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  • Blogs

    March 20, 2012

    Not a G'Day Down Under: Marmite Shortage Strikes New Zealand

    ​ 2011 was a great year for earthquakes. Not only did they manage to get the world to rethink nuclear power (something Greenpeace has failed to do since...well, ever) but now they've started to rid the world of Marmite, that off-putting yeast spread our cousins across the pond and down under seem ... More >>

  • Food

    February 17, 2012

    Mozambique Peri-Peri Does the Mazavaroo

    This Newport Beach restaurant is the cheaper, fast-casual sister of the venerable Laguna Beach original

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    January 24, 2012

    Stir-Fry Dethrones Tikka Masala As UK's Favorite Dish

    Edwin Goei​It's conventional wisdom that chicken tikka masala, not fish and chips nor bangers and mash, reigned as Britain's favorite dish. Well not anymore. A recent survey of two thousand Brits by the Food Network UK knocked the Indian curry dish off the top spot. British palates, it seems, now ... More >>

  • Food

    December 15, 2011

    Gourmet Grill Masters Has Chicken that Don't Stop!

    [Hole In the Wall] The famous rotisserie-chicken purveyor opens its first restaurant . . . in Irvine?!

  • Blogs

    December 13, 2011

    Five Surprisingly Tasty Asian Dishes at Trader Joe's

    ​​We'd be the first to tell you, when you want the real stuff, go to Little Saigon, the countless Asian plazas in Irvine, heck, even Little Tokyo, Thai Town or SGV if you've got the time. But if you need a quick Asian-food fix and have just a few minutes to spare, Trader Joe's is a pretty good b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 20, 2011

    Report (and Photos) From Last Night's Dos Lime Pop-Up

    Meg Strouse/OC WeeklyCrispy-skin salmon with orange couscous, watermelon, mango and tomatillo sauce.​See Meg Strouse's slideshow of last night's Dos Lime dinner here!We've never understood what led Jason Quinn and Hop Phan to open food trucks, other than lower startup costs, but whatever the motiv ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2011

    No. 75: Roti at Bangok Taste

    ​Welcome to the Weekly's list of our 100 Favorite Dishes for 2011! Tune in every day until we get to número uno! Now, on to the latest entry. . . Thai Nakorn rightfully gets all the praise for local Thai, but I still find myself more often at Bangkok Taste because it offers rarities even Thai Nak ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 27, 2011

    Can India's Nashik Valley Become the Next Napa?

    ​Those of us that patronize finer Indian restaurants in the county know that there is a wine list available, but nothing as extensive as one may expect for a restaurant of its caliber. It's mostly because India doesn't have much of an alcoholic tradition, which would be expected in a country with ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 24, 2011

    Coming to Newport Coast: Tamarind of London

    ​The British are coming. The British are coming. And they're bringing their Indian food. Tamarind, a Michelin-starred London restaurant that also got kudos from none other than Gordon Ramsay himself, is opening at Crystal Cove Promenade in Newport Coast. In the Irvine Company press release tha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 10, 2011

    Taco Asylum Opens This Week at THE CAMP

    Greg Daniels, Wil Dee and Alkesh Patel, a.k.a. the people who brought you the wildly successful Haven Gastropub in Orange has finally put the finishing touches for their CAMP offering called taco asylum, what they describe as a "non-traditional" taco shop. The official opening is Thursday, Janu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 10, 2010

    #22. Kheema Dosa at Dosa Place

    ​Because ustedes gentle readers love lists, behold the latest entry in our Top 100 dishes list that continues until Best Of--at which point, we'll give you MORE lists! Now, on with the show...Tip for stalkers: I eat lunch at one of three places: Wafu of Japan, TK Burgers, and Dosa Place. And it's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 7, 2010

    Haldiram's Samosa

    Edwin Goei​Name: Haldiram's Samosa Origin: India Found at: Radhika Sweets & Spices, Tustin

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    April 29, 2010
  • Food

    August 6, 2009
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    July 2, 2009
  • Blogs

    May 8, 2009

    This Week In Food

    This week in Stick A Fork In It: There were deaths. Well, one, but it was huge, in many ways: Dom DeLuise went to the big pie shop in the sky. There were evictions. Okay, again, just one, Haru Izakaya, but it was much lamented by Edwin, who'd only raved about it one month earlier. (Hey, E ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 26, 2009

    Good News: Royal Khyber Extends Its Slumdog Millionaire Dinner Package

    Thanks to the runaway success of Slumdog Millionaire at last weekend's Oscars (really, were there any surprises?), the Royal Khyber has decided to extend its tie-in package, whereby $29.95 gets each diner a three-course meal and a ticket to the film at the nearby Regency Theatre. So in addition to s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 19, 2008

    Bangok Taste Closed for a Week--No Worries. I Hope.

    Had dinner earlier this week at Bangkok Taste in SanTana, my current fave Thai restaurant, with the mysterious Ben Dayhoe (contrary to popular rumor, he's not Mr. X). We enjoyed soups, fried tofu, their famous roti dessert, and the peanut-butter soup called khao soy. After our dinner (we ate with ou ... More >>

  • Food

    August 7, 2008

    [Food Issue 2008] For Our Recessionary Times, 54 Orange County Meal Deals Between 99 Cents and $15

    Had dinner earlier this week at Bangkok Taste in SanTana, my current fave Thai restaurant, with the mysterious Ben Dayhoe (contrary to popular rumor, he's not Mr. X). We enjoyed soups, fried tofu, their famous roti dessert, and the peanut-butter soup called khao soy. After our dinner (we ate with ou ... More >>

  • Articles

    September 20, 2007

    Grub Guide

    Had dinner earlier this week at Bangkok Taste in SanTana, my current fave Thai restaurant, with the mysterious Ben Dayhoe (contrary to popular rumor, he's not Mr. X). We enjoyed soups, fried tofu, their famous roti dessert, and the peanut-butter soup called khao soy. After our dinner (we ate with ou ... More >>

  • Food

    April 12, 2007

    Mystery Bean

    THIS HOLE-IN-THE-WALL LIFE

  • Food

    May 18, 2006

    This Hole-in-the-Wall Life

    Brains! Brains! At Nizams Nihari House!

  • Food

    December 1, 2005

    Grub Guide

    THIS WEEK IN GOAT

  • Features

    October 20, 2005

    Garden Grove

    THIS WEEK IN GOAT

  • Food

    October 13, 2005
  • Food

    August 25, 2005

    Kochee Kabob House

    THIS WEEK IN GOAT

  • Food

    July 14, 2005

    Editors Picks

    THIS WEEK IN GOAT

  • Food

    July 14, 2005

    The Asian Persuasion

    Great Asian restaurants, and the Asians (and Chuck Devore) who love them

  • Food

    June 16, 2005

    The Real Afghani

    Dealing with Afghan realities at Amazing Kabob House

  • Food

    April 14, 2005

    This Week in Weekling Haunts

    Dealing with Afghan realities at Amazing Kabob House

  • Food

    November 11, 2004

    Allah Carte

    Breaking the Ramadan fast with the Islamic Centers Auntie Fatima

  • Features

    October 21, 2004

    Best of OC 2004: Part 3

    Breaking the Ramadan fast with the Islamic Centers Auntie Fatima

  • Features

    October 30, 2003

    Best Dining

    Breaking the Ramadan fast with the Islamic Centers Auntie Fatima

  • Food

    August 14, 2003

    Crepes Cest Bon!

    Dreaming of Paris in America

  • Features

    September 27, 2001

    Santa Ana

    If OC is a melting pot, Santa Ana is the fire

  • Features

    September 27, 2001

    Laguna Hills

    Nice offramps

  • Features

    September 27, 2001

    Brea

    Mall mad

  • Features

    October 26, 2000

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