One of my most treasured meals in the fair city of Berkeley came from a taco truck that would claim a spot at the south entrance to campus, where a constant flow of foot traffic funnels staff, students and passersby through Sather Gate to the bounty of academia beyond. Whenever I found myself between classes […]
The first part of this cross-post can be read here.
In this day and age, it is almost a crime to admit to liking good, greasy food. It is especially fitting in SoCal that the salad—throughout most of history a side dish or appetizer—has taken the place of the baptism: that which serves to wash us […]
In the wake of America’s love-hate relationship with the petrol pump, one fictional character has the intrepid spirit to take the steps of leadership that pandering politicians dare not consider. On Thursday, June 26, Jack, CEO of west coast fast food chain Jack in the Box, staged the restaurant’s first ever Two Free Tacos Day. […]
With every report and news analysis that hits the presses, it becomes clearer that the United States is cradled in recession. Yet, for all of the deep-seated flaws that our nation’s thinkers and decision makers have unearthed in purveying the state of the economy, our first instinct is to reach for the security blanket of […]
If you’ve ever met an omnivorous Californian, you know that the surest path to his stomach is laid out on two and a half words: “In-N-Out.” Among the many topics left-coasters will waste no time picking up and taking down in a string of verses winding their way around a dispossessed yet domineering tirade, In-N-Out […]
My first exposure to the barbecued rib was delivered in the final forty seconds of every showing of The Flintstones that I watched as a kid. The closing sequence plays as follows: Having just watched a thirty-minute episode of his own life at the local drive-in, Fred Flintstone immediately pedals his granite rolling pin-mobile to […]
While perusing Yelp’s page for M & M Soul Food, I stumbled upon the review that might render this entire entry unnecessary.
“M and M’s is the truth.” Since I was first introduced to this Los Angeles chain of soul food restaurants by my comrade Zakhar, I’ve held these words to be self-evident. For the […]
As we once were approaching the door of Los Reyes for our Thursday night tortas, I mentioned to the man I know best as El Ultimo that I’d been having chest pains since morning.
“You think it might be my heart?” I asked.
Without a second’s thought, he shot me a glare of skepticism bordering shock and […]
When I moved back to my hometown of Diamond Bar in January of 2007, I had just completed the six most adventurous months of my life. My plan was to loll around for a few months, then begin the next stage of adventure in Oakland, CA. $15,000 in debt and a handsome pile of doubt, […]
If you were asked to define your childhood in terms of a hamburger, what would come to mind? Golden flames leaping through a charcoal grill in your backyard? Golden arches and the imperial awning of a drive-thru window? A sheepish mound of ground beef and onions being scraped off of your mother’s frying pan? Or […]