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May 25, 2012
New Seafood Restaurant & Fish Market To Open In Belmont Shore
On Second Street where Naples ends and Belmont Shore begins, there used to be a great hot dog joint called The Dog House, which was itself an offshoot and subsidiary of Barry's Beach Shack next door. The Dog House didn't last long and neither did Barry's after it folded.Now we see its replacement: a ... More >>
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May 23, 2012
Introducing "Diatribe With Dave," Featuring the Wisdom of Legendary Bartender Dave Mau!
Anyone who has spent any time in Orange County food circles has crossed paths with Dave Mau, whether at pop-up restaurants, grilling 'cue for some celebrity or other, or getting drunk off his potent drinks at his every-other-Wednesday Dinner with Dave shindigs at Memphis at the Santora. You can find ... More >>
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May 10, 2012
5 Long-Shuttered OC Restaurants That I Miss
It's been exactly five years since I was given the honor of writing restaurant reviews for this fine paper. In that time, I've been to what I estimate is about 300 restaurants. I'm not going to start rattling of my favorites, because, well, I and your other humble Forkers already do that with our we ... More >>
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March 26, 2012
Dispatches from the Dave Mau-Cody Requeno Pop-Up at the Crosby Last Week
Sorry for the delay, folks, but behold my write-up from last week's successful pop-up at the Crosby for Dave Mau (the pants-less genius above) and his partner in crime, Cody Requeno. Their four-course meal was home cooking at its most gourmet: no fancy preparation, no weird ingredients, just heap ... More >>
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March 20, 2012
[UPDATE: TOMORROW!!!] Dave Mau to Do Pop-Up at Crosby March 21!
A couple of Wednesdays ago, I stopped in at Memphis At the Santora for "Dinner With Dave," for which the irrepressible Dave Mau holds the fort down every other Wednesday with whatever the hell he wants to cook that night and some great music. After getting me blitzed with a Blue Hawaiian, he reve ... More >>
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December 29, 2011
The Stinger at Memphis at the Santora, Our Drink of the Week!
I basically live at Memphis at the Santora, the grand dame of downtown SanTana's food scene, swimming through a sea of Manhattans and climbing mountains of bread pudding every week, if not night. We named them Best Bar last year, an honor well-deserved and one that they're not resting on at all. ... More >>
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December 24, 2011
Merry Christmas/Happy Hannukah/Kwazy Kwanzaa/Tip-Top Tet/Solemn, Dignified Ramadan from OC Weekly
Dave Mau, bartender extraordinaire, spreading the Chrismas love...now, gimme a Manhattan up!The headline for this post, of course, comes from the Simpsons, but we mean it--we thereby declare a Christmas truce for the weekend, in which any posts put up will be happy puppies or cute kitties. Maybe ... More >>
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March 15, 2011
ReTreat In Costa Mesa Has Closed. Where Are Dave Mau and Cody Requejo Now?
Photo from Dinners with DaveThe ReTreat, the Costa Mesa sushi-bar-cum-breakfast-cum-barbecue restaurant where the irrepressible Dave Mau and rock & roll sushi master Cody Requejo worked, actually ended its run Dec. 20, 2010. But I didn't know about its demise until I tried to come back ... More >>
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December 27, 2010
What You Missed: The Growlers, Dinner With Dave, Christmas Lights
Mary Bell/OC WeeklyIt's Mau vs. Claus.What'd you miss this weekend? It was a quiet one in Orange County, but we've got a few photos for you: First up is the Growlers' hometown show at Detroit Bar, then came Dinner With Dave (super special Christmas edition!) and then we checked out a neighborhood ... More >>
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October 27, 2010
Dinner With Dave's Fourth Anniversary Show Featuring the New Limb, Billy Kernkamp, Echo Echo and DJ Oldboy
Gustavo Arellano already wrote about the food part, but Dinner With Dave's Fourth Anniversary Show also has a ton of live music on for free tonight. Erstwhile guest bloggers The New Limb, former Locals Only subjects Billy Kernkamp and DJ Oldboy, plus Echo Echo are all going to be performing ... More >>
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October 24, 2010
"Dinner With Dave" to Celebrate Fourth Anniverary at Memphis at the Santora
John Gilhooley/OC WeeklyThe irrepressible Dave Mau will celebrate four years of giving drunks free food every second and fourth Wednesday of the month this Wednesday, and prepare for desmadre! A mini-appreciation after the jump!
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October 14, 2010
Cleaver-Wielding, Pants-Optional Man About Town
[Best of OC 2010] Dave Mau's 10 OC Survival Tips
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August 11, 2010
Tonight: Dinner With Dave featuring Brother Cecil
Danielle Bacher/OC WeeklyLocals Only alumni, bluesy Brother Cecil, is performing at tonight's Dinner With Dave at 10 p.m. As usual, it's a free dinner--and there's no cover, with Dave Mau, chef at The Re{treat} at The Spa in Costa Mesa, serving buffet-style at the Memphis at the Santora in Santa ... More >>
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May 12, 2010
Free Food! Free Music! The Steelwells! David Mau!
www.myspace.com/thesteelwellsGet ready: Fullerton favorites the Steelwells will be serving up some acoustic rock as well as some fine cuisine tonight at Memphis in Santa Ana's Memphis at the Santora. They're the featured artist at today's installment of Dinner with Dave, a semi-monthly music/food ... More >>
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April 1, 2010
A Look Inside the New Limb's Sounds People Can Hear Listening Party
For a bunch of reticent rockers from Costa Mesa, the New Limb crew likes to make a lot of noise. Made up of brothers Joey (vocals) and Adam Chavez (drums), Dan Perez (guitar) and Lauren Salamone (keys), the band releases its first full-length recording, Sounds People Can Hear, April 3, kicked off ... More >>
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March 24, 2010
Free Food and Music at Memphis in Santa Ana Tonight
Kimberly ValenzuelaDave Mau himself!Two Wednesday ago, we checked out "Dinner with Dave"--Memphis Santa Ana's every-other-week offering of food and music. A quick review for you:
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March 11, 2010
PHOTOS: Dinner With Dave at Memphis Santora
Kimberly ValenzuelaDave Mau himself!Dinner With Dave took place last night at the Memphis at the Santora. Generous, generous man Dave Mau whips up a free meal for anyone who wants to partake on the second and fourth Wednesday of the month. Mau is chef at the Re{treat} (along with Cody Requejo) at ... More >>
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March 11, 2010
PHOTOS: Dinner With Dave at Memphis Santora
Kimberly ValenzuelaDave Mau himself!Dinner With Dave took place last night at the Memphis at the Santora. Generous, generous man Dave Mau whips up a free meal for anyone who wants to partake on the second and fourth Wednesday of the month. Mau is chef at the Re{treat} (along with Cody Requejo) at ... More >>
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March 11, 2010
PHOTOS: Dinner With Dave at Memphis Santora
Kimberly ValenzuelaDave Mau himself! Dinner With Dave took place last night at the Memphis at the Santora, where generous, generous man Dave Mau whips up a free meal for anyone who wants to partake on the second and fourth Wednesday of the month. Mau is chef at the Re{treat} (along with Cody Requ ... More >>
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January 22, 2010
Drink of the Week: Southern Pear Tea at Memphis Cafe
Jessica Ford Southern Pear TeaYou can't experience the South without having a glass of sweet tea, and Memphis Cafe in Costa Mesa is taking the Southern staple and adding what any bar should--alcohol. Memphis' Southern Pear Tea is the Drink of the Week because it actually tastes like rea ... More >>
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December 31, 2009
[Year In Review] Of Taco Trucks and Votes That Suck: 2009 On Our Stick a Fork In It Food Blog
Jessica Ford Southern Pear TeaYou can't experience the South without having a glass of sweet tea, and Memphis Cafe in Costa Mesa is taking the Southern staple and adding what any bar should--alcohol. Memphis' Southern Pear Tea is the Drink of the Week because it actually tastes like rea ... More >>
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October 22, 2009
[Sound Guy] The Union Line and Avi Buffalo: Signed, Sealed, Hopefully Delivered
Jessica Ford Southern Pear TeaYou can't experience the South without having a glass of sweet tea, and Memphis Cafe in Costa Mesa is taking the Southern staple and adding what any bar should--alcohol. Memphis' Southern Pear Tea is the Drink of the Week because it actually tastes like rea ... More >>
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October 14, 2009
Dinner with Dave Celebrates Three-Year Anniversary
Time to back up our words. In last week's "Best of" issue, the OC Weekly declared Costa Mesa's the New Limb to be the "best live band" in Orange County. Quite the title! And you judge for yourself, tonight, for free. With free food, too. Pretty good deal, all things considered.
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July 21, 2009
On the Line: Dave Mau of The Retreat
Dave Mau (left) and his brother Chris Dave Mau is the chef and raconteur behind the Dinners with Dave event, a night of free music and free food, held every second and fourth Wednesday at Memphis at the Santora. When he's not doing that or cooking at the Vermilion Valley Resort in the High Sie ... More >>
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June 24, 2009
TONIGHT: Dinner with Dave and We Are the Pilots
Yes, it's time for another twice-monthly installment of Dinner with Dave, where Dave Mau cooks up some free food, a local DJ spins, and a local band plays. Tonight it's two dear Heard Mentality favorites, DJ Oldboy and Anaheim's We Are the Pilots, pictured. WAtP bassist has referred to it as "the fi ... More >>
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May 28, 2009
Dinner with Dave
Memphis
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May 27, 2009
ALSO TONIGHT: Dinner with Dave with the New Limb and DJ Oldboy
Here's a recipe (pun! sort of!) for an extremely pleasant Wednesday evening: free food from Dave Mau, free music from The New Limb, and tunes spun by DJ Oldboy (also free, natch). Sound like some beautiful dream? No sir and/or ma'am! It's reality tonight at Memphis in Santa Ana, with the latest of t ... More >>
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April 22, 2009
TONIGHT: Dinner with Dave (and the Yellow Red Sparks)
Twice a month (the second and fourth Wednesday, to be exact), Dave Mau hosts Dinner with Dave at Memphis in downtown Santa Ana. It combines two awesome things: free food and free music. Tonight, the music will be provided by central OC folk rockers Yellow Red Sparks, pictured, who may or may not be ... More >>
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April 8, 2009
Memphis at the Santora's New Night Menu--Try the Meatloaf Sandwich (Seriously!)
Pardon this unasimmilated Mexican, but what is the great gabacho aversion to meatloaf? I've enjoyed it the dozen or so times I've tasted the meat--not my favorite carnal creation, but also no headcheese (another much-maligned butcher offering). I thought about this on Saturday as I chomped down on a ... More >>
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October 24, 2008
Tarantino Night at The Retreat in SCP
The folks at The Retreat inside The Spa at SCP are hosting a Quentin Tarantino Costume Party tomorrow, Saturday October 25th, starting at 8 PM. The sushi-chef/rock-star Cody Requejo should be there, and since they're cookin' burgers, I'm sure Dave Mau will be too. He's the place's grill master aft ... More >>
Food
October 2, 2008
Chef Cody Requejo Shreds With Both Sushi Knives and Stratocasters
The folks at The Retreat inside The Spa at SCP are hosting a Quentin Tarantino Costume Party tomorrow, Saturday October 25th, starting at 8 PM. The sushi-chef/rock-star Cody Requejo should be there, and since they're cookin' burgers, I'm sure Dave Mau will be too. He's the place's grill master aft ... More >>
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March 17, 2005
Tasteful Gentrification
Oranges District Lounge kicks out drunken Mexicans for good-ol-boy chow
Culture
October 18, 2001
Mau-Mauing the Fact Catcher
Dave Mau and the aesthetic of everything

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