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May 7, 2013
The Ben & Jerry's Truck Is In OC Today! Free Ice Cream!
Free Ben & Jerry's ice cream! Today! The Ben & Jerry's Truck will be roaming Orange County, announcing where it's at via Twitter (@BenJerrysTruck). Tell 'em where you want it to stop. @BenJerrysTruck My stomach. Thanks. Follow Stick a Fork In It on Twitter @ocweeklyfood or on Fa ... More >>
Blogs
April 23, 2013
Boozy Dippin' Dots Are Summer's Coolest Treat
How do you bring new life to Dippin' Dots, the flash-frozen ice cream pellets that have been struggling to stay relevant? With booze, of course.
Food
January 17, 2013
Ararat Armenian's Second-Gen Success Story
[Hole In the Wall] This Anaheim restaurant manages to serve great Armenian and Middle Eastern cuisine from a hidden location
Calendar
December 27, 2012
400 Years of Fashion: Anatomy of a Collection
Bowers Museum
Blogs
December 26, 2012
Toyota, Plaintiffs Willing to Settle Sudden-Acceleration Lawsuit in Santa Ana for $1.1 bil
Toyota will pony up $1.1 billion to make sudden-acceleration lawsuits go away, according to a proposal filed in federal court in Santa Ana today. As part of the largest settlement in U.S. history involving automobile defects, Toyota would send cash to eligible customers who sold or turned in their l ... More >>
Calendar
November 15, 2012
11th Annual Fall Wine Classic
Nixon Library
Blogs
October 31, 2012
Tootsie Roll Pop "Indian Wrappers": Myth or Smartie Marketing?
We recall a childhood of hoarding the chocolate pops this time each year, but nary a recollection of free candy for discovering a specially designed wrapper. Rumor has it that ones sporting an Indian shooting at a star were coveted and rewarded. We're feeling kinda gypped. Urban legend and snopes si ... More >>
Blogs
October 10, 2012
[UPDATED, W/IN-N-OUT STATEMENT--WON'T STAND FOR COW HATERS] Claim: In-N-Out Buys Its Cheese From Cow Abusers
Updated, with new information at the bottom...ORIGINAL POST, OCT. 10, 11 A.M. If there is one fast-food company that gets universally positive coverage, it's In-N-Out--hell, even anti-fast-food crusader Eric Schlosser praised their practices at the end of his epic Fast Food Nation (and how cool that ... More >>
Blogs
August 29, 2012
Orange International Street Fair This Weekend
Is the Orange International Street Fair here again? Yes it is, reminding us that summer is wrapping up. For those unfamiliar, it ain't the OC Fair. Chicken Charlie will not be in attendance, but I'm sure there will be just as much fried foods there than is probably advisable to consume in any quanti ... More >>
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August 16, 2012
VW Jamboree
Oak Canyon Park
Blogs
August 10, 2012
Animal Liberation Campaign Against Brea Medical Supply Company Turns Uglier
A 13-year war between a U.K.-based cosmetics company and militant animal rights activists has spilled over to a Brea medical supplier and the Orange County homes of its employees.The latest flare-up was Sunday evening in Yorba Linda, where a female executive found her backyard pool water dyed red an ... More >>
Blogs
June 1, 2012
Judge Issues Tentative Sanction Against Toyota in Sudden-Acceleration Trial
The federal judge in Santa Ana assigned to Toyota's nationwide sudden-acceleration trial issued a tentative sanction against the automaker for an inspection of a crashed 2008 Toyota Camry. Judge James V. Selna writes that the inspection casts "a cloud of suspicion" over Toyota Motor Sales USA's beh ... More >>
Food
April 5, 2012
How Doritos Were Born At Disneyland
Adapted from 'Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered America'
Blogs
February 14, 2012
[UPDATED with Plug-In Memorial:] Doug Korthof, Enviro and Electric-Car Activist, Loses Battle with Lung Cancer
UPDATE, FEB. 14, 2:31 P.M.: What a wonderful way to mark Valentine's Day: Adopt a Charger ("Accelerating the adoption of plug-in vehicles via fee-free electric car chargers") has established the Doug Korthof Memorial Charger Fund. Money raised will be used to install and maintain a charging stati ... More >>
Blogs
January 17, 2012
Were Doritos Invented at Disneyland?
Over the weekend, I gave my short history of Mexican food in Orange County at the Segerstrom Center's Samueli Stage as part of its hosting of the awesome, ribald Chautauqua! show. Since I doubt I'll ever grace any stage at the Segerstrom again, I decided to focus my 10-minute lecture on OC's two ... More >>
Blogs
October 19, 2011
New (Fake) Ben & Jerry's Flavor: OccuPie Wall Street
Tauntr.comSpeaking of fake Ben & Jerry's flavors, this one is 99 percent awesome. Illustrator John Defreest created the conceptual OccuPie Wall Street, described as "apple pie ice cream with some other good stuff in there, we think. We're not really sure. No one can explain it to us." ... More >>
Blogs
September 21, 2011
Top Eight Highlights from Tokyo Game Show 2011
Tokyo Game Show, the Japanese expo equivalent of Los Angeles' Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), was held over the past weekend in the midst of the Japanese scorching summer heat. Along with new information regarding Sony's PlayStation Vita, new game and hardware announcements along with hands-o ... More >>
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September 12, 2011
Apple Accuses Chinese Noodle Maker of Trademark Infringement
About the same time that Dave revealed that Kellogg's was threatening a non-profit for using a toucan as a logo, news that Apple has a similar complaint about Chinese company spread through the web. According to a report from GoChengdoo, the computer maker is alleging that Sichuan Fangguo Fo ... More >>
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June 16, 2011
The Mumlers
Commonwealth Lounge
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April 28, 2011
Pepsi Unveils ~~Spambot~~ "Be Social" Vending Machine
PepsiOMGWTFPepsiIn a move that ups Coca-Cola's decades-old "I'd like to buy the world a Coke" campaign, PepsiCo introduced a new vending machine prototype that allows consumers to buy their friends around the world a soda.
Blogs
April 27, 2011
The Wii 2: Fact vs. Rumor
News in the video game industry is typically slow within the few months leading up to the Electronics Entertainment Expo, since video game companies want to save their surprises for the biggest gaming event of the year. In a way, this is like the "calm before the storm." Nintendo, however, doesn' ... More >>
Blogs
April 8, 2011
A Review of New Sun Chips Flavors
Edwin GoeiI have a love-hate thing with Frito-Lay. I hate some of their products but love others. Sun Chips goes in the "love" column. I don't buy into the idea that they're really any healthier than a regular snack chip. Junk food is junk food. Furthermore, I think their "multigrain" compo ... More >>
Blogs
March 30, 2011
'More Potent' Compound Discovered by Food Scientists to Mask Bitter Flavors
Flickr user bfhoytSomething called the American Chemical Society is holding its annual expo right now at the Anaheim Convention Center, and wouldn't it have been cool to have covered it à la the Natural Products Expo? Who knows how much food news is percolating through the floor right now, but t ... More >>
Blogs
March 18, 2011
Diet Coke Now Outselling Pepsi--Are the Cola Wars Finally Over?
Flickr user joyosityAdAge is reporting (via the subscriber-only Beverage Digest) that "a historic shift for the beverage industry" has occurred: Diet Coke is now outselling longtime second-place holder Pepsi. Last year, Coca-Cola's junior product sold 9.9 percent of all sodas in the United States ... More >>
Blogs
March 2, 2011
Tapatio-Flavored Fritos Now Available at Costco, Coming to a Store Near You
Last week, I interviewed the Saavedra family, the clan behind the wonderful Tapatío Hot Sauce, for my book on the history of Mexican food in the United States. I might release some details of it later, but this one can't wait a year: Sometime in February, Tapatío-flavored Fritos hit Costco, the ... More >>
Blogs
February 24, 2011
[UPDATED] Braking News! Government Report Clears Toyota Software as Cause of Sudden-Acceleration Problems
UPDATE, FEB. 24, 12:47 P.M.: In my mailbox yesterday was a recall notice from Toyota for my wife's Highlander.Today I learned she is not alone: Having already recalled nearly 8 million of its models in the U.S., Toyota announced it is calling back another 2.17 million to correct brake and acceler ... More >>
Blogs
August 31, 2010
[UPDATED:] Twilight Star Taylor Lautner Challenged to Pushup Contest to Resolve Lawsuit
UPDATE: Taylor Lautner responds to the pushup challenge (see end of post) . . . We just told you about Taylor Lautner suing an Irvine motorhome company over the late delivery of a $300,000 trailer the Twilight star wanted on the set of his latest movie.Brent McMahon, the 47-year-old owner of McM ... More >>
Culture
August 26, 2010
BB Cream: Your Makeup Kit In One Tube
[Trendzilla] The Asian skincare sensation that's sweeping the nation
Blogs
April 19, 2010
Toyota's Record Fine From the Feds Does Not Let Automaker Off the Hook in OC
Toyota agreeing today to pay a $16.4 million fine imposed by the Transportation Department does not change anything as far as a lawsuit filed against the world's largest automaker by the Orange County District Attorney's Office goes.
Blogs
March 24, 2010
Free Cone Day a Raging Success; Free Pastry Day, Not So Much
Dave LiebermanDid you get your free pastry yesterday? What about your free Ben and Jerry's ice cream cone?
Blogs
March 15, 2010
[UPDATED:] DA Sues Toyota
UPDATE: The Orange County District Attorney's Office this morning stepped up pressure on Toyota, unveiling a consumer complaint hotline, an online complaint form and access to its first civil complaint against the automaker (details after the jump) . . . Courtesy of Elizabeth JamesThis is where Eliz ... More >>
Blogs
December 15, 2009
DeVore and Fiorina Still Milking Barbara Boxer "Ma'am" Comment
Don't call her ma'am, ma'am!Associated Press reports termed-out Assemblyman Chuck DeVore (R-Irvine) and former Hewlett-Packard chief executive Carly Fiorina, who are vying for the Republican nomination to face U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer in November, are still mining fund-raising gold from a video of ... More >>
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September 24, 2009
The Ataris
Chain Reaction
Calendar
September 3, 2009
Anna in the Tropics
Orange Coast College
Calendar
June 11, 2009
Things That Kill
World Gallery
Blogs
June 3, 2009
A Laptop for Every Kid in Fullerton--or Else!
Friends For Fullerton's Future--which "supports candidates and causes that promote intelligent, responsible and accountable government in Fullerton and Orange County"--have their bloomers in a bunch over what they perceive to be "extortion" perpetrated by the Fullerton School District.The district ... More >>
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May 28, 2009
Things That Kill Opening Reception
World Gallery
Blogs
May 14, 2009
Garden Grove, Foothill Ranch Dealers on Chrysler Shitcan List
As part of bankruptcy proceedings today, Chrysler LLC says it wants to eliminate 789 of its 3,200 U.S. dealerships, including Union Dodge in Garden Grove and Urban Automotive Group in Foothill Ranch. In its motion filed with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New York, Chrysler said sales are too low at m ... More >>
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January 15, 2009
Inspired
Change is NOW
Blogs
January 14, 2009
Chuao Chocolatier Gone From Irvine Spectrum (And Other Closures I'm Late To Report)
So I'm walking through Irvine Spectrum the other day, between Macy's and Nordstroms, when I realized something was missing: Chuao Chocolatier was gone. The fancy-pants chocolatier, from whom I bought a box of nine decadent morsels for $15 in 2005, was history, now replaced with a specialty sho ... More >>
Blogs
December 22, 2008
New Ice Cream Flavors: I Like Where This is Going
On the Chowhound boards a few years ago, I remember someone asking for tips on where to find green tea ice cream. We pointed him to the frozen dessert section of 99 Ranch or Mitsuwa. This weekend, I found it green tea ice cream at Vons. Let me repeat: AT VONS!!! What's even more amazing was ... More >>
Blogs
July 27, 2007
Comic-Con 2007: It figures, Dr. Jones
Hasbro just unveiled the new Indiana Jones figures, all three based on Raiders of the Lost Ark (Indiana Jones, Ceremonial Belloq with Idol, and Sallah). They're Star Wars scale, with high articulation (the only one not fully-posable is a version of Indy with whip-cracking action) and attention to de ... More >>
Film
June 7, 2007
Toys 'R' Summer
Think summer movies are just toy commercials? We check out the products theyre pimping
Blogs
June 4, 2007
Transformers: Less Than Meets the Need
This past Saturday was the official release date for Transformers movie toys, and of the three toy-inspired movies coming out this summer (Bratz and Care Bears: Oopsy Does It being the other two), this was clearly the one with the must-have merchandise. Though the giant morphing robots in the movie ... More >>
Features
December 28, 2006
Indie Vs. Major: Who's Got the Flavor
Urban music in 2006 was typified by what it wasnt as much as what it was
Features
October 19, 2006
Electric Vehicle Charging Station at Mainplace Mall
Seemed like a good idea at the time . . .
Features
May 15, 2003
Dude, Wheres My Electric Car!?!
Can one activist fight off Detroit, Japan, Big Oil and the Bush administration to keep EVs alive?
News
February 13, 2003
Sweat Seal
OC retailer runs afoul of state anti-sweatshop law
Film
May 16, 2002
Human Rights and Wrongs
UC Irvine fest exposes worldwide injustice
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