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50 Important SXSW Questions

By: Nick LucchesiEditor: We have so many questions here in Austin. Here are 50 of them. 1. Will I like the pedicab costumed as The Hulk if he gets angry? 2. Are we all really just in New York? 3. Is this t-shirt rad? 4. Do you want to get some 'za, which is now absolutely the slang for pizza? ... More >>

Taverna Blu Brings Opa!

The Greek restaurant proves Irvine Spectrum's dining scene is not what it used to be

Danny Godinez, Food Genius

[Best Of 2012] The culinary genius at Anepalco’s shares his favorite things about Orange County

PART ONE: OC Weekly Best Of Readers Poll 2012: The Good, the Bad, and the WTF?

Today is the release of our annual Best Of issue, our fantabulous guide to all things wonderful about this infernal land. For the purposes of ustedes, you only care about the food section, and you can peruse it here. But what's always interesting to us is the Readers Poll: will our faithful fans be ... More >>

OC Register Readers Name Subway The Best Sandwich Shop In Orange County

There's no reason to be surprised at OC Register's annual "Best Of Orange County" winner's list. This is Orange County, after all. And these are Register readers, after all. Still, every year, we weep inside.  

Bistro Champagne Lemonade at Paul Martin's, Our Drink of the Week

The Paul behind Paul Martin's American Bistro is the same as the "P" in P.F. Chang's. He is Paul Fleming, the restaurateur who first struck gold with Fleming's Prime Steakhouse. Instead of mass-marketed Chinese food or steak, the angle for this newest venture is localvore cuisine, but truth is, it s ... More >>

Spend $80 At One Of These Irvine Spectrum Restaurants, Get Two Tickets To The Circus

It's rare that Donald Bren's empire will give you something for nothing...and this isn't one of those times; but the free Circus Vargas tickets The Irvine Spectrum is offering (with purchase) is more than I would usually expect from Bren & Co. So here it is: if you're going to spend $80 at one o ... More >>

A List of Food Specials and Freebies on Tax Day!

So have you subscribed to OC Weekly's The Spoon Feed newsletter yet? Do it now by entering your e-mail in that big old red box that you see to the right that says "SIGN UP".I'm subscribed and I got some tips about a few freebies and specials on tax day that I wouldn't have known about otherwise ... More >>

The Orange County Bartenders Cabinet Shake It Up

The group of county libation crafters is teaching you to drink as you've never drunk before

Mozambique Peri-Peri Does the Mazavaroo

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

What Josh Freese Wants for Christmas

[Mental Notes] Plus, John Doe on new material from X? Stay tuned

John Freese's Holiday Shopping Guide

​You only have one holiday shopping weekend left. Freak ya out? In order to help your lazy, procrastinating ass, we enlisted the help of drummer extraordinaire Josh Freese. And why not? The man who rocks behind the kit for bands such as Devo and Weezer is also one of the greatest marketing ... More >>

P.F. Chang's (2.0) Reopens Tonight

​'Tis the season to reinvent yourself, at least, if you're a restaurant. With more changes in the last two months than we can keep up with, dining at Irvine Spectrum sees yet another update as P.F. Chang's relaunches in the nick of time for holiday crowds and business lunches.A designated testing ... More >>

Stick a Fork In It Reacts to the 2011 OC Weekly Readers' Choice Awards

​It's Best Of time . . . you have your dead-tree copies, right? No? Go get one . . . we'll be here when you get back.Unfortunately, whoever was supposed to tabulate the Reader's Choice poll this year into one easy-to-read guide must have had a huge hangover because it's nowhere to be found online- ... More >>

Tilted Kilt Offers Blarney Boobage

The Long Beach quasi-pub follows the Hooters model of booze, breasts and burgers

Paul Fleming Plans A "Paul Martin's American Bistro" at Irvine Spectrum

​Paul Fleming, the man behind Fleming's Steakhouse and the P.F. in P.F. Chang's has plans to open the first O.C. location of Paul Martin's American Bistro. Though one wonders why he didn't just call it "Paul Fleming's American Bistro", his landlords, The Irvine Company, said yesterday in their pr ... More >>

New Josh Freese Album to Be Released on April Fool's, Sends Out Best Press Release Ever

​Drummer Josh Freese (Nine Inch Nails, DEVO, A Perfect Circle, the Vandals, etc.) made headlines last year with his ingenious marketing scheme promoting his solo record Since 1972. And now he's back for more: His next solo project, titled My New Friends, is set for an April 1 release date. Memora ... More >>

A Hard-to-Beat Dinner Deal at Asian Tapas in Irvine

Edwin Goei​ If you haven't tried Asian Tapas, our Best Of Issue winner for Best Chinese, this is the time to go (particularly if you're one of the ones that voted P.F. Chang's to win Reader's Choice). As I promised earlier this week in the Drunk After Work post on the Irvine restaurant, I a ... More >>

The 2010 OC Weekly Readers' Poll: Better, But Still A Lot Of WTF

​Well, you've definitely improved, Gentle Readers.You picked Kéan Coffee once again as the best coffeehouse in OC, and I wiped a tear of pride from my eyes. My heart swelled as I read that the Bruery is your favorite brewery, that Slater's 50/50 is where OC loves to get a hamburger, and that Rach ... More >>

15th Annual "Taste of Anaheim" on May 13th

Edwin Goei​ Nevermind that there's been a bit of turmoil with Anaheim GardenWalk.  The 15th Annual Taste of Anaheim, which was held there last year, is again coming back to the center, on May 13th (5:30 p.m.-10:30 p.m.), even as it is rumored to be close to being bought and made over&nb ... More >>

Tonight & Tomorrow: Taste of Downtown Long Beach

​It's one of those things that just is: We cover Long Beach. So there. And as such, I am obligated to tell you about the Taste of Downtown at the Waterfront, which is a sort of food festival being held for the first time by a consortium of Long Beach's Pine Avenue restaurants, happening from 6 ... More >>

[Year In Review] Of Taco Trucks and Votes That Suck: 2009 On Our Stick a Fork In It Food Blog

Farrell's Ice Cream Parlour Is an Assault on the Senses, Sensibilities and Sentimentality

Eat A Meal At A Long Beach Restaurant, Get A Free Ticket To AKC/Eukanuba National Championship

​I'm not a pet owner, but I know many of my friends are. Actually, for some reason, now that I think about it, it's a rare thing to know someone without a pet. So it pleases me to tell you that if you are one, especially if you are a dog owner, restaurants in Long Beach will be participating i ... More >>

The Northern Chinese Fare at Asian Tapas Isn't Really Tapas, But It Is Delectable

Is There ANYTHING Salvageable from the Weekly's Best of OC Reader's Poll Food Winners?

​Fair is fair, folks. A couple of weeks ago, I blasted the Orange County Register's "Best of Orange County" for the horrible selections readers picked as the best representation of a culinary category (Peppino's as best Italian! Subway as best Sandwich! Daphne's as best Greek!). Our Best of OC iss ... More >>

Is There ANYTHING Salvageable from the Reg's Best of Orange County Food Winners?

I usually don't care for lolcats, but this one...​For 16 years, the Orange County Register's annual Best of Orange County has mystified county eaters with this simple question: are the paper's readers really that stupid and tasteless to continue calling the Olive Garden the best place in Orange Co ... More >>

Arizona's True Food Kitchen Coming To OC?

​I heard a rumor that the fledgling chain, which debuted in Phoenix last year, was planning on opening a second restaurant in Orange County. I checked with Debbie Porter, VP of Marketing for Fox Restaurant Concepts (FRC), who confirms that they are indeed looking at OC locations right now, althoug ... More >>

Things to Do Tonight in Long Beach

Brazilian jam/funk/salsa band Delta Nove is playing for free tonight in Long Beach. They rule and you should go. If I get over this damn cough and running nose, I might be there. The fun goes down at the outdoor amphitheater at every tourist's favorite spot, Shoreline Village. The band plays from 6- ... More >>

Drummer Josh Freese Sells Himself, Famous Friends, Dinner at Sizzler to Promote His New Album

Huh? Starbucks And Subway Top Zagat's Latest List

The survey from the "burgundy bible" rates this duo the best fast-food coffee and most popular fast-food mega-chain, respectively. Which makes me wonder if the reviewers--more than 6,000 of them, who visited more than 100 chains across the country--are living in a parallel universe. One in which Sta ... More >>

Is P.F. Chang's good? And News About Irvine's China Garden.

Edwin GoeiTwo stories involving Chinese food caught my attention last week. First, there's local news about what is arguably one of OC's best Chinese restaurants, China Garden in Irvine. Fellow OC Food Blogger Julian Hsu has the scoop. In his post, he writes: "We just ate there for dimsum lunch t ... More >>

Annapoorna Offers a Distinctive Blend of Indian and Chinese Cuisine

"Taste of Anaheim" To Be Held May 14th at GardenWalk

Ruth Chris Steakhouse, California Pizza Kitchen, Bubba Gumps, McCormick & Schmick's, Rain Forest Café, Naples Restaurant, Catal Restaurant, Tortilla Jo's, Roy's Hawaiian Fusion Cuisine, Alcatraz Brewing Company.These are the names of some of the restaurants that will be participating in this ye ... More >>

Anaheim GardenWalk's Garden Party Music Series

Looking for an excuse to finally check out the new Anaheim GardenWalk? Their free and outdoor Garden Party Music Series starts tomorrow, Saturday, September 6th and will continue every Saturday until the 27th. Click HERE for the schedule and more details on the acts. Even if you've seen their s ... More >>

the Arizonans Are Coming!

Or: How I learned to stop worrying and love Arizonans at Mastro’s Ocean Club

The Asian Persuasion

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

Episode 10

Some Ziing New

Our salacious savant seeks vintage erotica and miso-seared ahi in historic Fullerton

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