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Oxnard, CA hosts a huge event dedicated to strawberries. Drew and Ben try deep fried strawberries, strawberry pizza, strawberry beer, Ben builds his own strawberry shortcake, and we all eat a bunch of strawberries.
The point is, there are a lot of strawberries at the Strawberry Festival. We found some stuff that we liked, but overall the festival was disappointing. Watch us poke fun.
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Things on LA Foodie Podcast 022:
Editor’s note: This post was originally published in May of 2008. It has since become the most popular post (by far) on this website. Here is the same article, updated with some notes and glorious, brand-new photos by various foodies around the web.
I recently found out that Disneyland annual pass-holders are referred to as “Passholes” by Disneyland cast members. I guess that makes me a grade-A Passhole. My wife and I visit the park frequently, so I’m often asked, “Why do you go so much?” and “Don’t you get sick of it?” The answers, in order, are “Because it is immaculately clean, everyone who works there is friendly and polite, and the food is awesome,” and “No.”
10) Gumbo Bread Bowl at The Royal Street Veranda
It is in New Orleans Square, right by the entrance to Pirates of the Caribbean. This quick service stall serves a few Cajun-y items, but the ever present banner attached to the wrought iron framework invites you to “Try Our Gumbo.”
So I did. And it was pretty dang good.
Editor’s Note: The following blog post was originally published on the old LA Foodie blog in September of 2008. There has been some recent, renewed interest in the subject, so I’m republishing the piece here. Sad spolier: Silky Smooth went out of business and never reopened. As far as I know, there is no Midwestern-style, dense custard anywhere in LA. If you know of a place, please Tweet us (@lafoodie), post to our Facebook Page, or leave a comment below.
Part 1
On Friday, I was strolling through Westwood. I popped into Helen’s Cycles, which is a pretty awesome bicycle shop. I was wearing my Ted Drewe’s Frozen Custard t-shirt, and Chris, the guy who was helping me, asked about it. He’s from Milwaukee, and he lamented that living in Los Angeles doesn’t give one a whole lot of options when it comes to frozen custard. Hell, in Wisconsin, even the fast food joints have awesome frozen custard.
That’s me on the left… psyche – I’ll never be that cool.
We love Secret Squirrel Cold Brew Coffee! Check out this vid of Ben trying it for the first time. (Our YouTube page is pretty cool, we think. You should totally subscribe).
You can buy their awesome coffee RIGHT NOW at their cool online Facebook store.
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022 - Zach Selwyn, Carney's, Yelp:CounterYelp, Secret Squirrel Coffee, Tabañero Hot Sauce, Loquats
LA Foodie returns with TV host/stand-up/songwriter/would-be-ESPN-anchor Zach Selwyn! The guys talk train car hot dogs from Carney’s and, through the power of dramatic interpretation, a couple of Yelpers get to weigh in too. Plus, there’s Tabañero hot sauce, Secret Squirrel White Russians, and the loquat! Can you get a good hot dog in an old-timey train car? Does cold brew coffee work in The Dude’s favorite beverage? Did Zach really collaborate with Fergie? THAT Fergie? And what the H is a loquat?? Find out the answers to all these questions and more this time on LA Foodie!
Ben and Drew of LA Foodie joined the hop-clogged minds behind Brewster’s Bar and Grill at the Four Points by Sheraton LAX as they put on the first annual Local Brewers Fest & Pool Party. Local craft brews were being poured by Strand, El Segundo, Smog City, Bruery, Hanger 24, Taps, Bootleggers, Golden Road, and Cismontane.
