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L.A. Weekender: Holiday half marathon, Festival of Carols, Santa Claus and boats

December 13, 2013

Photo courtesy of Chris Sharp from freedigitalphotos.net How is already the middle of December? The holiday festivities are out in full force and whether you like it or not, you’ll most likely be spending at least a few days out celebrating the end of the year. If you want to stay home wrapped in a…

FOOD NEWS: World’s Largest Gingerbread House

December 10, 2013

They say “everything’s bigger in Texas” so it’s no surprise that the world’s largest gingerbread house calls the Lone Star state it’s home. Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Using 3,000 pounds of brown sugar, 7,200 eggs, 22,304 pieces of candy and a literal ton of butter, the Texas…

L.A. Weekender: Arts & crafts, holiday fun and Mozart

December 6, 2013

It is officially the holiday season which means even more fun than usual in the city of Los Angeles. This week we bring you arts & crafts, holiday shopping options, music, ice skating, Santa Claus and even a little opera for you. Without further delay, your L.A. Weekender: Photo courtesy of papaija2008 from freedigitalphotos.net First…

Winter on a Southern California farm

December 3, 2013

One of the best parts of being in Southern California is the severe lack of below-freezing temperatures. This gives us the ability to grow produce on our farm year-round. We took a stroll down to the Farm to see what Chef Teig and horticulturist Don DeLano have growing during the winter months. There’s a lot…

Thanksgiving recipes from McKinley’s Grille

November 21, 2013

Jingle Bells is playing on the radio. Christmas trees have invaded shopping malls. Disneyland is covered in fake snow. Netflix has prepared entire queues of holiday specials. There’s no denying it: Tis’ the season. For all of it. Starting with Thanksgiving next week. Whether you’re planning a feast full of family recipes or taking the…

FOOD NEWS: Ramen cake

November 19, 2013

Our minds were taken for a whirl with the invention of the Ramen Burger but this is a whole new level of “wow.” It hasn’t hit the States quite yet, but it’s making a splash in Japan. I present to you the Ramen Cake: Ramen Cake. Photo from Kotaku.com At first glance, this dish looks…

Behind the scenes of the 49th Auto Club NHRA Finals

November 6, 2013

Auto Club Raceway The 49th annual NHRA Finals starts tomorrow and runs through Sunday. It’s going to be loud, wild and tons of fun as thousands of drag racing fans come out to join the action and see who the world champions will be. We stopped by the Auto Club Raceway today to see how…