by Dino-Ray Ramos | Jul 5, 2023 | Culture, Film, Merienda With, TV
I hate being late. I was over 45 minutes late meeting Hillman Grad CEO and producer Rishi Rajani because I thought I would be able to make it from Brentwood to Hollywood in 30 minutes. I was delusional. I walked into Original Hoy-Ka Thai Noodle and apologized...
by Dino-Ray Ramos | May 15, 2023 | Merienda With, TV
There was one thing at the top of my list that I wanted to discuss with Fenton Bailey. North Korea. In fact, it’s probably what people want to talk to him about the most in regards to his new book, “ScreenAge: How TV shaped our reality, from Tammy Faye to...
by Dino-Ray Ramos | Feb 6, 2023 | Culture, Merienda With, TV
I met with Raymond Lee at that beginning of 2023 during a week that was the perfect storm of Hollywood confabs. It was the day of the Critics Choice Association Awards and days before the Sundance Film Festival. It was also in the middle of the Television Critics...
by Dino-Ray Ramos | Oct 5, 2022 | Merienda With, TV
Today’s menu for Merienda with…Jessica Gao Location: Openaire in Los Angeles Ahi Tuna Tartare Tuscan Kale Salad Veggie Burger with fries It’s Monday, October 4. It’s been about three weeks since I talked to She-Hulk: Attorney at Law head writer Jessica Gao...
by Dino-Ray Ramos | Aug 4, 2022 | Merienda With, TV
The Merienda with… interview series is an interview with an actor, filmmaker, producer, writer or anyone else who wants to wants to hang out with me, eat some food and/or have some drinks. In Tagalog, “merienda” means afternoon snack, but to me, it encompasses any...
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