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Stone Brewing Company Store Opens in Pasadena; Beer Lovers Rejoice!

Picture it: 2008, a chilly March night in the neon desert that is Las Vegas. I was sent to Sin City to help open a bookstore and was there almost a month. Being away from home can be loads of fun, but eating out for every meal can become tedious. This particular night in March, at dinner time we were confronted with the mega meals at the Hash...

Move Over Umami, There’s a New Burger in Town; Fusion Burgers in Highland Park

by Art Rodriguez in Restaurant Reviews, Reviews on June 11, 2012

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Just like people, food when it is simple and honest and doesn’t pretened to be something it’s not is quite a beautiful thing. This was our experience recently when we discovered a small, corner restaurant with no more than eight tables called Fusion Burgers in Highland Park. ...

Great Harvest Bread Company in South Pasadena; Despite Being a Chain, Good Bread and Sandwiches

by Stephen Chavez in Restaurant Reviews, Reviews on February 27, 2012

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Great Harvest South Pasadena serves sandwiches, cereals, salads, soups, and an assortment of pastries. Try the cinnamon buns. For many people this Lenten season, giving up carbs is one way to show restraint. I’m not one of those people. Bread, especially good, homemade multigrain, wheat bread, is my downfall. Today was no exception. We stumbled upon the Great Harvest Bread Company on Mission Street in South...

Special Promotion from Juan’s Restaurante

by Stephen Chavez in Featured Blog Posts, Restaurant Reviews on December 15, 2011

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The Owner/Chef of Juan’s Restaurante is offering LatinoFoodie readers 20 percent off the entire bill if you mention our blog during the holidays. Offer ends January 1, 2012. Great place to visit during your holiday vacation with family and friends....

Inspiring Nopal Menu Sets Juan’s Restaurante in Baldwin Park Apart from Typical Mexican Restaurants

by Art Rodriguez in Featured Blog Posts, Restaurant Reviews on December 15, 2011

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Seven years ago, Juan Mondragón, owner of Juan’s Restaurante in Baldwin Park, said his sister Sandy Mondragón was diagnosed with stage four stomach cancer. Her family insisted on a diet of nopales (cactus paddles). Convinced of the health benefits and the power of the nopal, her parents fed his sister nopales everyday for a month. Unfortunately for Sandy, her parents didn’t know many ways to...

Restaurant Review: Young Team Breathes New Life to Menu at The Cellar in Fullerton

by Art Rodriguez in Featured Blog Posts, Restaurant Reviews on December 7, 2011

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The Cellar opened in 1970, in the basement of Fullerton’s historic Villa del Sol. The design is unique as it is the only structure outside of Disneyland that was conceived, designed, and built by Gene White, the designer of the “Pirates of the Caribbean” attraction at Disneyland. The soft lighting, chandeliers, leather and velvet upholstered seating, structured arches, exposed bricks and cave-like walls inspire nostalgia...

It’s a Game We Call: WINDOW SHOPPING FOR FOOD

by Stephen Chavez in Restaurant Reviews, Reviews on September 7, 2011

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Trying to desperately escape the 102 degree heat outside, I drove up and down Valley Boulevard in Alhambra this afternoon, as I sometimes do, looking inside restaurant windows (and for air conditioning) to find a new place to eat. I say “sometimes” as many restaurants in my neighborhood have either Chinese or Vietnamese characters and since I don’t unfortunately read either language it is often a guessing...