Food and Fun on the Radio!

I'm filling in this Sunday for Frank Sheftel on his "Frank Talk" program on LATalkRadio! Sunday at 4pm!

Joining me as my co-host is Jose Grijalva, Executive Chef and co-owner of Joselito's Mexican Food in Tujunga, California!

We'll be covering lots of fun topics on food, beverages and entertaining.

Our guests include Dr. Javier Martinez, the owner of paQui Tequila.

Dr. Martinez's family has been in the distlling business for decades and he once served as the head of Mexico's Tequila Commission. Joining Dr. Martinez will be Hector Calzada, also of paQui.

Also on the program is Tiffany Ann Casper, owner of Tee's on the Green, a sports bar and grill located at the Verdugo Hills Golf Course in La Tuna Canyon, California. Tiffany is an expert on entertaining around sporting events and will be sharing tips and ideas for your Superbowl
parties!

See you on LATalkRadio at 4pm, Sunday, January 26th, 2014!

Spider-Man Comes to Walmart!

In anticipation of the summer’s biggest blockbuster, The Amazing Spider-Man, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, Walmart Stores, Inc., and Marvel Entertainment have teamed up to present the ultimate Spider-Man experience at Walmart Stores nationwide.

Grab the family for a fun-filled adventure at your local Walmart store and explore the innovative “Secrets Unmasked” Truck Tour that turns a parking lot into a playground of interactive features including*:

• PlayStation3 gaming center with advanced demo of The Amazing Spider-Man video game from Activision available in stores on June 26th
• Demonstrations and giveaways of the new Spider-Man Bonkazonks toys and The Amazing Spider-Man Hero FX Masks from Hasbro
• HP photo center with free photo print to take home
• Sony Electronics Screening center
• Temporary tattoo station
  Samples of Spider-Man snacks from Kellogg’s
  Demo of the “Web-Slinger” augmented reality app from Smart Talk
• Spidey climbing wall (only at select locations)

*activities vary by location

For more information on The Amazing Spider-Man “Secrets Unmasked” Tour and when it will be coming to your local store, visit www.walmart.com/spider-man.

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Fantastic Car Detailing!

The shine is like glass

I don't usually plug businesses on this blog but when I find a good one I will.

Recently I had the opportunity to get my Ford Explorer detailed at Detail 301 in Beverly Hills.  Located deep below Rodeo Drive in the garage for trendy shops, Detail 301 provides all the usual car wash and detail services you would expect.  It's sister business, AutoVault, stores some fairly high end autos for celebrities and other movers and shakers when they're not driving their favorite Bugatti, Porsche, Lamborghini, etc.

Nice clean interior

The difference here between Detail 301 and even high end car detailers around town is, well, the detail.  The crew spent nearly five hours on my car, getting it more than just polished but clean down to every nook and cranny.  By the time they were done, it literally seemed like I had a new car.

At $235 for an SUV ($215 for passenger cars), it's not cheap. It's Beverly Hills, people.  However when you consider the average detail job at your local car wash is about $75 - $115, factoring in the high level of work Detail 301 performs, I actually find this a bargain.  Unless you routinely drive through mudholes or you allow your eight year old to eat ice cream cones daily in the back seat, this clean job is going to last for a while and you may not need as many car washes going forward.

Hot looking tires!

I highly recommend Detail 301. While you wait, you can window shop at Armani or hang out at the nearby Starbucks and gawk at the rich and fabulous.


Detail 301 is located at:

440 North Rodeo Drive (parking garage for Brooks Brothers)
Beverly Hills
(near Santa Monica Blvd)
310-859-0703

An Elevatingly Strange Experience

My office recently relocated to a brand new, modern, high tech office building.

One of the cool "tricks" the building has is the elevator speaks out the floor you've arrived at when the doors open.

I'm on the sixth floor, and everyday when I exit on my way to the office, a pleasant voice announces we've reached our destination by proclaiming "sixth floor."

This morning however, as the elevator reached my landing, the message was "sixth level." 

Immediately, as I exited, I thought that was odd.  "Doesn't it normally," I said in my mind "say "sixth floor?"

As soon as that thought crossed my mind I heard the elevator say "Floor.  Going down."

Not only can my elevator talk it appears it can read minds.  I need my coffee, stat!

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