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May 16, 2012
Irvine Chocolatiers Build A 9-Ton Chocolate Mayan Temple, Break Guinness World Record
Here's something to make you pause and wonder: What am I doing with my life? That's because you are not the chocolatiers at Qzina Specialty Foods in Irvine. They did what no man has done before, which is build an 18,239-pound ancient Mayan temple out of chocolate. It took more the team mo ... More >>
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May 8, 2012
Girl Scouts Candy Bar Available for Pre-Order Tomorrow!
Girl Scout cookie season is long gone here in OC, but if you're like me and "accidentally" finished the stash that was supposed to last you through the year, you can get your fix another way. Remember when we wrote about the elusive Nestlé Crunch Girl Scout Cookie Can ... More >>
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May 2, 2012
Does Starbucks Have a Secret Menu?
Starbucks, according to several sources, may have a secret menu where one can conceivably order items with code names such as "Captain Crunch" and "Oreo Frappuccino." These drinks don't necessarily contain those ingredients, and are often just rejiggered recipes of their normal drinks with a few of ... More >>
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February 22, 2012
Williams-Sonoma is Selling A Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Cake (Yes, Cake)
Williams-SonomaReese's Peanut Butter Cups. We love 'em, but they're gone in two bites--12 if you're a baby bird. If only there was a way to prolong the peanut buttery goodness . . .
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February 7, 2012
Food Profiling: Love Snax
LovesnaxWe take chocolate for granted. Kisses, bars, truffles, and so forth; piles of the sweetest variety emerge in October, and taper off some time mid-February. After a while, It all tastes the same and has the same effect on us. Yet does anyone ever think beyond engaging in the gluttony? Eddi ... More >>
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January 6, 2012
El El Bean at Two 40 South, Our Drink of the Week
Brea, you've got a master mixologist hiding in your downtown.Yes, Two 40 South is a wine bar with a complex, self-service vacuum wine delivery system. Yes, most people are more interested in the barrel of Tobin James than cocktails. But it's not all wine, and there's a bunch of shockingly good It ... More >>
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December 29, 2011
Ducks vs. Sharks
Honda Center
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December 22, 2011
Christmas Eve Reggae Brunch
House of Blues
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December 5, 2011
Ghirardelli Coming To Disney California Adventure
Like Disneyland and Ghirardelli chocolate?If so, prepare to be happy.Learn more after the jump, chocoholics.
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October 27, 2011
10 Unusual Candies & Treats To Give Out On Halloween
Edwin GoeiWould you rather not give out boring old Snickers and M&M's this year? You want to be the special house on the block that has stuff that no one else dares give away? Here are some unusual candies and treats we dug out from our blog's long-dead Wacky Snacks featurette, most of ... More >>
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October 13, 2011
On the Line: Vicki Schrimmer of Cafe Chiarini, Part Three
Photo courtesty of Vicki SchrimmerAnd YOU get a Magic Bar!The women of Cafe Chiarini all share the spotlight, as we now feature the café's illustrious baker, Vicki Schrimmer, to wrap up this week's On the Line. And she is happy to share her recipe for Magic Bars (known to sell out, so if you wan ... More >>
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July 22, 2011
Verdun in Laguna Beach: A Jewelry Box Filled With Chocolates
A jewelry box filled with chocolates arrived in Laguna Beach directly from Portland when Verdun Fine Chocolates & Gifts owner Hamoody Houdroge opened the second location for the elegant Lebanon-based dessert shop last spring. He drove along Pacifi ... More >>
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June 23, 2011
'Chocolate: The Exhibition'
Muzeo
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March 29, 2011
Chipotle Introduces New Kids' Menu With a Special Offer in April
Chipotle Mexican GrillBuild-Your-Own Taco Kit Good news, parents. Now you don't have to share that gargantuan burrito.Chipotle Mexican Grill is rolling out its new kids' menu in LA and OC. To promote the launch, every Saturday and Sunday in April, until May 1, kids get a free meal when parents pu ... More >>
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September 6, 2010
Wacky Snacks: Meiji Black Chocolate
Name: Meiji Black Chocolate Origin: Japan Found at: Mitsuwa, Costa Mesa Cost: $1.69 Ingredients: Sugar, Cacao Mass, Palm Oil, Sunflower Oil, Shea Nuts Oil, Illipe Butter, Whole Milk Powder, Cocoa Butter, Soy Lecithin, Artificial Flavor.
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August 30, 2010
Wacky Snacks: Kinder Bueno
Edwin GoeiName: Kinder Bueno Origin: UK Found at: Cost Plus, Costa Mesa Cost: $4.99 for 3-pack Ingredients: Milk chocolate 31.5% (sugar, cocoa butter, cocoa mass, skimmed milk powder, concentrated butter, emulsifier: soy lecithin; vanillin), sugar, vegetable oil, wheat flour, hazelnuts (10.8% ... More >>
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August 18, 2010
Another Eatery Shuts Down At The District in Tustin
Edwin Goei Can you tell me what's missing from this picture I took at The District in Tustin? If you guessed Valentino Chocolatier Café, you'd be right. The independent confectionary (at 2829 Park Avenue), which featured Belgian chocolates, crepes and cupcakes, has folded and has done so qui ... More >>
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August 13, 2010
Salty & Sweet: Bun In My Oven's Potato Chip Cookies!
bunsinmyoven.comHello, heaven.The perfect accompaniment to any dessert? French fries. I'm a slave to the phenom--yes, phenom--of the salty/sweet combination. And so how could I pass up sharing this recipe for chocolate chip cookies with crushed potato chips thrown into the batter from baking blog ... More >>
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July 6, 2010
Kinder Happy Hippo
Edwin GoeiName: Kinder Happy Hippo Origin: Netherlands Found at: Cost Plus, Costa Mesa Cost: $3.99 Ingredients: Sugar, Vegetable Oil and Fat, Wheat Flour, Whole Milk Powder (.7.5%), Skimmed Milk Powder (5%), Fat-Reduced Cocoa (4.5%), Hazelnuts, Whey Powder, Emulsifier (Soy Lecithin), Coco ... More >>
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June 2, 2010
Recipe of the Week: Bailey's Chocolate Soufflé
For years, I read of the terror of the soufflé. "Leave the kitchen and be quiet," recipes cautioned, "lest you make the soufflé fall in the oven." Fiction books were full of anecdotes of 1960s-era housewives, their stereotypically tiny waists accentuated by a carefully-tied apron, being subjected ... More >>
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April 15, 2010
Red Velvet Cupcakes at French's Cupcake Bakery
Jessica FordRed Velvet (left) and German Chocolate (right) cupcakes!Sure, cupcakes may be a dying trend as Willy has described in this post, but after tasting the Red Velvet cupcakes at French's Cupcake Bakery in Costa Mesa, you will join me in rethinking everything you once knew about this small ... More >>
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April 12, 2010
Nestlé Aero
Edwin GoeiName: Nestlé Aero Origin: South Africa Found at: Garden Patch Market, Irvine Cost: $3.79 Ingredients: Cane sugar, full cream milk solids, cocoa mass, non-hydrogenated vegetable fat, whey powder (milk), cocoa butter, emulsifiers (soy lecithin E322, e476), flavourants.
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April 8, 2010
Chocolate Chip Fudge Cup at Sweet Jill's
Jessica FordIf you live anywhere in North OC, then you have probably stopped in Sweet Jill's on Second Street in Long Beach or Main Street in Seal Beach. Hell, if you've walked or driven anywhere within a mile of one of these little shops of heaven, the smell alone will have drawn you inexorably ... More >>
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April 2, 2010
Europa ChocoVine at Mitsuwa Marketplace
Grace LeEuropa ChocoVineChocowuuut?That's right, folks. Combining two of the things we love most, Holland has created ChocoVine: AKA Yoo-Hoo for grown-ups.The label clearly reads, "The taste of dutch chocolate and fine red wine," and proudly displays "Product of Holland," stamped--not once--but t ... More >>
Food
April 1, 2010
Tranquil's Bodacious Tea
The proprietors of Tranquil Tea Lounge in Fullerton do it all for the love of the leaf
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February 4, 2010
This Saturday: Belmont Shore Chocolate Festival
It's not like you're going to be in short supply of chocolate, what with Valentines just around the corner; but if you just can't wait a week to dive into that heart-shaped box, drive to Belmont Shore this weekend. Their 6th Annual Chocolate Festival is happening this Saturday from 1:00 to 4:00P ... More >>
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December 31, 2009
Dessert of the Week: Cookie Fundido at Matador Cantina
Jessica Ford Cookie FundidoOnce Rockin' Taco Cantina with a not-so-rockin' reputation, the space that now holds Matador Cantina in downtown Fullerton has received a major overhaul after reopening earlier this year under new ownership. Following the staff's recommendation--many of whom c ... More >>
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December 25, 2009
Drink of the Week: Chocolate Candy Cane at Montage
Jessica Ford Chocolate Candy CaneMontage in Laguna Beach is one of the swankiest hotels in the area, but you get your money's worth when it comes to drinks at the Lobby Lounge. After you valet park your BMW or Mercedes (whichever), pass through the initial entrance of the hotel and you ... More >>
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December 22, 2009
The Caloric Content of an Office Kitchen in December
coconino @ flickr.com CC BY-NC-ND 2.0Peanuts and walnuts and crispy rice crackersCookies and brownies and sugary snackersNut-studded cheeseballs and things just like thatThis is why holidays make you so fat.December is a festive time of year, with parades and songs and decorations... and food. B ... More >>
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November 19, 2009
Dessert of the Week: S'mores Sundae at The Crow Bar
The Crow Bar and Kitchen in Corona Del Mar has reinterpreted s'mores, a staple of any campfire, by taking the graham crackers, marshmallows, and chocolate, and creating a sundae. The Crow Bar's S'mores Sundae, our Dessert of the Week, has all of the essential ingredients, but chef Scott Bra ... More >>
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October 12, 2009
Christmas Has Come Early: Posh Choc and Champers Tasting at Morton's
And when we say champers, we mean the good stuff, and to go with it, Vosges Haut-Chocolat, no less. Yes, them of the bacon and chocolate combos, although, sadly, I can't find any of those on the following menu:Featured Wine and Champagne:Piper Sonoma BrutPiper-Heidsieck BrutPiper-Heidsieck Rose S ... More >>
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October 8, 2009
Dean Grech
Viento y Agua Gallery
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October 7, 2009
Fleming's New Prix Fixe: Three Hearty Courses for $39.95
For such an upscale restaurant, this deal is pretty good.As an appetizer, choose either the chopped salad or the roasted butternut squash soup; the entrée selection includes crackling pork osso bucco and filet mignon brochette--and you also get a side dish!--while dessert (save room!) might be d ... More >>
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September 23, 2009
Recipe of the Week: Nigella's White Chocolate and Raspberry Cheesecake*
* Dieters look away now!I found some luscious, juicy raspberries at Trader Joe's at the weekend, was but stumped for ideas about what to do with them. Somehow, to me, savory dishes with fruit don't appeal, and a bowl of berries with cream is plain boring.The result is today's recipe, which is cou ... More >>
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July 16, 2009
Morton's Closes Several Restaurants, But OC Locations Are Safe (For Now)
Three locations recently shuttered (in Michigan, Illinois and Minnesota).Not surprisingly, the upscale steakhouse chain has suffered during the recession, with the number of corporate expense diners, in particular, falling dramatically.Still, a spokesperson tells us that they have "no knowledge of e ... More >>
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June 19, 2009
Drink of the Week - Chris' Oatmeal Cookie
If you're like me, you inhale cookies by the fist full. No shame. Cookies are excellent. But it would be so much easier to get through dessert without uncomfortable stares from your date if there was some form of liquid cookie that could be drunk quickly and was without all those pesky crumbs. Wel ... More >>
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March 3, 2009
Begorra! SusieCakes and Sprinkles Mark St Paddy's Day With Themed Cupcakes
It's never too early to start celebrating St Patrick's Day--especially when the revelry comes in the form of cupcakes. SusieCakes and Sprinkles, the OC's most famous cupcakeries, are marking March 17th with themed varieties. SusieCakes, which has a range of specials and offers during the whole of Ma ... More >>
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February 20, 2009
In Need of A Sugar Hit? Try Campitelli's Cookies
I've always taken pride in the fact I have no cavities, but that could change if I pay many more visits to Campitelli's in Brea. Every time I walk past, something draws me inside. Is it the sweet smell emanating from the interior, conjuring up images of a granny out the back, lovingly crafting her c ... More >>
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December 11, 2008
Los Posadas
Bowers Museum
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November 19, 2008
Curly Tops
Name: Curly Tops Origin: Philippines Found at: Pinoy Mart, Tustin Cost: $1.59 Ingredients: Refined Cane Sugar, Milk Powder, Hydrogenated Palm And Palm Kernel Oil, Whey, Cocoa Powder, Soy Lecithin, Vanillin and Cinnamon Powder, Iodized Salt. Why I Bought It: Apart from the name, which is, ... More >>
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June 1, 2008
On Souplantation's Cookies
Souplantation is a harmless (I don't mean that sarcastically) and serviceable way to detox from a weeklong meat binge. It's also perfect when you want to please the vegetarian in your midst. We took a visiting Indian colleague who was "veg," and he gushed about it for days. But Souplantation's go ... More >>
Food
August 16, 2007
The Sweet Art
At Cafe Blanc, Tomi Harase makes desserts worthy of a gallery
Food
September 14, 2006
Sweet, Sweet Goo
La Fondues epic epicureanism
Food
August 17, 2006
An Ode to Chocolate Cream Pie
Chocolate like Hezbollah
Food
August 17, 2006
An Ode to Chocolake Cake
Glorious chocolate
Food
August 17, 2006
Not Just for the Sake of Crazy
Have your tea and eat it too at Chuao Chocolatier in Irvine
Food
July 20, 2006
You Never Know What You're Going to Get
Forrest Gump sucked, but damn it if the Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. Restaurant aint good
Food
January 19, 2006
In Vino Veritastic
Don Katz serves the goods at Symposium Wine Bar
Food
October 27, 2005
'Wooooooooooow!'
The soggy/succulent Italian beef and Chicago hot dogs of Portillo's arrive in Buena Park
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January 24, 2002
Naked From Pennsylvania
Suzanne Westenhoefer did something shocking
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