Anthony Bourdain Loves LA, Just Not Our Restaurants

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Bourdain Says He Loves LA … Yet Doesn’t Get That We Have Restaurants Here? in his recent season finale Layover show on LA, Anthony Bourdain now says he loves it “out here.” However, after watching the show, I, for one, am not buying it. First, let’s talk about why most New Yorkers, not just Bourdain, [...]

Is Paula Deen’s Diabetes Worthy of a Scarlett Letter?

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Let’s Cut Paula Some Slack While I’m no fan of Paula Deen (I don’t watch her show or ever intend to cook any of her recipes), I was sorry to hear that she has diabetes.  Even more troubling to me, however, is the vitriolic wrath against her. Yes, she’s overweight.  Yes, her cooking is unhealthy.  [...]

LA’s Food Scene: “King of the Low End” Or “Mind-Bogglingly Spectacular”?

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Anthony Bourdain Says Low End, Andrew Zimmern Feels Otherwise As an LA Foodie, I’m beyond peeved when people put down my town as being nothing more than burgers and fast food.  This happened pretty publicly a couple of years ago when Anthony Bourdain was in town promoting his new book at the time, Medium Raw: [...]

Andrew Zimmern Pops Up For Charity Dinner

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Royal/T in Culver City Hosts “Bizarre” But Fun Pop Up After “running into” Andrew Zimmern yesterday by chance at Ink, I was even more excited to go to his Pop-Up Charity Dinner tonite.  He didn’t let me down. First, Royal/T was a very cool place to host the dinner.  Its modern art, Japanese influenced vibe [...]