If you like Jamba Juice…
Here’s a buy one, get one free coupon for something called a "functional smoothie":
http://www.jambafunctionals.com/bogo/coupon.aspx
Valid till October 16th. Thx to Luvseafood for the heads up.
Emergency Preparedness Fair - Meet Smokey the Bear
This sounds like fun! I am not sure why I think such things are fun, but I do. Where else could I go play with a fire extinguisher and meet Smokey the Bear?
From Pasadena Now:
Emergency Preparedness and Safety Fair
Sunday, October 7, 2007 at 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Make this a fun-filled and educational day for the whole family. This will be an awesome (and free!) emergency preparedness and safety fair in the auxilliary parking lot at Descanso Gardens in La Canada Flintridge. Participants can take fire extinguisher training, watch a jaws-of-life extraction, see the children play in firefighting foam, ride the Quaky-Shaky van, visit Skeletons in the Closet, meet Smokey Bear and Sparky, watch heart defibrillator demonstrations, see search and rescue equipment, canine demonstrations, and much, much more. You can connect with a very wide array of public agencies, non-profits, and private sector vendors who are involved in community preparedness. Refill your fire extinguishers at a discount. Collect useful information and purchase emergency kits and other safety products. Teens will love the Skeletons in the Closet exhibit. This event is co-sponsored by the Honorable Anthony Portantino (CA State Assembly), the La Canada Flintridge Chamber of Commerce, the City of La Canada, Los Angeles County Fire Department, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s, and Descanso Gardens. Descanso Gardens is located at 1418 Descanso Drive, La Canada. For more information call (626) 256-7900.
This kind of reminds me of the Memorial Day fair I went to.
A Luscious $6 Meal - Dumplings AND Noodles
I used to never understand why Chinese people go ga-ga over dumplings. Dumplings just seem so sacred to so many Asian people I know. Din Tai Fung this, Din Tai Fung that. After eating at Luscious Dumplings in San Gabriel, I finally understood the power of the dumpling. Dumplings = Love.
Please visit Luscious Dumplings; it will make you happy. This bright, cute, and clean spot serves up delectable dumplings and yummy noodle soups that make you feel good inside. The word dumpling in and of itself is just too cute. Wandering Chopsticks has posted extensively about this place, and she advises not to go after 1pm for lunch because the dumplings run out. Many times I have heard of people going to the place and finding it was closed or out of dumplings. Heed the hours below; they’re closed on Mondays and closed in between lunch and dinner (to make more dumplings, I presume.)
For $6, you can get a good bowl of noodle soup with beef or pork in it (I had the beef brisket - loved it) and 5 dumplings, or for $5.50 - 6.00, you can get 10 dumplings or a large bowl of soup. I had pan-fried dumplings and ones with napa cabbage and pork in them; the skins were not too thin and delicate and not overly thick and old-tasting. They were just right. The fillings were tasty and delish. The broth was not overly greasy; actually it was a little on the plain side, which I appreciated. This is one of the best $6 lunch/dinner deals I have seen. Wandering Chopsticks took a shot of their menu (scroll down) and BiggestMenu.com has lots of pics of LD’s excellent food.
I am fortunate that I live near this place and can roll out of bed in the morning, looking like a dumpling, to a nourishing bowl of soup. In fact, I can’t wait till I the next time I am sick, so that I can go get cured at this place. Try to get there early to beat the lunch and dinner rushes. The seating area is tiny, but nice.
Remember, Dumplings = Love.
Luscious Dumplings Inc.
704 W. Las Tunas Dr., #E4
San Gabriel, CA 91776
626-282-8695
Lunch 11 a.m–2 p.m.
Dinner 5–8 p.m.
Closed Mondays, lunch service only on Sundays.
Cash only (Thx WC for the info!)
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