I’m a bit late with this… But I promise it will be Depp-tacular!

I had struggled over what the title of this would be. Should it be:

• The Million Depp March
• A Dab of Depp’ll Do Ya
• Will the real Jack Sparrow please stand up, please stand up?
• DeppThroat
• Knee Deep in Depp
• Depp Perception
• Mos Depp
• Pirates of the Caribbean part 1000-Jack Sparrow gets Cloned
• Pirates of WeHo
• Depp Comedy Jam
• Depp@RAGE
• NoDepprivation
• Bacon Wrapped Depp
• Brother Can you Sparrow an Original Costume Idea?

All wholeheartedly fitting titles, but I’ll stick to the, I’m late, title. Here we go.
»continue reading WeHo Halloween 2006 Recap: The eve of one week after All Hallows Eve

This review takes me to the former underbelly of Canoga Park for a slight change for the receptacle.

I travel to this bastion of thrift stores and former strip bars and The PussyCat theater for a wholesome vegetarian treat. Almost like Times Square used to be, without the New York, the marquee theaters, the Times Square, or the…..well, it’s nothing like Times Square but it did used to have strip bars and a PussyCat Theater.

I must preface this with the reason why I came to eat at a *gasp* vegetarian establishment. The receptacle is going through a sort of trash can renaissance. (Read: From metal can to spiffy blue, green and black bins)… I have been eating extremely healthy after my physical mandated that I lower my cholesterol from it’s dangerous heights of higher than mid 250’s. I have since definitely lowered it, lost quite a bit of weight, and barely eaten meat (I said barely, don’t fret, tacos, burritos and burgers are not out)… Keep reading…

This restaurant came highly recommended by my musician neighbors that are children of the matured 60’s set. It is called Follow Your Heart and is a diner-come-vegetarian friendly, vegan friendly, buddhist friendly, and Native American friendly “establishment.”
»continue reading The Receptacle Follows His Heart

Sunday. Day two of my heavy anticipation of having Brent’s Deli. For years and years I’ve lived near and loved the fine dinings of this local family eatery. Family opened and owned since 1967, the Sisken (sp?- Seskin) family has been providing deli goodness to the Northwest San Fernando Valley, Jew and Gentile alike, with a large array of deli classics. Dishes such as bacon and eggs, pancakes, roast beef, knockwurst, creamed white fish and a whole assortment of whacky dried kosher fish, along with burgers, salads, soups and desserts alike.

If you’ve ever ventured to the west valley for any length of time, you would easily recognize the white pickups with converted refrigerator trailers and green writing, signifying some lucky office or family gathered for a weekend briss is enjoying what Brent cranks out. For the record, Brent is the son and successor to the family fortune that is still run by and maintained by Brent’s dad Ron, a fixture at the restaurant for years who still greets you kindly and feeds you heartily.
»continue reading The Receptacle Eats Brent’s Deli

The Bucket was CLOSED! Fuckall. I’m determined to hit it even after my three double-double day so I’m aiming for next sat to get that one and possibly some filipino market action. photos are following to your other acct.

-t

My day started with the intention of:

• getting the hell out of the valley heat for potentially worse heat
• having some tasty grub to fill my gullet
• providing a heart attack-inducing food review for those of you near Eaglerock

Two outta three ain’t bad….

We’ll save the third for a later time when said choice establishment is open. Crazy Christians and their day of rest. My roommate and I headed from Chinatown, after our brief Eaglerock (little Manila) stopover, to Toluca Lake. Jimmy wasn’t home but like wolves, we still turned a 30 minute drive into 10.

Our stop was a longtime favorite of mine called Santa Fe Cafe. I haven’t had a ton off this menu as there is one menu item so delectable that it can and might (if it weren’t for the wall of fame?) take up most of my review. The item I speak of is the Taos Taco. No this is not a vaginal Georgia O’Keefe standard. This is a freakishly good taco. Why so good you ask? Ask away son…This is not only made with love, it is made with parmesan….yes, cheese. This taco is lovingly made by a partnership, formed by a trio of friends from New Mexico (and a couple of migrant latinos in the kitchen), albeit old mexican ancestry (names were declined as they had never heard of losanjealous.com. Gasp with me people, go ahead…was that your gasp?). These menu items are their own take on dishes they had grown up eating. I digress. The need to explain just how good these tacos are, is paramount. You look at them and they look ordinary. Steak, chicken or carnitas in a soft corn tortilla with freshly cut lettuce, tomato and cheddar cheese. The main, yes main, ingredient is the ground parmesan lovingly stuck to the outside of the tortilla. Biting into one of these is damn close to a taco rapture. But wait, there’s more. Douse your tacos in the medium sauce that is hand made with fresh tomatoes and this is guaranteed to get you off your arse for more sauce. This sauce is not to hide the taste, this is to complement and compound the flavorgasm happening in your mouth. Heaven.

»continue reading Profile: Santa Fe Cafe, Toluca Lake

My arrival at Tacos Mexico started with me finding easy parking. At first glance it looked like any other taqueria with the name Tacos Mexico… but no, this was the Tacos Mexico at Glendale and Alvarado.

At second glance I observed the window (with a paper “4″ taped next to a painted “5″ on the window) with a surprise on the rest of the sign saying tacos on Tuesday. After a quick check of my watch, I noticed today was in fact Tuesday. (45-Cent Taco Tuesday!) Things are definitely going my way.

I ventured inside to investigate what the paper “4″ was covering. To my chagrin it was a “3,” so my surprise was temporarily struck down by a lost opportunity of 35-Cent Tacos. Alas. But the almost-crisp 20 dollar bill in my pocket would carry me far, as the tacos would normally be 95 cents. The only taco on the menu that measured a cost more than that on any given day was the chorizo taco at $1.49.

»continue reading Quest for the 45-Cent Taco

A day at the stadium with Losanjealous

20-21 May 2006

My weekend consisted of two games at Chavez Ravine. I was there to see a team originally from Brooklyn, now known as the Los Angeles Dodgers, pitted against another team, originally called Los Angeles, before they moved to Orange County to become the California, then Anaheim, and again the Los Angeles Angels…of Anaheim. It should be said that I root for the latter, but that’s neither here nor there.

We were late to Dodger Stadium and moved deftly through the roundabout lots, reaching our seats at the top of the second inning. Walked straight past Panda Express (fully stocked at game’s end..what becomes of the excess food?) and the overpriced Carl’s Jr and on to the real food.

Stopped at two stands that stood next to each other. One, the customary Dodger stand that gave me options of standard Dodger Dogs measuring approximately 13″, roughly 1.5″ past the bun on either side, and the second: the all-beef Super Dodger Dog stand. The Super Dodger Dog measures to the end of the bun, but is approximately 2.3 times the diameter of the former. Both of these gentlemen are created by Farmer John. There were also a variety of brats and hot links.

»continue reading Dodger Dogs: Girth vs. Length