By Brett Ashley Hawkins
Editorial Intern
Though most of Signal Hill had their dinner before 9:30pm on Saturday, May 1, several citizens and visitors gathered at Quality Inn’s parking lot to line up at the Kogi food truck for theirs.
Kogi is a Korean barbecue mobile establishment with four trucks roaming Los Angeles and Orange Counties serving Mexican-inspired [...]
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By Vicki Paris Goodman
Entertainment Writer
Not to make the obvious play on words, but Awesome Sushi is, well, awesome. The owner, Nina, and sushi chefs are friendly as can be, the atmosphere is at once welcoming and distinctly urban, and the food is of the highest quality. What more can one ask?
Neena and I descended upon [...]
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By Carol Berg Sloan, RD
I don’t know about you, but I am thrilled that First Lady Michelle Obama has gotten on the bandwagon to bring the childhood obesity onto center stage with the Let’s Move Campaign (letsmove.gov). I sometimes wonder if Americans realize what a health crisis the number of overweight children is now and [...]
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By Vicki Paris Goodman
Entertainment Writer
Call me uncool, for I have never before heard the term “gastrobar.” But that’s what The Factory calls itself. And I think I get it.
The friendly new eatery in Bixby Knolls, with its decidedly eclectic menu, excellent service and boutique list of unfamiliar beers and wines, asserts an innovative and welcoming [...]
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