From a tropical Jamaican dish to an entrée that fuses Mexican and Middle Eastern flavors, winning recipes in the 2016 “Strut Your Duck” Recipe Contest showcased the versatility of Maple
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Even with all the special effects and practical effects wizardry available to the movie world, sometimes you see a fable brought to live action on the big screen and you
Raise a glass of holiday cheer to “Hidden Figures,” the “Rocky” of math movies. You might just find yourself applauding during certain moments of dramatic triumph in Theodore Melfi’s unabashedly
One night in the near future, you’ll be on the sofa, surfing at-home movie viewing options, and you’ll come across “Passengers.” Hey, you’ll say to yourself or to the person
Though it’s located in the center of Santa Clarita, the food at the brand new MJ’s Tap House Grill isn’t something you find on the 50-yard-line. The menu at the
If you’ve somehow lived your whole moviegoing life outside of the “Star Wars” galaxy and you wouldn’t know a Lord Vader from a droid from a Rebel Alliance, I believe
Have you ever worked for a company that failed miserably, despite all the wonderful and talented people working there? “Office Christmas Party” is the holiday comedy movie version of such
Geoff Pocock and Todd Tisdell’s beers weren’t always good. As homebrewers just starting out, they sometimes had trouble finding friends to taste-test their creations. But it started to get better.
Ho Ho No. If you were thinking of checking out “Bad Santa 2” in a movie week where some truly wonderful films are arriving in theaters, this is me, standing
It always seems like a great idea to have pounds of leftover turkey before Thanksgiving. But when the relatives have said their goodbyes, and everyone’s back home from Black Friday
Indeed, Moana IS a princess in that she is next in line to become the ruler of a Polynesian island where the people live in harmony, with only one rule
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Keith Mowry has been cutting meat for about 40 years, and there’s one thing, according to him, that you shouldn’t eat on Thanksgiving. Frozen turkey. “You want something fresh, that’s
“It’s addicting.” That’s how Jean Niemi, and probably everyone who has ever tried one of her tacos, describes them. Jean started making her famous tacos nearly 40 years ago, and
No sense in pretending Denis Villeneuve’s “Arrival” isn’t as loopy as it is lofty, as confounding as it is exhilarating, as confusing as it is enlightening. I’m not gonna tell
Note: This review contains SPOILERS. Even though the story is based on well-documented true events from some 70 years ago, fair warning. When the young Desmond Doss is growing up
This might not be the golden age of stand-up comedy (you could make an argument for every decade from the 1950s through the 1980s), but there’s no shortage of sharp
Nader Sohi, the general manager of the Tiburon Grill and Bar in Canyon Country, wants his servers to think like psychologists, assessing the customer’s needs before they even reach their
WARNING: This review contains semi-major SPOILER ALERTS, especially if you haven’t seen a single action movie in the last 25 to 30 years. Thank you. Let’s start with the cinematically
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