New Year’s Brunch at the Terrace in the Pasadena Langham Hotel + GIVEAWAY!

When it comes to choosing a restaurant to bring my dining group to for a meal, there are a lot of restaurants listed in my to go list. At times, it may take several months, even a year before I cross a restaurant off that list; however, as soon as I finished reading an LA Times Review about Mumbai Ki Galliyon Se, I knew I had to go there. Who could resist a restaurant that specializes in Mumbai Street Food?

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Marvelous Mumbai Vegetarian Street Food at Mumbai Ki Galliyon Se

Last month, I was invited by PR Rep, Dienna D’Olimpio of Barbara Bishop and Associations , on behalf of the San Antonio Winery to attend a Wine 101 Class and Food Pairing Lunch at their downtown Los Angeles location. Although I’ve visited San Antonio on my own in the past and more recently, I went to last year’s Boutique Beer and Food Pairing , I’ve never taken one of their classes. Truth be told, I’m actually not much of a wine drinker, but I’m always interested in learning more about both food and beverages in general.

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Wine 101 Tasting and Food Pairing at San Antonio Winery and Prize GIVEAWAY!

This entry is part 6 of 6 in the series Living Abroad Quick post to let you know I’ve decided to move from Buenos Aires back to the bay area (where I grew up).  I’ll be moving in a few days.

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I’m Moving To The San Francisco Bay Area!

Sunday, January 24, 2010 I want to try an experiment.  I’m only going to write one post this week, the one you are reading right now, but I will be updating it each night until next Sunday.  It will be a seven night long post. “Why?” I’m attracted to the idea because it is counter-intuitive.  I don’t think

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One Week Journal

Several months ago, I was invited to join a group that wanted to promote more women directors, writers, and female-oriented films in Hollywood.  I signed up, and later day I received an email that I was blocked from the site because the administrators decided that they wanted the site to just be for women bloggers. 

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Ideology and Realism

Last December, I was invited by PR Rep, Dan Cox , to attend the Grand Opening Party for Ixtapa Cantina in Old Town Pasadena. Owner Jack Huang seems to be building a Pasadena restaurant empire because he also owns Bar Celona and Villa Sorriso and they’re all on Colorado Boulevard. This was my first time visiting this space since I’ve never been to either Fred’s Cantina or Moose McGillicuddy’s, which were previous tenants

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Grand Opening Party for Ixtapa Cantina & Pop Up Bar by Névé Ice in Bar Celona

I actually first read about Cemitas y Clayudas Pal Cabron from the Teenage Gluster blog . At the time, I was actually more enthralled at the wall paintings than the food.

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Cemitas Party at Cemitas y Clayudas Pal Cabron

When I got both an email from a PR rep for TLofts as well saw a posting on LA Taco about the TLofts Food Truck Benefit for Haiti where 21 food trucks would be in attendance, I knew I had to be there. Even more so, since some of the proceeds of the sales were going towards helping the victims of the Haiti Earthquake. Since I knew it was going to be pretty crowded towards the latter part of the day, I recruited 3 of my best eating buddies for an early arrival time.

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A Foodie Crawl of 13 Trucks at TLofts Food Truck Benefit for Haiti

This is sort of a funny topic I’ve been reading about recently, and I wanted to share some findings.  It’s mostly just meant for fun (mental masturbation in the wider sense of “breaking free”) but has some interesting long term implications. Read on future King and Queens! First Of All, Why Would You Want To Start Your Own Country

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How To Start Your Own Country

This Sunday, January 24th, 2010, San Antonio Winery would like to invite all wine lovers to join them at the Wine 101: Introduction to Wine Tasting and Food Pairing. Among the wines to be sampled include: Louis Perdrier Rose Champagne Windbreak Chardonnay 2006, Santa Lucia Highlands, Monterey Maddalena Vineyard Reisling 2008, Monterey San Felice “Il Grigio” Chianti Classico Riserva 2005, Tuscany San Antonio “Heritage” Rhone Blend 2006, Paso Robles San Simeon Cabernet Sauvignon 2005, Paso Robles Maddalena Vineyard Muscat Canelli 2008, Paso Robles These fine wines will be served with an array of delicious foods like puma goat cheese, broiled Miso Alaskan black cod on a potato and chive pancake with Miso glaze and Island mango mousse with candied macadamia nuts and toasted coconut shavings.

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“Wine 101: Introduction to Wine ” Tasting and Food Pairing at San Antonio Winery

Last November, I was invited by Tina Clabbers, who is from Devries Public Relations to attend a media dinner that consisted of a Samuel Adams Beer and Food Pairing at Animal Restaurant to launch the 2009 Sam Adams Limited Edition Utopias Beer. I’ll go more into the Utopias Beer towards the end of this post, but for now, let’s talk food and beer pairings. Initially, we had a cocktail hour where we were served a total of 5 appetizers that included a Bean Bruschetta, Goat Cheese with Fennel Marmalade Bruschetta, Chicken Liver Pate, Squash Arancini and Fried Codfish Balls

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Samuel Adams Beer and Food Pairing at Animal and the Launch of the 2009 Utopias Beer

Usually, I don’t like to toot my own horn; however, I’ve been quietly proud of my Flickr Photo Collection , which as of today, contains 15,252 photos that depict quite a bit of LA’s culinary, cultural and architectural landscape. So you can imagine how excited I was when I got an email from Erin Broadley, LA Weekly’s Web Editor, telling me that I won the 2009 LA Weekly’s Web Award for LA’s Best Flickr Pool . It put a big smile on my face.

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I Won the 2009 LA Weekly’s Web Award for LA’s Best Flickr Pool!

In the year 2010, 2010 If I’m still alive If my blog can survive I may find… In the year 2010, 2010 I’ll be unfollowed by blogger Gwen Because I’m “just like ALL THE OTHER men” And she KNEW it from way back when In the year 2010, 2010 I’ll be insulted by blogger Glenn For shirking duties now and then And writing a post in

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In the Year 2010, 2010

For the past several months, Asian-Mexican fusion dining has been all over town, from Kogi BBQ, a food truck to Red Hot Kitchen , a brick and mortar restaurant. The flavor profiles have been geared primarily towards Korean, Chinese, Japanese and Vietnamese Cuisines; however, India is also a part of Asia, albeit South Asia and guess what?

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Indian Fusion Food at Cowboys and Turbans

Well, now I know why they call it the city of gold! First of all, they have a famous street where you can only buy gold, gold and… gold, it’s called ironically the Gold Souk! Next to this, they have beautiful and astonishing architectures. You can visit the famous Hotel Burj Al Arab (sailing ship), the remarkable Hotel Atlantis which is build in the sea and the highest building in the world: Burj Dubai (which has opened on the 4th of January 2010).

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Dubai, the city of Gold!

This past summer, I’ve had my share of BBQ from Bludso’s BBQ to Big Mista’s BBQ to Porky’s BBQ and much more, so based on all these tastings, I can say without bias that my favorite BBQ comes from The Park’s Finest BBQ . What’s even better is that TPFB is owned by Johneric Concordia, whose BBQ and BBQ sauce is based on flavors from the Philippines, where I’m from.

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The Park’s Finest BBQ Lives Up to its Name!

Last November, I was invited by the National Honey Board to attend a honey-inspired 4 course tasting menu at Chef John Rivera Sedler’s Rivera Restaurant in Downtown Los Angeles. This event was one of a 3 part series held across the country where the National Honey Board decided to focus on Latin Cuisine and tapped 3 celebrity Latino chefs to create honey-infused gourmet dishes.

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Honey-Inspired Tasting Menu at Rivera Hosted by National Honey Board