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  • Blogs

    January 22, 2008

    Coachella lineup announced

    Via Coachella.com: FRIDAY, APRIL 25: Jack Johnson, The Verve, Raconteurs, The Breeders, Fatboy Slim, Tegan and Sara, Madness, The Swell Season, The National, Animal Collective, Slightly Stoopid, Mum, Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings, Stars, Battles, Aesop Rock, Midnight Juggernauts, Does it Offend yo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 14, 2008

    Funking Up the Future

    Day 2 of SXSW In my last post, I predicted Holy Fuck's set would be very hard to surpass. Well, I think it was at least equaled by a few artists on the bill at Barcelona—all instrumental hip-hop artists, in fact (Nosaj Thing, Free the Robots, Gaslamp Killer and Flying Lotus). Who would've thought ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2008

    Low vs. Diamond and Barcelona Bring Their Tour to Costa Mesa

    In the most awesome co-headlining tour since 2004's "The Independent Tour" with Kelly Clarkson and Clay Aiken, buzz-building Seattle-originated bands Low vs. Diamond (who were here last month opening up for Santogold) and Barcelona are currently on the road together. Cool, right? What's cooler is t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 11, 2008

    Gypsy Den, Habana To Debut New Nuevo Latino Restaurant in SanTana

    *Updated, with new info on the bottom...**Moved up, 'cause it's timely!The colonization of downtown SanTana by Costa Mesan pioneering hipsters is complete. Both the Gypsy Den and Memphis have long successfully operated branches in the city's Artists Village, which always made us wonder why the other ... More >>

  • Features

    April 24, 2008

    Bigger Than Life: Our Exclusive Preview of the Best (and Worst) at the Newport Beach Film Festival

    *Updated, with new info on the bottom...**Moved up, 'cause it's timely!The colonization of downtown SanTana by Costa Mesan pioneering hipsters is complete. Both the Gypsy Den and Memphis have long successfully operated branches in the city's Artists Village, which always made us wonder why the other ... More >>

  • Columns

    October 2, 2008

    [¡Ask a Mexican!®] Why Do Mexican Women Hate Spanish Women?

    *Updated, with new info on the bottom...**Moved up, 'cause it's timely!The colonization of downtown SanTana by Costa Mesan pioneering hipsters is complete. Both the Gypsy Den and Memphis have long successfully operated branches in the city's Artists Village, which always made us wonder why the other ... More >>

  • Film

    August 14, 2008

    Penelope Cruz and Scarlett Johansson Join Forces In Woody Allen's Winning 'Vicky Cristina Barcelona'

    *Updated, with new info on the bottom...**Moved up, 'cause it's timely!The colonization of downtown SanTana by Costa Mesan pioneering hipsters is complete. Both the Gypsy Den and Memphis have long successfully operated branches in the city's Artists Village, which always made us wonder why the other ... More >>

  • Food

    July 10, 2008

    Barcelona Comes to Fullerton Via Lizarran Tapas

    *Updated, with new info on the bottom...**Moved up, 'cause it's timely!The colonization of downtown SanTana by Costa Mesan pioneering hipsters is complete. Both the Gypsy Den and Memphis have long successfully operated branches in the city's Artists Village, which always made us wonder why the other ... More >>

  • Music

    October 4, 2007

    Sprawl of Sound

    Heavenly Beats, Demonic Metal, Slack Clergy: Absorbing Seattle’s Decibel Festival, Assessing Disney’s HOB Flub, Heeding Lazy Preacher

  • Music

    August 9, 2007

    Travel Alternatives

    Sultry Spanish Nights

  • Features

    June 28, 2001

    Wander This World

    Manu Chaos independent spirit

  • Culture

    July 14, 2005

    Street Theater

    Cirque Lili is a small, sweaty, slightly miserable spectacle

  • Unknown

    December 6, 2001

    Not Woody, Formica

    Cirque Lili is a small, sweaty, slightly miserable spectacle

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2009

    TONIGHT: Mae at Chain Reaction in Anaheim

    Oh, Wednesdays. To paraphrase Kris Kristofferson, there's something 'bout a Wednesday that makes a concert-goer feel alone. There's never too much going on 'round the ol' county on a Wednesday, but tonight there is this show at Chain Reaction: Virginia's Mae, pictured, along with Barcelona, Person L ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 24, 2009

    Yo Gabba Gabba! Soundtrack Coming in October

    ​Nick Jr.'s Yo Gabba Gabba! isn't a typical kiddie fare and anyone that's into music should know that by now, and it's not just those oddly appealing monsters and robots like the Gary Baseman-esque Muno. The show--co-created by Huntington Beach resident/Aquabats lead singer Christian Jacobs, by th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 5, 2009

    Dance Pick Of The Week: DJ T at Focus

    Some would credit Europe with this thing we call electronic dance music by pointing back to the pioneering work of Kraftwerk, Giorgio Moroder and Can. They would be half right: Contemporary electronic dance music, like blues, rock and jazz, is a progeny of the interplay between black and white music ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2010

    The Fabulous World of Gay Wine

    Dave Lieberman​As I was scarfing down empanadas today at El Gaucho #2 in Anaheim, my eyes were drawn to cases and cases of wine below the all-fútbol-all-the-tiempo big-screen TVs. Cases of wine are not exactly out of place in an Argentine market with a fantastic sandwich counter, but somehow this ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2010

    Recipe of The Week: The Best Sandwich You've Ever Had

    The Alice Walker school of California cooking--the immaculate, jewel-like vegetables, the artisan oils and vinegars, the painstakingly sourced meats--has at times been leveled with the criticism that it is not, in fact, cooking, but assembling. How much talent or skill does it take to make the best ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 28, 2010

    At the Farmers' Market: Calçots

    We've posted already about the wonders of baby garlic; its flavor when raw is actually stronger than its bulbous, papery big brother, but when cooked mellows to a slightly grassy sweetness. Scallions are common, but can actually be sharper than new onions; leeks are well-known but are not really mea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 17, 2010

    New Spanish Tapas & Paella Food Truck Debuts This Weekend in Costa Mesa

    ​You didn't think that this food truck thing was even close to being done, did you? Our friend Brekkie Fan has tipped me off that Barcelona On The Go is making their debut this Saturday, February 20th, from 3 p.m.-8 p.m. at Hi Time Wine Cellars 250 Ogle Street, Costa Mesa. Among their menu it ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 22, 2010

    Barcelona On The Go

    Dave Lieberman​The food truck frenzy continues apace: this weekend saw the launch of the Barcelona On the Go truck at Hi-Time Wine Cellars in Costa Mesa. When I arrived at 3:30, the line was about twelve people long; when I got to the front, the line had grown to about twenty, and when I left at a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2010

    Drunk After Work: Tapas and Wine at Hi-Time

    The problem with wine tasting is that the palate-cleansing oyster crackers they give out are short on flavor (which is probably the point). Wine lovers in Costa Mesa, however, have an option, at least Fridays in April.Dave Lieberman​

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2010

    Mariela Rebollo of Barcelona On the Go, Part 1

    Photo by Kimberly Valenzuela​We've interviewed the chefs of fancy places, we've interviewed the chefs of hidden holes in the wall, but we've never interviewed the chef of a food truck until now. Mariela Rebollo is the force in the mobile kitchen of Barcelona on the Go, a Spanish food truck that's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 28, 2010

    Mariela Rebollo of Barcelona On the Go, Part 2

    Photo by Kimberly Valenzuela​This week, On the Line is featuring Chef Mariela Rebollo of the mobile tapas bar Barcelona on the Go. If you missed yesterday's questions, you can find them here. Tomorrow, Chef Mariela gives us a recipe for octopus cooked with wine and potatoes.

  • Blogs

    April 29, 2010

    Mariela Rebollo of Barcelona On the Go, Part 3

    Photo by Kimberly Valenzuela​We've been teasing you with the promise of a recipe from Chef Mariela Rebollo of Barcelona on the Go, but the day is here: if you head out to Santa Monica Seafood (the chef's recommendation for your octopus needs), you can make pulpo a la Gallega, or Galician-style oct ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2010

    This Week in Food

    Flickr user Doxieone​This week Stick a Fork In It featured everything from more food abominations to the opening of restaurants you'll want to be first in line to try!Find out what you missed after the jump!

  • Film

    June 10, 2010

    (100) Days of Summer Movies

    [Summer Guide] Flicks to help you enjoy the great indoors

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2010

    Piaggio on Wheels Finally Corrects its One Sin

    No "¡Hay, mi estómago!" here...​Third entry in our series where we promise to review, for better or worse, every "high-end" roach coach that visits the Weekly's world headquarters. Barcelona on the Go visits us next Monday--when will YOUR mobile food truck come? Inquire with Jessica Ford at ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2010

    Local Gourmet Food Truck Signs Deal With Disney's California Adventure

    Edwin Goei​Barcelona OnTheGo, the OC-based Spanish/Argentinean food truck, announced via Twitter and Facebook that they've been selected by Disney's California Adventure out of "an extensive list of truck/vendors."  Their job?  To cater to crowds at the park's new World of Color event.

  • Blogs

    July 2, 2010

    This Week in Food

    Dave Lieberman​ Grab yourself a second helping of this week's food news after the jump!

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2010

    Food Truck Lot To Debut in OC Wednesday

    Courtesy of Barcelona on the Go​Hey OC! Are you jealous of the food truck lots up in LA, where several trucks join to create a tasty, mobile food court? Languish no more in your envy: Wednesday from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., OC will host its first food truck lot.

  • Blogs

    August 27, 2010

    Ready for OC Foodie Fest?

    ​Niyaz and Jeff at the Register's Food Frenzy blog have posted their list of picks for tomorrow's OC Foodie Fest at the Honda Center in Anaheim, and for the most part, we agree. Since there will be 50 trucks, obviously no single person can try all of them. Here are our choices.

  • Calendar

    August 26, 2010

    OC Foodie Fest

    Honda Center

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2010

    El Veritable Allioli Català: Garlic, Oil, Salt and Divine Intervention

    Dave Lieberman​"Tell me how to make allioli," I implored the olive oil seller in the Mercat Sant-Josep, Barcelona's famous Boqueria."You English can't make it. Even most Catalans can't make it," she sniffed.I switched to my limited Catalan, hoping to stir nationalist pride. "Si us plau, senyora. J ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 29, 2010

    OC Great Park Farmers Market Opens This Weekend...With Food Trucks

    Edwin Goei​What is anything these days without a whole bunch of food trucks. This post marks, I think, the third, maybe fourth, food truck gathering I've mentioned on the blog this week. The next happens Sunday, October 31 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., which also happens to be the inaugural launch of The ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2010

    Three Separate Food Truck Gatherings Today

    Photo by Christopher Victorio​Last week, more than most weeks, was a food truck lover's week. I got wind of three events bringing together roaming luxe-loncheras at three separate venues. And all seemed to have gone as planned. Rachel Klemek of Blackmarket Bakery tells me that the Saturday thre ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 8, 2011

    Crepes Bonaparte Named One of America's Top 20 Food Trucks by QSR

    One of their beauties...​ This is actually a cool honor: QSR Magazine put Crepes Bonaparte on its list of the top 20 food trucks (really, luxe loncheras because not a single actual lonchera was mentioned).

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2011

    Blackmarket Bakery "Cake Open House" This Saturday

    Photo by John Gilhooley​Stopped by the bakery this morning to munch on some carb delights. Found out Rachel Klemek and the gang are scheming something new in their kitchen laboratory.The last open house I attended showcased their love of wine flour. Penne pasta caberneti and nutty noir Cabernet ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 31, 2011

    the Pinker Tones

    Detroit Bar

  • Culture

    April 7, 2011

    Gronk-o-Rama at Fullerton College!

    The legendary Chicano artist makes a rare appearance in OC at Fullerton College as its artist-in-residence

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2011

    Announcing OC Weekly's First-Ever (Mini) Lonchera Clustertruck!

    Piaggio on Wheels: One of the participants​Us Forkers are planning mucho food events for the rest of the year (food tours? Contests? Booze? You know it! Details to come...), and I'm glad we were able to confirm this one: our first-ever clustertruck, on May 11 at the Fullerton Public Library!It's a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 9, 2011

    [UPDATED: Final Reminder, Plus More Dos Chinos Love!] Announcing OC Weekly's First-Ever (Mini) Lonchera Clustertruck!

    Photo by Kimberly ValenzuelaMariela Rebollo and the Barcelona on the Go gang: ready to serve your tapas needs, che!​UPDATE #2: Dos Chinos gets a shout-out for me in this week's dead-tree edition of the paper. Better yet, they recently created Vietnamese-style menudo--AWESOME! But whither my challe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2011

    Paella in Compton on Sunday, May 15

    Flickr user pablovenegas​Compton's not the place you think it is anymore. Sure, it's got some of the best barbecue in the area, but it's got an increasing population of Samoans, Filipinos and other Pacific Islanders, and it's the home to this year's picnic of the Casal dels Catalans de Califòrnia ... More >>

  • Food

    May 5, 2011

    Dos Chinos Are Chinitos Chidos

    [Hole In the Wall] This Asian-Latino luxe lonchera represents the present-future OC

  • News

    October 13, 2011

    WINNER'S CIRCLE: Janet Evans

    [BEST OF 2011: GAME ON!] Olympic Gold Medal Swimmer

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2011

    Weekend Guide: Peppermint Pinkberry, a Pumpkin Launch and Another Chef Fight Night

    It's beginning to look a lot like . . . Peppermint Pinkberry season! ​Your weekend food itinerary. TODAY  Pinkberry Introduces its Holiday Flavor: Peppermint What: Sure, it's cold and rainy today, but somehow in SoCal, it's never a bad time for fro-yo. The new flavor is minty a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2011

    10 Great Luxe Loncheras in Orange County

    Photo by Christopher Victorio​I was thinking of making a list that included ALL loncheras, luxe and not, but it'd be a wash: loncheras in a landslide. That said, I've warmed up a bit to the idea of non-Mexis muscling into the food-truck business with gourmet, usually overpriced meals. The one wond ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 29, 2011

    Soho Taco, Taco María to Hold Mini-Clustertruck Outside Fullerton Public Library Dec. 7!

    Gabriel Zambrano of Soho Taco​At the end of every semester, I make my students at Cal State Fullerton give their finals before an audience at the Fullerton Public Library, to prepare them for life outside the academic bubble. And we can't have a symposium without food, you know? Last time around, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 5, 2011

    Soho Taco, Taco María to Hold Mini-Clustertruck Outside Fullerton Public Library Dec. 7 THIS WEDNESDAY!

    Zambrano, ready to lay down some tacos chingónes​At the end of every semester, I make my students at Cal State Fullerton give their finals before an audience at the Fullerton Public Library to prepare them for life outside the academic bubble. And we can't have a symposium without food, you kn ... More >>

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    January 19, 2012
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