Dinner Party Download; Sushi Zen; Sushi 101; Hot Ramen; I Eat Ramen, Here Me Roar!; Would You Eat Granny?; Urban Survivalist; El Pollo Chino; Some botanas, por favor; Umami=Yummy; The Best Milkshake in Riverside; Too Fresh Fish; Sushi Delicacies; Your Own Sushi Chef; Sushi Wrap-Up
Join hosts Rico Gagliano and Brendan Newnam for a fast and funny 12-minute "cheat sheet" of news and culture... designed to give you enough conversational firepower to dazzle friends and family at this weekend's dinner party. This time around: The artist known as Girl Talk tells us about his pop-music mash-ups (and his explosive high school band)... A short history of Jesse Owens... how to mix a "Berliner Olympic" cocktail... Unconventional wisdom about Anthrax and Airlines... and an introduction to an All-American fruit most Americans have never tasted.
John speaks with Trevor Corson, author of The Story of Sushi: An Unlikely Saga of Raw Fish and Rice, at a sushi bar.
Still scraping your chopsticks together? Expert Trevor Corson dishes on the sushi etiquette and history.
Orochon Ramen in LA's Little Tokyo is famous for a dish called the Special Number Two, possibly the spiciest ramen in Los Angeles. Queena Kim investigates.
Queena Kim met with Alexis Wong, who's agreed to order the Special Number Two. He brought some friends to cheer him on. His friend Nina makes a surprise entry.
Off-Ramp commentator and marine biologist Milton Love says if you eat old fish, there may be no fish. (And he's not talking about the fish that's been sitting in your refrigerator.)
Off-Ramp spent a few hours with urban survivalist Christopher Nyerges learning how to eat lizards and foxtails.
LA Times' food critic Russ Parsons takes you to a live chicken mart in Chinatown. The chickens are to eat.
El Mercardito in East LA is part swap meet, part food court. And it's where you can find authentic Mexican treats. Queena Kim went for a tour with a group of foodies a few Sundays ago. El Mercardito 3425 East 1st St. East Los Angeles, CA 90063 (323) 268-3451
Why does sushi taste so good? Many say it's the "Umami"--the elusive fifth type of taste that complements sweet, sour, salty, and bitter.
The Fast Food Dude of the Riverside Press Enterprise takes Queena Kim to find the best milkshake in town.
The aged fillets are the best, according to Trevor Corson.
Sea urchin gonads, anyone?
Before the sushi explosion, the intimate bar was the norm.
Eel sushi completes the experience.