Author Archives: Val

Eat, Drink And Be Merry

Drunk Food The Yard – Santa Monica, California Dean Vernon Wormer once advised, “Fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life”, but if you have made this your personal goal, then stagger over to The Yard in … Continue reading

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Throwing Hedgehogs

Sea urchin Worldwide I’ve mentioned uni previously, but recently eating it from the animal that seconds before was a living creature demanded a separate article. Sushi lovers will easily recognize uni as the familiar and well-loved mustard-yellow strips of sea … Continue reading

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Bohemian Rhapsody

Czech cuisine The Bohemian Café – Omaha, Nebraska I’ll always remember that cool autumn night in Prague when the rain-slicked street glowed a soft red from the Bohemian Café’s neon sign. I knew I’d feel better once I’d had my … Continue reading

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Holy Guacamole!

24th Annual California Avocado Festival Carpinteria, California The ever-popular avocado originated in Puebla, Mexico, where the family patriarch can still be found locally in the form of the small, black, gourd-shaped fruit called “criollo”. The Spanish were the first to … Continue reading

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Fair and Sunny

The 2010 Los Angeles County Fair Pomona, California As it has for generations before us, the thought of the county fair evokes images of crisp fall air, candy apples and cotton candy, midway games and admiring the results of agricultural … Continue reading

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