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Blogs
May 2, 2012
"Soda" Vs. "Pop": A Map
They seem to be just like us. They laugh at the same jokes. They like the same music. They, too, extol the virtues of bacon. But then when they refer to a soft drink, you instantly know: They ain't from around here. I'm talking about folks from other states who call soda "pop," or even we ... More >>
Blogs
February 21, 2012
On the Line: Lisa Fontanesi of Jamie Oliver Food Foundation, Part One
The Jamie Oliver Food Revolution has been parked at the Santa Ana offices of Latino Health Access this month, working with schools and families of central Santa Ana to fight the obesity epidemic spreading across the nation. The Food Revolution truck moves from city to city and faces the challenge ... More >>
Columns
February 10, 2012
Hang Up Now, Please
[Hey, You!] You want some service? Let’s talk . . .
Calendar
January 26, 2012
The Joy of Tea
Bowers Museum
Blogs
January 16, 2012
Where to Find Dublin Dr. Pepper in Orange County
ProfessorSalt.comThe last bottles of Dublin Dr Pepper in Orange County?Those of you from Texas have probably heard the news from the folks back home: Dublin Dr. Pepper is dead. The bottling company in the small town of Dublin, Texas which has made a cane-sugar version of the original Dr. Pepp ... More >>
Food
November 17, 2011
Portola Coffee Lab Is OC's Temple of Caffeine
[Hole In the Wall] This Costa Mesa coffeehouse can convert anyone into the cult of coffee
Blogs
July 20, 2011
Top 10 Video Games Based on Eating
Food: It's one of the most important basic needs of human life. Human beings and just about every living being on Earth can live without any luxury, but cannot survive without food. We celebrate food. We spend large amounts of money on food. We explore diverse cultures through the food people eat ... More >>
Blogs
July 7, 2011
Soda Jerks (Emphasis on the Jerk): The Next Cupcake/Donuts/Pie?
Flickr user Mark CrawleyLooks like we now know what's the next food trend hipsters out here will bring back from the dead or, conversely, hijack from the lower classes: sodas! It's no longer enough to merely stock regional brands ala Mello Yello and Cheerwine: now, you have to concoct your own se ... More >>
Blogs
March 30, 2011
Karl Lagerfeld Gives Diet Coke Bottles a Makeover
That classic silver can is so last season, darlin'.Fashion virtuoso Karl Lagerfeld, who reportedly only drinks Pepsi Black, has given Diet Coke bottles a makeover as part of a campaign called "Love It Light." Who knew they'd look so fab in stripes?
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
February 4, 2011
Using Coupons Smartly for Super Bowl Sunday
Anne Marie Panoringan >I used to consider just shopping at Costco and Target saving money. I was wrong. So very wrong. Thanks to The Krazy Coupon Lady for showing me the light.Anyway, if you're trying not to dash to the grocery store at the last minute, here's a deal for you. Pull the Sund ... More >>
Blogs
January 10, 2011
It Isn't What You Think It Is: Egg Cream
Dave LiebermanThe pride of New York's soda fountains, the egg cream, contains neither egg nor cream (despite what a woefully uninformed cook at Jerry's Famous Deli in Westwood tried to tell me 10 years ago).It is a chocolate-milk soda, and it is one of the most addicting drinks in the world.You t ... More >>
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October 21, 2010
The Temper Trap
The Fox Theater
Blogs
July 6, 2010
Gettin' Made: Cool as a Cucumber Soda
Last week while eating at L.A.'s Mac and Cheeza restaurant, I had the good fortune to try this cucumber-flavored soda: Mr. Q. Cumber soda by LisaBeebe on Flickr Lemme tell ya--while the macaroni and cheese I had for lunch was really good, this soda was amazing. To quote an old Outkast dit ... More >>
Calendar
June 3, 2010
Tenth Annual Dana Point Harbor Boat Show: $1 Friday
Dana Point Harbor
Blogs
April 12, 2010
Pink Elephant at Tantalum
Jessica FordSure, your parents always told you not to swallow your bubble gum because it would live in your stomach for the next 20-something years, but Tantalum in Long Beach has some bubble gum that breaks all the rules your parents gave you--and you'll like it.
Blogs
February 23, 2010
OC Restaurant Week Recommendations
OC Restaurant Week starts next week (Feb. 28-March 6) and there are a bevy of restaurants and menu choices to go through. If you asked me where I would go and what I would try, here's what I'd say (in alphabetical order):
Blogs
January 21, 2010
Dueling Dishes: Real Sugar Soda vs. HFCS Soda
Dave LiebermanAs we posted at the end of last year, PepsiCo bottlers are making limited-edition "Throwback" versions of Pepsi and Mountain Dew. These are made the old-fashioned way, with sugar instead of high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS). While OC is no stranger to sugar soda (a lot, but not all, o ... More >>
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January 7, 2010
Albino Crow presents the Commotions as the B-52’s
Alex's Bar
Blogs
January 7, 2010
New Study: Nearly Half of Fast Food Soda Fountains Contaminated With Fecal Bacteria
The Upstairs Room @ flickr.com CC BY-NC-SA 2.0Not that I need to raise more alarms about food safety. We already have mercury in our sushi, unsafe airport food, and E-coli outbreaks which happen too often. We could go on for hours on the subject. But this one news item? Well, it's disturbin ... More >>
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December 31, 2009
Noon Year's Eve
Discovery Center
Blogs
December 30, 2009
Real-Sugar Pepsi and Mountain Dew To Hit Store Shelves
bevreview.comJason Arango at the Daily Fork posted yesterday about Pepsi Throwback and Mountain Dew Throwback, versions of the popular soft drinks that are made with sugar instead of high-fructose corn syrup, sold in the usual plastic bottles with retro labels.Not to be outdone, the Dr Pepper Sna ... More >>
Blogs
November 30, 2009
Wacky Snacks: Milkis
Edwin GoeiName: Milkis Origin: Korea Found at: H-Mart, Irvine Cost: $2.99 for a six-pack Tax CRV Ingredients: Carbonated Water, Corn Syrup, Sugar, Skimmed Milk Powder, Artificial Flavor, Citric Acid, Phosphoric Acid, Natural Food Color, Vitamin-C, Vitamin-A, Vitamin-D, Contains M ... More >>
Blogs
November 13, 2009
Drink of the Week: Vegan Friendly Gel-Glow Shots
Grace Le In the ultimate clash between classy and trashy, we present to you the Vegan Friendly Gel-Glow Shot. No longer must you pass up a drink because its ingredients infringe upon animal rights. This animal-free recipe allows herbivores to join in and get eff-ed up along with everyone else! Bu ... More >>
Blogs
August 31, 2009
Five Great International Sodas
Obvious observation of the year: it's hot. Go to these place we haven't discussed in years, all fine eateries, and cool down with their native sodas:PUPUSERIA SAN SIVAR: The hole-in-the-strip-mall takes special care with their pupusas, which have a crispy yet malleable crust encasing thick, stick ... More >>
Calendar
July 23, 2009
Bedouin Soundclash
Galaxy Concert Theatre
Food
March 26, 2009
[Hole in the Wall] Wadiya, OC's First Sri Lankan Restaurant
Galaxy Concert Theatre
Blogs
December 24, 2008
FDA Wags Finger at Diet Coke's Vitamin Claims
The FDA has issues with Coca Cola's new Diet Coke Plus. It sent the company a letter earlier this month about the drink, which Coke purports to have a "refreshing taste...AND several essential nutrients" with "each 8 fl. oz. serving of Diet Coke Plus provid(ing) 15% of your RDI ... More >>
Blogs
October 20, 2008
Tomorrow: OCRA Mixer at Manhattan Super Club
Tomorrow, the newly formed Orange County Restaurant Association will have it's first mixer at the Manhattan Supper Club in Orange. Admission is $20 for OCRA members and $30 for non-members. Admission fee covers appetizers, soft drinks and one specialty cocktail. Guest receive a 15% discount on foo ... More >>
Blogs
May 25, 2008
Fast Food Reviews: New Mountain Dew Flavors
As you can see, I'm not fundamentalist in my definition of fast food. All mass-produced snack product is fair game, as perhaps could be noted by the fact that the first one I did involved the Dave & Busters menu. On a late night beer run, I espied a display at the 7-11 with three new kinds of Mount ... More >>
Blogs
March 3, 2008
Because You're Ugly: Rock the Runway
The Art Institute is seriously starting to become my favorite place to visit in Santa Ana - every time I'm there for some event or other I wonder why my USC education couldn't have had the kind of cool events these folks seem to put on on a regular basis. Rock the Runway, this past Saturday, was a f ... More >>
Blogs
January 28, 2008
Candy Kush Machines
The future is now; the future is Marijuana Vending Machines. Technically termed PVMs, or Prescription Vending Machines, and now available at Herbal Nutrition Center in LA, the similarity between these and candy or soda machines ends at the name. They're installed behind secure dispensary doors, only ... More >>
Blogs
November 14, 2007
Caffeine 'n' Cartoons
So what's up with the dude on this coffee package? The label says "high octane," but he looks like he's just kinda chill. Maybe the motorcycle drank the coffee instead. I don't even like coffee much, but Starbucks keeps sending me stuff in the mail, like a $5 gift card recently -- II guess the make ... More >>
Blogs
August 6, 2007
Get Your Rocks Off
As a frequenter of the AMC 30 at the Block every Thursday night when they show all the new releases, I've also become a fan of Cafe Tu Tu Tango, the most adjacent restaurant, and bar that seems to stay open the latest. It was only last week, however, that I realized they don't serve my usual bevera ... More >>
Blogs
July 7, 2007
Overheard in Orange County
"I'd say 'marry me,' but I wouldn't wanna, like, be a statistic." - guy to gal at Coco's in HB on 7/7/07. MySpace Polls - Take Our Poll Santa Ana's Old County Courthouse is usually closed on Saturdays, but it'll be open today - starting (surprise, surprise), 7 a.m. Some advice for the truly s ... More >>
Features
June 7, 2007
The Return of the Drive-In
The Star-Vu delivers the biggest screen for your buck
Blogs
May 29, 2007
All Coked Up
Vanilla Coke is back! You might not have realized that it went away, of course, especially if you eat regularly at Rubio's, the only major food chain to keep it on its soda fountains. But yeah, they replaced it with Black Cherry Vanilla a while back, which was decent but not as tasty. Now plain Van ... More >>
Food
August 17, 2006
An Ode to Cheerwine
The last of the Outlaw Sodas
Food
March 16, 2006
He Fights for Your Right to Pate
Michael Mina leads St. Regis through the resort wars with Stonehill Tavern
Unknown
June 2, 2005
Saras Mercado
Michael Mina leads St. Regis through the resort wars with Stonehill Tavern
Unknown
May 30, 2002
Brand X
Michael Mina leads St. Regis through the resort wars with Stonehill Tavern
Music
November 22, 2001
Emop!
Michael Mina leads St. Regis through the resort wars with Stonehill Tavern
News
August 2, 2001
Flee
Weirdpolitick at the OC Fair
News
July 5, 2001
Success Through Snacking
A Weekly program of glop, gunk and raising Iqs in county schools
Columns
January 11, 2001
Trout Season
A Weekly program of glop, gunk and raising Iqs in county schools
News
October 19, 2000
The Edwards Crown Affair
A Weekly program of glop, gunk and raising Iqs in county schools
News
October 12, 2000
True Grit, With a Side of Pie
A Weekly program of glop, gunk and raising Iqs in county schools
Features
September 14, 2000
My Lawn
A Weekly program of glop, gunk and raising Iqs in county schools
Food
August 19, 1999
Gypsy Den World?
Wed still eat there
Columns
August 12, 1999
Selling Out
Its a witness and a hoot
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