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This Week In Food: Hilarious Restaurant Chalkboards, EFF if Effing Closed, and Names That Sounds Like Vagina

Hey, it's May! Let's take a look at what this week in food brought us... Edwin reviewed Urban Seoul in Irvine and feasted upon their post-modern bibimap. Then he shared the closing of Endless Food and Fun in Huntington...and I will keep all ironic comments about it to myself. Then he posted a phot ... More >>

On the Line: Pascal Olhats, Part Two

"Food and cooking are entertaining. People listen when I tell them a story about food."Currently, Pascal is mentoring a number of chefs: At French 75 in Laguna Beach, his chef is Greg Moore, and at Savannah Chop House it's Chris Tzorin. They plan to brand ourselves as the 'Master Chef and Young Chef ... More >>

Top Five Hits: Vinyl Solution in Huntington Beach

See Also: *House of Campaign - Five Rap Songs Looking For Your Vote*Top Five Hits: Pepperland Records in Orange*Top Five Hits: Bionic Records in Fountain ValleyHere are the top fivers for Vinyl Solution, 18822 Beach Boulevard #104 in Huntington, (714) 963-1819. This week, Vinyl's been selling a lot ... More >>

Chipotle Promotes California State Parks With Half-Priced Deal TOMORROW

The Mexican fast-casual chain known for light-hearted humor has a conscience. Or maybe it's a political wish bone. It might be a wannabe grassroots campaign, but it doesn't matter. They've got a deal that doesn't involve wrapping oneself in foil.70 California State Parks are scheduled to close July ... More >>

Top Five Hits: Vinyl Solution in Huntington

Here are the top fivers for Vinyl Solution, 18822 Beach Boulevard #104 in Huntington, (714) 963-1819. This week, the guys at Vinyl have a special pick, separate from the list: Dicky Ruglass and the Dungarees' limited edition Denim Backpack LP.

Hellogoodbye Says Hello, Long Beach, Goodbye, Huntington!

[Checking In On . . .] Singer Forrest Kline talks about moving (slightly) north and the band's upcoming album

Ten Great Romantic Restaurants In Orange County

Courtesy of AnQi​If beauty is in the eye of the beholder, then romance is up to the couple. I am enamored by a room with a view, yet also appreciate when he brings me my favorite doughnut. We already anticipate the "Who cares?", and you know what? We welcome it. Get all that (sexual) frustration o ... More >>

The Orange County Interwebs Horror (Road) Show

​This week's horrific show--which is composed to things said about and/or from Orange County on the Interwebs--takes a road trip. After the jump, you'll be treated to a freeway trickster, an Ultimate Fighter outta gas, a family that lives out of an RV (on purpose) and a surfing skier (and the read ... More >>

Avenged Sevenfold Drummer Jimmy Sullivan's Oceanfront Condo Sold for $500,000

​​Last July, the oceanfront condo in downtown Huntington Beach where the Avenged Sevenfold drummer was found dead was put up for sale. Jimmy Sullivan found dead of an accidental overdose in the condo last December. The 28-year-old, also called "The Rev," had a music studio in the ... More >>

Drunk After Work: SOL Cocina

Dave Lieberman​The Place: SOL Cocina, 251 E. Pacific Coast Highway, Newport Beach; (949) 675-9800; www.solcocina.com.The Hours: Daily (including weekends), 3-6 p.m.The Deal: $3 off wine by the glass, $3 beer, $5 house margaritas and well drinks, $6 shots of blanco tequila, $10 tequila flight. Vari ... More >>

The OC Foodie Fest Rolls Into Town

​Remember when we asked if OC was ready for a street food festival?Well, ready or not, here it comes! The OC Foodie Fest will take place Saturday, August 28 from 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Honda Center in beautiful Anaheim.

UFC: Brock Lesnar vs. Shane Carwin

Centerfield Sports Bar

Drums and Color Keep the Beat Going

[Locals Only] From Huntington Beach to Hollywood to Long Beach, this alt-rock band are all about making the music

Wax On, Wax Off: Agenda Tradeshow in Huntington Beach

​ ASR, usually the surfing world's biggest tradeshow, will be hard pressed this year to compete with the success of the Agenda Tradeshow this past weekend. Held at the Hyatt Regency in Huntington Beach, Agenda saw a wide assortment of designers, surfers, artists and industry types converge for p ... More >>

Showgazing: Bethpage Black at Art Theater Long Beach

​The rain was barely starting to creep into Long Beach as lagging showgoers shuffled into the Art Theater on 4th St. for an unexpected dose of "Frankenmetal." There are few times a music critic reserves the right to barf out a supposedly new and exciting genre title, but in this case, Long Beach r ... More >>

MTV Chooses Huntington Beach for Next Season of Real World?

As tipped off by our craft blogger/KROQ listener Steph Calvert: This morning, KROQ's Kevin & Bean entertainment report stated that MTV's 24th (seriously! Twenty-four!) season of the Real World will be set in Huntington Beach.Wat.​Though we're having some issues tracking anything down to confir ... More >>

Wax On, Wax Off: Surfing, Violence and You (Pt. 2)

Flickr user MikeBaird I've continued to ask local surfers to share their thoughts and experiences on surfing-related violence in Orange County. Here are some additional thoughts that have come in since yesterday: "Orange County is just as bad as anywhere else. Some 40 year old man tried t ... More >>

Wax On, Wax Off: Boardfest 2009 Postponed Due to Bad Economy

We in the surfing world don't often talk about the economic downturn that has plagued America in recent months. Sure, there are more guys out in the water during work hours, having lost the jobs that used to keep their days filled. Surfboard sales are at rock bottom (the relatively small ma ... More >>

Wax On, Wax Off: Big Waves and Hurlington Beach

by John Gilhooley​This past weekend, our coast was bombarded with the biggest waves we've had in a year. Rumors raged across the county of freak triple overhead closeouts, broken leashes and far worse. We all shuddered and thought of our own near-death surfing moments when we heard that Monte Kevi ... More >>

To Do Tonight - 5/12

Queen Mary Salutes U.S. Military Personnel, all month!Long Beach's favorite tourist trap/financial drain, the Queen Mary, is offering a special $5.00 General Admission to all U.S. Military personnel, both active and retired, for the entire month of May. But wait, there's more! Anyone, military or n ... More >>

[Hole in the Wall] A Little Little Italy at Joey's Luparello's Pizza

Surf City Obama Monkey Girl Speaks!

The t-shirt in question?It's rare that we ever get a response from the offending party in our Hey, You! column, and even rarer to get a retort from the writer to said response. Yet that's what has seemed to happen with the Hey, You! of a couple of weeks ago, in which someone took a teenage girl to t ... More >>

The U.S. Open of Surfing & RVCA Team Signings

The U.S. Open of Surfing might bring obnoxious swarms of people to Huntington Beach every summer, but it also brings the world's best surfers, BMXers, skaters and motocross riders to town. The event spans over nine days which includes surf competitions for men, women, juniors and long boarders. The ... More >>

To Do Tonight - 12/17

To Do Tonight - 10/03

6TH ANNUAL “HAUNTED FULLERTON WALKING TOURS,” 6pm Get in the spirit of Halloween by taking some time to tour the spookier parts of Fullerton. Make sure to call and reserve a spot on the tour as reservations are required. The tours run every Wednesday and Thursday until November 9. Fullerton Mus ... More >>

I Grew Up in Huntington

All the great cities in America have great songs to go along with them; classic personifications that truly capture the city’s personality. New York City has "New York, New York" by Sinatra of course, Tony Bennett, with his brand of eternal class offered up "I Left My Heart in San Francisco." Ther ... More >>

Change What You Can

ARIANO,MUSIC2BREAKUP2 (Technicali Sound)

Transmigration of Soul

The Rebirth praise those who sang before

Something So Good

Say thank you and mean it at East Winds Asian Cuisine

For the Record

The many labels of Pat Grindstaff

Huntington Beach

Nice Package

Realizing their clothes are mere fabric, American Apparels ads, store and CEO are calculated to inflame

Such Were the Joys

The Intelligista do it again

Doing Fashion Swimmingly

So Boring Its Scary!

Live Reviews

Less Is More Once More

Chicas Custom Cycles in Huntington takes bikes back to the future

We Respond to Register Letters!

Things We Love About Summer

Driving Ms. Dazed

Kori Flechtner picks up drunks

Heres a Pinche Muy, Muy Trendy One!

Manic Hispanic not quite rock en espanol

Sweet, Sweet Tang

Godzilla vs. Red Pearl Kitchen

Fad or Peril?

The Crowd still goes wild

Damn Good Mexican

Arriba Baja Cantina lands in HB

Huntington Beach

Look hard

Johnny Can't Write

Hating Everything

Isnt that sad?

The Eternal Verities

Its summer, and watching the Angels will cost you $118

The Jesus Virus

And other perils of modern life