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Not a bad way to be welcomed back to your hometown, right? Home, sweet home…kinda. Ok, so I left my heart in el rancho, drenched in freshly-extracted pulque along side thick, homemade tortillas. But until I man up and realize my subconscious dreams of moving to el rancho myself. Me tengare que aguantar! (I’ll bite…
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There is something to be said about visiting a city where your older brother lived at for seven years. It makes things a little bit less overwhelming to know that there are a few people around who are just a degree closer than a complete stranger. It also helps if those friends also happen to…
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Your hands, tainted with this unforgettable funk of the sweet–but burdensome–struggle. Your clothes, poka-dotted with these little specks of that deep, thick, uncongealed liquid. Your mouth, still chewing over the offal remains after sucking at the carcass….relax, i haven’t stooped that low yet, this was only my hot pot Spicy Crab Soup yesterday at On…
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Just Good For The Soul A Pot Roast with all the fixins’–Corn Bread, Coleslaw, Collard Greens, Candied Yams, Mac & Cheese–sounds comforting right? How about knowing that its all kosher, vegan and organic? Yup, that pot roast swiftly becomes a Vegan Roast, baked tender and served with its own dark, full-flavored juices and anything else…
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Don’t know what’s been happening to my weekends lately. The punk/gig scene ceased to exist, don’t feel (didn’t ever) like “nozzing” it up at dance parties, and all my friends ever do is….well, fall deeper into the “East L.A Trap”. So, I haven’t really gone out, at all anymore. And staying home–whether because of 14…
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Everyone always associates college with an excuse to eat corporate mush, but I beg to differ. Just because you go to college does NOT mean you have to eat the same old food, every single day or not eat at all. In my refusal to be a creature of habit, I strive to stay somewhat…
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Mother’s Day, a day of love, appreciation, but most of all…food. This is in fact, one of the busiest day’s for the foodservice industry finally giving mother’s world wide a break. And since i’m Mexican, it’s just not the usual May 13th Mother’s Day, it’s also the May 8th Dia De Las Madres. So twice…
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