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The Glutster To Appear On The United Tastes Of America Tonight! (The Cooking Channel: 6:30 PM PST)

So, the segment where I was featured in a while back for United Tastes Of America will finally be aired tonight! Well, 2 hours from now to be exact. The show will be aired on the new Cooking Channel at 6:30 PM (9:30 PM for you East Coasters) and 10:30 PM (1:30 for you East Coasters).

Letters To The Glutster: Ex-Employee of Taix Restaurant Speaks Up Against Owner (Follow up to My ROC “Behind The Kitchen Door Post”)

I received this email two days ago in response of my recent coverage on the progress of the WAGES Act – H.R 631. I recently covered the ROC-LA AM Summit At Taix Restaurant which praised the noble efforts of restaurant owners who went the extra mile to take care of their employees works of. Michael Taix, the 4th generation owner of the family restaurant was one of those men.

But an ex-employee says otherwise.

Korean Clay Roasted Stuffed Golden Duck Has Arrived to Los Angeles: Dha Rae Oak (Koreatown)

he best preparation of duck I have ever had in my life might be at the newly revamped Dha Rae Oak in Koreatown. It is stuffed with things like chewy Ogokbap (Five-Grain/beans “purple” Rice), whole meaty walnuts, chopped chestnuts, nutty pumpkin seeds, cooked sweet potatoes, Chinese herbs, dried fruit and probably crack. It just might make you forget Thanksgiving even existed.

Arriba El Tequila Festival Happening Tomorrow at A Mi Hacienda Vieja (Featuring 15+ Tequilas; Pico Rivera; PURO PINCHE PARI)

Tequilas will cover all 8 regions of Jalisco so you will be able to personally experience the “pepperiness” of the lowlands and the smoothness of the highlands. There will also be some of the “middlelands” stuff as well that combine a little bit of both characteristics.

Eager For The Younger: Russian River Night At The Surly Goat Bar

Last night, the line to get into The Surly Goat Bar in West Hollywood stretched nearly to Fairfax Ave. The doors opened at 6 PM, they were hosting 13 exclusive beers from the highly coveted Russian River Brewery in Santa Rosa. 13 beers that had never, ever been on tap in L.A before.

Behind The Kitchen Door: A Surprising Look At The Working Conditions Of Restaurant Workers (WAGES Act – H.R 631; ROC-LA AM Summit At Taix Restaurant)

Restaurant Workers Work Damn Hard: And They Are Human Beings Too A summit to improve the wages and working conditions of Restaurant workers nationwide was held in L.A’s oldest French Restaurant (Taix in Echo Park opened in 1927) yesterday at 8:30 AM. Summits were also held in Miami and Washington DC. Attendees included industry individuals…
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Red Medicine Is No Minor Threat

Chinese Lion Peppers: Available at Red Medicine until 2 AM A lovely juncture took place in my life recently that has been having me eating late almost everyday now. Midnight is my new supper time, or more often now, the “4th meal” time. This opened up a whole new world of restaurants for a guy…
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