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May 16, 2012
Kirin Releases The First Fat-Busting Cola
Kirin, the Japanese beverage company that brought us beer foam and many memorable nights that began with the chant, "Sake-bomb-sake bomb," has come out with a new drink, one that's supposed to help you lose weight. Sadly, it's not a beer.
Blogs
April 24, 2012
On the Line: Phillip Chang of Yogurtland, Part One
We are used to some unique personalities here at On the Line. Phillip Chang was not only cool, but also calm and collected. I dropped by Yogurtland headquarters in Anaheim to understand his driven personality. What I got was a new level of respect for a pioneer in the frozen yogurt industry. Love hi ... More >>
Food
January 26, 2012
Hoa Sen Serves Cheatin' Chicken
[Hole In the Wall] The Garden Grove Vietnamese dive sells fake meats even a Midwesterner could love
Blogs
January 12, 2012
McDonald's Giving Out Books Instead Of Toys in UK Happy Meals
Amazon.comRonald McDonald: champion for literacy? Well at least in the UK, he is. From now until February 7th, the fast-food giant long-criticized for being purveyors of unhealthiness and ruiner of children's nutrition is promoting one good habit even as it continues to peddle a bad one: It's giv ... More >>
Blogs
January 3, 2012
VIDEO: 'Do You Have Rice Milk?' And Other Shit Vegans Say
Straight off the heels of the interwebz sensation "Shit Girls Say" (and its offshoots "Shit Black Girls Say" and "Shit Asian Girls Say") comes two videos for the non-animal-eating set.In "Shit Vegans Say" and "More Shit Vegans Say," soy-candle maker Ari Solomon compiles the key phrases that make ... More >>
Blogs
December 28, 2011
Mercy: Hangover Prevention in a Can?
'Twas the morning after NYE and--you know the story. Your head hurts, your stomach is queasy and WHY is it so damn bright?! There's no shortage of "miracle" cures (which usually involve soup), but they often just mask the pain. That's why we're so intrigued by Mercy, which claims to prevent ... More >>
Blogs
December 27, 2011
Beer and Martinis May Help You Live Longer, New Study Suggests
Wine snobs who gush over the beverage's life-extending properties may be stunned at this news nugget. A new study suggests that beer, martinis, and possibly all alcoholic drinks have the same effect. An analysis in The Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs found that there may be he ... More >>
Blogs
September 28, 2011
UK Dating Website Gets Dinged By Guv'ment: Claimed It's for Vegetarians, Yet Featured Mostly Meat Eaters
Look at the page above. A quick glance would lead readers to believe this is a dating website for vegetarians, and that's how Veggie Dates UK initially advertised itself as. But now notice the tagline: "If you are someone looking to meet single people who lead a healthy lifestyle why not join.... ... More >>
Blogs
September 2, 2011
Drink of the Week: Sheldon Brookbank's "Rock Williams"
Linnea LiebermanSo you're out fishing, hanging out with the guys, and you're desperate for a drink. You've got energy drinks, vodka, and candy. What do you do?
Blogs
July 13, 2011
Report: Millennials Like Trendy Food, Pig Out, Demand Foreign Grub
Kogi: The ne plus ultra of millennial eating habits...It always amuses me how research groups will make millions of dollars commissioning reports that conclude with the shit you can pull from everyday life. Take for instance, a study started earlier this year by the advertising agency Barkley, in ... More >>
Blogs
July 11, 2011
7-Eleven Gives Away Free Slurpees Today (It's 7/11, Get It?)
You'd think that it's an opportunistic marketing move for 7-Eleven to pick today, 7/11, as the day for its annual Slurpee® giveaway; but according to its corporate website, July 11th is its actual birthday.It was also once their operating hours (from 7 a.m.-11 p.m.), as everyone knows. So natura ... More >>
Blogs
June 9, 2011
Seven Rap Songs about Eating Well
Buff Love aka The Human Beat BoxLast week, the USDA introduced a new symbol for healthy eating to replace the decades-old food pyramid long considered ineffectual. The new graphic, called "MyPlate," replaces the pyramid with a plate-shaped pie chart demonstrating the importance of making fruits a ... More >>
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May 26, 2011
Phil Shane
Original Mike's
Blogs
April 29, 2011
USDA Pushing for School Districts to Buy Food from Local Farmers
Photo by Das UbergeekFrom the Irvine Farmers' Market: Will Organic Pears Make it into SanTana Unified?Jamie Oliver and Michelle Obama, take note: the United States Department of Agriculture has just announced that it's implementing a rule that is "encouraging" school districts to buy from local f ... More >>
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April 13, 2011
Carl's Jr. Turkey Burger: Not Bad
Flickr user keenanpepperDuring last week's Carl's Jr. Missed Connection, I mentioned that I was waiting patiently for a turkey burger and a salad. This is a new development at Carl's Jr., whose advertising for the last half-decade has revolved around manly men doing manly things and eating 1,000- ... More >>
Blogs
March 23, 2011
Will Eating Sea Kelp Save Us From Radiation?
The officials have assured us we're fine, a very safe distance from the radiation that's still emitting from the disaster-hit nuclear plant in Japan, but that hasn't stopped folks around here from taking extra precautions. People are flocking to local health food markets such as Mother's and Wh ... More >>
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March 10, 2011
St. Patrick's Day Super Secret Soul Night
Alex's Bar
Blogs
February 15, 2011
Report: Americans Drink More Alcohol Than Mexicans, But Mexicans Are Bigger Drunks
Flickr user fczuardiLast week, the World Health Organization released its massive Global Status Report On Alcohol and Health 2011. It's a fascinating read that breaks down the drinking habits of most of the countries in the world, along with morbidity rates and other fun stats. But for our purpos ... More >>
Blogs
February 3, 2011
Potheads Take Note: DiGiorno Pizza and Toll House Cookies
The evolution of the Toll House cookie is not a pretty sight to see. It started as a recipe on the back of Nestle's Toll House Chocolate Chips, a recipe which I and others have committed indelibly to memory. Then they started offering phallic tubes of pre-made Toll House cookie dough in the refri ... More >>
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January 12, 2011
Cookbook Review: Cook This, Not That by Zinczenko and Goulding
There are, it seems, two kinds of cookbooks in the world: One kind provides a thrilling sense of alchemy to cooking, opens new doors in the cook's mind, introduces new ingredients, and explores unknown techniques.The other kind makes promises of a different kind: enjoy the foods you love, but mor ... More >>
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November 9, 2010
Put Down The Damn Cool Whip. Do It Now.
Flickr user roadsidepicturesYou're not fooling anyone, you know.Last week was a very stressful week, and when I get stressed out, I cook. The concentration required to work in a kitchen, a place with knives, boiling water or oil, fire, and slippery floors, takes my mind off whatever's gone wrong. ... More >>
Blogs
November 1, 2010
Five Reasons Omnivores Don't Eat In Vegan Restaurants
Flickr user thegrocerThe Orange County Register published a review last week of Freesoulcaffe, a vegan restaurant in Tustin and posted a link on their food blog, Food Frenzy, asking if their review changed any minds about vegan food. The response was nearly universally "no," and it bears thinking ... More >>
Blogs
October 29, 2010
Mexican Coke: The Real Thing?
Flickr user cpmcgannI don't drink Coke. It's brain-shockingly sweet, it rots your teeth and it's loaded with--ew--high-fructose corn syrup. But Mexican Coke, that's different. It's the real thing, baby. Sweetened with cane sugar, not the artificial stuff, the Coca-Cola beverage made and bottle ... More >>
Blogs
October 22, 2010
El Patron Margarita at Yucatan Grill
Yucatan Grill in Seal Beach is my go-to spot for tasty margaritas. This Caribbean-Mexican restaurant always makes their margaritas stiff (you have to get your money's worth in this recession!) and offers a variety of choices from a Suprema Yucatan (equivalent to a Cadillac Margarita) to a Pomerit ... More >>
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October 12, 2010
OC's Broken School Lunches
Flickr user bookgrlAs sad as this is, it's better than CUSD's high school lunch.Earlier this year, the Conseil régional de Bourgogne (Regional Council of Burgundy, France) released a four-year charter called "Qualité de la restauration scolaire"--the quality of school food. It states that at ... More >>
Food
September 30, 2010
Seasons 52 Scores
Its butter-deficient, low-calorie cuisine sounds like Paula Deen's private hell
News
September 30, 2010
The Cannabis Candidate
Dispensary owner and Costa Mesa City Council aspirant Sue Lester is ready to 'raise my hand and do what I can for what I think is right'
Blogs
August 19, 2010
Tower of Terror Fall, Underage Drinking Confab Pump Up Schwarzenegger Bill Signing
Two Anaheim events involving underage drinking are being used to amplify Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's signing of legislation today that holds adults in California liable if youth they serve alcohol to are injured or killed.The signing comes during the 12th Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws Annual ... More >>
Blogs
August 18, 2010
Stephanie Morgan of Seabirds, Part Two
Photo by Kimberly ValenzuelaToday we continue our Q&A with Stephanie Morgan of Seabirds, the one and only vegan gourmet food truck in Orange County. If you missed the first part, click here. Stay tuned tomorrow for our final installment: a recipe. What would you'd like to see more of i ... More >>
Calendar
July 29, 2010
Cold War Kids
Huntington Beach Pier
Blogs
May 24, 2010
Five Ways to Redeem a KFC Double Down
As you may know, the Double Down, initially supposed to be a limited run, has been extended. Yes, that's right, they sold enough of these sandwiches to warrant extending the run. I blame the media and our single-minded quest to produce the snarkiest article about this waste of meat. (Look how meta I ... More >>
Blogs
April 19, 2010
Crunky
Edwin GoeiName: Crunky Ball Chocolate Origin: Korea Found at: H-Mart, Irvine Cost: $3.49 Ingredients: Sugar, Whole Milk Powder, Cocoa Mass, Cocoa Butter, Corn, Vegetable Fat, Lactose, Whey Permeate Pwder, Emulsifer (Soy bean), Arabic Gum, Salt, Tocopherol (Vitamin E), Artificial Flavor (V ... More >>
Blogs
January 26, 2010
The Case Against HFCS
Dave LiebermanLast week's Dueling Dishes article, about the "Throwback" sodas made with real sugar compared to those made with the now-standard high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) garnered more comments than normal, including a reply from Audrae Erickson, the president of the Corn Refiners' Associati ... More >>
Blogs
January 13, 2010
Study Finds That Calorie Count On Food Labels Can Be Inaccurate
www.health.govTrust labels much? Maybe you shouldn't. As a recent study conducted by the Journal of the American Dietetic Association suggests, the calorie counts posted on restaurant and prepared food labels can be innaccurate, though not all are. For example, the label on Lean Cuisine's ... More >>
Calendar
December 3, 2009
Holidays Gone Raw! (food and wine included)
Environmental Nature Center
Blogs
July 20, 2009
Missed National Ice Cream Day (Yesterday)? Don't Worry, There Are Still 12 More Days of National Ice Cream Month
Yes, it's weird that the powers that be-in this case, Ronald Reagan-saw fit to declare a NICD during NICM (isn't every day of July NICD?) But I'm not complaining. Not when there are one-of-a-kind places like Quinn's, in Los Alamitos, to satisfy my urges. Open since March, the cute parlor sells Fosse ... More >>
Blogs
April 27, 2009
KFC Lays On Free Grilled Chicken Just For Us! (Hurry: One Deal Applies Today--Tomorrow It's El Pollo Loco)
Yes, that's right. Not only is the whole country being offered a free piece of Kentucky Grilled Chicken today (Monday, April 27, aka UNFry Day), but Southern Californians are also benefitting from a further deal: buy an eight-piece or larger KFC meal from May 4 to May 31 and you'll receive four free ... More >>
Blogs
January 14, 2009
Food Created to Kill Us: Caffeinated Butterfingers
Last month brought news that Sparks, the first name in alcoholic energy drinks and something I've imbibed many more times than I'd care to admit, would no longer have caffeine in them for a variety of health-related concerns that should all be obvious.But lest you think the world would go too long w ... More >>
Blogs
January 5, 2009
Avanti Cafe International Tuesday Menu for January
My continued favorite food happening is 2008 OC Weekly Best Restaurant Avanti Cafe's International Tuesdays, where $11.50 gets you a three-course meal of cuisines rare to these parts. This month's theme: regional cuisines of India, as follows. Note "Veronica" and "Bart" are the junior chefs at Avant ... More >>
Blogs
December 24, 2008
FDA Wags Finger at Diet Coke's Vitamin Claims
The FDA has issues with Coca Cola's new Diet Coke Plus. It sent the company a letter earlier this month about the drink, which Coke purports to have a "refreshing taste...AND several essential nutrients" with "each 8 fl. oz. serving of Diet Coke Plus provid(ing) 15% of your RDI ... More >>
Food
December 4, 2008
The Newest Veggie Grill in Irvine Is Good Enough to Fool (Almost) Everyone
The FDA has issues with Coca Cola's new Diet Coke Plus. It sent the company a letter earlier this month about the drink, which Coke purports to have a "refreshing taste...AND several essential nutrients" with "each 8 fl. oz. serving of Diet Coke Plus provid(ing) 15% of your RDI ... More >>
Calendar
November 13, 2008
Farmers Market Grand Opening
Farmers Market Grand Opening
Blogs
September 30, 2008
Foods to Show Country of Origin
According to various news reports and this one from ABC News, beginning this week, the USDA is requiring that all food retailers label some foods with their country of origin. The law, called COOL (Country of Origin Labeling) will mandate that the consumer is informed where all "raw beef, veal, lam ... More >>
Blogs
September 14, 2007
Free Tix Fridays: Bad Brains OR Supersuckers
This weekend, we're giving away ten pairs of tix, lovely readers. Five are for the Supersuckers Punk Rock Karaoke show on Wed, September 19, at the Anaheim House Of Blues. The other five are for Bad Brains Whole Wheat Bread at the same venue on Tue, September 25. To score a pair, email: ocpro ... More >>
Food
February 15, 2007
This Hole-in-the-Wall Life
Your moment of Zen: Zen Vegetarian Restaurant
Culture
January 19, 2006
Trendzilla
Don Ed Hardy
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June 30, 2005
LOWBALLASSCHATTER
Don Ed Hardy
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January 22, 2004
Numb at NAMM 2004
The Music Industry Descends on Anaheim and Gives it a Hickey
Features
January 15, 2004
Meat Your Maker
The opposite of vegetarian
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May 18, 2000
Baked Alaska Airlines
The opposite of vegetarian
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