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    March 19, 2012

    Taco Bell Celebrates Its 50th Aniversary This Week; 5 Ways the Bell Helped Mexican Food Become Better in the U.S.

    ​Taco Bell, the Mexican fast-food giant everyone loves to hate, celebrates its 50th anniversary this week and...yeah. Heaven knows it's an easy whipping boy for everything wrong with Mexican food in this country: the bastardized meals, the incessant appropriation (this week: I finally reveal the n ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 4, 2012

    VIDEO: Wild Things Pool Scene as Performed By Hot Dogs--And a Wiener Deal! (NSFW)

    ​Wow, we were just saying, "You know, there's not enough girl-on-girl movie makeout scenes as performed by hot dogs," when Sausage Party released this amusing/disturbing/strangely erotic mindfuck of a video. Thumbs up to peeper Kevin Bacon. NSFW, due to, um, processed-meat nipples.  

  • Blogs

    November 28, 2011

    Wienerschnitzel Burglar Hot Dogs for Camera

    ​Often times when a police agency shares with the public a photograph of a criminal suspect taken from a surveillance camera, the image is grainy, out of focus or it catches the subject at a weird angle.However, the one the Anaheim Police Department sent today from a Wienerschnitzel burglary last ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 10, 2011

    Wienerschnitzel to Give Out Limited-Edition Golden Wiener Antenna Toppers Starting Monday

    All that glitters is not gold...​True story: I've never eaten at Wienerschnitzel before, but I consider myself a fan. You can only imagine all the PR crap I receive from all matters of freaks, but the world's largest hot dog chain has consistently put out some of the better PR stunts around (I sti ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 15, 2011

    Wienerschnitzel Makes Bacon-Wrapped Street Dogs

    Photo courtesy of WienerschnitzelDer-derivative!​It had to happen.The bacon-wrapped hot dog, the messy, mouthwatering treat that awaits after stumbling out of a Hollywood club at 2 a.m., has been smothered with a logo-ed wrapper and made into a limited-time menu item at Wienerschnitzel.

  • Blogs

    January 31, 2011

    Pat' a Chou, Vietnam-Based Bakery Chain, to Make U.S. Debut In Santa Ana Mid-February

    Anne Marie Panoringan​ My internal GPS works best in Orange County. Tell me what mall an establishment is next to, and chances are I'll find it. I also prefer surface streets over freeways (if the distance is short enough) because there's always opportunity for a discovery. Located along Mac ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2011

    Orange County No Longer the Promised Land for Fast Food?

    ​Taco Bell, Del Taco, In-N-Out, Bubba Gump Shrimp Co.--the list of fast-food chains with headquarters in Irvine is among the largest in the country. They came to our land of plenty not just because of a friendlier business environment, but also because Southern California has always offered delive ... More >>

  • Food

    January 28, 2010

    [Hole in the Wall] On Rooster Cafe's Breakfast Burritos and the Passing of Glen Bell

    ​Taco Bell, Del Taco, In-N-Out, Bubba Gump Shrimp Co.--the list of fast-food chains with headquarters in Irvine is among the largest in the country. They came to our land of plenty not just because of a friendlier business environment, but also because Southern California has always offered delive ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2010

    2009: Bad Year To Be In The Restaurant Biz, Or Was It?

    Edwin Goei​If you think the year that's passed was bad, try owning a restaurant. It was a tough 2009. The luxury brands predictably suffered. The likes of Savannah, White Horses, Manhattan Supper Club and even Tracht's folded as people got tighter and choosier with their budgets. And some ot ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 1, 2009

    Restaurant Closures During September--More Than In Previous Months

    ​Following a period in which the number of closures was down, they've now increased again. September saw five OC places shut up shop for good. They were:Wienerschnitzel, Mission ViejoJaponaise Bakery, Tustin (for Edwin's full report, CLICK HERE)Contodo Mexican Grill, OrangeVessia Ristorante, Irvin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 1, 2009

    On the Line: Jason Kordas of Jason's Downtown

    Photo Courtesy of Jason's Catering​Jason Kordas has catered for Bill Clinton, Al Gore and Pete Wilson. And for the past two years, his Santa Ana restaurant Jason's Downtown has been a fixture of the downtown dining and music scene.Kordas also still offers his catering services if you have people a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2009

    Jerry's Dogs in Irvine To Open Tuesday May 5th

    I took this picture of new Jerry's Dog in the Irvine Marketplace a month ago, when their Public Notice of Application To Sell Alcoholic Beverages was posted outside their blacked-out windows.  I peeked inside, through a slit, and I saw that construction's nearly finished on their counter, bu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2009

    One Flame Broiler Replaces Two Fast Food Joints in Irvine

    It's kind of poetic actually. Two fast food outlets replaced by one that touts its un-fast-food-ness. What's more it's The Flame Broiler, a homegrown chain that began life 14 years ago in Fullerton. Their claim to fame? Rice bowls that are made without frying, trans fats or MSG. The two fas ... More >>

  • Music

    January 22, 2004

    The Marriage of Frankfurters & Punk Rock

    It's kind of poetic actually. Two fast food outlets replaced by one that touts its un-fast-food-ness. What's more it's The Flame Broiler, a homegrown chain that began life 14 years ago in Fullerton. Their claim to fame? Rice bowls that are made without frying, trans fats or MSG. The two fas ... More >>

  • Features

    January 15, 2004

    Meat Me in Hell

    A guide to great food

  • Food

    April 25, 2002

    Wheres Your Jared Now?

    Sandwich savior sequestered, supporters say, Sup?

  • Columns

    November 29, 2001

    Nordstrom Pit Stop

    The men dont know, but the makeup ladies understand

  • Features

    September 27, 2001

    Mission Viejo

    The Paris of South Orange County

  • Columns

    May 10, 2001

    Ball Busting

    And does anyone pray to the Lord of the Dance?

  • Supplement

    July 1, 1999

    A Guide to Our Advertisers

    And does anyone pray to the Lord of the Dance?

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