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On the Line: Pascal Olhats, Part One

"I think it's time that Orange County made its mark in the country by being a restaurant scene. It's going to take some time. . . It's simmering, but we need to make it boil."It's unfair to associate Pascal Olhats with only one establishment, since he's spent the last 20-something years parlaying hi ... More >>

This Is Not a Pinback Interview

The band make the most out of forlorn mysteriousness

420 Art Show Up In Smoke

​This is what we get for running with a press release about an art show with the word "chronic" in the title. Last week we received an e-mail from a gentleman named Sergio Sandoval associated with skate, surf and smoke-lifestyle company, Long Beach Chronic. The impresario was promoting a 420 event ... More >>

Airline Treats Kenyan UC Irvine Professor, Ngugi wa Thiong'o, Like A 'Terrorist Menace'

Ngugi wa Thiong'o​Ngugi wa Thiong'o is a celebrated Kenyan author and distinguished professor at UC Irvine. He's 72 years old and married. He's not a terrorist. And yet, for an unexplained reason, he and a group of fellow Kenyans were treated as such upon a detoured flight to Lyon, France.El ... More >>

Distinguished UC Irvine Professor Treated Like a Terrorist by French

Ngugi wa Thiong'o and wife, stranded​After attending a Nairobi literary festival, UC Irvine professor and author Ngugi wa Thiong'o and his wife needed to catch a Virgin Atlantic flight to London in route to LAX, but a snow storm in England forced the flight to land in Lyon, France.The airline arra ... More >>

Salade Lyonnaise: Yes, It Contains Bacon

Dave Lieberman​The original salade lyonnaise started off as a way to hide what are euphemistically called "variety cuts" (snout o' cow, ear o' hog, that sort of thing) in a tangy dressing with some vegetables for camouflage. What salade lyonnaise is now is greens with vinaigrette, blocks of bacon, ... More >>

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An Open Letter To Jean-Luc Naret of the Michelin Guide

Flickr user lwrNo longer to be seen in Los Angeles...​Last week, John Mariani of Esquire magazine interviewed the just-retired director of the Michelin Guide, Jean-Luc Naret. The 2011 New York guide is heading for press, and there will be a Chicago guide next year as well, and Mariani caught Naret ... More >>

Five Explanations For the French Paradox

Flickr user stuckincustoms​If you've never heard the term "French paradox", it's used to refer to the concept that French people, who are as a rule slim and svelte, seem to eat whatever they want: tons of white bread, cheese, butter, bacon, and far too much dessert for their own good. Everything f ... More >>

#3. Smoked Salmon and Eggs at Break of Dawn

Dave Lieberman​The final installments of our march to the Bridge on the River Calorie are coming your way. Make sure to pick up a copy of our Best of OC 2010 when it hits the newsstands next Thursday, October 14!

Pinback at the Detroit Bar Last Night

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Meet Cunt Sparrer: Less Cock, More Cunt

www.facebook.com/cvntsparrer​Hailing from Long Beach are two subversively charming lasses with lo-fi dreams. Operating under the moniker Cunt Sparrer, singer-guitarist Jennie Cotterill, 27, and singer-keyboardist Sara Lyons, 24, pay loving homage to punk icons Cock Sparrer. Singing such songs as " ... More >>

Did Denis Lyons' Attorney Inadvertently Admit His Client is a Pedophile?

Yesterday, we wrote about how the Diocese of Orange is using a laughable argument to try and keep secret personnel files on pedo-priest Denis Lyons in a recent civil suit. Unsurprisingly, Lyons' lawyers also filed a brief for the same purpose using the same tactic of Orange Bishop Tod D. Brown: that ... More >>

Lumieres Descendent: Thierry Fremaux

Cannes artistic director

The Two Faces of Cannes: Gilles Jacob

Eye of the storm

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Cancer Politics

Radiation is good for youjust ask a scientist!

He Lives!

Southside Johnnys back to spill beer on your carpet, cuss in front of your parentsand play terrific blues