The Personals

By Lionina - 4:54 PM
Apples and Oranges, mirrors, masks, mispresentations, expectations and missed connections, the kinds of melancholy and absurd revelations that occur during the painfully unnerving process of getting to know others and oneself after a breakup. Biting and languidly observant film that uses the camera to establish the tenor of the connections, or lack of, being made. Apples and Oranges, mirrors, masks, mispresentations, expectations and...

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Lucca Delicatessen and Yogorino

By Lionina - 10:03 PM
 The Delucca Special Barley Gelato ...

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Mad Rock Shoes and Homemade Chalk Bag

By Lionina - 10:09 PM
My first diy chalk bag made to match my new climbing shoes. There could be improvements for next time, namely, the drawstring sphincter doesn't sphinct good. But my loose weave linen "sock" does work perfectly, letting out just the right amount of chalk without getting white dust everywhere. I filled it with Metolius Super Chalk which I got from Sports Basement with my...

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Cancun Tacos Al Carbon

By Lionina - 10:43 PM
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Susie Cakes

By Lionina - 10:38 PM
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Shin Sen Gumi Izakaya

By Lionina - 10:36 PM
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Anonymous Chinese Food

By Lionina - 10:11 PM
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Felix's

By Lionina - 10:43 PM
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Lynda Sandwich

By Lionina - 10:32 PM
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Ride to Big Bear and Santa Ana River

By Lionina - 11:22 AM
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Ginger Duck

By Lionina - 10:56 AM
The point of this dish, says my dad, is the ginger and not the duck. I might be missing some steps though, so I need to do a test run. Break the duck up with a cleaver and mallet. Scrape the skin and slice the fresh young ginger into1/8" thick rounds. Salt liberally and let the ginger rest till some juice comes out,...

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Brodard Restaurant

By Lionina - 10:25 AM
Banh KhotRice cake with shrimp, mung bean, scallions, turmeric, greens, pickled daikon and carrots, and dipping fish sauce,  Pork and shrimp patty spring rolls.  Mi QuangRice noodle with pork ribs, fish cake, shrimp in orange sate sauce, with sesame rice cracker and peanuts. ...

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Mysterious Vietnamese

By Lionina - 10:34 AM
On Bolsa between Magnolia and Brookhurst... somewhere... ...

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A & J Restaurant - Arcadia, CA

By Lionina - 10:17 PM
Best Shaved Ice Ever, like freshly fallen snow... ...

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