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Parts Unknown, Anthony Bourdain's New Show on CNN, Debuts This Weekend With Myanmar; See The Previews!

Anthony Bourdain's new show Parts Unknown on CNN is debuting this coming Sunday, April 14 at 9 p.m., and yesterday the author, chef, and travel show host was on the network being interviewed CNN staffers significantly less famous than him about how this show is different from all the others he's don ... More >>

This Week In Food: An Oreo Shotgun, the Sliders from Hell, and Fillin' Up Growlers

Greetings, ladies and germs. It's that time again for your condensed food update, because you probably forgot about all of the awesome Stick a Fork In It blogs that you read earlier this week, right? Let me refresh your memory... First off, Edwin went to Four Sea, a Chinese restaurant in Irvine tha ... More >>

Anthony Bourdain Says Human Race "Essentially Good"; Introduces His New Show Parts Unknown

Anthony Bourdain, the man who might not have invented the food-travel show but made it into a literate and beautifully-shot art form, is now on CNN and he's bringing his Emmy-winning crew with him.Bourdain's new program, set to debut any day now, is called Parts Unknown, and from the mostly non-info ... More >>

Marilyn Hagerty, Granny Who Wrote Infamous Olive Garden Review, Is Coming Out With a Book!

Marilyn Hagerty, if you don't remember, is the 85-year-old Grand Forks Herald restaurant critic whose Olive Garden review went viral because of the snarky hipsters who pointed at it to show how unhip she was. Backlash against the snark quickly ensued and many came to her defense, including Anthony B ... More >>

On The Line: Kurt Schaeffer of Back Bay Bistro, Part Two

Balmy Orange County weather is a powerful thing. Just ask Kurt Schaeffer. A New York transplant, he's adapted to the sunshine. We find out what he loves and remembers most in today's edition.Read our interview with Kurt Schaeffer of Back Bay Bistro, Part OneAnd now, on to Part Two . . . .When you're ... More >>

Top 5 Food Videos of 2012

What kind of world would it be without Internet video? Most give The Food Network, Comedy Central and Cartoon Network a run for their money, and best of all, you need only commit to a few minutes of your time instead of a full half-hour.Here are my favorite videos of the year.

Final Episode of No Reservations Airs Tonight (Sob!), Wrapping Up In Brooklyn

Eight years. One hundred forty episodes. Sixty countries. More than 716,000 miles. Countless toasts, laughs, expletives and soul-hitting meals. Tonight, it comes to an end. The final episode of No Reservations airs at 9 p.m. on the Travel Channel. Host Anthony Bourdain completes his epic voyage ... More >>

Watch Two Weeks Of Eating in Japan Condensed To Three Minutes

Got three minutes? Wanna go eat in Japan? Here's a video that proves that you don't need to be Anthony Bourdain to do mouthwatering food porn. You just need a good camera and to know where to point it. Combined with funky, 8-bit music, the gorgeously shot and edited 3-minute short was uploaded a few ... More >>

Ume's Lauren Larson On What It's Like To Get A Call From Perry Ferrell

Like other bands before them, Ume (pronounced ooh-may), took to Kickstarter in order to help fund their next album. Raising the necessary funds faster than you can say "trip to Seattle," the indie-garage band is planning a quick turn-around, with the album slated to be released in 2013. Not ones to ... More >>

On The Line: Roy Hendrickson Of Zimzala, Part One

Calm. That's the vibe we get from chef Roy Hendrickson. Perched in the Shorebreak Hotel, Zimzala's bustling exhibition kitchen is between both lounge and dining room. But for our interview, we converse at a quiet table in the back before lunch service. With experience that includes stints at Sam's S ... More >>

ABC Reveals Details About Nigella Lawson & Anthony Bourdain Show

As his No Reservations show on Travel Channel is winding down, Anthony Bourdain shows no signs of doing the same. He's working on his next travel series for CNN; there's that show on PBS called The Mind of a Chef his company is producing; and now comes more details on the culinary competition show h ... More >>

WATCH: A Sneak Peek Of Anthony Bourdain And David Chang's New TV Show

Two culinary bad boys. One badass TV show. The Mind of A Chef is a new series premiering Nov. 9 on PBS. Produced by the Zero Point Zero of No Reservations, the show will be narrated by Anthony Bourdain and explore the "the kitchen, the world, and the mind" of hell-raising New York City chef Dav ... More >>

WATCH: A Sneak Peek Of Anthony Bourdain And David Chang's New TV Show

Two culinary bad boys. One badass TV show. The Mind of A Chef is a new series premiering Nov. 9 on PBS. Produced by the Zero Point Zero of No Reservations, the show will be narrated by Anthony Bourdain and explore the "the kitchen, the world, and the mind" of hell-raising New York City chef Dav ... More >>

Snooki As Read By Anthony Bourdain

If you've ever wondered what the words of Snooki would sound like spoken by Anthony Bourdain, wonder no more (see the clip below). Is it newsworthy? No. Is it funny? Kinda, if only to hear the author vocalize Snooki's musings on Aquanet. What I'm waiting for is actually for Bourdain to put his sarc ... More >>

Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations Will Take Its Final Bow On The Travel Channel Starting September 3rd

Travel Channel announced yesterday that Anthony Bourdain's final bow on their network before he jumps ship to CNN will begin Monday, September 3 at 9 p.m. The first episode of "Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations - The Final Tour" will be preceded by a nine-hour marathon of viewer-voted past episodes ... More >>

Jamie Oliver's New Competitive Cooking Series To Debut In The Fall

Anthony Bourdain is slated to do one. Now so is Jamie Oliver. I'm talking about yet another cooking competition show. This time, the British chef who was recently most notable for making America wretch over the substance called pink slime, is executive producing a new series called Chef Race: U ... More >>

Anthony Bourdain & Nigella Lawson To Host New Cooking Show For ABC

Anthony Bourdain, who is moving to CNN from the Travel Channel next year, is apparently set to conquer the traditional networks, too. ABC has confirmed that he and Nigella Lawson are planning to hold a cooking competition show for the channel. Details are sketchy at this point, but they are hol ... More >>

Anthony Bourdain Moving To CNN

Anthony Bourdain has been everywhere, eaten everything, and held various titles of increasing influence, including Executive Chef at a NYC restaurant, best-selling author, Emmy-winning travel show host, and publisher. Now the man who makes news with his exploits and quips (see his comments on the Pa ... More >>

Corazon de Tierra: Baja Med from the Ground up in Mexican Wine Country

An hour south of Tijuana, somewhere along Ensenada's Ruta del Vino--the road through Baja's wine-rich Valle de  Guadalupe--two Americanos are searching for a sign. Not the eagle-on-the-cactus-with-a-serpent-in-its-mouth kinda sign, but one that, nevertheless, we hope will lead us to some sort o ... More >>

On the Line: Dino McDonough of Slater's 50/50, Part Two

​Dino McDonough joined the crew at Slater's 50/50 just over three years ago, shortly after they launched Anaheim Hills. After a first round of indulgent interviewing, we begin to understand the kind of role food plays in his life. Excellent taste in Halloween costumes and a hidden artistry are som ... More >>

Kogi Creator Roy Choi Gives Love To OC In His Upcoming Memoir

​Kogi BBQ founder Roy Choi may just be the greatest success story in Los Angeles' modern-day food world. By selling Korean tacos out of a Tweet-happy truck, the badass chef set off the luxe lonchera frenzy. He's since opened other acclaimed establishments--Chego, A-Frame and Sunny Spot--and has be ... More >>

[UPDATE: Paula Explains on Today] Paula Deen Is Diabetic -- and Cashing In

​ UPDATE, JAN. 17, 9:30 A.M.  In this morning's appearance on The Today Show, Deen clears up a few details. She's a paid spokesperson for Novo Nordisk, not Novartis. Al Roker lobbed a few pointed questions, and Deen revealed she kept her diagnosis from the public for three years whi ... More >>

YouTube Sensation: Crazy Crepe Man of Majorca

​There are people who love their jobs, and then there's this man, a crepe maker in the town of Alcúdia on Majorca, an island off the coast of Spain. His name is Julio and he is indisputably one of Majorca's major tourist attractions. It doesn't seem to matter how his crepes taste--people from all ... More >>

This Week In Food: The Racist Chinese Restaurant in Dubai, The Holiday Bruxie and Eating Baby Jesus

Channel4.com via Riverfront Times​A very merry Christmas to you and yours from us here at OC Weekly! Enjoy all of the highlights from Stick A Fork In It this week in this blog entry and we'll see you after the holidays!

Animal Rights Group Wants To Check Anthony Bourdain's Liver

​Did you hear that The Animal Legal Defense Fund, an animal rights group, wants to pay for Anthony Bourdain to check his liver for hepatic lipidosis?The group, in a bid to draw attention to the cruel (or, depending on where you stand on the issue, delicious) production of foie gras, drafted an ope ... More >>

Anthony Bourdain's Comic Book Now On Pre-Order! Yes, I Said Comic Book.

Amazon.com​Anthony Bourdain. Chef. Author. Travel show host. Novelist. And now a comic book creator?! The man who seems to say everything and do everything (His new show The Layover premiered a month ago) has written a graphic novel about "a renegade and ruthless sushi chef, known to decapitate pa ... More >>

Rocket From the Crypt Reunites--For One Episode of Yo Gabba Gabba!

WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT.​If there was one good cause to reunite for--that is, other than the fans, of course--it's Yo Gabba Gabba!. Rocket From the Crypt singer John Reis posted this awesome photo on his official Facebook account Friday, along with this caption: AP-ROCKET FROM THE CRYPT REUNITE! ... More >>

Why We Hope Anthony Bourdain's Second Travel Channel Show Will Be Better Than No Reservations

​The guy who has the job every foodie wants, Anthony Bourdain, will get a second show called The Layover. A Travel Channel press release announced that the premiere of the new, 10-episode long series will be November 21.

"The Most Influential Restaurant In The World" Gets a Movie

​Does the world really need a new full-length documentary about Ferran Adrià and his restaurant, El Bulli? The trailer for a new film called El Bulli: Cooking in Progress debuted last week on Apple's movie trailer website and when I watched it, I swear I've already seen the movie before, or at le ... More >>

On the Line: Hung Tram of La Creperie Cafe, Part One

Photo by Laila Derakhshanian​It helps to have a sense of humor when you're launching two restaurants. Just ask Hung Tram. A couple of months ago, he opened one in Chino Hills; this month, the second La Creperie Cafe welcomed diners off Pine Avenue in Long Beach. Hung found time between commutes to ... More >>

On The Line: Hop Phan of Dos Chinos, Part One

Photo by Amy Kaplan​What can we say about newlywed Hop Phan? The face behind luxe lonchera sensation Dos Chinos, he's a funny guy who doesn't need cookbooks to inspire their signature cuisine. We could say more, but Hop's thoughts speak for themselves. What are six words to describe your food?Ga, ... More >>

On the Line: Dave Dennis of Matador Cantina, Part One

Photo by Amy Kaplan​A man who loves his turf as much as surf, Dave Dennis banged out our questionnaire in one day (Thanks, Dave!). Is he hungry to discuss his views or just starving all the time? Only one way to find out what the chef at Matador Cantina is thinking . . . and rocking out to.What ar ... More >>

On The Line: Peter Stavros Of Peter's Gourmade Grill, Part One

Photo by Kevin Lara​This week's edition of OTL poses the question: what can one do with 100 square feet of space? Peter Stavros not only created a restaurant kitchen, he did it inside a Valero Gas Station! Gustavo scooped this hidden gem back in November, and now we're back to check in on Peter's ... More >>

Anthony Bourdain in Cerritos Tonight!

​This post is for those of you who have this blog bookmarked or on Google Reader and do not actually venture anywhere else in our paper but here. There are, believe or not, other sections of this rag and its website, and some of it has some food-related news, such as the indispensable Calendar of ... More >>

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Heather Graham, Hollywood Honey, Stars In Korean Food Travel Show

​Rollergirl a.k.a. Felicity Shagwell a.k.a. Hollywood bombshell Heather Graham is going to Korea to film a food show tentatively called Kimchi Chronicles. Don't quite get the connection between this glamorous star and kimchi or Korean food? Well, remember that 2008 series that had Gwyneth Paltro ... More >>

Kitchen Ink

OC chefs show off their tattoos

Haute Stoner Cuisine: NY Times Reveals Kogi's Secret Ingredient

Fueled by green energy.​We knew it! The reason that Roy Choi's Kogi Korean tacos are so yummy is due to one super-special, sticky-icky ingredient.

¡Ask a Comida Critic!--Any Ecuadorian Restaurants in OC?

​From the free-for-all that is my Facebook page: Where is a good Ecuadorian restaurant in OC? Preferably CM or Santa Ana. I watched Anthony Bourdain's show about Eduador and I'm more than ready for some yummy soups, stews and ceviches. I'm sure your friends know all the best places, right? THANKS! ... More >>

This Week in Food

Anthony Bourdain​Dave was busy this week wreaking a little more havoc than usual. A facetious post on April 1st announcing culinary superstar Anthony Bourdain's intent to open a Les Halles in Newport Beach attracted way more attention than expected. Numerous link-tos and confused call-ins later, t ... More >>

Anthony Bourdain to Open Les Halles in Newport Beach

sting @ flickr.com CC BY-NC 2.0​Restaurateur, TV host, man-about-town and general pain in the ass Anthony Bourdain will be opening a West Coast branch of his successful New York French brasserie, Les Halles, in the space formerly occupied by the Arches on Balboa Peninsula, according to a permit ap ... More >>

Dee Nguyen of Break of Dawn, Part 1

Photo by Kimberly Valenzuela​Food critics don't always agree on things, but ask any of your Stick a Fork In It bloggers where the best breakfast in OC is, and you'll get the same answer from all of us: Break of Dawn, a stunning hidden gem in a freeway-adjacent plaza next to the Laguna Hills Mall.C ... More >>

Travel Channel Bought By Owner Of Food Network

Photo Courtesy Travel Channel​I don't like where this is going. Scripps Network Interactive Inc., owner of the Food Network, which has slowly but noticeably descended into semi-homemade mediocrity, bought a controlling stake in the Travel Channel last week. For Anthony Bourdain's sake, I hope ... More >>

Thomas Keller Signing Books at South Coast Plaza This Thursday, Nov. 12

​So if you're not on board with the upcoming local appearance of Adam Richman (a.k.a. Fred Savage's forever ravenous evil twin), how about Thomas Keller? Well either way, I'm willing to bet that last sentence of mine is the first to mention both names together in the same breath. Yes, Keller, ... More >>

Top 5 Questions for Adam Richman

Adam Richman, the lovable foodie from the Travel Channel's Man V. Food, is coming to the House of Blues Dec. 15. If you don't know Richman, your first question probably is, "So?" But if you know all about how the Brooklyn native travels the country to enter eateries that serve ridiculous portions in ... More >>

Top 5 Reasons Why I Like "Top Chef Masters" More Than "Top Chef"

Bravo TV1. They don't live together. The first shots of the show isn't of the cheftestants waking up from bed in their undies, yawning, and brushing their teeth. Another plus of not having them shoved into the same living quarters: No possibility of head shaving incidents, hidden-camera kanoodli ... More >>

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Light Dining

No Reservations is sweet and savory fare

Boar War

Blubber-bound blowhard battles Tony Bourdain for the favor of his beloved at Yi Dynasty