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Papa’s Best Sandwiches and More

June 13, 2021 by seanbernard

Sunday June 13: 1034 Arrow Hwy b, San Dimas Another return visit! Though this one held a little less excitement than going back to Bánh Mì My-Tho. Papa’s Best is a sandwich place we ate at … wait … wait … just checking Google … because who doesn’t want technology to know more about us …

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Bánh Mì My-Tho

June 11, 2021 by seanbernard

Friday June 11: 9011 Garvey Ave C, Rosemead When we decided to spend the Summer of Sandwich stuffing our faces with sandwiches, one exciting impetus was that we’d get to go back to Bánh Mì My-Tho, a fairly simple but well-loved (hey, it’s Aziz Ansari! wait, where did Aziz Ansari go?) bánh mì, broken rice, …

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Old German Deli, BJ’s, BOLO, Wolfe’s

June 8, 2021 by seanbernard

(you can read our overview/prior entries here) The Old German Deli Thursday June 3: 40645 Village Dr, Big Bear Lake Look! Big Bear! Last weekend we headed up to Big Bear, where I was dropped off for a semi-annual (meaning totally random) leadership conference. On the conference agenda: boating, axe throwing, bobsledding, and much more. …

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Central Grocery

June 2, 2021 by seanbernard

(you can read the overview of/find prior entries to our project here) Wednesday June 2, 2021: 923 Decatur St, New Orleans, LA Until getting an allowance and access to the school snack bar in seventh grade, far and away my most common school lunch was a simple salami and cheese sandwich. We’d buy loaves of …

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Holdaak & Huge Pastry Tree

May 30, 2021 by seanbernard

(you can find other entries & read the overview of our “project” here) Holdaak: Friday May 28: 1948 N Tustin St, Orange, CA So this was unexpected! We ended up caught deep behind the Orange Curtain on Friday, not really on a sandwich expedition so much as spending an afternoon with friends. But, you know, …

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Gene’s Grinders

May 27, 2021 by seanbernard

2125 Wright Ave # C6, La Verne, CA (as always, you can read the overview of this “project” here) A sandwich shop in walking distance? Sure, and if you follow the currently defunct railroad tracks, you shorten a little of that distance and get to feel a little Stand By Me. So today we tried, …

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The Sand Witch

May 23, 2021 by seanbernard

Sunday May 23: 1208 W 9th St, Upland, CA (you can read the overview of our “project” here) The Sand Witch is—wait for it!—a witch-themed sandwich shop. Is this an imaginative leap? No! Do they at least lean into the theme? They do. The interior has a variety of witchy tchotchkes, and the menu boils …

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No. 7 seed Arizona defeats No. 6 seed BYU, advances to Elite Eight to face familiar foe

March 30, 2020 by seanbernard

March 27, 2020 LOS ANGELES, Ca. – After unlikely occurrences in their first- and second-round games, Arizona players and coaches might have even been more pleased with what didn’t happen on the Staples Center court Friday night than they were with what did. “Just basketball,” said Arizona coach Sean Miller. Riding key three-point shooting and …

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No. 7 seed Arizona weathers blow, then rides defense and fans to upset of No. 2 seed San Diego State

March 25, 2020 by seanbernard

March 21, 2020 SACRAMENTO, Ca. – Sometimes it takes a body blow to wake a team up. Sometimes it takes a concerted effort from its fans. If you get both? Chances are, you’re moving on. “That’s two. Four more to go,” said Arizona coach Sean Miller. “But we take each game one game at a …

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March Madness 2020: First Round, 7-seed Arizona Wildcats vs. 10-seed Texas Tech Red Raiders

March 20, 2020 by seanbernard

No. 7 seed Arizona squeaks past No. 10 seed Texas Tech 70-69 behind familiar freshmen trio—and one surprise contributor March 19, 2020 SACRAMENTO, Ca. – In the opening game of the Midwest Regional, it was a battle of big versus small—and, finally, the littlest guy of all came through. Led by Zeke Nnaji and his …

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The Curious Case of Keith Hernandez and the best West Coast IPA

October 2, 2019 by seanbernard

Today’s we woke up a little tired. We thought, What should we do? Of course we didn’t ask ourselves–we’re trying to get away from ourselves, after. Enter The I’M KEITH HERNANDEZ Experience™ . So we asked again: What should we do? The I’M KEITH HERNANDEZ Experience™: Have a beer, friend! We were like, okay, sure. …

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Psst: there’s a TACO TRUCK in La Verne

August 24, 2019 by seanbernard

Less than a year ago, as we were driving home down Arrow Highway (probably from Costco – we might be the record holders for annual Costco visits), we passed the same nondescript neighborhood market we’d passed hundreds of times, the one that sells beer, lotto tickets, has a faded Corona girl cut-out leaning a bit …

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Alert: 99¢ Tacos Still Exist

August 20, 2019 by seanbernard

A few years ago, all of two miles from our house, a carnicería opened up, or reopened, or was bought and reopened–something, anywat. We aren’t much for meat grilling at home, so we never had much reason to go inside. A few *months* ago, they started advertising a new item: 99¢ tacos. Still, for some …

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What Is The Best Cheese Cracker?

June 15, 2019 by seanbernard

“WHAT IS THE BEST CHEESE CRACKER” is not really a question reasonable people care about … or is it, or at least: should it be? Because come on people: the point is to bring your mindful attentiveness to everything. As the man said, the unexamined life just ain’t worth living. (So for example we plan …

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Irish Folklore Easter Bunny

How to Gift on Easter

May 3, 2019 by seanbernard

As everyone knows, Easter is a great time to give – and, even better – to receive gifts. Since gift-giving and gift-receiving can be a little fraught, even during such an ordinary gift-giving holiday as Easter, I thought it’d be helpful to share a few pointers for both you amazing givers and, maybe more importantly, …

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the watchlist

On Being Hacked Off, Judged by Authorial Spies, and a story by Manuel Muñoz

April 19, 2019 by seanbernard

I went on a trip across Los Angeles last week/end and “realized” myself in a really nifty place where some – only some – of Gandhi’s ashes are scattered. Then I went to the Getty Villa, an amazing recreation of a Vesuvian something. Then a winery in Malibu. I was with two of my high …

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Hilltop’s Jamaican Market & Restaurant | Pomona, CA

April 19, 2019 by seanbernard

Friday, June 8th | Hilltop’s Jamaican Market & Restaurant | 1061 E. Holt Ave, Pomona, CA 91767 We are sad. We are sad. We are sad.      And, still, hungry. Today: comfort food. Early afternoon, we take White Avenue down to Holt (odd avenue-on-avenue action), and there hook eastward on Holt, passing many of …

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Mariscos Jalisco

Mariscos Jalisco | Pomona, CA

April 19, 2019 by seanbernard

Tuesday, June 12th | Mariscos Jalisco | 753 E. Holt Ave, Pomona, CA 91767 We wonder if part of this recent sad poke fad* is that in eating fresh seafood, there’s a sense of nourishment, of eating (supposedly) tasty food, guilt-free. Maybe, too, there’s a feeling of being at one with Pacific Islanders and their …

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Pinnacle Peak Steakhouse

Pinnacle Peak Steakhouse

April 19, 2019 by seanbernard

Thursday June 14th | Pinnacle Peak Steakhouse | 259 Foothill Blvd, San Dimas, CA 91773 I grew up in Tucson, where, as I understand it, Pinnacle Peak Steakhouse & Saloon came into existence. Quintessential Tucson institution: fake Old West, lots of grilled meats, tons of booze. (Sort of like Chase’s in La Verne, though with cheesy charm.) In …

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Donahoo’s Golden Chicken | Pomona, CA

April 19, 2019 by seanbernard

Saturday June 16th |Donahoo’s Golden Chicken | 1074 N. Garey Ave, Pomona, CA 91767 Meh. It’s not a chain, at least. Go Back <— Tearing into the Local Stew

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The Jelly Donut | Pomona, CA

April 19, 2019 by seanbernard

Tuesday, June 19th | The Jelly Donut | 2097 N. Towne Ave, Pomona, CA 91767 As everyone knows, it’s nigh impossible to find a donut shop in Los Angeles. The dearth of popo-breakfast joints here is about as sad as the southland’s now almost decade-long drought.        Well … guess what happened today? (Hint: not rain.)     …

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Rail Side Cafe | San Dimas, CA

April 19, 2019 by seanbernard

Sunday, July 8th | Rail Side Cafe | 322 S. San Dimas Ave, San Dimas, CA 91773 The Rail Side Cafe in San Dimas is near one of those “village walk at fill-in-the-blank-town-near-you” new condo complexes, and, as such, it’s part of a relatively new mixed-use strip mall of supporting businesses. Looked at though the lens of urban …

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Pescaderia Mr. Fish | Pomona, CA

April 19, 2019 by seanbernard

Monday, July 9th | Pescaderia Mr. Fish | 3109 N. Garey Ave, Pomona, CA 91767 And we’re back! And just in time for fish! Though, fair warning, if you go to Pescaderia Mr. Fish (just south of Foothill on Garey), it’s best to call ahead: we arrived at a little before 2pm on a Monday …

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Dino’s Chicken and Burgers | Pomona, CA

April 19, 2019 by seanbernard

Tuesday, July 10th | Dino’s Chicken and Burgers | 770 E. Arrow Hwy, Pomona, CA 91767 You can forget the burgers.       So … full disclosure, we’ve been to Dino’s before. Our first time was something like ten years ago, when we were just barely learning the brilliance of Jonathan Gold (who has described …

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