Author Archives: Val

Dear Abbey

Taco Tuesdays at The Abbey West Hollywood, California Who wouldn’t want to see Tuesdays wiped off the map, that useless pretender of a weekday nestled between the punishing, seventh level of hell day of reckoning we call Monday and the … Continue reading

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Una Aventura Llamada Menudo

6th Annual Menudo Festival Santa Maria, California Menudo is such a simple and homespun dish, yet just the mention of it evokes a wide variety of reactions. There are those who will remember the unique smell emanating throughout the kitchen, … Continue reading

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I Bid You All Fair Well

The 2011 Los Angeles County Fair Pomona, California Perhaps you’re wondering, “What could possibly be left to say about the L.A. County Fair since last year’s Trippy Food/Deep End Dining joint podcast extravaganza?” Seriously, can it get any better than … Continue reading

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Leave A Donation, Take The Cannoli

10th Annual Galbani Italian Feast of San Gennaro Hollywood, California Growing up in the Boston area meant looking forward to the cultural food-centric block parties in the Catholic parishes of the Italian neighborhoods held for the saints’ feast days: Rocco, … Continue reading

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Ten Years After

A look back on how 9/11 changed me and the world Remember 9/11… I believe that’s the catchphrase, along the lines of “Remember the Alamo”, “Remember the Maine”, or “Remember Pearl Harbor”. Although I admit I will occasionally forget my … Continue reading

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