Who knew beating up strangers could be so fun? I’m talking, of course, about the upcoming pillow fight club smackdown that’s scheduled for this April 1st at the Grove. And no, it’s not an April Fools prank. A similar flash mob pillow fight took place in San Francisco on Valentine’s Day of this year. About…
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Glamour Shots and Boogie at the Mountain Bar
Flickr Shot (detail) by Sgt. Gooch You know you’ve always been curious but probably played it off by making fun of them when you passed the photography studio in the mall. Admit it, though, secretly you wondered how you’d look in a Glamour Shot. Cheesy background, cheesy Sears Catalog smile, chin on back of your…
All You Can Eat Section in Dodger Stadium
Flickr Shot by youthlarge I’m sooo not into baseball, but I’m big into eating a hot dog, maybe some factory-cheese nachos and downing it with a giant beer all while watching a baseball game in Dodger Stadium. I don’t get to do it too often, if at all, but with the new all-you-can-eat deal at…
Cupcake Final Results: And the Winner Is…
Flickr Shot by dotsara Finally! The end. When I first thought up this contest, it sounded like a fun thing to do. I created special evaluation sheets for each store and each cupcake, rating frosting flavor, cupcake attractiveness, cake flavor and moistness, price and size, and even customer service and display at the store. I…
Heathers at Tiny's K.O.: What's Your Damage, Heather?
One of my favorite movies evuh! is playing tonight at one of my fave Hollywood bars evuh! Tiny’s K.O. for tonight’s Movie Monday night. AND they have happy-hour priced food to snack on while you watch the fall of the Heathers and maybe even quote along. My fave? “Fuck me gently with a chainsaw.” Heathers…
Cupcake Challenger #6: Auntie Em's Kitchen
Flickr Shot by dotsara Taste tester #6: Beth Qualifications: Beth has enjoyed eating ever since she grew her first set of teeth. She makes it a point to eat at yummy restaurants and bakeries all over the world. As an L.A. native, she has eaten a whole lot around this fine city. She also loves…
Steve Allen Theater: One-Man Kid in the Hall Shows
Kids in the Hall are back! OK, not really, but I’ll take what I can get dammit. Seems my fave Kids, Scott Thompson and Kevin McDonald, are using the Steve Allen Theater as their outlet for their comedy since the TV show is long gone and they still wanna make people laugh. Scott will be…
Cupcake Challenger #5: Sprinkles Cupcakes
Flickr Shot by dotsara Taste tester #5: Donna D. Qualifications: Growing up in the food business, Donna refined her palate at an early age. Her father had a cheesesteak and pizza shop in Philadelphia and her two sisters have a luncheonette they run together in New Jersey. She can spot a bogus cheesesteak pretender a…
Cupcake Challenger #4: Hotcakes Bakes
Flickr Shot by dotsara Taste tester #4: Emilia. Qualifications: Emilia is a “huge fan of cupcakes” and her favorite foods include wasabi, lizano, cholula. “Okay,” she says, “they’re not foods but I love spicy. Oh, and I hate red velvet cakes and mint cupcakes.” Cupcake challenger #4: Hotcakes Bakes in Mar Vista. Emilia kept insisting…
The Ghetto Gourmet: Adventures in Eating
I learned a lot about myself tonight. That I can sit next to a bunch of strangers at dinner and find something to talk about. That I regard myself as “shadowy” and “cool” and my friends as “time bandits” with “tiny hands.” And that I can actually enjoy a meal of roasted rabbit. Thus was…
