Email AuthorTien Nguyen
Gourmet Gaming Combines Our Two Favorite Things: Video Games and Food
December 30, 2011 in Squid Ink
Best Asian Grocery That's Not 99 Ranch: Hawaii Supermarket
December 30, 2011 in Squid Ink
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The Year in Coffee: The Revolution Will Be Caffeinated
December 29, 2011 in Squid Ink
T. NguyenClockwise: Pourover coffee at Coffee Tomo; an espresso from Handsome Coffee Roasters; siphon filters at Demitasse Cafe; a cappuccino from Broome St. General StoreLike National Coffee Day, summing up...
Cupcakes Continue World Domination and Other Lessons from Google's 2011 Zeitgeist
December 21, 2011 in Squid Ink
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10 Best Coffee Shops in Los Angeles
December 19, 2011 in Squid Ink
T. NguyenCoffee CommissaryIt used to be that you just needed one hand to count all the truly outstanding coffee shops in Los Angeles. Now, thanks to a recent surge...
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Tony "Tonx" Konecny Launches Roastery + Promises to Stay Out of the Way
December 19, 2011 in Squid Ink
T. NguyenTony "Tonx" KonecnyTony "Tonx" Konecny is a bit like the Forrest Gump of recent specialty coffee history: if you look hard enough, chances are you'd find him somewhere on...
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Top 10 Food-Related Lawsuits of 2011
December 16, 2011 in Squid Ink
Taco BellTaco Bell gives thanks for being sued over the contents of its meatA look at this year through the lens of the food-related lawsuits is like watching the first...
Housing Authority Spent 14,000 of Your Tax Dollars at Harold & Belle's + Lots of Steak
More Things to Freak Out About
December 09, 2011 in Squid Ink
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Top 5 Things for Your All-Purpose Coffee Kit: Stay Caffeinated During the Next Windapolypse
December 07, 2011 in Squid Ink
T. NguyenCoffee for your survival kitIf we learned anything from last week's Windpocalypse, it is that you really ought to have some sort of survival kit ready. And, if...
Instant Noodles's Tipsy Packaging Causes Burns
December 06, 2011 in Squid Ink
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Mark Crick's The Household Tips of Great Writers: Cooking la Chaucer, Etc.
December 06, 2011 in Squid Ink
Foodforfel/FlickrMark Crick imagines Geoffrey Chaucer's version of an onion tartWhen it comes to celebrity cookbooks, we don't have a whole lot of great ones to choose from. But maybe...
Violet Beauregardes Rejoice: Chewing Gum Provides a Mental Boost
December 05, 2011 in Squid Ink
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Bacon Wrapped Hot Dog Food Fight: Echo Park Street Vendor vs. The Stand
December 01, 2011 in Squid Ink
Foodforfel/FlickrBacon wrapped hot dogs on the grillThere is so much fuss over new baconized products (bazookas, salt, alphabets) that we sometimes forget that street vendors were outfitting hot dogs with...
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The Ristretto: The Lame Duck of Coffee
November 30, 2011 in Squid Ink
T. NguyenAt Espresso Profeta, all shots are ristrettos.There was possibly a time, a decade or two ago, when walking into a caf and ordering a ristretto instead of an espresso...
"How Long Will My Coffee Last?" is Literally a Bean Counter
November 21, 2011 in Squid Ink
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Garlic Knots Food Fight: Pizzanista! vs. Joe's Pizza
November 18, 2011 in Squid Ink
T. NguyenGarlic knots at Pizzanista!Most fast foods have their natural sidekicks: burgers have their fries. Fried chicken has its mashed potatoes. But pizza? Pizza usually flies solo,...
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Dripp "Coffee Boutique" Opens: Intelligentsia + Turkish Coffee in Chino Hills
November 17, 2011 in Squid Ink
DrippThe interior of Dripp's coffee boutique in Chino Hills.A few years ago, Rabih Sater was working in the energy industry. A few years ago, the country was mired in a...
Hollywood Pies's Classic Chicago Pizza
November 11, 2011 in Squid Ink
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5 Best New L.A. Coffee Shops: Wake Up
November 11, 2011 in Squid Ink
R.E.~/FlickrPourover coffee at Cafe Dulce.Until recently, coffee barely registered a note in the many love songs to the foods and drinks that have made Los Angeles proud. Sure, great shops...
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Handsome Coffee Roasters Opening in December
November 10, 2011 in Squid Ink
R.E.~/FlickrHandsome Coffee Roasters coffee For the coffee lovers in the city, Handsome Coffee Roasters presents an early holiday gift: a December opening date. The coffee company founded by 2010 World...
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AeroShot Coffee Inhaler: Snort the Caffeine
November 07, 2011 in Squid Ink
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Upscale Banh Mi Food Fight: The Spice Table vs. ink.sack
October 31, 2011 in Squid Ink
T. NguyenSpice Table's "Cold Cut" Banh Mi SandwichWe take the inexpensive bnh m for granted. This wonderful Vietnamese sandwich isn't supposed to cost more than a few bucks. Almost any...
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Lucky Charms Sifter Makes Your Cereal Magically Delicious
October 28, 2011 in Squid Ink
Tom Lombardi at ThingiverseThe Lucky Charms Cereal Sifter separates the charms from the oats.We all do it: Take a box of Lucky Charms, pour the cereal into the bowl, hunt...
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Top 5 Halloween Candy Urban Legends
October 25, 2011 in Squid Ink
T. NguyenWhat evil lurks in this year's bag of Halloween candy?Trick-or-treating is a time-honored, once-a-year tradition when, for just one night, children ask for, and receive, candy from strangers. Reliance...
The Gamepad Cutting Board: Smash Garlic Like Mario (the Other One) Smashes Bowser
October 18, 2011 in Squid Ink
