Monthly Archives: November 2008
Leftovers: Akasha
Earth-conscious eating in Culver City: PHOTO by ROSHEILA ROBLES Dig deep enough into Akasha’s details and it’s easy to see how the restaurant might remind some of that nagging culinary stereotype that paints Los Angeles as a city of light-stomached … Continue reading
You’re a Pepper
There’s still time to cash in on the Chinese Democracy-induced Dr. Pepper giveaway, but chances are the soda’s site is still overloaded. To handle the demand, Dr. Pepper has set up a toll-free number to fulfill all free drink seekers. … Continue reading
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Leftovers: Pho America
Still steaming from this week’s District: PHOTO by ROSHEILA ROBLES There’s long been a Vietnamese void in Long Beach. Within our city limits, most of the soupy standards are well represented, but you won’t find many of the rigorously regional … Continue reading
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Appetite, Stimulated
Per last week’s Bites in CityBeat: OpenTable is rolling out a program for our economic Rapture called the Appetite Stimulus Plan. The deal will promote fixed three-course meals ($24 lunches and $35 dinners) aimed at those hit by these tough … Continue reading
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Leftovers: Busy Bee Market
PHOTO by ROSHEILA ROBLES It’s always a crawl over to Busy Bee Market—engines whining their way up some of San Pedro’s steeper streets—but once you make that hungry hajj, it’s an event bound to become a fixture of your eating … Continue reading
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Leftovers: Shin Okinawa Izakaya
The foreign flavors of Okinawa: PHOTO by ROSHEILA ROBLES There’s a pair of shisa watching over Shin Okinawa Izakaya. Perched above the door, the statues’ leonine manes are swirled together in artful curls, their dog-like frames positioned against any ill-willed … Continue reading
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Subsidized
The National Academy of Sciences reports today that at a chemical level, American fast food is made almost entirely out of corn. The corny findings are a result of the fact that our cattle and livestock are kept on a … Continue reading
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Life During Wartime
PHOTO by roadsidepictures In a Hedbergian twist (you’re robbing me of chocolate!) to these recessionary times, the LA Times reports that a number of major food manufacturers have started covertly shrinking the sizes of their products to avoid hiking up … Continue reading
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Leftovers: Udupi Palace
Ripping through dosas in the District: PHOTO by ROSHEILA ROBLES Pioneer Boulevard stutters to a stop only a block or two past South Street, the Sunday traffic tangled together in a clog of cars so dense it’s impossible to angle … Continue reading
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