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  • Calendar

    January 29, 2009

    Trashtastic

    White Trash Wednesdays

  • Blogs

    August 15, 2006

    Smart Kids, Not So Smart Adults, and DNA for Dinner

    The San Diego Union-Tribune reports that according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau, "School-age children from Spanish-speaking households in San Diego County and throughout California are gaining English fluency at record rates". While this is excellent news, the news for adults is a little ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2006

    Drinkin', drivin'

    As you can see in GO! to this blarney-stone encrusted timepiece's right, the Fenians are in town to provide the soundtrack to your St. Paddy's Day overindulgences. If that's too loud or too sold out or too bar-fight-leading-to-parole-violation worthy for you, you can see how much tolerance you have ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 20, 2008

    Last Night: First Annual Ambrosia Wine Fest

    As you can see in GO! to this blarney-stone encrusted timepiece's right, the Fenians are in town to provide the soundtrack to your St. Paddy's Day overindulgences. If that's too loud or too sold out or too bar-fight-leading-to-parole-violation worthy for you, you can see how much tolerance you have ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 21, 2008

    Tool Lead Singer to Hawk Wine in Tustin

    As you can see in GO! to this blarney-stone encrusted timepiece's right, the Fenians are in town to provide the soundtrack to your St. Paddy's Day overindulgences. If that's too loud or too sold out or too bar-fight-leading-to-parole-violation worthy for you, you can see how much tolerance you have ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 26, 2009

    Classy Stuff--This Time At Charlie Palmer, Bloomie's

    OK, so Marché Moderne's cooking classes are all booked up - as I noted last week. But if you're quick off the mark you can sign up for one of the "kitchen technique" classes at Charlie Palmer at Bloomingdale's, South Coast Plaza. According to our sources, they're likely to sell out very quickly.Run ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 17, 2008

    Grape Expectations

    Ambrosia Wine Fest

  • Calendar

    June 12, 2008

    Shout Wipes!

    Summer Food and Wine Festival

  • Film

    January 4, 2007

    Special Screenings

    Ball of Fire

  • Food

    January 24, 2002

    Coffee Crusade

    The great Little Saigon coffee inquiry

  • Features

    June 1, 2000

    The Future of Beer

    We call it 'urination fermentation'

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2009

    Stars Of Santa Barbara--And Other Upcoming South Coast Plaza Wine Events

    Charlie Palmer's monthly 50 for 50 sell-off, with bargains aplenty, has come around again. It's this Saturday, June 13, from 3:00pm to 5:00pm, in the Next Vintage Wine Shop.Antonello Ristorante has started a "wine mixer" once a month, featuring eight wines for $30 per person, followed by a sale of w ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 13, 2009
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    September 17, 2009

    Taste of Newport

    Fashion Island

  • Calendar

    October 15, 2009

    Farewell to Swallows

    Mission San Juan Capistrano

  • Calendar

    November 5, 2009
  • Blogs

    November 11, 2009

    Jones Soda Co. to Release Tofurky™ and Gravy Soda

    Jones Soda Co.​Maybe you're trying to take those first steps into veganism.Maybe you know a vegetarian who's just had dental surgery.Or maybe you just want to play a really, really, cruel trick on someone.It doesn't matter, because Jones Soda is here for you with this year's Thanksgiving offering: ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2009

    Real-Sugar Pepsi and Mountain Dew To Hit Store Shelves

    bevreview.com​Jason Arango at the Daily Fork posted yesterday about Pepsi Throwback and Mountain Dew Throwback, versions of the popular soft drinks that are made with sugar instead of high-fructose corn syrup, sold in the usual plastic bottles with retro labels.Not to be outdone, the Dr Pepper Sna ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 22, 2010

    Wheat Beer Showdown

    cogdog / CC BY 2.0Mothership Wit​With the masses of craft beers now widely available--many coming out of our southerly neighbors in San Diego County--American beer doesn't have quite the same stigma as it once did. There is certainly still the watery, cheap swill to uphold that stereotype, but wit ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 2, 2010

    Free Ticket Tuesdays Wednesday: Bamboozle Roadshow Tickets and Meet And Greet Passes

    Myspace / Tim Kirch​Do you like All Time Low? Boys Like Girls? Good Charlotte? Third Eye Blind? Festivals? Free tickets to festivals? You're in luck then--we're giving away a pair of tickets to the Bamboozle Roadshow. Sure, it's moved from Irvine to The Palladium in Hollywood. And it's now going ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2010

    OC Craft Beer Update: Expanded Hours, Moving News

    Flickr user sleepydisco​Our never-sated appetite for great craft beer is expanding, and OC's craft brewers are expanding with it. Read on for good news for beer drinkers in la naranja.

  • Blogs

    October 11, 2010

    OC Craft Brew Night at the Bruery Provisions

    ​After three weeks on Kronenbourg and 1664 with the occasional Stella thrown in, I came back hankering for beer that wasn't piss-colored and overcarbonated. I came back to the opening of the Bruery Provisions, and not a week later, the new store in Orange will be hosting an evening dedicated to OC ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2010

    Drunk in the 949: Cismontane Brewing Co.

    Dave Lieberman​There aren't many reasons to go to Rancho Santa Margarita when you're a food blogger. It's nice to head to the Pavilions on Antonio Parkway to see the orange trophy wives shopping in their terry-cloth yoga pants, and of course Pane e Vino and Rice and Spice (our best Thai this year) ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2011

    Haven Gastropub Expanding to Pasadena

    ​OC's own Haven Gastropub is opening a second, Pasadena location in late 2011. It's not just a clone of the Old Towne Orange restaurant, but an ambitious expansion into their own, on-site beer brewing operation.

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2011

    Diet Coke Now Outselling Pepsi--Are the Cola Wars Finally Over?

    Flickr user joyosity​AdAge is reporting (via the subscriber-only Beverage Digest) that "a historic shift for the beverage industry" has occurred: Diet Coke is now outselling longtime second-place holder Pepsi. Last year, Coca-Cola's junior product sold 9.9 percent of all sodas in the United States ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 29, 2011

    Coors Light Exec: "Budweiser is Going Down, Baby"

    ​As I always point out, I'm not a beer drinker, but that doesn't mean I don't taste it. And I've never understood why anyone would bother with either Budweiser or Coors, or their Light derivatives--it all smells like piss to me, and tastes barely better. But that obviously means nothing to America ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 11, 2011

    Beer Makers Raising Prices on Budget Beers to Make Consumers Buy More-Expensive Brands

    ​Better load up on the Pabst Blue Ribbon, Keystone Light, and other budget brews that help this Great Recession go down a bit smoother: the nation's beer cartel is openly raising the prices of such beers in a blatant effort to squeeze consumers into buying their more-expensive brands. So much for ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 21, 2011

    Toast The Royal Wedding With...Viagra Beer?

    Celebrate Big Willy style....​While all eyes will be on William and Kate next week in a wedding of epic proportions, Brits will toast the newlyweds with all sorts of bubbly, including one named Royal Virility Performance. This isn't the only commemorative beverage made for the special day, but it' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 28, 2011

    Pepsi Unveils Spambot "Be Social" Vending Machine

    PepsiOMGWTFPepsi​In a move that ups Coca-Cola's decades-old "I'd like to buy the world a Coke" campaign, PepsiCo introduced a new vending machine prototype that allows consumers to buy their friends around the world a soda.

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2011

    Former Karl Strauss Culinary Director To Open Restaurant in Huntington Beach

    Red Table​ Chef Louie Jocson grew up in Fullerton, studied at the California Culinary Academy in San Francisco and worked at Antonello Ristorante. He eventually became the Culinary Director of Karl Strauss Brewing Company.

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2011

    American, Mexican Beermakers Fight Over Mexican Livers in the United States

    ​It's no big secret that beer companies have long targeted Latinos in the United States to drink their swill, going as far as to turning an obscure Mexican holiday into the Cinco de Drink bacchanal we celebrate every May 5. Beer-company logos now decorate everything from booth banners at Mexican I ... More >>

  • Food

    May 26, 2011

    Patrick Rue Is the Brue-master

    From a Placentia industrial park, Patrick Rue and his Bruery have revolutionized craft-beermaking in Southern California

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2011

    The Bruery Collaborates with Dogfish Head's Sam Calagione on Japanese-Inspired Beer

    From left: Bruery head brewer Tyler King, Dogfish Head's Sam Calagione and Bruery CEO Patrick RueThe Bruery Facebook page​Some big news from The Bruery. Founder Patrick Rue, who we recently profiled in a Weekly cover story, is teaming up with Sam Calagione of Dogfish Head Brewery on a specialty br ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 5, 2011

    Anaheim Brewery Opens

    Dave Lieberman​Orange County's latest craft brewery, Anaheim Brewery, has had their soft opening at the Anaheim Packing House, the retail center being developed by the company behind the Lab and the Camp in Costa Mesa. The brewery continues the 130-year-old tradition of brewing in OC's original Ge ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2011

    Anheuser-Busch Wants the 713... and the 714?

    Flickr user tsandHow is drinking Bud Light 713 Beer like having sex in a boat? Both are fucking close to water.​Our sister blog, Eating Our Words over at the Houston Press, reported that Anheuser-Busch's parent company, AB InBev, has applied for trademarks on the number 713--which just happens to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 1, 2011

    Why Local Craft Brewing Is Important: The Atrocity that is Budweiser Select 55

    ​Left to his or her own devices, your local craft brewer will come up with things like amber beer brewed with sweet potatoes, rye IPA that's meant to complement a pastrami sandwich, or a revival of the California Common beer.Left to their own devices, Anheuser-Busch came up with... whatever that i ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 8, 2011
  • Blogs

    October 4, 2011

    Wine Company Trying to Trademark Term "Taco Truck"

    ​Today is something called National Taco Day, which is a total bullshit holiday made up in 2000 by Chuy's in Austin.They started it as a marketing ploy and actually filed a trademark application for it, but let their rights to the term slip out, meaning hundreds of lazy bloggers and reporters can ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 14, 2011

    Stone's Greg Koch To Sign Books and Share Rare Beer Flights at The Bruery Provisions on Thursday

    StudioSchulz.com Koch​The founders of Stone Brewing Co., Greg Koch and Steve Wagner, have written a book on how they built SoCal's biggest and arguably best-known craft brewery. The Craft of Stone Brewing Co. reveals the 15-year history of the Escondido-based brewer, and includes recipes for ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2011

    Delirium Noel: Our Drink of the Week!

    Taylor Hamby/OC Weekly​Ah, Christmas. It's the time of year when every business known to man vies for your Jesus money. They pull out their big guns of gimmicks and faux frenzies.Thanksgiving dinner is now a meal you have to wolf down quickly so you can get a good spot in line before Target opens. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 12, 2011

    Budweiser To Launch a Reality Show on ABC (That Has Nothing To Do With Beer)

    PR Newswire​Today, Beerpulse posted on its Facebook page the news of a Budweiser reality show coming to ABC on Jan. 21.  Those who follow Beerpulse, a craft beer news site, are typically those programmed to hate the Anheuser-Busch InBev empire, and thus, a snark explosion ensued. "I envi ... More >>

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