85 Degrees Bakery Cafe in Gardena Grand Opening on November 22

South Bay folks get your sweet tooth ready because the popular 85 Degrees Bakery Cafe is coming to Gardena! The grand opening is all set for November 22. 85 Degrees Bakery Cafe originated in Taipei in 2004 and they now have over 325 branches in Taiwan. Currently in California, they have locations in West Covina, […]

National Grilled Cheese Month Comes to a Delicious End

Who comes up with these crazy “themes of the month” anyway?  Better yet, who cares!? 🙂 I made it just under the wire for National Grilled Cheese month.  Foodies across the states have been celebrating all month.  There’s even a Grilled Cheese Invitational where sandwich makers and chefs vie for the title of the best […]

Making Gourmet Burgers at Home

There are so many great places in LA where you can get a gourmet burger made to order.  Some of my favorites – The Counter, Houston’s, and numerous diners around the South Bay – are well worth the visit.

But these days, I’m finding it harder and harder to shell out $10 or more for a burger and fries at these places.  I’m even thinking twice about the $5 #2 “animal style” at In-N-Out!

To get over my hamburger-centric economic angst, I decided to do gourmet burgers at home.