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Blogs
May 18, 2012
Recipe of the Week: Salsa Verde Soup
Between getting back from Baja with Dave and Gustavo promoting Taco USA like he's Don Fucking King, I've been on a Mexican food binge. Asada, suadero, hongos con jamon y pina--I want it all.But you can only eat out so long before your body needs some home cookin' to give your arteries a break. I was ... More >>
Blogs
May 10, 2012
Taco Kokopelli: Next Wave Chef Takes to the Streets in Tijuana
In order for a parrilla to continue to burn, there must be some fresh mesquite added to ensure its vibrancy. And it's an apt metaphor when considering the current Baja cuisine renaissance. The much-celebrated trend has been spread by just a handful of chefs from Tijuana to Cabo, and it's been the Cu ... More >>
Blogs
August 17, 2011
Hatch Your Plans For Finding and Roasting Hatch Chiles in OC This Month
Dave LiebermanIt's Hatch chile season! If you've never had the long, green, hot cousins of the Anaheim chile that grow in southeastern New Mexico, now's the time to try them. They make awesome green chile, of course, fantastic Ortega burgers and they're sublime stuffed with cheese, battered and d ... More >>
Blogs
February 11, 2011
One Dollar for Five Pounds of Jalapeños at Freshia in Tustin!
I've always been amazed at price disparities among local ethnic shops in my years of reviewing restaurants for this infernal rag. I've seen King's Market in Anaheim sell habaneros at half of what Northgate does, bought good onions at the Turkish market in Garden Grove's Little Karachi for cheap, ... More >>
Blogs
September 15, 2010
Green Chile, or How to "Hatch" a Sauce
Dave LiebermanThe season for Hatch chile roasts is just about over in Southern California, and judging by the speed with which sacks and cases of the New Mexican chile pepper disappeared from hastily constructed outdoor tents, many Orange Countians have stocks of the hot vegetable in their freeze ... More >>
Blogs
July 21, 2010
The Good, The Bad, The Stereotypical, and the Strange About Eating a Burrito in Toronto
A gig as the master of ceremonies for the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies annual convention took me to Canada last week--specifically, Toronto. Dave raved about the West Indian food there, and I've long known Toronto offers one of the world's great multicultural mixes--but I was resigned ... More >>
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January 13, 2010
Life on the Veg: Hue Style Noodle Soup at Brodard Chateau
Grace Le"Hue" Style Vegetarian Noodle Soup A swankier spin-off of its Westminster counterpart, Brodard Chateau specializes in Asian fusion, but essentially Vietnamese cuisine. Despite what you may expect, this actually leads to some pretty great perks. For example, you don't have to put in any of ... More >>
Blogs
January 7, 2010
At the Farmer's Market: Tangerines and Blood Oranges
Dave LiebermanShe likes her hair to be real orange; she uses ta-a-angerines...This week's national news was full of tales of woe from Florida: a long, hard freeze that is killing the legendarily-lush landscaping. The low temperatues may have wiped out the citrus crop, and more of the same is pred ... More >>
Blogs
December 17, 2009
At the Farmers' Market: Strawberries
Dave LiebermanQuick, when was the last time you had a juicy, sweet, fragrant strawberry?Back in June and July?Well, there's some good news. While cool, dry weather in November makes the meteorologists and climate folks freak out, lovers of fruit can rejoice, because it means an extra crop of stra ... More >>
Blogs
July 27, 2009
Top 5 Frozen Yogurt Flavors I'd Like To See
Since new yogurt stores seem to keep popping up like an unstoppable, virulent disease (See my earlier post here on the phenomenon), there's really one thing left to do: request more flavors. Not that there's a lack of creativity out there. Some, like Yogurtland, seem to have a hard-working f ... More >>
Blogs
July 10, 2009
A Simple, Brilliant Snack at Mesa: Carrots
No Mexican food here, but Taco Man nevertheless approves...Went to Mesa in Costa Mesa yesterday, and it remains as great as ever: big-breasted women in slinky dresses, corporate suits dining or ogling them, bumping DJs (yesterday, they spun Fela Kuti, ska as it turned to dub, and samba funk), and gr ... More >>
Food
October 9, 2008
The Soup at Garden Grove's Jang Mo Gip Comes Two Ways: Spicy and Really Spicy
No Mexican food here, but Taco Man nevertheless approves...Went to Mesa in Costa Mesa yesterday, and it remains as great as ever: big-breasted women in slinky dresses, corporate suits dining or ogling them, bumping DJs (yesterday, they spun Fela Kuti, ska as it turned to dub, and samba funk), and gr ... More >>
Food
September 1, 2005
This Week in Pork
No Mexican food here, but Taco Man nevertheless approves...Went to Mesa in Costa Mesa yesterday, and it remains as great as ever: big-breasted women in slinky dresses, corporate suits dining or ogling them, bumping DJs (yesterday, they spun Fela Kuti, ska as it turned to dub, and samba funk), and gr ... More >>
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March 17, 2005
Kapit Bahay
No Mexican food here, but Taco Man nevertheless approves...Went to Mesa in Costa Mesa yesterday, and it remains as great as ever: big-breasted women in slinky dresses, corporate suits dining or ogling them, bumping DJs (yesterday, they spun Fela Kuti, ska as it turned to dub, and samba funk), and gr ... More >>
Features
October 21, 2004
Best of OC 2004: Part 3
No Mexican food here, but Taco Man nevertheless approves...Went to Mesa in Costa Mesa yesterday, and it remains as great as ever: big-breasted women in slinky dresses, corporate suits dining or ogling them, bumping DJs (yesterday, they spun Fela Kuti, ska as it turned to dub, and samba funk), and gr ... More >>
Food
September 16, 2004
No Feigning Necessary!
The distracting decor and fabulous dinners of Svelte
Food
August 12, 2004
This Week in Carnivores vs. Vegetarians
The distracting decor and fabulous dinners of Svelte
Features
January 15, 2004
Meat Me in Hell
A guide to great food
Features
October 30, 2003
Best Dining
A guide to great food
Food
July 31, 2003
Checklist, Please!
Food at the Orange County Fairpart yum!
Features
July 24, 2003
The OC Weekly Book Of Food Lists!
Food at the Orange County Fairpart yum!
Food
April 10, 2003
Ground-Zero Grub
Drive-by dining when North Korea drops the big one
Food
April 3, 2003
Venison Benison
Eating Bambis mom at Costa Mesas Turner New Zealand
Food
April 3, 2003
Fire In the Hole!
A nickel-bag of platters to paint your uvula red
Columns
February 13, 2003
Confessions of a Dangerous Mime
A nickel-bag of platters to paint your uvula red
Food
April 25, 2002
Intrinsic Meatness
Firehouses sides kick your visit over the top
Food
March 14, 2002
Small and Inviting
Scamper over to Scampi
Features
January 31, 2002
Nice Dish!
100 things you should put in your mouth
Food
November 22, 2001
Learn Italian Fast
In the midst of Soviet-style shopping, Sapori Trattoria
Food
September 6, 2001
After-Dinner Tort?
Fine dining for the civic-center crowd at Shellys Courthouse Bistro
Food
September 6, 2001
Power Plants
Vien Huong gets the most out of vegetables
Food
August 30, 2001
Reinheitsgebot!
God bless you, and pass the garlic fries
Food
August 23, 2001
A Bit of A-Roy!
Little Thai Wave is a monsoon of flavor
Features
August 9, 2001
Pompeii Dog
Irvine agitators stuff selves at San Pedros Elias Cafe
Features
August 9, 2001
Active Eats
And its one, two, threewhat are we dining for?
Food
August 9, 2001
A Guide to our Advertisers
And its one, two, threewhat are we dining for?
Food
July 19, 2001
Blues Plate Special
Club food that wont kill you!
Food
June 14, 2001
Hummus a Few Bars
Substance over style at Orchid
Food
April 12, 2001
Meat!
Lotus Cafe still great at the meat masquerade
Features
February 1, 2001
Holy Mackerel!
We came, we saw seafood, we ate it, we left
Culture
January 18, 2001
Juicy Fruits
Sex and death and death and sex and . . .
Food
December 7, 2000
Flame Thrower
The awful truth about kimchee
Food
May 11, 2000
Jazz and Italian
A Mulberry Street that makes its own improvisations
Food
March 16, 2000
Eat Cheap
Part Two
Food
February 10, 2000
Italian, the Hard Way
Zucchero fights the odds
Food
December 30, 1999
Old-school Pizza
Getting back to the pizzeria basics
Food
December 16, 1999
Bistro Chic
Fish so good, we got emotional
Food
December 2, 1999
Theres a High in My Soup
Rutabegorzs soups are right-on
Supplement
July 1, 1999
A Guide to Our Advertisers
Rutabegorzs soups are right-on
Features
July 1, 1999
Summer Eats
Part Two
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