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  • Blogs

    May 24, 2012

    Chef Carlos Valdez: El Rey del Baja California Sur

    For decades Baja California Sur has been defined--unfairly-- by the OC on the Sea of Cortez tourist spot: Cabo San Lucas, where American spring breakers go to suck down margaritas, eat nachos until they burst, perform graceless acts at wet t-shirt contests, and develop pre-melanoma lesions under the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 3, 2012

    On the Line: Bob Brown of Spudrunners, Part One

    Bob ran late for our interview, so I did the next best thing: Grill his team. Ben, Daniel and Justin were more than happy to share stories between orders. Like this one time, when their Spudrunners luxe lonchera's engine fell out while Daniel drove up the 57. Bob pushed it with his Kia rental, and t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 26, 2012

    Dispatches from the Dave Mau-Cody Requeno Pop-Up at the Crosby Last Week

    ​Sorry for the delay, folks, but behold my write-up from last week's successful pop-up at the Crosby for Dave Mau (the pants-less genius above) and his partner in crime, Cody Requeno. Their four-course meal was home cooking at its most gourmet: no fancy preparation, no weird ingredients, just heap ... More >>

  • Food

    November 10, 2011

    Taco Maria Signals El Return of El Native

    [Hole In the Wall] Carlos Salgado stuns Orange County with his wholly Mexican luxe lonchera

  • Blogs

    October 8, 2010

    Four Places For U-Pick Pumpkins... From A Farm!

    ​ This time of year, commercial pumpkin "patches" sprout up overnight in asphalt parking lots, lighted with enough incandescent bulbs to power a cut-rate casino. Which got me thinking-- surely there must be real pumpkin patches in our paved-over county where living things grow in the earth? Where ... More >>

  • News

    March 19, 2009

    [Versión En Español] ¿Dónde en el Mundo Está Edgardo Jiménez

    ​ This time of year, commercial pumpkin "patches" sprout up overnight in asphalt parking lots, lighted with enough incandescent bulbs to power a cut-rate casino. Which got me thinking-- surely there must be real pumpkin patches in our paved-over county where living things grow in the earth? Where ... More >>

  • News

    March 19, 2009

    A Priest the Diocese of Orange Admits Faced an Abuse Accusation Is Still in Ministry In Spain

    ​ This time of year, commercial pumpkin "patches" sprout up overnight in asphalt parking lots, lighted with enough incandescent bulbs to power a cut-rate casino. Which got me thinking-- surely there must be real pumpkin patches in our paved-over county where living things grow in the earth? Where ... More >>

  • Food

    November 17, 2005

    Good Food, No Hit: No Problem

    Tim DeCinces redeems his baseball career at Beach Pit BBQ

  • Features

    October 20, 2005

    Los Alamitos

    Tim DeCinces redeems his baseball career at Beach Pit BBQ

  • Columns

    June 16, 2005

    Diary of a Mad County

    Tim DeCinces redeems his baseball career at Beach Pit BBQ

  • News

    April 14, 2005

    Who Shot the Sheriff?

    Star witness against ex-Assistant Sheriff Jaramillo is tanking, evidence reveals mischief by Sheriff Carona

  • Features

    January 15, 2004

    Meat Me in Hell

    A guide to great food

  • Columns

    May 30, 2002

    Summery Judgment

    Jim already spent his summer vacation. Now he wants yours

  • News

    December 13, 2001

    Lo Siento

    An open letter of apology to the Spanish people

  • Food

    June 15, 2000

    Barbecouscous

    Tulsa meats tabouli in Orange

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