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April 5, 2012
How Doritos Were Born At Disneyland
Adapted from 'Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered America'
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March 5, 2012
The Five Most Influential Cities in the Development of Mexican Food in the United States
SO...my much-promised book, Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered America finally hits the bookstores next month (April 10), and review copies are slowly making their way around the nation's newsrooms. So I might as well start giving out bits and pieces to entice ustedes to preorder the damn thing ... More >>
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February 17, 2012
Taco Bell's Doritos Shell is Coming Soon
Taco BellLast year, we found out that Taco Bell was hooking up with Frito-Lay to create a taco shell made of Doritos. Now, that bastard child is here! Meet the Doritos Locos Taco, which will arrive at participating locations nationwide at midnight on March 8.
Blogs
January 17, 2012
Were Doritos Invented at Disneyland?
Over the weekend, I gave my short history of Mexican food in Orange County at the Segerstrom Center's Samueli Stage as part of its hosting of the awesome, ribald Chautauqua! show. Since I doubt I'll ever grace any stage at the Segerstrom again, I decided to focus my 10-minute lecture on OC's two ... More >>
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September 26, 2011
Doritos to Be Sprinkled Over Grave of Doritos Creator
DoritosArch West, the king of corn chips, died last Tuesday at the age of 97. A former Frito-Lay exec, he's credited with introducing the world to the highly munchable little snack known as Doritos. According to the Dallas Morning News, West pitched the idea for Doritos af ... More >>
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September 26, 2011
Five Mexican-Food Empires Started By Americans Ripping Off Unnamed Mexicans
One of the few cases in Mexican-food history in the US where a Mexi wasn't ripped off by gabachos...Michelle posted earlier today about how the man credited with creating Fritos, former Frito-Lay executive, Arch West, just passed away in Dallas. First thing I told her? "The origin story for Dorit ... More >>
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July 19, 2011
South Park's Legendary Cheesy Poofs to be Available Starting at Comic-Con!
Headed to Comic Con this week? Then snag what's sure to be one of the more sought-after pieces of swag: official Cheesy Poofs from the creators of South Park. The New York Times reports that Comedy Central and Frito-Lay have teamed up to promote 15 years of South Park by releasing Cartman's ... More >>
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May 12, 2011
Letters From OC Weekly Readers
Headed to Comic Con this week? Then snag what's sure to be one of the more sought-after pieces of swag: official Cheesy Poofs from the creators of South Park. The New York Times reports that Comedy Central and Frito-Lay have teamed up to promote 15 years of South Park by releasing Cartman's ... More >>
Blogs
April 8, 2011
A Review of New Sun Chips Flavors
Edwin GoeiI have a love-hate thing with Frito-Lay. I hate some of their products but love others. Sun Chips goes in the "love" column. I don't buy into the idea that they're really any healthier than a regular snack chip. Junk food is junk food. Furthermore, I think their "multigrain" compo ... More >>
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March 15, 2011
Tapatio-Flavored Fritos Making Nationwide Debut IN TWO WEEKS!!!
See that bag of Tapatío-flavored Fritos? It's now half-gone because I've limited myself to a daily fistful of the manna ever since we broke the news earlier this month they were debuting. It wasn't Lenten denial, but rather not knowing when they'd appear on store shelves outside random Costcos.N ... More >>
Blogs
March 2, 2011
Tapatio-Flavored Fritos Now Available at Costco, Coming to a Store Near You
Last week, I interviewed the Saavedra family, the clan behind the wonderful Tapatío Hot Sauce, for my book on the history of Mexican food in the United States. I might release some details of it later, but this one can't wait a year: Sometime in February, Tapatío-flavored Fritos hit Costco, the ... More >>
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January 5, 2011
On The Line: Dean Simon of Bruxie, Part Two
Photo by Christopher VictorioToday we continue our Q&A with Dean Simon of Bruxie in Orange. Have no idea what Bruxie is? Where've you been? If you missed the first part, click here to read it. And stay tuned tomorrow for a recipe. What show would you pitch to the Food Network?My idea for a sh ... More >>
Food
October 2, 2008
[This Hole-in-the-Wall Life] Better Bread Than Dead at Plaza Bakery in Fullerton
Photo by Christopher VictorioToday we continue our Q&A with Dean Simon of Bruxie in Orange. Have no idea what Bruxie is? Where've you been? If you missed the first part, click here to read it. And stay tuned tomorrow for a recipe. What show would you pitch to the Food Network?My idea for a sh ... More >>
Food
July 17, 2008
[This Hole-In-the-Wall Life] Zucchini, Zucchini, Zucchini at A's Ace Burgers
Photo by Christopher VictorioToday we continue our Q&A with Dean Simon of Bruxie in Orange. Have no idea what Bruxie is? Where've you been? If you missed the first part, click here to read it. And stay tuned tomorrow for a recipe. What show would you pitch to the Food Network?My idea for a sh ... More >>
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May 5, 2005
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April 18, 2002
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South Park's Legendary Cheesy Poofs to be Available Starting at Comic-Con!

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Tapatio-Flavored Fritos Making Nationwide Debut IN TWO WEEKS!!!

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On The Line: Dean Simon of Bruxie, Part Two

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