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E3 2008: Penny Arcade nailed it

July 27, 2008 by John Guilfoil

There was no E3 sketchbook on Penny Arcade this year.

There needed not be an E3 sketchbook, because the webcomic geniuses at PA summed up the entire three and a half days in one simple comic.

And then they finished the job in their single E3 blog post:

No doubt the proprietors of Ladies’ Home Journal were breathless during Nintendo’s presentation, but those outside of that august body may derive less enjoyment. This is the deep-dish, delicious irony endured by the Nintendo stalwart: to see their platform of choice ascendant, even as their bright God turns his face away. Though it contained very little sustenance for our kind, the presentation was (as is typical) a confident, refined affair. The salvo was not a failure. It was simply aimed elsewhere.

That was E3 this year. More promises of future promises promising future promises and no real substance out of the big three.

If the big three didn’t bore you to death, there was some actual content at E3 this year, including the rise of Atari, the balls descending on Electronic Arts and an awesome looking Fallout 3.

And there were some sleepers and a movie announcement. Yay.

Don’t miss D’Amore’s Pizza

July 22, 2008 by John Guilfoil

WESTWOOD, Calif. — With five locations in California and another in Vegas, D’Amore’s Pizza is a must, especially for any East Coast tourists in the area.

The owning family is from Boston. The grandmother/matriarch even brought Boston water to California to make her pizza dough with when they first started up. You can smell their pizza a block away. This is a real beacon of light in a town full of “California Pizza Kitchens.”

Try the pizza bianco ($18.95-$24.95), white pizza with fresh spinach and onion cooked in olive oil with garlic, roasted red peppers, ricotta, romano and mozzarella cheeses. There’s also a BBQ chicken pizza ($18.95-$24.95) with hickory bbq sauce with red Bermuda onions, cilantro, and cheese.

Give these guys a try, especially if you’re homesick for something back east.

The Chinese chicken

July 22, 2008 by John Guilfoil

10855 Lindbrook Dr., Westwood, Calif.
310-208-7785
Free delivery within three miles

WESTWOOD, Calif. — If you have a hankerin for some Chinese food, the First Szechuan Wok has a large menu, good portions and attentive wait staff.

The appetizers were especially good. The pork dumplings (6 for $5.95) were fresh and available pan-fried or steamed. They also have chicken dumplings, but ran out on the day we visited. Also try the cold noodles with sauce ($4.95) as a tasty snack.

The General Tso chicken ($9.95) was good, but different than our party expected being from the East Coast.

I had the kung pao chicken ($8.25), which is spicy chicken stir-fried with vegetables and peanuts. It was quite good but not really that spicy.

Finally, the sweet and sour chicken ($8.25) was excellent and much fresher than we’ve seen at chain restaurants. It was the best dish we ordered and would highly recommend it.

The steamed rice comes in a communal bowl — you get one bowl even if you all order rice — but don’t worry because you can refill it for free.

We received an orange and fortune cookie for dessert. The fortune cookie was a lot more “cookie-like” than we’re used to at other restaurants. Very tasty though.

We’re talking about pretty good Chinese food that’s a little pricey but very fresh. A good choice in Westwood Village.

Tanino ristorante bar

July 20, 2008 by John Guilfoil

Reviewed a very good Italian restaurant in Westwood Village before seeing “The Dark Knight” on opening night.

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