South Asia

Indonesian Food Festival This Weekend in Hacienda Heights!

Now that you've eaten your weight in bánh chưng at Little Saigon's Tet Festival this past weekend, how about the Indonesian equivalent called bacang, or how about sate, or gado gado? The cuisine of the fourth most populous country on Earth behind, China, India and us (it's true, look it up), wil ... More >>

Eat This Now: Sullungtang at Jang Mo Gip

Buena Park doesn't get much foodie love, even though it's at the intersection of our burgeoning South Asian and Korean populations. The Indian and Pakistani restaurants, including our Best Indian Restaurant from 2011 (Namastey India), are migrating east from Artesia; the Koreans are bent on making B ... More >>

On The Line: Geeta Bansal Of Clay Oven, Part One

Geeta Bansal doesn't sit still. Her travel plans to visit chefs Europe are around the corner, and they've just finalized plans for another dinner collaboration-- and that's just for October. Most recently, they served wild boar at Taste of Newport. Plans to prep their signature Thanksgiving turkeys ... More >>

Copts and Muslims Will Meet Tonight at Islamic Society of Orange County To Show The World Neither Group is Crazy

In one word, it was disgusting. That's how Shakeel Syed, executive director of the Islamic Shura Council of Southern California, described the amateurish film that was blamed for instigating violent protests in Libya and Egypt, as well as others in Sudan, Indonesia, and Pakistan, last week. American ... More >>

The OCeeker: Guru Nanak Sikh Temple and the Headwear Mishap

Everybody loves a play on words, ye heathen, so let's get this outta the way real quick-like: The OCeeker transformed his glorious person into the O'Sikher on a recent Wednesday night in Buena Park, when his graceful footfall blessed the grounds of Guru Nanak Sikh Temple of USA.He committed one fuck ... More >>

A Reason To Scream: Vanilla Shortage Forcing Higher Ice Cream Prices

When gas prices creep upwards, Costco lines resemble Toy Story Mania at Disney's California Adventure. But what would you do if ice cream got more expensive? Guess we're about to find out. Per The London Telegraph, worldwide shortages of vanilla may force our cold sweetie to empty our pockets a litt ... More >>

For Ravi Shankar, There'll Always Be Sitars in the Sky

​Indian sitar legend Ravi Shankar has been an illustrious name since the mid-'60s, largely through his association with George Harrison and the Beatles, whose music was profoundly influenced by Shankar's mastery of the Indian classical raga form; his appearance at the Monterey Pop Festival and at ... More >>

Nameberry Is a Baby Name-Pedia

[Trendzilla] The website that has every possible baby name known to man—even Fitzwilliam

Irvine Fine Arts Center Welcomes the 99 Percent

Three exhibits show the world in perpetual Occupy mode

Greening the Revolution Feeds Your Head About Farming Around the World

​Agribusiness reaps record wealth. Starving protesters cry for affordable food. Farmers and farm workers find themselves caught in the middle.But, as the documentary Greening the Revolution shows, farmers and workers are organized, fighting back and implementing their own sustainable alternativ ... More >>

This Week In Food: RIP The Helm, Slater's 50/50, Free Food From Seabirds Truck

RIP the Helm :-(We lost several good men this week including Costa Mesa's the Helm bar, Sassoon Chicken in Orange, and South Coast Winery in Santa Ana, to name a food. But our news wasn't all bleak this week. See our good news of the week after the jump!

A Silver Spoon in Your Mouth

[Hole In the Wall] The Pakistani store Irvine Halal Meat sells a great lunch buffet—and a Paki-Mexi burrito from heaven

Trevor Hall Is Enlightened

[Locals Only] Living with monks (not named Thelonious) has made the singer/songwriter a wiser man

New York Times: Is Yelp Being Gamed?

​Last year Yelp was slapped with a class action lawsuit that alleged unfair business practices and accused the company of running an "extortion scheme." This year, the New York Times reports that there may be even more sinister forces at work, one that the company itself is trying to stem.This wee ... More >>

Osama Bin Laden Oil Tanker Terror Plot Hits Close to Home

​The Department of Homeland Security announced today that among the materials Navy SEALS found in Osama Bin Laden's Pakistan hideout were al-Qaida plans to hijack and detonate oil tankers last summer to provoke an "extreme economic crisis" in the West.Officials disclosed no specific U.S. targets. ... More >>

[UPDATED: Will Goat Boy Replace Bin Laden As Top Fugitive?] Adam Gadahn, OC's Terrorist Goat Boy, Silent on Bin Laden

​[UPDATED: MAY 3, 12:21 PM] The Orange County Register is speculating that Adam "Goat Boy" Gadahn may replace Osama bin Laden as America's top fugitive, noting that the FBI has marked former most wanted man bin Laden as "deceased," and that Gadahn is currently ranked as Number 2 on that list. The ... More >>

5 LA-Based Food Trucks That Should Come To OC More Often in 2011

Come on, LA food trucks. We know traffic on the 5 and 405 sucks, but if you make Orange County a regular stop on your weekly routes, you'd surely have lines waiting. Bonus: OC has more parking. Here are five of my favorites: 1. LudoTruck LudoTruck​I had a chance to try the very-hype ... More >>

The Five Most Played-Out Food Trends of 2010

​It's the end of the year; time for retrospectives both heartwarming and heartburning. This year's trip down memory lane starts with trends that have reached the ends of their useful lives and need to be sent down the knacker's yard to die an ignominious death.

The Orange County Interwebs Horror Show Goes Downhill Fast

​Have you ever seen the YouTube videos of the annual Big Wheel races down Lombard Street in San Francisco? Adults in costumes get behind the handlebars of the kiddie scoot-scoots before putting their lives at risk on one of the world's most-windy streets. No wonder the sacrificial ritual is held a ... More >>

#5. Coconut Sambol at Wadiya

​Top five dishes, cabrones! Our Bataan march through OC's greatest dishes is nearly done! Make sure to pick up a copy of our Best of OC 2010 when it hits the newsstands October 14!A condiment as a top 100 dish, as a top five dish? You won't ask this question if you've actually tasted one of the co ... More >>

#9. Two Tacos for a Buck and Free Pineapple Juice (Until it's Gone) at Tacos El Chavito

​You'll have noticed we're changing who writes this feature on a day by day basis: this is how you know we're getting close to the end of our countdown. Make sure to pick up a copy of our Best of OC 2010 when it hits the newsstands October 14!Yes, these aren't the largest tacos in Orange County ... More >>

#10. Any Ice Cream at Stricklands Ice Cream

Edwin GoeiYou'll have noticed we're changing who writes this feature on a day by day basis: this is how you know we're getting close to the end of our countdown. Make sure to pick up a copy of our Best of OC 2010 when it hits the newsstands October 14!

#11. Banana Blossom Salad at Xanh Bistro

Dave Lieberman​You'll have noticed we're changing who writes this feature on a day by day basis: this is how you know we're getting close to the end of our countdown. Make sure to pick up a copy of our Best of OC 2010 when it hits the newsstands October 14!

#12. Banh It Kep Banh Ram at Ngu Binh

ProfessorSalt.comIt's #15 on the menu​ You'll have noticed we're changing who writes this feature on a day by day basis: this is how you know we're getting close to the end of our countdown. Make sure to pick up a copy of our Best of OC 2010 when it hits the newsstands October 14! Hot, tooth-pul ... More >>

#15. Grilled Steak and Lobster Mashed Potatoes at Mastro's

Edwin Goei / elmomonster.blogspot.com​You'll have noticed we're changing who writes this feature on a day by day basis: this is how you know we're getting close to the end of our countdown. Make sure to pick up a copy of our Best of OC 2010 when it hits the newsstands October 14!

Racist OC Register Reader Fustercluck of the Day

​Headline: Report: Illegal Population to Soar if Birthright Citizenship RepealedComment by WRESTLER76: So basically anyone that came over with Christopher Columbus and after him are illegals and none of there descendents have a right to be here, only native americans ... so i agree, lets start wit ... More >>

#51. Secret Beer-Battered Fish Burrito at the OG Taco Adobe

I have no clue why iPhone flipped my photo like this...​Because ustedes gentle readers love lists, behold the latest entry in our Top 100 dishes list that continues until Best Of--at which point, we'll give you MORE lists! Now, on with the show...If you go to the original Taco Adobe in Orange (not ... More >>

#56. Chicago Dog at Portillo's

Flickr user meghannmarco​We're nearly halfway through our list of 100 great dishes to eat in Orange County and its environs. See the previous choices at the end of the post.

#57. Kibbeh at Zait & Za'atar

Dave Lieberman​We're nearly halfway through our list of 100 great dishes to eat in Orange County and its environs. See the previous choices at the end of the post.

#58. Gobi Paratha at Traditions

Dave Lieberman​We're nearly halfway through our list of 100 great dishes to eat in Orange County and its environs. See the previous choices at the end of the post.

#59. Wang Mandoo at Myung In

Dave Lieberman​We're nearly halfway through our list of 100 great dishes to eat in Orange County and its environs. See the previous choices at the end of the post.

#60. Eggs, Charcuterie and Bread at Uyen Thy Bistro

Dave Lieberman​We're nearly halfway through our list of 100 great dishes to eat in Orange County and its environs. See the previous choices at the end of the post.

Exquisite Corpses at the Bowers

The multicultural mummies of 'Secrets of the Silk Road' don't disappoint

Haldiram's Samosa

Edwin Goei​Name: Haldiram's Samosa Origin: India Found at: Radhika Sweets & Spices, Tustin

Anti-Sex Slave Trade Event in Laguna Beach on Saturday

Fight sex slave trafficking on Saturday​You may know Farrah Emami as a talented press spokeswoman for the Orange County District Attorney's office, but in her spare time she also co-chairs a special fund raising event this Saturday in Laguna Beach to help support the teenage victims of human traff ... More >>

Sam Gupta of Traditions, Part 1

Photo by Kimberly Valenzuela​Sam Gupta is the proprietor of Traditions in Tustin, the newest but already one of the best Indian restaurants in a town full of Indian restaurants. On the newsy side, his place was recently granted a beer and wine license after a long drawn out struggle with la ... More >>

Akram Khan Dance Company: Bahok

Irvine Barclay Theatre

Go Around the World In 50 States (or Cities, or Regions, or Styles, or Whatever)

This Hole-in-the-Wall Life

Comfort Curry

This Hole-in-the-Wall Life

Buddhist Bounty

Grub Guide

Tasty morsels from the county's best damn dining guide

Of Hummus and Hezbollah

Good food trumps ugly Americanism at Meejana

Grub Guide

Tasty morsels from OC's best damn dining guide

Grub Guide

Tasty morsels from the county's best damn dining guide

Grub Guide

Tasty morsels from the county's best damn dining guide

This Week in Buffets

Perfect Sound forever

Everything in the world is Aaron Ximms pop song