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I Do! I Like Them, Sam-I-Am!

Sammy’s Woodfired Pizza and Grill California/Nevada Do you like vegetarian and vegan that’s not shaped like SPAM? Will you eat pizza in a pan from a wood-fired oven, if you can? I love to eat meat, this is true but … Continue reading

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Chili Con Carny

The 2013 Orange County Fair Costa Mesa, California The Orange County Fair is an annual event that evokes a range of emotions, from eager anticipation of what gastronomic Frankensteinian contraption will be the talk of the county fair season to … Continue reading

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The Only Dead Chef Is A Good Chef

Dead Chef Series at The Residency, Umamicatessen Los Angeles, California The Media Age has created a glut of celebrity chefs that are known more for their eccentric behavior, brash, on-camera demeanors, and globe-trotting searches for the most elaborate, exorbitant or … Continue reading

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Streets Of Fire

4th Annual L.A. Street Food Fest at The Rose Bowl Pasadena, California What started out four years ago as an ambitious showcase for some of the Los Angeles area’s most popular and innovative gourmet food trucks and vendors has snowballed … Continue reading

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Looks Like Muskrat Love

Muskrat, North America The consumption of large rodentia is usually a plot line for a survival drama or doomsday novel, and yet North American native the muskrat has been prized for its fur and meat for centuries. While not a … Continue reading

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