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Free Breakfast at Yorba Linda Chick-Fil-A Every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday* Until June 22

How desperate are you for a free breakfast? Enough to drive to Yorba Linda? If the answer is yes, then you're quite desperate indeed. Read on and thank me later.The Chick-Fil-A in Yorba Linda, at 22450 Old Canal Road, near the 91 Freeway at Savi Ranch is apparently giving out free breakfast every Tu ... More >>

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[UPDATED with Threats, New Coach:] Lakers Fire Coach Mike Brown

See the update at the end of this post about the Lakers hiring a new coach, a Mike Brown spotting near my house and threats his son received.ORIGINAL POST, NOV. 9, 1:29 P.M.: An Anaheim Hills dad is going to have more time to watch his son play for basketball powerhouse Mater Dei High School of Sant ... More >>

Business Is Thriving At Chick-Fil-A Despite Anti-Gay Controversy

As they say, there's no such thing as bad publicity. Not even boycotts and same-sex make-out sessions can pry people away from Chick-Fil-A, apparently. Three months after company president Dan Cathy openly proclaimed an anti-gay stance, setting off a torrential PR shitstorm for the chikin chain, bus ... More >>

Racial Controversy Surrounds Peanut Butter And Jelly Sandwiches

PB&J. We always thought it was a neutral--albeit boring--lunch option. Seemed like the type of food that would stay out of trouble.We were so wrong. 

And Now There's An In-N-Out Spoof Of 'Gangnam Style'

Just when we thought the "Gangnam Style" phenomenon couldn't reach any weird new heights (it's already been translated into Klingon and performed by a middle-aged mother), we stumble upon this.

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No, Chick-Fil-A Will NOT Stop Funding Anti-Gay Groups

After a storm of controversy, it seemed that a figurative rainbow would finally be shining over Chick-Fil-A, the chikin chain under fire for its anti-gay stance. Last week, Dave reported that a Chicago alderman (aka council member) had secured a promise from the company to stop funding groups that o ... More >>

Chick-Fil-A To Stop Funding Anti-Gay Groups, According to Chicago Alderman Proco 'Joe' Moreno

According to the Huffington Post, the Civil Rights Agenda, a Chicago-based LGBT advocacy group, has stated that a Chicago alderman (read: council member) has secured a promise from Chick-Fil-A to stop funding groups that oppose marriage equality and has welcomed the chain to open its doors in Chicag ... More >>

From 'Chinx' to 'Mc StinkyNigger': Five Racist Restaurant Receipts

Here we go again. Another restaurant, another racist receipt. This time, it was found at a Hooters in Queens. In the space reserved for the customer's name, an employee typed out the word "Chinx" to identify a Korean American couple. According to NBCNewYork.com, the couple noticed the hostess and an ... More >>

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Fred Karger's New Campaign: Boycott Anti-Gay Amway ala Chick-fil-A

Fred Karger, who ended his run for the Republican presidential nomination in June, already has a new campaign.In grand anti-Chick-fil-A fashion, the gay Laguna Beach politico is organizing a boycott against Amway, whose co-owner cut a hush-hush $500,000 check to the National Organization for Marriag ... More >>

Chick-fil-A: "Tastes like Hate" Vandalism Hits SoCal Restaurant

Kevin Lara/OC WeeklyHours before a scheduled nationwide, same sex "kiss in" to protest the owner of Chick-fil-A's anti-gay marriage stance, police are investigating vandalism committed at a Torrance franchise of the fast food restaurant.Overnight someone committed a misdemeanor crime by spray p ... More >>

Costa Mesa Pastor Participates In Same-Sex Kiss Day at Chick-Fil-A, Saying 'God Supports And Blesses All Marriages'

National Same-Sex Kiss Day is underway at Chick-Fil-A, and photo evidence of the lip-action is coming in. Yep, we're seeing lots of girl-on-girl and boy-on-boy smooching (and some major tongue hockey--whoa, there) all in the name of marriage equality.   One photo, though, is particula ... More >>

5 Hilarious Tweets About The Chick-Fil-A Controversy

There's been a whole lot of heated chatter this week about Chick-Fil-A, whose president openly declared his opposition to same-sex marriage, prompting protests like the one yesterday in Laguna Hills.  Here are some gems that emerged on Twitter. 

[UPDATE With Photos of Protest] LGBT Youth to Protest Chick-Fil-A's New Opening in Laguna Hills

Update: See photos of Thursday's Chick-fil-A protest here!ORIGINAL POST, JULY 24, 11 A.M: In response to the owner of Chick-Fil-A's public opposition to same-sex marriage, the youth wing of the Gay and Lesbian Services Center of Orange County plans to protest the fast food chain's newest grand ... More >>

Gay Rights Advocates To Protest Chick-Fil-A With Same-Sex Kissing In Front of Restaurants

In what may be the boldest and most effective method of protest against Chick-Fil-A, whose president openly proclaimed his anti-gay stance last week, gay rights advocates are planning a National Same-Sex Kiss Day on Friday, Aug. 3 at locations nationwide. The event, organizers write sarcastically, i ... More >>

Chick-fil-A President Openly Proclaims Anti-Gay Stance

For years, Chick-fil-A has been the subject of protests and boycotts for donating millions of dollars to gay-hatin' Christian organizations, but president Dan Cathy has always downplayed the company's stance on homosexuality, insisting that the chicken sandwich empire has "no agenda against anyone." ... More >>

Dress Like A Cow Today And Get A Free Chick-fil-A Meal

Hey, so you know that cow costume you've been holding onto just in case an occasion called for such thing? Today is your lucky day. 

VIDEO: Drag Queens Make a Hilarious Commercial For Chick-Fil-A

​Boycotts, protests, petitions--eh. It's now clear that those wanting to bring attention to Chick-Fil-A's anti-gay marriage stance have been going about it all wrong.

On the Line: Michael Rossi of the Ranch Restaurant and Saloon, Part One

​There was something different about meeting Michael Rossi. It could've been that I was half an hour early, yet he was more than ready to start our interview. I did not know it, but our conversation would expand beyond the questionnaire. It was like an episode of Inside the Actor's Studio, except ... More >>

The Case of Chick-Fil-A vs. Eat More Kale T-Shirt Man

​What would you do if a fast-food corporation slapped you with a cease-and-desist letter for making a t-shirt that says "Eat More Kale?" Bo Muller-Moore, a Vermont kale fan who makes these hand-screened shirts, found himself in that legal morass when the Atlanta-based fast food chain claimed he i ... More >>

On the Line: Jeff Armstrong of Splashes, Part One

​Jeff Armstrong sat at the bar just after conducting a tasting of next season's selections at Splashes. His egg-centric answers were amusing, just like the rest of his tattooed self. A man of few words, it took a Red Bull and view of the Pacific to get our conversation going. What are six words th ... More >>

[UPDATE: Starbucks Responds] Starbucks Barista Draws Chink Eyes On Customers' Cups

​UPDATE, FEB. 9, 9:13 A.M.: Starbucks sent us this response regarding the incident: "Starbucks does not tolerate discrimination of any kind and has a lengthy history of leading on and supporting policies that promote equality, inclusion and diversity. We were disappointed to hear of the poor ... More >>

This Week In Food: Starbucks Supports Gay Marriage, Craft Cocktail Bar Etiquette, RIP Valhalla Table

​Makes your arteries harden just looking at it, doesn't it? Find out what the heck this is and more in this week's edition of what happened on the blog this week!

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[PHOTO] Occupy Chik-fil-A? People Camped Outside Fullerton Location for Chance to Win Free Food for a Year

​One day--one glorious day, when stock markets are raging, gas is a buck a gallon, and China is our overlords--someone's going to write the They Shoot Horses, Don't They? of gimmicks involving the opening of chain restaurants, the urging of making people camp for the chance to win free food for a ... More >>

Chick-fil-A To Open in Fullerton on Dec. 1, Gives Free Food For a Year to The First 100 Fans

Chick-fil-A Fullerton Facebook page​Chick-fil-A, the chain known for its chicken sandwiches and controversial values, is opening a Fullerton location on Dec. 1. The big day was set for this Thursday, but got pushed back due to a lack of electricity. As with all Chick-fil-A openings, the event ... More >>

Justin Bieber in OC: Surprises Diggy Simmons and LilTwist at the House of Blues

​These surprise visits are getting to be a regular occurrence. First it was eating at Chick-Fil-A in Laguna Niguel. Then it was the Biebs popping into the normally 21-over La Cave to sing with Ernie Halter. Now we find out that Justin Bieber was at the House of Blues in Anaheim last Sunday to show ... More >>

TODAY: Dress Like a Cow and Get Free Food at Chick-Fil-A

​It's Cow Appreciation Day at Chick-Fil-A! Visit any location dressed like a cow and get free food. As demonstrated in Exhibit A above, the more you resemble an actual cow, the more grub you get. 

Free Chick-Fil-A Lunch This Thursday And Friday

Winner! Winner! Chicken...lunch?​"Ain't no such thing as a free lunch," must have been written by someone who never went to Chick-Fil-A. At least, that's what you'll think after this homeskillet offers a nugget of water cooler gossip. There's nothing official written on their website, but a tipste ... More >>

Taste Of Brea Next Week!

​ After attending Taste of Newport too many times (twice was MORE than enough), I took a break from those types of festivals--one can put up with trophy wives and food tickets for only so long. It's time to try something else, and my hiking buddy found the answer north of the Orange Crush.If you w ... More >>

Return of McDonald's Shamrock Shake and Chick-Fil-A's Banana-Pudding Milkshake

​We all know about the elusive McDonald's shamrock shake that comes around this time of year. Not served everywhere, there's even a website dedicated to reporting sightings.However, let us not overlook the other dairy delight being offered by our feathered friends at Chick-Fil-A: the hand-spun ban ... More >>

Carl's Jr. Spicy Chicken Sandwich With Jalapeños: My Go-to Crap Comfort Food

Michelle Woo​Whenever I'm stressed (I'm a journalist, so that's now), I turn to junk food, and most often, it's the 99-cent Spicy Chicken Sandwich from Carl's Jr. I always ask for jalapeños, and they add them for free without question.     Gustavo sees me eating these things a ... More >>

[UPDATED] Chick-fil-A Isn't the Only Food Company With Anti-Gay Claims. Here Are Five More!

​UPDATED, FEB. 7, 11:02 A.M.: We heard from a representative of Brown-Forman, who confirmed that the company does offer same-sex domestic partner coverage and has long supported the LGBT community. We regret the inaccuracy. ORIGINAL POST, FEB. 3, 9:30, Chick-fil-A, trusty maker ... More >>

Go Now: Free Latte at The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, Free Spicy Chicken Biscuit at Chick-fil-A, $2 Artisan Breakfast Sandwich at Starbucks

​The perfect antidote to those post-holiday blues--and that post-holiday debt: Free (and cheap) food! Today from 4 to 7 p.m., get a free 12 oz. latte at The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf. Choose from the Scottish Breakfast Tea Latte, the English Breakfast Tea Latte or the Vanilla Latte. Exc ... More >>

Chick-fil-A To Give Away Free Spicy Chicken Biscuits

​Chick-fil-A is introducing a new sandwich, the Spicy Chicken Biscuit. It's pretty much a breakfast rendition of the chain's Spicy Chicken Sandwich, which compared to its same-named rivals at Carl's Jr. and Wendy's, makes a pretty decent kick on the heat thermometer. Participating locations are gi ... More >>

Cafe Rio A Waste in Every Sense of the Definition.

Of course, this place is almost always packed--suckers...and not just gabachos, mind you!​I knew it. I knew I shouldn't have wasted my precious time with Cafe Rio, the Utah-based chain of vaguely Tex-Mex, vaguely New Mexican, vaguely Cal-Mex restaurants that opened its first Orange County outpost ... More >>

Is It Wise for Chick-Fil-A to Donate Their Chicken Sandwiches to the Poor?

​Far from me to criticize charitable efforts in these hard days but forgive me for being a bit cynical with a recent press release announcing that the Chick-Fil-A on Bristol and Macarthur in SanTana wants you to donate $5 so they can, donation by donation, give 30,000 hungry people in Orange Count ... More >>

On the Line: Bobby Bognar of History Channel's "Food Tech"

Courtesy of Bobby Bognar​It's ironic that the latest food show to hit the airwaves isn't on the Food Network (they're much too busy showing pointless, boring challenge shows) but on the History Channel.Though the format is a lot like "Unwrapped" and "Follow That Food", the last time Marc Summers i ... More >>

Yorba Linda Chick-fil-A To Give Away Free Meals For A Year & Cow Superheroes!

Edwin Goei​I will never understand why people camp out overnight for anything, let alone at a Chick-fil-A just for a chance to get a year of free food, but that's apparently what 100 or so are prepared to do on Tuesday night at the grand opening of one in Yorba Linda (at Savi Ranch). So if ... More >>

Chick-fil-A Goes Udderly Crazy With A Week Of Freebies

As part of its "Eat Mor Chikin" campaign, all Chick-fil-A locations will be celebrating Cow Appreciation Day on Friday July 10 by giving away a complimentary Chick-fil-A meal (entrée, side and drink) to customers. But there is a catch. To qualify, you have to be dressed as a cow. That's "fully dres ... More >>

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