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Hollywood’s movie studio system of the 1920s and 30s contractually required its greatest glitterati to remain within 100 miles of Tinseltown’s…
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Hollywood’s movie studio system of the 1920s and 30s contractually required its greatest glitterati to remain within 100 miles of Tinseltown’s…
Not everyone appreciated my friend Bob’s stark honesty as much as I did. For nearly twelve years, Bob was my…
California may not have invented the hamburger, but a strong case could be made that no state has and continues…
How many times have you heard a transplant to the Land of Enchantment say it just doesn’t feel like Christmas…
“Now i lay me down to sleep And pray the Lord my soul to keep If i die before i…
“Good restaurant design is about achieving equilibrium between the food, service and design – in effect telling a complete story.”…
For years, fish tacos have been one of those popular, almost faddish obsessions which have garnered more attention and affection…
Dean Beck: What do you have against preachers? Clay Spencer: It’s what they preach against I’m against. Dean Beck: I’m…
Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw is widely credited with the aphorism “England and the United States are two nations divided…
The walls at Geoffrey’s Malibu are festooned with copies of whimsical framed “doodles” created by Hollywood celebrities and movie stars…
Truly legendary restaurants, those which can legitimately be called institutions–and there are very few of them–don’t just inspire return visits;…
“I flew too close to the sun on wings of pastrami.” ~George Costanza January 14th has been designated “National Hot…
We’re all familiar with premise of Iron Chef America in which accomplished chefs are pitted against the veritable pantheon of…
In its three best-selling editions–published in 2006, 2008 and 2012–National Geographic’s “Passport to the Best” has enthralled, excited and educated…
From your seat on the sidewalk patio of Café Chloe, you can see Petco Park, the open-air home of the…
My baby sister Anita paid me the ultimate compliment, not as a brother, but as a savvy restaurant essayist. When…
A few decades ago, the culinary cognoscenti anointed the best bastions of bodacious barbecue–Kansas City, Memphis, Texas and the Carolinas…and…
Tequila has long endured a legacy of scorn, derision and misinformation. It’s been a proving ground for manhood among frat…