Monthly Archives: September 2009
Leftovers: Fuego at the Maya
The makings of Long Beach’s own Mayan Riviera for the District: PHOTO by ROSHEILA ROBLES Fuego looks out onto the Long Beach of everyone’s oceanfront dream, a seaside theater where pelicans dive with hungry, graceful precision and pleasure-seekers boat by on … Continue reading
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Leftovers: Rio Brazil Café
Feijoada and more for the L.A. Times: PHOTO by JAY L. CLENDENIN / L.A. TIMES The menu at Rio Brazil Café seems a relic of restaurant protocol, a vestigial document that exists only to fulfill standard expectations. There has to … Continue reading
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Leftovers: Foggia Italian Market
Serious sandwiches at Foggia Italian Market and Deli for the District PHOTO by ROSHEILA ROBLES Sandwiches are the product of industrial circumstance, traditionally inexpensive meals of two-handed utility meant to be consumed in no more than a few hearty bites. … Continue reading
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To Do: Wonton Noodle Eating Contest
Advanced notice on this one, but that might just give you enough time to stretch your stomach: Bamboodles is hosting its second annual Wonton Noodle Eating Contest (download an application here) on October 24th at 3pm. The first-place eater wins $2,500 worth … Continue reading
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