Posted in Restaurants on Mar 31st, 2007
Pig ear at Chung King
A few weeks ago, Erin of erin’s kitchen, Mr. Erin, Gavin and I went to Chung King in San Gabriel for Sechuan food. We were inspired by a Jonathan Gold review, and it was as good as he said it would be (although none of us were as into the pig ear as he was).
Erin has more details on her blog: The Spice is Right at Chung King, San Gabriel.
Chung King
1000 S. San Gabriel Blvd.
San Gabriel, CA
626.286.0298
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 31st, 2007
Posted in Gardens on Mar 31st, 2007
Calla lily
Calla lilies in bloom
Posted in Bakeries, Free wireless, Hangouts on Mar 31st, 2007
Wheatberry’s “ultimate dark” hot chocolate
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Wheatberry Bakery Cafe
165 S Lake Ave
Pasadena, CA 91101
(626) 795-7175
Free wireless
Posted in Books, Libraries on Mar 31st, 2007
Pasadena Public Library has a list of Pasadena authors and their books posted online.
Posted in History on Mar 31st, 2007
A friend and her son found a set of notes he had made about Pasadena history for a school project years ago. They lent them to me, and I’m going to blog excerpts from them here, bit by bit, with their permission.
A group of friends from Indiana
The name comes from a Chippewa word
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More information:
Wikipedia: Indiana Colony
Wikipedia: Pasadena, California: History: Naming Pasadena
OldPasadena.com: Old Town Pasadena History
Posted in Bakeries, Hangouts, Restaurants on Mar 31st, 2007
A Passion For Food visits Euro Pane.
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 29th, 2007
Foothill Cities is now allowing comments. You go, guys/gals! Short of ad hominem attacks and spam*, I vote for leaving comments unmoderated and allowing people to argue vigorously. That’s my two cents. Open–even heated–conversations in comments often go interesting places and help us all think through ideas.
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*Update: Make that “Short of ad hominem attacks, spam, advocating violence, and talking about people or groups of people as if they are subhuman…”
Posted in Hangouts, Old Town, Restaurants, Shops on Mar 26th, 2007
Chado Tea Room on Raymond
Measuring tea
Chado Tea Room is my favorite place to go in Pasadena for tea and sandwiches. (You can also order soup, salads, cakes, scones, and strawberries with clotted cream.) It’s a place to sit down with a friend or a book for a light meal or dessert, but it’s also a place to buy tea by the ounce. There’s a wide selection; the back wall is lined with shelves of big tea tins, and they will brew and serve any of the teas in the store at your table, which seems to me like a great way to try a new tea.
Chado Tea Room
79 N Raymond Ave
Pasadena, CA 91103
(626) 431-2832
chadotea.com
Posted in Eaton Canyon, Nature, Parks, Trees on Mar 25th, 2007
Eaton Canyon sign
Eaton Canyon cactus
This tree had an enthusiastic bird singing in its branches…
…and clover growing beneath it.
We walked in the sun…
…and in the shade.
The big tree above on the left had water inside it.
We also saw cacti surrounded by short green grass.
Eaton Canyon
1750 North Altadena Drive
Pasadena, California 91107
(626) 398-5420
http://www.ecnca.org/
