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This looks tasty!

Indian sandwiches or naanwiches!  I’ll have to stop by this place next time I’m in the Miracle Mile.  I read about this on EatingLA.com.  I tried to do a direct link to her post about the Cowboys & Turbans restaurant but I couldn’t figure out how to do it.  Cowboys and Turbans serves Indian street [...]

Samurai Robots report to the dance floor

The Pacific Asia Museum is hosting a free family day this Saturday, March 14, 2009, from 12 – 4 pm.   The exhibit is "The Samurai Re-Imagined: From Ukiyo to Anime" and features samurai, manga comics, armor, and robots.   The day includes free admission to the galleries plus crafts, performances, demonstrations, and more fun.

Also part of [...]

Is Bollywood coming to Hollywood?

This CNN article says it’s not.  Well, we’ll see.  Last night’s Academy Awards was pleasantly India-dominated.  I enjoyed seeing the Indian song and dance numbers from Slumdog Millionaire, and hearing the speeches of the Indian winners which seemed to be less self-centered than the speeches of others. Jai Ho!  Indian Composer A.R. Rahman has made [...]

A Valentine’s Day Suggestion

 

Take your date to see "Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi," Shahrukh Khan’s latest Bollywood romantic comedy offering.  It’s playing at the Naz 8 in Artesia.  The movie is about an older man who has an arranged marriage with a younger woman (who has a tragic back story), and how he tries to woo her by [...]

Inaugural Chinatown Art Night

LA’s Chinatown is having its first Art Night on Saturday, January 24, 2009, from 7 – 10 pm.  This will be a quarterly shindig featuring contemporary art, clothing, furniture, music, performance and design.

Sounds like fun and it’s free!

 

 

Best Movies of 2008

 Bee Vang and Clint Eastwood in Gran Torino

I’m a little late on this post, but the best movies I saw this year were Milk and Gran Torino.  Milk just had so many great themes running throughout it: having passion and truth in your life, making the world better for others, giving people hope and [...]

Kabobs!

 

Delicious lamb kebabs can be found at this hole-in-the-wall in the northern part of Pasadena. Click the menu picture to see the prices. The cook is very nice too.

Shish Kebab Express2495 E Washington BlvdPasadena, CA 91104(626) 398-9777 

I need a kid for this

From the Pacific Asia Museum: 

Sunday September 28, 11:00am-5:00pm Free Family Day – [...]

Los Angeles Korean Festival

Four days of Korean madness…

The 35th Annual Los Angeles Korean Festival…

September 25 – 28, 2008

with a Korean traditional marketplace, tea ceremony, parade, wrestling demo and

A SENIOR CITIZENS FOLK SONG CONTEST!

www.lakoreanfestival.com 

HAPPY FEET

As you may already know, the San Gabriel Valley is full of $15-20, one hour foot massage places.  There are so many places that it’s hard to figure out where to go.  This article covers a few spots.  I’ve  recently visited, two times, a place with the unfortunate name of Exotic Spa, but I was [...]