Hot Rod magazine named it the Hot Rod of the Year by Sebastian Summer Cars played a pivotal role in Coby “Church” Gewertz’s life when he was growing up in Cupertino. “My dad was a drag racer in the early ‘70, so I was raised at Fremont Drag Strip. I also went to Pomona a lot, and Sears Point in Sonoma,” Gewertz said. “We’d go to car shows, and we’d stop by, and see the celebrity car builders, and…
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From ace reporter to noted artist: Will Shuck’s paintings on view at Easy Reader
Three local artists plus… …a former Easy Reader news editor who now wields a paintbrush by Bondo Wyszpolski In the late 1990s, Will Shuck covered the Manhattan Beach beat for Easy Reader, and his cubicle was next to mine. We became pals as well as colleagues and so, one day, when the Boss was otherwise…
“Daaaaaalí! – Emphasis on the í! [MOVIE REVIEW]
“Daaaaaalí!” is the ultimate fluff piece. It’s a French existential comedy that replays like “Groundhog Day,” revisiting the same surreal theme, Dalí himself, over and over using multiple actors playing the master himself. Young Judith Rochant (Anaïs Demoustier), tired of her day job as a pharmacist, has decided to redefine herself as a journalist and…
Pizza switches, kolaches, wine extravaganzas, and other dining news
Brews Hauls: After three years in business, the Brews Hall on the Hermosa Pier Plaza has shuttered. The one in Torrance is still open and apparently successful, but the concept didn’t fly in this area, probably because so many well established places all around them serve the same items. The previous restaurant in this space,…
Mid-Continental cuisine at Ayan in Redondo?
Ecology determines the evolution of every cuisine, and places with mild weather and clusters of microclimates have an advantage. This is why as a general thing, places that are dry, cold, and flat don’t loom large in the culinary world. They’re unlikely to be agriculturally productive or have much to offer in terms of vegetables…
