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This Week In Food: An Oreo Shotgun, the Sliders from Hell, and Fillin' Up Growlers

Greetings, ladies and germs. It's that time again for your condensed food update, because you probably forgot about all of the awesome Stick a Fork In It blogs that you read earlier this week, right? Let me refresh your memory... First off, Edwin went to Four Sea, a Chinese restaurant in Irvine tha ... More >>

Man Creates Oreo Shotgun!

What happens when a slingshot hobbyist and YouTube video maker named Joerg Sprav--who has an accent and a diabolical cackle of a James Bond villain--takes on the Oreo separation challenge that Nabisco commissioned a few scientists and inventors to undertake as projects a few weeks ago?Awesomeness, t ... More >>

Man Creates Oreo Creme Removal Machine

Wanna see something completely pointless but utterly cool? A Portland man has spent an entire "0.04 years" perfecting an Oreo separator. David Neevel, who is apparently a physicist, has created the contraption using aluminum scraps, wood, a hatchet, a CNC router table and dental floss, to perform on ... More >>

They Exist: Gingerbread Oreos

Holiday snacks are starting to creep up on store shelves, and we're particularly intrigued by this one. Nabisco has introduced Gingerbread Oreos, available for a limited time at Wal-Mart.  

On The Line: Roy Hendrickson Of Zimzala, Part One

Calm. That's the vibe we get from chef Roy Hendrickson. Perched in the Shorebreak Hotel, Zimzala's bustling exhibition kitchen is between both lounge and dining room. But for our interview, we converse at a quiet table in the back before lunch service. With experience that includes stints at Sam's S ... More >>

Hooray for Stacks Pancake House!

[Hole In the Wall] This Dana Point breakfast spot inspires lines worthy of a club

Nabisco Introduces Candy Corn-Flavored Oreos

Candy corn, the worst Halloween candy of all of ever, continues to be a thing. People seem to love eating what to me tastes like Peeps' poop-nuggets because according to the National Confectioner's Association, nearly 20 million pounds of the stuff is sold each year. 

Chicken Charlie to Debut "Pineapple Express" at OC Fair: Dishes That Don't Involve Massive Frying!

Chicken Charlie already got props last week for his upcoming deep-fried cereal exploits. Yet that's not the only A-game he's bringing next month. Surprisingly, his other tasty delights involve fruit that isn't even fried. Inspired by a vacation in Hawaii, our new buddy set his sights on some Aloha m ... More >>

'Gay Pride Oreo' Prompts Sad Cookie Boycott

In celebration of LGBT Pride Month, Oreo posted this rainbow confection on its Facebook page Monday night. "Proudly support love!" the description read. The cookie isn't real (diabetics, rejoice!), but the bold move by the Nabisco brand instantly got people talking and haters hatin.' Most of th ... More >>

Deep-Fried Cereal, Coming Soon To The OC Fair

The OC Fair is around the corner (wahoo!) and that means only one thing--bring out the fat pants!  Chicken Charlie, SoCal's undisputed king of the deep fryer, will have a brand new artery-clogging offering: deep-fried cereal. Partakers choose from either Trix or Cinnamon Toast Crunch--both are ... More >>

Mondolez: Kraft's New Name Makes For Good Jokes

Have you heard about Kraft Foods' new name? It's spinning off into two publicly traded companies. The one that sells Oscar Meyer and Miracle Whip is staying as Kraft; but the other arm that's responsible for Oreos, Trident Gum and Fig Newtons will now be known as Mondolez. Gesundheit!And that's not ... More >>

Does Starbucks Have a Secret Menu?

Starbucks, according to several sources, may have a secret menu where one can conceivably order items with code names such as "Captain Crunch" and "Oreo Frappuccino." These drinks don't necessarily contain those ingredients, and are often just rejiggered recipes of their normal drinks with a few of ... More >>

A Recap of 'Bites: A Raw Bar' at The Playground

When I spent a day with The Playground gang a couple months ago for my cover story on chef Jason Quinn, I was in awe of the ideas that kept spewing out of the mouth of sous chef Frank DeLoach. He came up with a brilliant soft-shell crab and waffles dish, and later proposed they do something with a D ... More >>

And Now We Have the Birthday Cake Oreo

​March 6 marks the 100th birthday of Oreo, the cookie that made it socially acceptable to play with our food. To celebrate a century of being delicious, the brand is introducing a limited-edition Birthday Cake Oreo, which has a special birthday imprint on the chocolate wafer and sprinkles mix ... More >>

G. Love On Working With the Avett Brothers for His New Album, Why Little Kids Rock, and His Special Hot Sauce

​Garrett Dutton (a.k.a. G. Love) is the front man for the hip-hop/blues/rock band G. Love and the Special Sauce.  The Philly native has spent the past year touring in support of his newest album, Fixin' to Die, which was produced by fellow rockers the Avett ... More >>

On the Line: Carmina Casso of Ciao! Deli & Pizzeria, Part Two

​When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie, it's time to visit bella Carmina Casso at Ciao! She reminisces about the day she felt liberated, as well as her Chi-town roots. The homespun wisdom actually starts in part one, but we give props for her brutal honesty in today's segment.Hardest le ... More >>

Boiling Point Stinks Different

The Irvine Taiwanese joint offers roiling hot pots with the malodorous delicacy called stinky tofus

Tustin Avenue's Hidden Chippie

Dave Lieberman​We're awash in great Vietnamese; Mexican food improves with every opening of a regional Mexican place determined to lift OC out of its carne asada rut; Chinese food has made Irvine, sleepy Irvine, a destination.But English? N . . . n . . . no. A bastion of fine, rough-hewn, stick-to ... More >>

On the Line: Gloria Mogollon of Franco's Pasta Cucina, Part One

Photo by Meranda Carter​It will be soon be October, and while researching subjects, I was introduced to a sudden influx of female chefs. So we're unofficially dedicating this month to the ladies. And to kick it off, we seek the impossible: tasty Italian in a food court. Gloria Mogollon of Franco's ... More >>

This is The Triple Double Oreo

Oreo Facebook Page​​In today's episode of Food Made Bigger, we bring you the Triple Double Oreo, on shelves this week.    My writer's brain is still trying to figure out the math behind "triple double" (sounds like an ice skating spin), but just know that each has three layers of cook ... More >>

Chicken Charlie's, Maker of Deep Fried Kool-Aid and The Krispy Kreme Sandwich, To Open OC Restaurant?

Chicken Charlie's Facebook Page​Our arteries are quivering already. Chicken Charlie's, the county fair stand famous for its deep-fried wonders--s'mores, PB & J, Oreos, cheesecake, frog legs, cheeseburgers and Girl Scout cookies, just to name a mouthful--may become a brick-and-mortar resta ... More >>

PHOTOS: The Food of the OC Fair

Christopher Victorio/OC Weekly Click here to see more images from the OC Fair! ​The theme to this year's OC Fair? "Let's Eat!" Check out this slideshow of all the best eats of the 2011 OC Fair--giant ice cream cones, barbecue, chocolate-dipped everything, fried Oreos. . . and even sushi. Click her ... More >>

This Week in Food

flickr user Adam Kuban​ Find out how Five Guys measures up to In-N-Out and more of what you missed this week in Stick a Fork In It after the jump!

Nabisco Oreo SoftCookies

Edwin GoeiName: Nabisco Oreo SoftCookies Origin: Japan Found at: Mitsuwa Marketplace, Costa Mesa Cost: $4.99 Ingredients: Wheat Flour, Canola & Palm Oil, Sugar, Lactose, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Cocoa Powder, Trehalose, Skim Milk Powder, Corn Starch, Egg, Cacao Mass, Salt, Sorbitol, Leav ... More >>

Chocolate Chip Fudge Cup at Sweet Jill's

Jessica Ford​If you live anywhere in North OC, then you have probably stopped in Sweet Jill's on Second Street in Long Beach or Main Street in Seal Beach. Hell, if you've walked or driven anywhere within a mile of one of these little shops of heaven, the smell alone will have drawn you inexorably ... More >>

Gettin' Made: Bring on the Easter Candy!

I'm not going to lie to you... as I was scouring Etsy looking for great examples of delicious Easter candy made by folks like you and me, I became obsessed with the bowl of candy that sits pretty much untouched in our kitchen. That bowl of candy now sits right next to me as I type. Because if there' ... More >>

This Week In Food

Craig Medici​Have you ever seen a more productive and livelier week on Stick a Fork In It? I haven't decided whether this makes my job of recapping it all (while Grace is on vay-kay) easier or harder. Let's see, so Dave "Ubergeek" Lieberman started the week a whole bunch of food-based pran ... More >>

Wacky Snacks: Rumba

Edwin Goei​Name: Rumba - Chocolate Flavored Sandwich Cookies With Coconut Flavored FillingOrigin: ArgentinaFound at: Villa Roma, Laguna HillsCost: $2.99

OC Fair Food: Disgusting or Really Disgusting?

The Orange County Fair, which in the past has served us bloomin' onions, smoking brisket, fried Spam, fried avocados, deep-fried Oreos, deep-fried cupcakes, deep-fried Snickers bars, deep-fried White Castle burgers, chili-cheese fries, pulled-pork sandwiches . . . pardon me a second: PADDLES! CLEAR! ... More >>

"This is why you're fat" Food Blog

One of the hottest sites tagged on delicious.com right now is the aptly named food blog called "This is why you're fat."  It only began this month, but so far it's got the momentum of a greasy chili dog racing through a fat man's digestive system.It's just a very simple format of pictures coupled w ... More >>

To Do This Weekend 12/19-12/22

Toys For Tots show with Social Task; Loogie; Craic Haus, Friday at 8 p.m.Free entry into this Christmas concert requires bringing a toy. For the tots. Surf City Saloon, 18528 Beach Blvd., Huntington Beach, CA; 714-963-7744Oreo Divas, Friday at 8:45 p.m.Soul, funk and R&B divas take the stage.Moz ... More >>

Once You Find It, the Blackmarket Bakery in Irvine Will Merit Many Happy Returns

All's Fair in Love and OC

When it's the opening day of the Orange County Fair, you have plenty of time in traffic — an hour, in fact, just to get from Santa Ana to the fairgrounds — to realize just how poorly the 55 is designed. Immediately after some major road feeds into it, forcing a mass slowing as a new torrent of c ... More >>

Building a Better Berry

Pinkberry may be coming to town, but Yogurtland is already OCs fro-yo on the go

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