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May 17, 2010
Preservationists Unhappy About Pasadena Freeway Upgrades
byways.orgThe old Arroyo Seco Parkway, a.k.a. the Pasadena (110) Freeway, is the unlikely target of a preservation effort by those concerned that planned upgrades by Caltrans will strip the curvy, picturesque roadway of its historic character. Already the freeway is a National Historic Civil ... More >>
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June 4, 2010
Tom Hanks Likes Public Radio Apple Pies
If you've been stuck in the car listening to public radio during the last few days, you're painfully aware that KPCC is currently conducting a pledge drive. You also know by now how much Tom Hanks likes public radio, as both he and his driver have done recurrent bits for the cause. Apparently not on ... More >>
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August 4, 2010
Intelligentsia Coffeehouse Opens in Pasadena
A. ScattergoodIntelligentsia Pasadena As of 10 a.m. this morning, Old Town shoppers, itinerant off-duty baristas, embedded Pasadena food writers and refugees from the Rose Bowl now have a place to order an excellent macchiato on Colorado Boulevard. Intelligentsia Coffee, Doug Zell's Chicago-b ... More >>
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August 6, 2010
Sprouts Farmers Market Opens in Pasadena: Your Circuit City, Repurposed
A. ScattergoodSprouts Farmers Market in Pasadena Sprouts Farmers Market, the Phoenix-based chain of supermarkets, opened another store in Pasadena this past Wednesday. Sprouts is owned by the Boney family, who owned the Henry's Marketplace chain before it was sold to Wild Oats (now owned by W ... More >>
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August 7, 2010
Short Attention Span Dinner Theater: Your Week in Food, 8/2-8/6
In which we highlight the past week in food, either at home or abroad. "Is there caramel soufflé for dessert? There is always caramel soufflé for dessert."
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August 11, 2010
First Bite: Maximum Intelligentsia in Pasadena
Christie BishopJonagold apple, minus first biteAnd you thought the coffee and the architecture and the hep baristas were enough, right? Is it possible to get a caffeine contact high? Because when you walk into the newest Intelligentsia, in a stripped, high-ceilinged storefront hard by the Foo ... More >>
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August 13, 2010
Short Attention Span Dinner Theater: Your Week in Food, 8/9-8/13
In which we highlight the past week in food, either at home or abroad. "The residual coffee in the air is worth an aerosolized shot, shot and a half, easy."
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August 23, 2010
What's in Season at the Farmers Markets: Fruit Flies and Netting?
Felicia FriesemaNetting over peaches at Tenerelli Orchards, Pasadena market If you've been to the South Pasadena, Pasadena, or Alhambra farmers markets these past two weeks, you've likely had to navigate your fruit buying through a maze of makeshift netting draped over long tables. On Augus ... More >>
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September 7, 2010
Photo Gallery: What's In Season At The Farmers Market
Summer may not be technically over, but now that Labor Day has come and gone and schools are back in session, it kind of feels like it. Early September, however, can be one of the hottest times in Southern California, especially in the San Fernando and San Gabriel valleys. Not so good for us, but no ... More >>
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September 16, 2010
HMMM . . . HINTS OF NORTON SIMON
Summer may not be technically over, but now that Labor Day has come and gone and schools are back in session, it kind of feels like it. Early September, however, can be one of the hottest times in Southern California, especially in the San Fernando and San Gabriel valleys. Not so good for us, but no ... More >>
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September 20, 2010
Best Evening Farmers Market: South Pasadena
A. ScattergoodSouth Pasadena farmers market Sure, there are farmers markets with more high profile chefs trailing carts and, often, camera crews (Santa Monica Wednesdays); there are markets with stalls featuring more Asian or Hispanic produce (Torrance); or markets scheduled early enough and ... More >>
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October 6, 2010
Hurry Curry of Tokyo Expansion News: Two More Locations to Come, Maybe
Celia SoudryHurry Curry chicken curry Sitting in a heavily Asian-food-influenced strip mall, next to Little Hong Kong on Sawtelle Boulevard, Hurry Curry of Tokyo bustles during lunch hour with patrons ordering mild, medium, and hot curry dishes. Though the menu also consists of Japanese "spa ... More >>
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October 8, 2010
Food, Wine and Bocce Ball: The Pasadena Wine Festival
Pasadena Wine FestivalDespite its name, the second annual Pasadena Wine Festival isn't just about vino. The outdoor food fête at the 127-acre Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Gardens promises visitors a banquet for the senses with a caravan of food trucks, live entertainment, and law ... More >>
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October 8, 2010
(Pics) Pasdena Rose Court Finalists -- 31 Of Them -- Announced
The 31 Pasadena Rose Court finalists.The folks behind Pasadena's annual Rose Parade this week announced 31 finalists for the event's "Royal Court." Do we care? Not that much. (Yawn). But here's the thing: They gave us pictures of these fine young women, and we know you want to see:
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October 14, 2010
Couscous Festival This Weekend: Start Your Tagines...
A. ScattergoodSpicy Beef Cheek Tagine A reminder that you will have plenty of couscous -- and poulet frit, or Algerian fried chicken; and rabbit tagine with figs and almonds; and Merguez sliders with harissa; and shrimp brik; and oh, one could go on and on -- to eat this weekend, as the Cousc ... More >>
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October 19, 2010
Did Joe Kurihara Get So Drunk He Lost His 3-Year-Old Son In Pasadena?
bistrosavage via FlickrThis isn't Joe Kurihara, who also allegedly had a few too many.Updated after the jump with father being charged. First posted at 7:04 a.m. Monday You'd have to be pretty drunk to misplace both your SUV and your own, three-year-old son. But authorities in Pasadena are ... More >>
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October 18, 2010
Now Open: The Cheese Store of Pasadena
Keeping cheese cool at The Cheese Store of Pasadena Like the object of any great passion, the world's best cheeses often play hard to get. Ardrahan, a semi-soft farmhouse cheese crafted in the viridescent fields of County Cork is no exception. Its golden tanned exterior, the product of a care ... More >>
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October 20, 2010
Google Sued By Pasadena Techies For Copycatting Their Version Of Street View
Google MapsBeautiful Pasadena, in stolen street viewGoogle wasn't the first to play god on street-level. At least, according to Pasadena company Veredi LLC, who is suing the Internet giant for infringing on five of its patents, which created a system for "creating, storing and utilizing image ... More >>
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October 21, 2010
What's in Season at the Farmers Markets: Quince
Felicia FriesemaQuince picked at Alex's Red Barn Winery in Temecula. Here in L.A., the dark red squares of dulce de membrillo (Mexican quince candy) are pretty commonplace, their intensely sweet and floral fragrance adding a seasonal exclamation point to autumn festivities and apple pies. Bu ... More >>
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October 27, 2010
Ask Mr. Gold: Kid-Friendly Tacos On Four Wheels, No Later Than 7 p.m.
Anne FishbeinMr. Gold, with dim sum menuDear Mr. Gold: As a mother of two kids young enough to still like noodles but old enough to make fun of Justin Bieber, I find myself in search of a kid-friendly taco truck. Good old-school tacos: no fusion, no Kogi lines. Anywhere from Venice to Pasaden ... More >>
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October 28, 2010
Kid-Friendly Tacos
On four wheels, no later than 7 p.m.
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October 28, 2010
An Open Letter to Paula Deen
Dear Paula Deen: When I heard Tuesday that you had been named Grand Marshal of the 2011 Rose Parade, my reaction was not a pretty one. And while I wasn't expecting the email response I gave Janette Williams, the Pasadena Star-News reporter, to be printed - I'd thought I was setting up a phone inte ... More >>
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October 29, 2010
City Of Pasadena Set On Running 'Romantic' Trolley Around Downtown Loop
Nocturnal Perambulations via FlickrDon't worry -- only in San FranciscoMayor Villaraigosa and the Subway-to-Sea dreamers aren't the only ones with pricey public transportation on their lists this holiday season. The Pasadena Star-News reported yesterday that city officials and Pasadena busin ... More >>
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November 17, 2010
Thanksgiving Dining: 6 Holiday Dishes With A Global Spin
Cham Korean Bistro You eat kimchi pizza, Filipino adobo burritos and Japanese rice patty burgers. So when it comes to Thanksgiving, the most traditional of American food holidays, boring old stuffing won't do. Here are six Thanksgiving options that will make your globetrotting palate sing wi ... More >>
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November 23, 2010
First Bite: Lobster Rolls on The Lobsta Truck
"You're eating what off a truck?" a friend asked when I told him I would be sampling the wares at The Lobsta Truck (@lobstatruck). There's nothing like seafood -- tricky to source, expensive and prone to spoilage -- to fortify or chip way at one's prejudices about food trucks. If there's an ident ... More >>
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December 8, 2010
Laurent Quenioux Steps Into the Kitchen Vertical Wine Bistro: More Cassoulet!
Chef Laurent Quenioux is a busy man, now running the kitchens of two restaurants: his namesake Bistro LQ in West Hollywood (which made it onto J. Gold's 99 Essential Restaurants for the second year in row) and, as of late November, Vertical Wine Bistro in Pasadena. Why did he do it? Was h ... More >>
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December 16, 2010
INTIMATE AMAHL
Chef Laurent Quenioux is a busy man, now running the kitchens of two restaurants: his namesake Bistro LQ in West Hollywood (which made it onto J. Gold's 99 Essential Restaurants for the second year in row) and, as of late November, Vertical Wine Bistro in Pasadena. Why did he do it? Was h ... More >>
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December 16, 2010
Pork, Glorious Pork
Quell carnitas craving at Cacao Mexicatessen
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December 16, 2010
Fusion Without the Pretension
Daisy Mint aims to please all lovers of Asian food
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January 24, 2011
L.A. Thieves Target 'Irreplaceable' Historic Bronze Light Poles in Pasadena
Willow Glen AntiquesOh this old thing?Antique streetlights. Lovely, historical, romantical -- but not the first thing we'd think to steal if we were looking to break ourselves off a piece of some hard city resources. (L.A.'s freakishly intelligent sun-dial parking meters, for one, might be a ... More >>
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February 10, 2011
NICE MOVES, PASADENA
Willow Glen AntiquesOh this old thing?Antique streetlights. Lovely, historical, romantical -- but not the first thing we'd think to steal if we were looking to break ourselves off a piece of some hard city resources. (L.A.'s freakishly intelligent sun-dial parking meters, for one, might be a ... More >>
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February 22, 2011
One Dead in Crestline Mountain Crash of Korean Church Bus Loaded With Teens
Google MapsThe area of the crash.Updated after the jump: The deceased has been identified; the CHP states that the bus veered into oncoming traffic. Two people died when what appeared to be a church bus loaded with teenagers went over a mountain road in Crestline in the San Bernardino Mounta ... More >>
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March 1, 2011
Another One Down in Old Town: Dish Bistro & Bar Closes
Much to the chagrin of us locals, Old Town Pasadena continues to be a gamble for independently owned restaurants, something we desperately need. You'd think with all of the high-end and trendy stores now lining Colorado Boulevard, at least some shoppers would want -- dare we say demand -- a ... More >>
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March 2, 2011
AKA Bistro Opens in Pasadena
S. BonarPrince Edward Island mussels with chorizo and Meyer lemon at AKA. The restaurant AKA opened February 9 in the old Gordon Biersch space -- which had been empty for two years -- at One Colorado in Old Pasadena. The restaurant, which dubs itself "An American Bistro," is serving such fare ... More >>
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March 3, 2011
Rodarte: States of Matter
Here come the frock stars
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April 28, 2011
Pasadena Pageantry, Geek-Style
Here come the frock stars
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April 28, 2011
German Shepherd, 14-Months Old, Shot, Beaten by Suspect ID'd as Young Song, Authorities Allege
YouTubeA German shepherd puppy.Updated after the jump: The suspect worked on some big movie titles for DreamWorks. He pleaded not guilty today. This will go down as a dark spot even in the annals of cruel and unusual behavior. Authorities allege that a Pasadena man sneaked into his neighbor' ... More >>
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May 4, 2011
Elements Kitchen Starts Serving Monday Dinner -- For Charity
e*star LATamarind-marinated grilled duck breast at Elements Kitchen.Instead of staying open for lunch and closing for Monday dinner, Elements Kitchen will flip the schedule in the name of charity. Beginning this month, the Pasadena close for weekday lunch but open for dinner on Mondays, with ... More >>
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June 14, 2011
30 Scoops in 30 Days: Kind Kreme (Day 10)
We went vegan once, for about three months in college, mostly because our roommates bet us we couldn't do it. We ended up living on a diet of potato tacos and Snyder's of Hanover hard pretzels dipped into peanut butter. (Anyone who automatically equates veganism with health ought to spend 5 minute ... More >>
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June 16, 2011
Tender Greens: Pasadena & Santa Monica Openings
Checking in with Tender Greens, the locally-based salad chain continues to expand with two locations opening this summer. The first, in Pasadena, will open the week of July 7th, pending final inspections. The second, just around the corner from the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica, should op ... More >>
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June 30, 2011
Pasadena Thief Buys Cookies at Subway, Leaves With Entire Cash Register
Kind of a clunky prize.In the realm of chain-restaurant robbers, the guy who stuck up a Subway in Pasadena last night was somewhat of a walking disaster [Pasadena Star News]. First, according to Pasadena Police Lieutenant Rodney Wallace, the man strolled into the 24-hour sandwich joint on So ... More >>
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July 11, 2011
July at L.A. Farmers Markets: Your Virtual Grocery List
peaches from Ken's Top Knotch ProduceA. Scattergood It's July at Los Angeles farmers markets, which means an avalanche of stone fruit -- Santa Rose plums, apricots, nectarines, peaches -- as well as a few more mulberries if you're lucky, corn, eggplant, melons and the first wave of the coming ... More >>
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December 14, 2011
The Vol. 94: McSweetbreads The Invasion of the Small Plates
F. FriesemaJonagold applesThe invasion of the small plates is not finished, oh no. It is marching down our streets and avenues, invading our towns and villages, leaving behind nothing in its wake but duck-slider crumbs, remnants of Fiscalini bandaged cheddar and sticky drops of California sau ... More >>
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December 20, 2011
Cheeseburger Week in Pasadena: Coming in January
J. Cabralcheeseburger at BiergartenPasadena will be hosting a "Cheeseburger Week" starting on January 15th and going until the 20th. It will feature various renditions of the cheesy meat sandwich by a handful of popular places, even a sushi restaurant. According to the press release (and Wik ... More >>
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December 30, 2011
Occupy the Rose Parade's Octopus Float Is 70 Feet of Awesome (PHOTOS)
occupytheroseparade.orgPasadena's annual Rose Parade is on Monday! To pre-party, we were totally planning to write about the Natural History Museum's first-ever dinosaur float, a gorgeous menagerie of T-Rexes and long-necks. Then we got a glimpse of a beast that could swallow those wimp-osaur ... More >>
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December 29, 2011
The Rose Parade -- We Love It!
occupytheroseparade.orgPasadena's annual Rose Parade is on Monday! To pre-party, we were totally planning to write about the Natural History Museum's first-ever dinosaur float, a gorgeous menagerie of T-Rexes and long-necks. Then we got a glimpse of a beast that could swallow those wimp-osaur ... More >>
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January 11, 2012
Pasadena Issues Cheeseburger Challenge
Pasadena Restaurant Week Perhaps cocky after the city's recent historic Rose Bowl game, Pasadena has issued a challenge for its upcoming Cheeseburger Week (January 15-20): Try them all. Then vote for your favorites in each category (lunch counter, traditional, gourmet, sliders, Kobe, etc.) on ... More >>
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January 20, 2012
Pasadena's Bistro 45 Celebrates Anniversary With Party You're Invited
Bistro 45Pasadena's Bistro 45 will celebrate it's 22nd anniversary with a party on Monday, Jan. 23 starting at 6 p.m. (the restaurant is usually closed on Mondays). It kicks off at 6 with Gruet Sparkling Rose upon arrival. Tables will be set with seafood brandade, pork rillette, house mustard ... More >>
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January 19, 2012
Painting with a 12-gauge
Bistro 45Pasadena's Bistro 45 will celebrate it's 22nd anniversary with a party on Monday, Jan. 23 starting at 6 p.m. (the restaurant is usually closed on Mondays). It kicks off at 6 with Gruet Sparkling Rose upon arrival. Tables will be set with seafood brandade, pork rillette, house mustard ... More >>
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February 1, 2012
Elements Kitchen in Pasadena Closes
Felicia FriesemaElements Kitchen's tomato tartareSad news for tomato tartare lovers in Pasadena -- chef-owner Onil Chibas announced on Facebook yesterday that his two-year old Pasadena Playhouse adjacent restaurant Elements Kitchen was closing for good, mere days after the restaurant reopened ... More >>
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