February 9, 2010 – 12:57 pm
This past weekend, I had the unique opportunity to attend a Papabubble candy-making workshop at Ojai Valley Inn & Spa. After doing some online research, I learned that the only Papabubble shop in the U.S. is in New York City – Little Italy, to be exact – so I couldn’t wait to see the demonstration. [...]
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Tagged candy, candy making, Chris Grassi, hard candy, Little Italy, New York City, Ojai, Ojai Valley Inn & Spa, Papabubble, pastry chef, Rachel Grassi, Salvatore Marcone, workshop
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It was daylight. Early morning. There was an explosion. I came to and I found myself suspended sideways, onto my right side. I stared at my passenger door tweeter a few feet below me. It seemed really far, then. It’s a really nice brushed aluminum piece surrounding a chrome handle.
I heard voices. “Are you okay?”
“Yeah. I’m okay,” [...]
February 20, 2009 – 12:23 pm
It may be somewhat ironic that I spend so much time snowboarding (15 riding days thus far) but have yet to blog about it more than a couple times this season. This season would be the one, though. I have a season pass to Mammoth – so it’s agiven that I do most of my [...]
January 2, 2009 – 8:46 am
Whenever New Year’s rolls around, the standard around Los Angeles (and most other cities, I’m sure) is a bleed-through-the-nose per person cover – to one of tons of generic parties going on around the city. And that’s not even including drinks. This is just setting myself up for disappointment. So when Tara said she could [...]
December 31, 2008 – 7:32 am
For now.
I admit it. It really was an impulse thing. Well hey; if it’s any other American city I’d uproot myself to start over again in, The Big Apple is certainly it. Naturally, the next best thing is to visit it. I may have booked the flight to New York only 8 days ago, but [...]
October 14, 2008 – 9:59 pm
Technology isn’t so much a solution in and of itself – it doesn’t “fix” things just as they stand. It’s more for the facilitation and expediency of exchanging ideas, maybe even partnerships. They last for a moment, a short time or even permanency. The wider a technology like the internet has spread – the wider your range of [...]
September 18, 2008 – 5:50 am
As a result of all the road trips I’ve taken with my family back in the day, there are only 11 states in the U.S. that I’ve never physically stepped foot in. Texas is one of them. And of all the cities in Texas to visit, I hear Austin is the one to try. The Live [...]
October 16, 2007 – 8:31 am
Having grown up in a city filled with people of German and Polish heritage (my exact suburb of which is called New Berlin), I’ve had my fair share of bratwurst while tailgating. It’s no joke, either. Each link is marinated in beer before it’s grilled, then consumed underneath a line of mustard while nestled inside [...]
October 11, 2007 – 8:56 am
I’d like to take the time to clarify right here that I’ve been home for about a week and a half. My head might still be in the clouds about my vacation, but physically I am back in Los Angeles. I also didn’t bring anybody back a bierstein because those things are really heavy. I only brought myself one for my [...]
October 5, 2007 – 9:47 am
In Munich, we were recommended to go on Mike’s Bike Tours to see the city. You essentially follow Mike, or one of his counterparts, around the city on bikes for 4-5 hours and he has a little talk on the significance on the major sights. Since it was rainy at least 3 out of the 5 [...]
