52 Weeks! 52 Recipes! One Delicious Year! I shared this photo on New Year’s Day – I have challenged myself to cook a new recipe each week – that I make from scratch, each one from my cookbook library: one… Read More ›
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Caviar On Deviled Eggs! Caviar Tater Tots! “Bite! Eat! Repeat!” Is Back! Here Are Details On “52 Recipes” For 2022!
52 Cookbooks! 52 Recipes! A Tasty 2022 Is Here! My friend, Chef Ross Melling once shared an amazing food mashup with me: a caviar-topped deviled egg. “Eggs On Eggs” is how he referred to it…originally created for Thomas Keller’s Bouchon… Read More ›
RIP Max Julien…An Appreciation Of “The Mack” And Blaxploitation Cinema!
Iconic “Blaxploitation” Actor/Writer/Producer/Director Max Julien has died…he was 88 years old. Julien was best known for “The Mack”, one of the greatest “Blaxploitation” films of the 70’s…. “Blaxploitation” is a now somewhat overlooked style of film making from the early… Read More ›
L.A. Staycation: Hiking The Hollywood Sign! Dry Cleaner Sushi! A Plug For “Coda” Too!
Welcome To A Wet Wet Wet “L.A. Staycation!” This is the rain pouring down outside our house in Beverly Hills…we were supposed to be in Paris, but the latest Covid outbreak ended that plan…so my wife Alex decided to give… Read More ›
Santa Smokes! Hilarious Cigarette Ads! Celebrities Hawking Holiday Products!
It all started with this ad…..a vintage Pall Mall cigarette ad that promotes the smooth, non-throat-scratching mellowness of their cigarette – using Santa! It got me looking for the funniest holiday ads of a bygone era and that led me… Read More ›
Bond returns for an encore for the You Knew My Name: The Bond Not Bond Blogathon — Realweegiemidget Reviews Films TV Books and more
Those James Bond actors return with a view to a thrilling last post… In a case of never say never again, our favourite sextet(te) come back for one last fling until next year’s shenanigans. Bond returns for an encore for the… Read More ›
RIP To Eve Babitz, Hollywood’s Iconic “IT” Girl…Here’s A Tribute With Her Books And A Biography Too…
Eve Babitz – Hollywood’s “IT” Girl Has Died At 78 Years Old… Very sad news…Eve Babitz was one of the most unique and mysterious Writers of the Hollywood fast lane, and she has died at the age of 78…no details… Read More ›
The Best “Non-Bond” 007 Films! Pierce Brosnan Is “The Matador” Of This “Bond Not Bond” Blogathon!
“Just consider me the best cocktail party story you ever met.” Sure, he may look like James Bond, but the man behind this “cocktail story” is anything BUT 007….because we’ve never seen the world’s most popular Secret Agent stroll across… Read More ›
The Bizarre “Chef’s Kiss” Dish! Here’s The Story Of The Hilarious Review Of A Dining Disaster!
This story begins and ends with this “Chef’s Kiss.” This is a real dish served at Bros restaurant in Lecce, Italy. A mold of the Chef’s mouth, filled with foam, and you are asked to slurp it out of his… Read More ›
Secrets Of “Love Actually”! Kelly Clarkson Sings “The Trouble With Love Is!” My Favorite Holiday Classics Revealed!
As the holiday season approaches, everyone will eat lots of food and sit down to watch classic holiday movies – and we all have our own favorites! I’ve got a list of the best holiday movies, including RARE behind-the-scenes photos… Read More ›
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