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Eat This Now: The Veggie Plate At Pita Grill

You don't expect a place with a logo this bright and corporate-looking--not to mention its location in an Irvine Company outdoor food court, next to Subway, a Pizza Hut, and the umpteenth outlet of Flame Broiler--to be anything but like a chain itself.

Gamers Can Now Order Pizza Hut Directly Through Their Xbox

For gamers focused on fighting zombies, slaying dragons and assassinating evil rulers, it's tough finding a break to pick up the phone and order dinner. At last, that hassle is over thanks to a new service from Pizza Hut and Microsoft.

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Top Five Most Disturbing Horrorcore Songs

Ahh yes, horrorcore. If hip-hop were a video store, it would be the horror section. A sub-genre rooted in a love of soul-shattering violence, grizzly imagery and the darkest of pitch black humor, its cult following is one of the most loyal despite a widespread legacy of pigeon-holing and dismissal. ... More >>

KFC Japan Starts Selling Deep-Fried Mashed Potato With Bacon In It

We probably need to start a new blog category for food items some branches of our homegrown fast-food brands are coming up with overseas. That hot-dog in a pizza crust at UK Pizza Huts was genius. McDonald's in Australia's lamb burger is an idea whose time has come.See also:McDonald's In China Sells ... More >>

Burger King Introduces Black-Bunned Burger With Squid Ink Ketchup In Japan

I'm really not sure what the appeal here is. A few weeks ago, it was McDonald's that offered black and white burgers in China. Now, it appears the Burger Kings in Japan are getting into burger noir act, too. Starting this Friday, September 28, the Japanese arm of the King will start selling the ... More >>

McDonald's Introduces Lamb Burger; KFC Offers Shrimp Stars; Pizza Hut Creates a Pizza That Squirts

Depending on how you look at it, the fast food consumers abroad get the best or weirdest stuff from our American chains. Over the past few days there was news that Australian McDonald's has introduced a Lamb Burger (seasoned with oregano and rosemary, topped with a fried egg); the Colonel has s ... More >>

Christina Aguilera And Yum! Brands Team Up To Fight Hunger. Seriously?

See Also:*Miley Cyrus Calls Anaheim Resident a "Fucking Creep" on Twitter*Our Top List of Opening DJ Codes, Laminated and Posted Backstage at the Yost for all Newbs to See*Top Five Musical Impressions From Comedian Pablo FranciscoIn what could be labeled as a cruel twist in irony or an amazing coinc ... More >>

On the Line: Matt Strickland of The Bruery, Part One

Who is Matt Strickland, and why are we interviewing him? That's the OTL question of the week. His job title is wood cellerman. No, really. Matt makes sure clients get their beer, and that it tastes exactly the way it should. Comparable to a winemaker, he works very closely with his product. You'll p ... More >>

No. 54, Brizio Combo at Brizio Chicago Style Pan Pizza

My initial impression of Brizio in Lake Forest was good-but-not-great, though lately I've found myself straying away from established favorites for this tasty newbie. I'll be the first to admit: I was wrong. Their basic cheese pizza is satisfactory--any kid would take this zesty sauce and ... More >>

Brizio Pizza in Lake Forest: The Oily, Saucy Pizza of Your Youth

For a neighborhood with a lot of chain restaurants, the area around the Lake Forest/Mission Viejo border has a lot of independent pizza places. Rubino's cheesy slices, with their bread stick-like crust, tend to be my favorite, but Big O To-Go, the two (totally-different) Cicero's and Biagio's all ma ... More >>

Burger King Introduces Black Truffle Angus Burger In Hong Kong

While Taco Bell foists another Frankenstein's monster food item on us made from the interchangeable parts of its existing menu, the other parts of the world get actual innovation from their fast food restaurants. We heard about the Pizza Hut in England's hot-dog-stuffed pizza crusts and the gri ... More >>

Pizza Hut Introduces a Cheeseburger-Crusted Pizza

Here we go again. Weeks after news of the hot dog-stuffed crust pizza, and after Michelle discovered more Pizza Hut mutant hybrid crusts in Asia, the chain that seems to have cornered the market on adulterating pizzas has announced it is releasing a cheeseburger and chicken fillet-crusted pizza ... More >>

McDonald's McBaguette Debuts In France

This week we learned that Brits get a hot dog stuffed into the crusts of their Pizza Hut pizza, and the French? Why they get their own custom sandwich catered to local tastes from McDonald's.The French branch of the Golden Arches announced Tuesday that it will launch the McBaguette on April 18th for ... More >>

Five Pizza Crusts More Epic Than Pizza Hut's Hot Dog-Stuffed Crust

As Edwin reported, Pizza Hut UK is stuffing its crust with hot dogs, and as expected, people are going nuts over the hybrid. But while I'm sure it's as tasty and heart-attack-inducing as it sounds, the concoction is hardly a novel one. Crazy crusts have been offered in Asia for years.Here are five t ... More >>

Pizza Hut Introduces Hot Dog Stuffed Crust Pizza in The UK

Jimmy Dean's Pancake and Sausage on a Stick. KFC's Double Down. Taco Bell's Doritos Tacos. These dubious food innovations do not represent advances in food as it did just create fodder for bloggers like me and late night comedians. But the recently announced hot dog stuffed crust pizzas at Pizza Hut ... More >>

Dueling Dishes: Jollibee's Pancit Palabok VS. Red Ribbon's Pancit Palabok

​Imagine if McDonald's bought out Burger King and they existed under the same roof like those Yum Brand hybrid restaurants with KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell sharing the same counter. That's essentially what's happened with Jollibee and Red Ribbon in Anaheim. They are two former competitors turned ... More >>

Pop the Question with Pizza Hut's $10K Proposal

​Pizza-loving guys, have you been struggling to find the right way to ask your pizza-loving gal to take her place next to you on the pizza-stained couch for the rest of your lives, amen? Your friends at Pizza Hut have come to the rescue with the $10,010 proposal package, which includes Pizza Hut's ... More >>

Infographic: How to Be a Douche In the Buffet Line

​Years back, Pizza Hut in China tried to put an end to the Homer Simpsons of the world by enforcing a one-plate-per-person rule for its salad buffet. Customers were all like, "What the heck, man?" And then they were all like, "CHALLENGE!"    In stunning acts of engineering and douchebagg ... More >>

India's Middle Class Getting Fatter Thanks To Western Fast Food

​As India's middle class grows, so does their waistlines, says a fascinating article on News24 and other outlets. The culprit according to the article? McDonald's and KFC of course. The fast food giants, along with their kin Taco Bell and Pizza Hut, are said to be making inroads there and they're ... More >>

Little Progress Made At The First Jollibee in Orange County

Edwin Goei​Ain't much progress goin' on at what's supposed to be the first outpost of the Filipino fast-food giant Jollibee in Orange County. I checked out the site recently, in what used to be Chris & Pitts BBQ restaurant at Euclid and Crescent in Anaheim, and saw that so far, the place has b ... More >>

SEC Posts Complaint Against mUrgent Corp., Accused of Running Boiler Room and $10 Million Scam

​The Securities and Exchange Commission has posted online the complaint filed in Santa Ana federal court against mUrgent Corp., a Santa Ana Internet marketing firm for the restaurant and hospitality industry that is accused of using high-pressure sales tactics to defraud investors "in a $10 milli ... More >>

Lazy-Deputy Cases Keep Stalling

[Moxley Confidential] Two mistrials save a sheriff's deputy from charges she falsified official reports

Chuck E. Cheese's to Invade Mexico

​For years now, La Pizza Loca and Pizza Patrón have made a killing on customizing pizzas for the Mexican palate beyond a sprinkling of jalapeños--I'm talking about carne asada and chorizo as toppings, with Tapatío as a condiment. Nevertheless, pizza isn't that popular among Mexicans in Mexico-- ... More >>

Taco Bell Pizza Hut Crime of the Week: Man Arrested for Illegally Frying Chicken Wings!

​We usually devote this column to the many strange crimes that occur at Taco Bell, and there were some funny ones this past week for the Irvine-based giant--but nothing as bizarre as what happened at its corporate sister, Pizza Hut.

Yum! Brands, Parent Company of Taco Bell, to Sell Long John Silver's and A & W All-American Food

​I know some things about old Southern California restaurant chains, but not all. I remember Pioneer Chicken (I still delight in seeing its old signs reformatted to plug a Mexican restaurant), and I also remember Bob's Big Boy. But what was A & W? I remember the root beer, but I've seen vestig ... More >>

Domino's Calls Out Papa John's

A while back, Papa John's claimed they used better ingredients in their pizzas than Pizza Hut. Pizza Hut sued them and won a judgment that Papa John's couldn't use the slogan "Better Ingredients. Better Pizza." because it falsely implied that the competition's ingredients were not fresh or wholesome ... More >>

Recipe of The Week: The Best Sandwich You've Ever Had

The Alice Walker school of California cooking--the immaculate, jewel-like vegetables, the artisan oils and vinegars, the painstakingly sourced meats--has at times been leveled with the criticism that it is not, in fact, cooking, but assembling. How much talent or skill does it take to make the best ... More >>

The 10 Strangest Fast Food Chain Items: But Surely There Are More?

Disclaimer: I've outright nicked this from our sister pub, SF Weekly. CLICK HERE for the slideshow of gruesomeness. But there must be some better examples out there (the Sausage McGriddles look like pure junk food heaven to me, and the carrot and raisin salad is hardly outlandish).Admittedly, there ... More >>

KFC Lays On Free Grilled Chicken Just For Us! (Hurry: One Deal Applies Today--Tomorrow It's El Pollo Loco)

Yes, that's right. Not only is the whole country being offered a free piece of Kentucky Grilled Chicken today (Monday, April 27, aka UNFry Day), but Southern Californians are also benefitting from a further deal: buy an eight-piece or larger KFC meal from May 4 to May 31 and you'll receive four free ... More >>

Manhattan Supper Club Switches Menu A Bit, Still Great

As long as we've been adults, my best cousins, friends, and I have celebrated birthdays at the Fullerton branch of Stubrik's, the fine local steakhouse chain. If I'm in North County and want a slab o' meat, I still go there and heartily recommend it to all. But my current beef obsession is at Manhat ... More >>

[Game On] Party Crashers: 'Castle Crashers' Cuts Like a Knife, Feels So Right

New Flavor at Beard Papa's in Costa Mesa

Unless you follow foodie bulletin boards and blogs, chances are you haven't heard of or had a Beard Papa's cream puff. That goes double if you don't normally venture out of Orange County, where there are only two outlets of this Osaka-based chain. There's one at Santa Ana's MainPlace Mall, and a ... More >>

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