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The Big Bite Bacon Fest Brought Porky Goodness to the Queen Mary

Yesterday, the Queen Mary in Long Beach hosted the Big Bite Bacon Fest. The sold out event was a sizzling success, with many great bacon-based foods, excellent craft beer, live music and more. Walking around the event, you could try … Continue reading

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East LA’s Dia de los Puercos Grub Truck will be one of the highlights at the Big Bite Bacon Fest this Saturday

Rick Garcia, the Chef/Owner of the Dia de los Puercos Savage Chefs Grub Truck, is a man on a mission. He’s spreading his love of pork and Mexico’s street food throughout Los Angeles. According to Rick, “in East L.A. they have … Continue reading

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Big Bite Bacon Fest in San Diego was a Tasty Pork Fantasy

The Big Bite Bacon Fest last Saturday at the San Diego County Fair provided over 4,000 guests and FOB’s (Friends of Bacon) with a way to taste a lot of great bacon-based food items. The Del Mar Arena was full … Continue reading

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Seoulmate in the LBC introduces their FOB Hamburger

Yesterday was National Hamburger Day. All around the country there were sightings of J. Wellington Wimpy, walking up to people and telling them, “I’ll kindly pay you tomorrow for a hamburger today”. In Long Beach, however, the big news was … Continue reading

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Tastes, sounds and sights at the Queen Mary’s Third Annual West Coast Barbecue Classic

There was lots of good barbecue and drink, along with good music and fun in Long Beach at the Queen Mary’s Third Annual West Coast BBQ Classic. When it was all over, the team of Jet Coatings Monkey Style to … Continue reading

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Barbecue’n and Grillin’ are the way to go at Saturday’s BBQ Classic at the Queen Mary in Long Beach

 Tomorrow’s going to be a great day for anyone who likes the taste and aroma of classic barbecue. In less than 24 hours, the start of the Queen Mary’s 2014 BBQ Championship Classic will be here and already the teams … Continue reading

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The Korean burrito at Seoulmate in Long Beach Brings Great Flavors Together

Some fusion cuisines just are weird and some are nothing but inspired. One of the inspired fusions is Korean and Mexican. On the surface, it seems to have nothing in common, but when you look closer there are a lot … Continue reading

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Love Scotch? Then the Queen Mary’s Peerless Spirits Dinner Thursday is for you

The Queen’s Salon on the Queen Mary will be the site of the Peerless Spirits Scotch Dinner I spoke with Chef Todd Henderson, Executive Chef of the Queen Mary, to talk about the culinary creations that he has planned for … Continue reading

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Meat Pies and other delights at the Queen Mary’s ScotsFestival

This weekend, the Queen Mary in Long Beach held their 21st Annual ScotsFestival.  My project was to try all the tasty Scottish delights that I could. First, I met up with Chef Kevin Haggard, of Heritage Meat Pies. “It’s extremely … Continue reading

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Bravo’s Top Chef Comes to Los Angeles and Long Beach

Here’s a chance to get up close and personal with some of the cast of Bravo’s cooking competition, Top Chef. The Top Chef Mobile Tour is coming to Los Angeles and Long Beach this week. Continue reading

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