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April 5, 2012
How Doritos Were Born At Disneyland
Adapted from 'Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered America'
Food
April 5, 2012
One Nation, Under Tacos
An excerpt from 'Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered America'
Blogs
March 21, 2012
Tostilocos Gets Their Day in the National Sun
For seemingly ever, tostilocos have governed the diet of Mexis in Orange County yet proven almost impossible to cross over to gabachos--even those of the hipster set. Not sure why: the concoction of chips topped with fruits, peanuts, onions, salsa--really, whatever the hell you want--is like Frit ... More >>
Blogs
March 21, 2012
Disney Releases Dole Whip, Churro Shirts
If you're an avid Disnerd like yours truly, chances are you've enjoyed both a Dole Whip outside Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room, and a warm cinnamon and sugar-covered churro from a snack cart during a visit to the park.Well, guess what? You can now wear your love for both of these tasty D ... More >>
Blogs
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 >>
Food
February 10, 2012
HOT DOGS HOT DOGS HOT DOGS: One From the Cart
[Hole In the Wall] A Santa Ana food cart makes bacon-wrapped hot dogs and other Mexican street treats
Blogs
February 6, 2012
Four Big Facts The Daily Got Wrong In Its History of the Burrito
Here's to hoping my Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered America is hitting the cultural caliente list at the right time--and it is, if you go by recent histories on Mexican food published by mainstream publications. I know Smithsonian Magazine is working on something because they called me for c ... More >>
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 >>
Blogs
November 21, 2011
Five Great Minnesota Versions of Hotdish (a.k.a. Casserole)
As winter approaches, with its occasional rain and frigid mid-50s-high temperatures, people break out the sweaters, boots and think about hot, stick-to-your-ribs food. In the winter, a lot of baking happens and a lot of lasagne, but when it's chilly out, I think of the time I spent in Minnesota a ... More >>
Blogs
November 3, 2011
Top Chef: Texas--Five Predictions
© Bravo Did you watch last night's first episode of Top Chef Texas? Episode summaries are usually Edwin's beat, and he usually weighs in toward the end of the season after we've learned which cheftestants to root for. I'm going to take a different approach at the head-end of the season and make ... More >>
Blogs
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 >>
Blogs
July 25, 2011
Five Foods That Taste Better Processed
Flickr user xiamingI love fresh food. I love cooking from whole ingredients. I go slightly insane when I can't have plenty of fresh vegetables with my meals, and I live in Southern California, where we have a year-round growing season and farmers markets that make even people from other produce-r ... More >>
Blogs
July 22, 2011
Book on the History of Fritos® Just Released
I'm not the only one writing books on the history of Mexican food in the United States. Just this week, Kaleta Doolin released Fritos® Pie: Stories, Recipes, and More via Texas A & M University Press. Doolin is the daughter of Charles Elmer Doolin, founder of Fritos. We're going to interview ... More >>
Blogs
July 5, 2011
Study: Eating Fatty Foods Triggers Natural Marijuana-Like High in Body
Dos Chinos fries INSANITY...You eat one French fry, you need another. And another. Soon, the basket of fried sticks is gone--then, you start picking away at your friend's fries. Same thing happens with chips and any fatty foods: the munchies.It's not because you're fat, tubby. It's all a part of ... More >>
Blogs
June 17, 2011
RIP Crappy School Lunches, or: Six Legendary Cafeteria Menu Items
Flickr user john.murdenA farewell to childhood. It's the end of an era. The Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Trustees has banned flavored milk in school cafeterias, and corn dogs and chicken nuggets are also off the menus. Who knows what's next? No word on whether OC schools are ... More >>
Food
June 9, 2011
Le Cafe Is a Non-Smelly Deli
[Hole In the Wall] This Costa Mesa spot does the impossible: serve great office-park cuisine
Blogs
May 9, 2011
Trader Joe's Baked Jalapeño Cheese Crunchies Rather Bland
Trader Joe's is legendary for taking the ideas of other food producers, improving on the product, then selling them at its stores under the Trader Joe's name. So on a rare trip to the store, I figured the above snack would improve on Cheetos, not only in the health arena, but also in the flavor-- ... More >>
Blogs
April 14, 2011
Taco Bell Makes Shells Out of Nacho Cheese Doritos
Taco Shells Made from Doritos MovementChips in menu items seems to be the best idea ever for Taco Bell these days (see: the Beefy Crunch Burrito, aka the one with Flaming Hot Fritos in it). Now, we're hearing that the Irvine chain has made a taco shell entirely out of Nacho Cheese Doritos.
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 >>
Blogs
March 30, 2011
NY Times: Food Companies Using Smaller Bags To Hide Rising Costs
Flickr User JametiksThe New York Times published an enlightening article that reveals something currently happening right under our noses: food companies, trying to maximize profits during lean times, are simply giving us less product and charging the same price. They're taking advantage tha ... More >>
Blogs
March 23, 2011
Hey, Look: Wasabi-Flavored Dorritos!
Vickie Chang/OC WeeklyWasabi! Dorritos! TOGETHER!Spotted at the City of Industry Costco location: Giant bags of Wasabi-flavored Dorritos. Are they delicious? And are they really that nuclear green color?
Blogs
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 >>
Blogs
December 29, 2010
Gross Or Genius? Taco Bell's Beefy Crunch Burrito Is Stuffed With Flaming Hot Fritos
Taco Bell's new, limited-time-only Beefy Crunch Burrito sounds like the culinary creation of a drunken frat boy.Dude, you know what would be awesome in this burrito? Flaming Hot Fritos. Fuck yeah! That's exactly what it is--a burrito stuffed with seasoned ground beef, nacho cheese, sour cre ... More >>
Blogs
October 26, 2010
Dress Like a Chicken Nugget, Get a $2 Chipotle Burrito
Chipotle.comEver wanted to dress up like a slice of bologna, a bag of Fritos or a Twinkie? Chipotle has a deal for you.
News
July 30, 2009
Cancer Wasn't Killing Jack Jessee Fast Enough, So Did His Wife and Stepson Hire a Hit Man?
Chipotle.comEver wanted to dress up like a slice of bologna, a bag of Fritos or a Twinkie? Chipotle has a deal for you.
News
December 18, 2008
[Moxley Confidential] The New Math On How Many Mike Carona Campaign Contributors Got Badges
Chipotle.comEver wanted to dress up like a slice of bologna, a bag of Fritos or a Twinkie? Chipotle has a deal for you.
Blogs
March 30, 2008
Avocado Pizzas at Stonefire Grill in Irvine
Pizza isn't something you'll see very often on this blog. Don't get me wrong. I eat plenty of it. But this is Orange County, not Chicago or New York. Pho, tacos, and ramen we got in spades -- just as good as those served in in Vietnam, Mexico and Japan, some might say. But pizza? So far, what ... More >>
Food
August 2, 2007
This Hole-in-the-Wall Life
Breaking Into the Upper Crust: New York's Upper Crust Pizza
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November 17, 2005
!Ask a Mexican!
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August 25, 2005
Fat Like Me
A pigs-eye view of the Happiest Place on Earth
News
October 10, 2002
Disneyland Primeval
A pre-Eisner photo history of Walts unreal world
Columns
June 13, 2002
Prison Blues
Visiting time at Wasco State
Columns
January 17, 2002
Diary of a Mad County
Visiting time at Wasco State
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May 4, 2000
Let the Bastards Burn!
Wait a minute: Thats us in Birks war between the Californias

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