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Lazy Dog Restaurant and Bar has introduced new Asian dishes to its menu.  Read on for the details…

I just got a “kare” package: a bundle of gourmet, flavored jerky from Krave, a Sonoma, CA based company.  Their focus is on producing unique, savory flavors in turkey, pork, and beef jerky.

Bryan and his family recently spent ‘Spring Break’ in Germany.  As you can imagine, he managed to eat well.  Read on to see how he ‘porked out’…

Canvas is a new truck on the the streets of Los Angeles pushing the envelope of mobile gourmet cuisine by serving high-end restaurant quality food from a food truck.

We all know it’s “the other white meat” but honestly, I didn’t know pigs had their own day!

And while most folks that recognize the swinely significance of March 1^st are looking to exalt Wilbur, Miss Piggy, and their kind, we’re looking for recipes and entrees. No offense, Miss Piggy!

Here are a few things you might try as you eat up this “holiday” that’s been observed since 1972.

In the Firehouse Chef Food Truck, a real Fire Chief brings the heat from his day job to the kitchen of his gourmet food truck.

It all started with a tweet: kogibbq VERDE LUNCH RUN: 12PM-3PM@El Segundo – 1850 Walnut & Sepulveda I wasn’t on twitter but thanks to fpugirl for being attentive: fpugirl lets go!! 1130!! RT @kogibbq: VERDE LUNCH RUN: 12PM-3PM@El Segundo – 1850 Walnut & Sepulveda It was already 11:20 so there was no time to lose. […]

This was a tough battle from beginning to end.  For many of the contestants and judges, kohlrabi was an ingredient that was unfamiliar at best.  In the end, the creations that were presented for judging left the officials in a quandry as to which one should reign supreme.

I’ve always been a fan of Iron Chef.  It’s one of those shows that exposes the art and passion that goes into the craft of creating really good food.  I always wondered what it would be like to take the stage in Kitchen Stadium, face my opponent, discover the secret ingredient, and hear the chairman yell “Allez cuisine!”.

That day has finally come.  Well, sort of.

On Mother’s Day weekend, BBQ pitmasters from far, wide and around the corner crowded into the parking lot at the Santa Monica Pier for the 2^nd Annual LA BBQ Festival.  Lots of smoke and sizzle were par for the course for two days of sauce slathering and finger licking goodness.