Yearly Archives: 2024

Chris Erskine: This May Hurt a Little … WHAAAAP!

“Do not grow old,” cautioned Einstein. “And never get in line behind a disheveled woman buying 150 cans of cat food.”Life is discordant, ruthless,...

Chris Erskine: First, We Stopped at Soccer Practice

I always tell newcomers: If you really want to mess with people’s minds, just drive around L.A. some time being courteous. Stop for wheelchairs...

Chris Erskine: Hooray for L.A. — or Most of It Anyway

Right now, L.A. smells like children — like a birthday bash of toddlers, the collective goo of Skittles and Hawaiian Punch still on their...

Chris Erskine: Chef’s Kiss to Descanso Gardens

Random thoughts about books, baseball and a game-changing new restaurant headed for Descanso Gardens in La Cañada Flintridge: L.A. is America’s kitchen. Great books are America’s...

Chris Erskine: Palm Springs Family Trip Follows the Tiki Trail

PALM SPRINGS — So we’re doing a tiki crawl in this dusty, grassless prairie two hours from Los Angeles. In summer, it’s like living...

Chris Erskine: Looking for One Last Love Story

A chef has recommended on social media that, if the butter is too cold to spread, you grate it over the roll or piece...

Ericson Photography Contest Entries Deadline Is April 1

The William G. Ericson Foundation, in partnership with the Pasadena City College Foundation, sponsors photographic art competitions at PCC and public high schools in...

Chris Erskine: Parents Live for Homecomings

Home. Celebrate him home, as Kenny Loggins once sang.When my son gets home for spring break, his sheets will smell like leftover Moo Shu...

Chris Erskine: When Life Hands You Dandelions …

Most poetry doesn’t send me — I’m more into limericks and fight songs. But every once in a while, poetry stirs a bit of...

Chris Erskine: Pasta, Gin and Joni Mitchell

In a recent episode, we established two things: 1) that pasta was essentially bourbon and 2) that Dr. Seuss should have been Surgeon General,...
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