04.23.10 · 5:08 PM

Guinness, Kevin Brauch and a 40-foot sushi roll.

So a few years ago I had a crazy idea to attempt the world’s largest Pad Thai. I had a four-foot-wide wok designed, got all the mise en place set, and wanted to make it part of the Thai New Year’s celebration in LA. So, I make 300 pounds of Pad Thai with relative ease, send the paper work in to Guinness and wait to hear the great news. Except the news isn’t great. They come back with some BS ... Read more...

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04.10.10 · 11:28 AM

The new Izakaya on the block

“I”- A place to chill or sit “zaka”- Sake aka booze. Sake is not just rice wine, it’s the general term for booze, any booze. What we call “sake” is specifically called Nihonshu. “ya”- The “place” to get whatever word comes before it. Like Sushi-ya, the place to get sushi. So Izakaya is a place to chill and get booze. But all Izakayas have something else in common too – pub grub. I stumbled into Shin, on S. Decatur Blvd ... Read more...

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Rhumbar’s Scorpion Bowl stings so good

Ready to celebrate the official start of summer? Prepare for takeoff. Memorial Day Weekend picks up speed with the addition of Rhumbar’s Scorpion Bowl ($49) to the weekend’s party lineup. ...
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