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I Went to ‘Dumb Starbucks’
Dumb Starbucks took over Gastronomico‘s old Hillhurst Ave. spot in Los Feliz this weekend. Yup, that’s what it’s called. Dumb. Starbucks. Naturally, people were drawn to it. Is it Banksy? Is it art? The only thing known for sure is that it serves free coffee and it’s “dumb.” They also claim they’re a parody in…
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I Volunteered with Food Forward For A Day
I signed up to volunteer with Food Forward. The organization gleans extra produce from framers markets and harvests excess fruits and vegetables from local properties by invitation, donating 100% to local pantries across Southern California. They enlist volunteers to help out with both initiatives. Pretty cool concept, eh? I signed up for one of the…
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“There is no sincerer love than love of food.”
George Bernard Shaw’s quote above used to be the Food Network’s sign-off at around 2 .a.m., right before a parade of infomercials began to take over the airwaves, because Rachael Ray and Guy Fieri couldn’t go on forever. While those words have always stuck with me, I think Shaw missed the other sincere love,…