“We are gathered here to fully enjoy this creation. Amen!”
August 31, 2006
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Stories by Ed Bedford
Anti-Gaslamp Experience
“We’re going to transform it into an up-market place. But still affordable.”
August 17, 2006
Serious, Solid Farmers’ Nosh
“They rub the meat with salt, garlic, spices. You’ll taste all those good rubbings, all right.”
August 3, 2006
Avocado Gives It Squelch
“Sweet tacos? Yeah, right. And you found Bigfoot munching there, too, I suppose?”
July 13, 2006
The Pizza Pioneer of El Cajon
“Even the ground meat’s kosher, for Jewish and Muslim customers.”
Sprouted Again
“Feeling sick? Try Israel’s Tonic! Garlic, ginger, cayenne pepper, lemon, apple, beet, and carrot."
June 1, 2006
A Tale of Two Sandwiches
“It’s so strong, they have banned it on Paris public transport.”
May 18, 2006
The Girl in the Painting
“There must be some damned thing I can afford in there. Hell, I’m worth it.”
May 11, 2006
The Step Up
“You get judges, ministers, teachers as customers because there’re always interesting tastes.”
May 4, 2006
The Witches Of Banker’s Hill
“We know people from all over, but the number of American Sikhs in town is probably not even 30.”
April 20, 2006
Nocturne for Rosie
“It was a little shack. It had no roof. But he worked so hard, he fed my parents.”
April 13, 2006
Drop-Out Zone
Have you ever been caught between San Diego and National City? A man could starve in this eddy and not be found for months. I've been walking south through Barrio Logan, trying to find something …
April 6, 2006
Haven on Hot-Water Boulevard
“Who else would be thin, tall, and riding a horse beside a squat fellow on a donkey?”
February 9, 2006
Solo Flight
“I flew Panthers, Corsairs, and Sky Raiders. We sometimes took AA 50-caliber fire.”
December 8, 2005
In the Fragrant Harbor
“Man, you are so woulda-coulda-shoulda. You can’t enjoy anything anymore.”
A Star is Born
I order the gumbo. And just to be sure I fill ye olde gut, a side of sweet potato fries.
November 17, 2005
A Chomp Down Memory Lane
“José was so…genteel, so sophisticated. Not like the oafs I was hanging out with.”
November 10, 2005
Little New Zealand In P.B.
“Today in our time zone, tomorrow, yours. It’s gonna be a long haul, mate.”
November 3, 2005
In a Sea of Moving Treacle
“What a woman! Her brother claimed she’d been poisoned.”
October 13, 2005
Pizza, Side of Chaldean Slang
“You’ve got to stop eating all that bad stuff, dude. You’ve got to get tested.”
October 6, 2005
Life Focus
“It’s a motorcycle gang. But they’re good people. They do lots of charity rides.”
September 29, 2005