Category Archives: USA

Use The Fork, Luke

The Chosun One 8 oz. Burger Bar, Hollywood, California My friend and fellow unusual food writer Eddie Lin had been telling me for weeks that I needed to try what he loosely called a “kimchi burger” that was a featured … Continue reading

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The Art Of Grilla Warfare

BizarreBQ Anywhere To be honest, I thought I had coined the term, but as it turns out the bizarreBQ is becoming as synonymous with summer outdoor dining as a picnic in Central Park (if the main course happens to be … Continue reading

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The French War of 1918

French dip sandwiches Philippe the Original and Cole’s Pacific Electric Buffet, Los Angeles, CA No one doubts the French dip sandwich’s city of origin – it was born shortly after the turn of the 20th century, becoming one of Los … Continue reading

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All We Are Saying Is Give Pizza Chance

Pizza Italy and the world Although we have a tendency to think of pizza as a modern fast food phenomenon, it has been with us for centuries (if not millennia). Although other ancient cultures have had some sort of pizza-like … Continue reading

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Juice Box To The Rescue!

Rescue Juice truck Ventura County, CA In the 1990s, Megan Jackson’s primary concern was not which taco truck had the best tacos al pastor, but how she was going to beat leukemia and stay alive. Chemotherapy just seemed to make … Continue reading

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