Nowadays, I normally eat and write about “good” food, dishes I wouldn’t mind spending a few hours cooking or a week’s salary paying for. But there was once a simpler time when my parents would make dinner, when I didn’t know how to build a fond or julienne carrots or even use a knife correctly. A time when I didn’t know or care who Bobby Flay was.
A little boy peeked out from behind the white curtain. His face immediately broke into a smile that stretched from cheek to cheek, and he promptly ran out the door as fast as his little legs could carry him.
“Miles Corwin is a best-selling author who’s written several books about the LAPD.” This was the introduction freelance writer and UC Irvine’s literary journalism professor Miles Corwin received from Dateline NBC last Friday night. Corwin, who served as a crime reporter for the Los Angeles Times for most of his 20 years there, was brought on to comment on a 1990s cold case from the Los Angeles Police Department.
I have a confession to make: I want an iPhone 4. Really badly. It’s come between my cell phone and me; our relationship is just not the same anymore. I am no longer satisfied with its just-the-basics features.
It’s not every day you get the chance to meet the Backstreet Boys, the once infamous boy band of heart throbs from your childhood. UC Irvine’s Best Buddies club gives students the opportunity to do just that.
That day is approaching again, whether you are ready for it or not. Valentine’s Day. Monday, Feb. 14, 2011. It’s here. And it’s looking like love is in the air this year.
I really like Mexican food. Well, I like the sort of fake Americanized Mexican food you can get without driving more than five minutes away from campus. But with so many choices available, it can be difficult to decide where to eat sometimes.
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