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May is National Hamburger Month?

How was I unaware of this?
 
May is National Hamburger Month?
 
I only have half a month left… time's wasting.
 
For my burger loving friends out there, here's an article from LAist mentioning some of your Los Angeles-centric burger options.
 
Personally, I've become quite fond of The Counter in Pasadena.  It's a restaurant where you custom build [...]

Pumpkin Harvest Cider with Maple Whipped Cream

Here’s the recipe for my almost award winning pumpkin party entry.
 
Pumpkin Harvest Cider

Apple Juice (1 gallon)
Canned Pumpkin (approximately 1 and 1/2 cans)
All Spice
Cinnamon Sticks (2)
Nutmeg

Pour apple juice into a large stock pot, then stir in canned pumpkin.  Add cinnamon sticks then season to taste with nutmeg all spice. Boil for 30 minutes or so. 
 
Maple Whipped Cream

Maple Syrup
Heavy Whipping [...]

Weekend Update

Friday night the wife and I joined some friends for some good food and a bad movie.  The food, carne asada, was good and the movie, Pocket Ninjas, was especially bad.  When you reuse footage over and over to make up an 80 minute movie, odds are you don’t have much of a story to [...]

Free Coffee Alert

Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf will be offering free 12 oz. Pumpkin lattes or Ice Blended drinks this Friday, October 16th from 4 to 7 PM.

A Very Important Event

It was brought to my attention last night that a very important event came and went without mention this week. In fact, the person who brought said event to my attention even went as far to check my blog for confirmation of the event and was left confused because of my silence. I am so [...]

Starbucks Instant Coffee

Starbucks is launching their new instant coffee called VIA Ready Brew.  This weekend, October 2nd – 5th, you can participate in the Starbucks VIA Taste Challenge and get a free cup of coffee.  They claim you wont be able to tell the difference.
 
I'm not sure what I think about the whole instant coffee idea, [...]

Taste of Downtown Burbank

It's here again. Taste of Downtown Burbank is this Thursday, October 1st from 5:30 pm to 9:30 pm.  It's a great event that I look forward to each year.  You get to taste the best Downtown Burbank has to offer while supporting the Burbank Community YMCA.  Come on out.

BTAC Needs Immediate Help

According to Following the Leader, the official blog of the Burbank Leader, Burbank Temporary Aid Center needs immediate help.
 
The BTAC website states that they can use the following supplies year-round:

macaroni & cheese

peanut butter

cereals

canned fruits and vegetables

canned soups

canned meats (chicken, tuna, etc.)

rice

pasta

instant potatoes

pancake mixes

syrup

personal hygiene supplies such as toothpaste, tooth brushes and deodorant

Monetary donations can also be [...]

Space Issues

Maybe I just have personal space issues, but is it normal for some random person to sit in the booth with you when you’re eating your lunch?
I was sitting in a booth at Subway eating my regular 6-inch tuna on Italian Herb and Cheese bread when a teenager came and sat down in my [...]

New in Burbank

I'm always excited about the new business and restaurants that come into Burbank.  Here are a few things I've noticed lately.

Wokcano seems to be expanding into the area formerly inhabited by NYPD Pizza. No offence Wokcano but I was hoping for something different. 
A new restaurant called Fish Dish is going in over by the airport. Their [...]