I’m learning now that it’s always best to visit new restaurants empty and hungry, and just a touch behind schedule. You’re ready to eat, you’re excited and expectant, and the food will sometimes taste magical. Like last night at Crossings. Crossings is... More »
(Editor’s note: We continue with our profile of local burger restaurants in celebration of next week’s Cheeseburger Week in Pasadena. Today we’re looking at Rounds, on Lake Avenue, with our guest writer, Debra Combs Ortega Macias.) A few years ago, while... More »
Editor’s Note: As all of you undoubtedly know by now, next week is Cheeseburger Week in Pasadena. (Three shopping days left!) Over the next week, Pasadena Now will be highlighting a dozen of the forty hamburger restaurants involved in the extravaganza, all o... More »
Remember that scene in The Devil Wears Prada where Meryl Streep, as the powerful Anna Wintour-styled editor of the most influential fashion mag in America, lectures the Anne Hathaway character on the significance of the cerulean blue sweater she’s wearing to... More »
We know how much you hate to give them up, but from now through January 31, your old jeans can have a new life, keeping houses warm. All this month, Fresh Produce in Pasadena is hosting “Bring In Your Blues,†a campaign built to help collect denim for Cott... More »
And, just like that, it’s Du-Par’s. The iconic Hamburger Hamlet on Lake Avenue shut its doors last night at 11 p.m., and re-opened its doors late this morning as the newest Du-Par’s restaurant. We sat down to a hearty breakfast with W.W. (William Wallace) “Bif... More »
There was more than just horse racing going on at Santa Anita on Opening Day. Five whiskeys—Breakers Bourbon, Calumet, Koval, Lexington, Whippersnappers and Whistle Pig—competed head-to-head that day for the title of Official Whiskey for the 2014 season. T... More »
Let’s see if we can’t make those resolutions stick around longer than a week, shall we? Panera Bread bakery-cafes across Southern California, including Hastings Ranch in Pasadena, are introducing additional menu items that will help food lovers stick to th... More »
CrossFit. No, it’s not a plumbing component. It’s a popular strength and conditioning program that improves muscular strength, your cardio-respiratory endurance, and your flexibility. Think of it as a combination of aerobics, gymnastics exercises, and some... More »
Bread. Meat. Bread. A simple and elegant combination that has defined lunch since the 18th Century, when John Montagu, England’s 4th Earl of Sandwich, was supposedly playing cards with associates. Hungry, but wanting to continue playing while eating, he told... More »
Now that the frantic rush and madness of the holidays and New Year’s has passed, is there anything left to excite you as you cruise in to 2014? How about adding $2 sushi to your everyday? Tenno Sushi and the Seafood Grill in Old Pasadena offers fresh sushi sta... More »
Ted DiNunzio, official greeter you may seen countless times at Nordstrom Santa Anita Fashion Park, never wants to quit working. Literally. Along with store manager Marcille Hughes, his son Bob and granddaughter Jill Marie, DiNunzio celebrated his 100th birthda... More »
