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The Big Gay Ice Cream Truck, New York (and now LA!)

Friday, October 26, 2012

Gasp! Is that what I think it is!?? Well, shave my afro and call me Bea Arthur, it’s the The Big Gay Ice Cream Truck! “Awww snap!” While driving…

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Pizzanista, Los Angeles

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

2019 E 7th St · Los Angeles, CA 90021 · Neighborhood: Downtown What do you get when you mix traditional New York style thin-crust pizza and fresh, local California ingredients? Throw in…

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Sake vs Shochu and The Biggest Shochu Event – Torrance, CA

Monday, October 22, 2012

I recently trekked down to Torrance, CA to take part in a special event presented by JETRO ( the Japan External Trade Organization). The event was an educational…

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You say pâté-to, I say pâta-to…

Monday, September 17, 2012

So, about 12 years ago I went to France for the first time. My uncle, a resident of a beautiful rural countryside in the South of France had…

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Don’t be a square… be a watermelon

Thursday, September 13, 2012

Googling images of the word “watermelon” turns up a bunch of random and interesting pictures. I found these amazing Vans, which I decided I must immediately get. I also found…

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I’m going, going… back, back to Cali, Cali…

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Well, after nearly a month on hiatus, Backyardbite is officially back on the web and back in California. My “forced” blog vacation was regrettably prompted because of cheeky…

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KCRW’s 4th Annual Good Food Pie Contest

Sunday, September 9, 2012

Yesterday, I was suddenly craving a broccoli and mushroom quiche. So I decided to make one.   It was my first time whipping one up, and it turned…

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Border Grill, Downtown, Los Angeles

Tuesday, July 24, 2012

445 S Figueroa St · Los Angeles, CA 90071 · Neighborhood: Downtown As Summer 2012 reaches the midway point, quite a few restaurants are luring guests in with special happy…

VIDEO: Backyard Bite visits Lidia’s Dominican Truck on the Cooking Channel’s Eat St.

Monday, July 23, 2012

A few months ago I sampled some grub from Lidia’s Dominican Kitchen food truck for the Cooking Channel’s show Eat Street. The show takes audiences around the nation trying the…

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La Otra Taquería Escuela, West Hollywood

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

7615 Beverly Blvd · Los Angeles, CA 90036 · Neighborhoods: Mid-City West, West Hollywood These are not your grandma’s tacos. You can call her “the other woman” or “big sister” to her…