TV. Food. Pop Culture.
We’re baaaaack!! Definitely take a listen… After a two week break, we are back! On this episode of “Banter with Ben and Lisa,” Lisa Timmons (socialitelife.com) tells us about her epic cross country drive as well as a few other noteworthy anecdotes. Ben Mandelker (bsideblog.com) then reveals his new addiction to Candy Crush Saga and …
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New episode is up! This week on “Watch What Crappens,” Ben Mandelker (bsideblog.com), Matt Whitfield (Yahoo!), and Ronnie Karam (TVgasm.com) welcome back “The Real Housewives of New Jersey” by trashing their very existences. That’s only the warm up for “Princesses: Long Island” where the guys welcome the new girls to the Bravo fold by thrashing …
Continue reading “WATCH WHAT CRAPPENS #78: Jersey Girls, Princesses, and Bachelorettes”
A week ago, I attended a lovely Memorial Day BBQ at my friend’s house, and when I asked if I could bring anything, the hostess suggested that I bring some hard alcohol for summer cocktails. This immediately got my brain working: I knew I had mint in my fridge… and mint makes me think of …
After a recent viewing of Star Trek: Into Darkness, my friend jash and I felt the need to wildly decompress from two hours of explosions, Spock bangs, and futuristic 9/11 imagery. And so we too stepped into darkness by taking in dinner at the dimly lit Stella Barra on Sunset Boulevard. Attached to the ArcLight …
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New Watch What Crappens is up! Here’s the official description: On this week’s Watch What Crappens, Matt Whitfield (Yahoo), Ben Mandelker (bsideblog) and Ronnie Karam (TVgasm) talk crap about The Real Housewives of Orange County sending Tamra on a mission to empower idiots. Then we move on to the language challenged ladies of Married to …
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For a while now, my friend Sly and I have been wanting to try the fare at Night + Market, a much buzzed about Thai restaurant within a restaurant on the Sunset Strip. The eatery has garnered all sorts of praise from local critics and bloggers (Jonathan Gold recently listed Night + Market as one …
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As anyone who listens to Watch What Crappens knows, I recently took a trip to the Costco of Inglewood. At the time, it seemed like a prudent decision, and after witnessing a fight in the parking lot upon exiting, I realized it was actually a HILARIOUS decision too. A lot of weaves were pulled that …
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There’s not enough Indian food in Los Angeles. We have oodles of Korean restaurants (no complaints here), and there’s a Mexican spot on nearly every corner. Thai, Vietnamese, and Japanese are also omnipresent, but alas, when it comes to Indian, our options are few and far between. My go-to place is Crown of India, located …
Continue reading “THINGS I ATE: Bites at Badmaash, Rattlesnake at Wurstküche”
How do you solve a problem like tomatillos? Make salsa! In my case, I had about five, sad tomatillos sitting in my crisper, quietly veering toward death. I couldn’t let such a wretched fate befall my green pals; so I recruited them to service via my trusty Spring cookbook, Mexican Everyday by Rick Bayless. I …
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Hot in Cleveland just got a lot colder with the arrival of Heather Dubrow on this week’s episode of Real Housewives of Orange County. Yes, the former sitcom star (or perhaps appear-er) made her triumphant return to THE STAGE with a guest role on the TV Land sitcom seemingly tailored for her. Heather played some …
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