Lentil soup: a healthy, hearty and mindful recipe
0by Winy Chen
Cold weather in February is a perfect time for some hearty soups.
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Better with time: in praise of Sloopy’s, a Manhattan Beach institution [RESTAURAUNT REVIEW]
0Two decades after last visiting Sloopy’s, North Manhattan’s most inconspicuous institution, the food, service and atmosphere seemed better than ever
As I think back on the establishments that I used to hang out at when I was in high school, a parade of long closed restaurants fills my head – the Criterion, Lococo’s, Fook Gin, and the Bay 90s are all history.
Shoeless wonder: Manhattan Beach distance runner Patrick Sweeney’s road less travelled
0“I have an anti-New Year resolution, which is basically to take life one day at a time and deal with what it presents me, hopefully with a smile on my face,” Manhattan Beach distance runner Patrick Sweeney said.
In search of purpose: Richard Leider brings a vital question to the Beach Cities
1Richard Leider has a question for you. How you answer this question goes a long ways towards determining how long, and how well, you will live.
Mind over age: World record power lifter Gordon Santee
2Gordon Santee, an energetic, 148-pound 65-year-old with a salt and pepper mustache, holds 79 world records in power lifting, a strength sport that includes three weight lifting events: squat, bench press and dead lift. “It’s you versus the indisputable law of gravity,” he said, describing his passion for the sport.
Mid Century Modernist
0“What could be better than to sit in a glass-enclosed space looking at the sunset every night and then looking out at the moon?”
Floating elegantly over its sloping, corner lot in Manhattan Beach’s hill section, the Greco residence masterfully combines Modernist design rigor with quintessential California cool.
Going global: there’s a lot riding on the shoulders of this new sculpture by Cinthia Joyce
0Not long ago, Cinthia Joyce rolled up her garage door and a couple of dozen people peered in and then surged closer for a better look.
Chef Jack Witherspoon’s Stuffed Mushrooms
0You won’t be able to resist these stuffed mushrooms. I made them for both of my Cooking Up Dreams fund-raising events, and each bite is a morsel of cheesy, garlicky, herby bread crumbs in a baked mushroom cap.
Twist It Up: Chef Jack Witherspoon cooks his way through a battle with leukemia
1Aspiring chef Jack Witherspoon has overcome leukemia three times in his 11 years.
Local motives: Jani Lange’s fight to preserve South Bay culture
0As dawn crests upon Redondo Beach’s Seaside Lagoon, logo-emblazoned tents are pitched against a peninsula skyline in preparation for the 6th annual D-Man Festival, commemorating Darren Marsee.
