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The Cheesecake Factory Inc.

  • Blogs

    March 29, 2012

    Luna Rossa Moving Into Bella Terra Neighborhood

    ​To add to Edwin's list of upcoming Surf City eateries, we've found yet another. And hey, look: it's Italian!Across from The Cheesecake Factory, one Luna Rossa Ristorante is in high gear, working to be ready for the public in the next few weeks. We inquired with a Bella Terra social media contact ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2012

    Class 302, Taiwanese Shaved Snow Restaurant, Now Open in Irvine

    Anne Marie PanoringanThat's me on the right, after drinking from that monstrous cup.​Something made us turn the other way at the 405 Culver offramp and head towards UCI yesterday. Call it female intuition, but we found ourselves at University Park Center, watching the door to Class 302 swing open. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 13, 2011

    Island Cinema Reopens with Charity Showings of Young Adult and New Sherlock Holmes Flick

    ​The Irvine Co.'s revamped Island Cinema at Fashion Island in Newport Beach won't open to the public until Friday, but charity screening events tonight and Wednesday night give sneak peaks to guests who pony up $50 each.

  • Food

    November 10, 2011

    Itriya Cafe Shows Ssam Like It Hot

    An ex-Cheesecake Factory executive sells Italian and Korean food under one roof in Irvine

  • Blogs

    October 3, 2011

    Itriya Cafe Opens At Diamond Jamboree

    ​The long-awaited curiosity of a concept that merges Italian spaghetti with Korean ssam (loosely translated to "things wrapped in lettuce and sesame leaf") opened last week and from a quick perusal of the menu, the restaurant isn't kidding around: they are, indeed offering a menu of spaghetti (wit ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 2, 2011

    Itriya Cafe Construction Begins, Yelper Already Has a Review?

    ​Construction began a few weeks on Itriya Cafe, the latest development to take shape at Diamond Jamboree. If you've passed by Jamboree or Alton, you can't miss the signage. Itriya Cafe is the fusion restaurant (I hate to use that outdated "f" word, but there's no better descriptor) that merges Ita ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 18, 2011

    Five Ways to Discover Great Ethnic Restaurants in Suburbia

    ProfessorSalt.comPizza e Vino, hidden down a staircase from its shopping center, is easy to miss​As a writer who competes with other news outlets' food bloggers, I probably shouldn't share my restaurant-scouting strategies with the interwebs. I'm going to because it's important that you, dear read ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 20, 2011

    Save Your Bucks For Blackjack: Three Affordable, Delicious Eats In Sin City

    Hot and hearty fare​Everyone makes the pilgrimage sooner or later; Take the 15 North beyond Barstow, Zzyzx, and Primm, and you can just make out the tractor beam pull from Luxor that is Las Vegas. To power through that bachelor party or milestone celebration, liquid nourishment can only take sinne ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2011

    New Restaurant To Mix Spaghetti and Korean Food In Irvine's Diamond Jamboree

    ​It's been a while since a new restaurant concept debuted at Diamond Jamboree in Irvine. Once a white hot den of development activity, Diamond Jamboree is now almost as as good as saturated, with only a few vacant spots left to claim. The only prime location left is in the building closest to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2011

    Cookbook Review: Cook This, Not That by Zinczenko and Goulding

    ​There are, it seems, two kinds of cookbooks in the world: One kind provides a thrilling sense of alchemy to cooking, opens new doors in the cook's mind, introduces new ingredients, and explores unknown techniques.The other kind makes promises of a different kind: enjoy the foods you love, but mor ... More >>

  • Food

    December 30, 2010

    Grab Bag o' Goodies

    Nine great posts from our Stick a Fork In It blog you might've missed

  • Blogs

    December 27, 2010

    Five New Years' Resolutions for Orange County Diners

    Flickr user tinfoilraccoon​New Year's Day is coming. In the interest of the gastronomic improvement of our fair readership area, I offer the following set of suggested New Years' resolutions for the diners of Orange County.

  • Blogs

    December 14, 2010

    Men's Health Publishes The 20 Worst Foods of 2010

    Men's Health​Men's Health, which publishes the eye-opening brand known as "Eat This, Not That", has released their "20 Worst Foods of 2010". It's the kind of read that makes me want to cheer for the nanny-state calorie counts on menus in places like Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf.Crushed Doritos on a sa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 29, 2010

    Worst Restaurant in the Anaheim Resort: Five Contenders

    Original image: heidigoseek @ flickr.com CC BY-NC-SA 2.0Ding-dong, the witch is dead, the witch is dead, the witch is dead...​The Baker's Square on Harbor Blvd. in Garden Grove closed at some point. I'm not sure when, but I only noticed it a few weeks ago when we had friends staying in the area an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 29, 2010

    Eat Here, Not There: Cheesecake

    Flickr user stacylynn​Quick, think of a place in OC to get cheesecake, but don't tell me what it is yet. I'm psychic, and I can probably guess.Does it end in "actory"? I bet it does for most of you. So successful is the branding of the Cheesecake Factory that many people would be hard-pressed to n ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 29, 2010

    This Week in Food: Geeks Who Drink, Reclaimin' Claim Jumper, and Noshin Nutella!

    Flickr user Steve SnodgrassYes, people have dressed for Halloween as these​As usual, too many great stories this week on this infernal blog--read them all! Too lazy? Some highlights after the jump!

  • Blogs

    July 30, 2010

    National Cheesecake Day Today

    Did you know today is National Cheesecake Day? Well it is. And the chain that took cheesecake national, Cheesecake Factory, is offering slices of it at half price for today only. There's a catch though...

  • Food

    December 31, 2009

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

    Did you know today is National Cheesecake Day? Well it is. And the chain that took cheesecake national, Cheesecake Factory, is offering slices of it at half price for today only. There's a catch though...

  • Blogs

    December 28, 2009

    Top Five Food Scenes In TV Sitcoms

    Food as a theme is pervasive on TV these days, and not just the obvious examples of Food Network and all those shows from Ramsay to Richman. I'm talking about sitcoms that have also used food as either a main story arc or just an amusing aside about our love, obsession, and need to eat. And no, I do ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2009

    Five Easily-Fixed Service Failures

    dieselbug2007 @ flickr.com CC BY-NC 2.0​Some weeks ago, there was a two-part list of service sins published (here and here) by Bruce Buschel in a blog for the New York Times. To call the list picky doesn't do it justice; don't play brass music? Seriously?The post inspired a lot of snarky comments ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2009

    Wax On, Wax Off: Nike, Hurley, Converse Store Opens at Irvine Spectrum

    The new Nike 6.0 x Hurley x Converse store just opened its doors last Wednesday at the Irvine Spectrum, just in time for the spendy atmosphere of black Friday. Located across from the Cheesecake Factory, somewhere between Brookstone and the movie theater megaplex, the store sits on what one Hurley s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 9, 2009

    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 >>

  • Food

    August 6, 2009

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

    ​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 >>

  • Music

    June 25, 2009

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

    ​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 >>

  • Blogs

    June 8, 2009

    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 >>

  • Food

    December 4, 2008

    The Newest Veggie Grill in Irvine Is Good Enough to Fool (Almost) Everyone

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    September 5, 2008

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    November 21, 2007

    Rick Warren: World's Sexiest Preacher?

    That's the opinion of The Wittenburg Door, the online newsletter of the legendary prosperity-preacher exposers the Trinity Foundation. "Don't let Rick Warren's disheveled Hawaiian shirt and receding hairline fool you," writes one Skippy R. "Although he says his idea of fashion is wearing "clothes t ... More >>

  • Features

    September 20, 2007

    Mmm . . . Vittles

    Hardtack, biscuits & gravy, salt pork, beef jerky, burritos, falafel, & banh mi—you know, cowboy  food

  • Music

    February 3, 2005

    Green Girl Of Your Dreams

    And who at Linbrook Bowl thinks a woman should be President?

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    July 25, 2002

    Trawling for Tinis

    And who at Linbrook Bowl thinks a woman should be President?

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    May 30, 2002

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    June 29, 2000

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    March 23, 2000

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