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October 29, 2012
New Fish Grill Opens in Irvine; Replaces Shuttered Jalapenos
A few months ago, Fish-O-Licious, an independent California Fish Grill aspirant closed in Fountain Valey. No one blinked. It was a very good restaurant that did its best, but for whatever reason, it wasn't enough. Chasing the success of the California Fish Grill chain has been something of a white w ... More >>
Blogs
October 19, 2012
Genetically Modified Food Debate At Chapman University Today!
Whether to pass or strike down Proposition 37, an initiative requiring labels on some genetically modified foods, is the subject of a debate that will take place at Chapman University this afternoon.If the proposition passed, it would make California the first state that mandates GMOs (genetically m ... More >>
Blogs
October 18, 2012
[UPDATED W/DISTRICT RESPONSE W/PHOTOS] Sources: Santa Ana Unified School District Letting Food Rot, Throwing Out Pallets of Lettuce
Updated, with new info on the bottom...ORIGINAL POST, OCT. 16, 11 A.M.: One glorious day--when I'm done with all my Taco USA shilling (have you bought your copy yet?), when we finish some projects 'round here, when things settle down with my backyard--one glorious day, I'm going to start doing a bit ... More >>
News
October 18, 2012
Straight Outta Syria
Orange County is home to growing numbers of refugees from that country's growing civil war
Blogs
October 15, 2012
Five Ways to Be An Ugly American in Mexico
Good news: U.S. tourists are finally starting to return to Baja California. Three friends and I just returned from yet another fantastic weekend doing the "20,000 calories south of the border" tour, and while we adjusted to "Mexican time" and had a grand time lowering our blood pressure, some of our ... More >>
Blogs
October 15, 2012
KCON - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater - October 13, 2012
SEE OC WEEKLY'S FULL KCON SLIDESHOW HERE! From the parking lot, you could hear the screams. Inside the festival area of Verizon Amphitheater, giddy fans crowded in a massive white tent. A sea of hands holding cameras and cell phones shot up into the air. "Oh, my Gooooood!" girls squealed, ... More >>
Blogs
October 9, 2012
California Schools Can Now Sell Produce Grown In Their Gardens
The basic lesson "Money doesn't grow on trees" is becoming less pertinent, thanks to a bill signed by Governor Jerry Brown. AB 2367, authored by Assemblywoman Susan Bonilla (D-Concord), allows California schools to sell their garden produce and reinvest the money in their garden programs. The i ... More >>
Blogs
October 4, 2012
UCI Law School Professor and Students Fight for Nigerian Activists in U.S. Supreme Court
When the U.S. Supreme Court opened what's billed to be a contentious new term Monday, UC Irvine School of Law students were there.But the future legal eagles were not in Washington, D.C., to observe the proceedings as bystanders but to help one of their professors argue a case before the Supremes.
Blogs
October 2, 2012
OCNORML Celebrates 75 Years of Pot War with "Final Days of Prohibition" Confefence
Although it came and went without much notice, Monday marked the 75th anniversary of America's misbegotten war on weed.On Oct. 1, 1937, the U.S. Congress officially criminalized the possession and sale of marijuana, which had already been outlawed in many states thanks to a campaign of sleazy racist ... More >>
Blogs
September 26, 2012
50 Reasons Why Orange County is The Worst Effing Place in America
It was gay rights icon Harvey Milk who described Orange County best, in response to California State Senator John Briggs describing San Francisco as "the moral garbage dump of homosexuality in this country." "Nobody likes garbage 'cause it smells," Milk told reporters. "Yet eight million tourists vi ... More >>
Blogs
September 24, 2012
Cypress Trips the Car Electric
If the 75 or so cars that pulled into a massive Cypress parking lot Sunday seemed unusually quiet, that was by design. Electric car drivers, makers and enthusiasts gathered at the Mitsubishi Motors North America headquarters for Orange County's National Plug In Day celebration.
Music
September 13, 2012
Don't Judge Brother Ali's Album By Its Cover
The rapper believes some people are taking his prayerful message the wrong way
Blogs
September 7, 2012
Mellow Corn Corn Whiskey, Our Drink of the Week!
For the past month, I've been swimming in the bourbon, moonshine, and corn whiskey that I brought back from Kentucky and Tennessee after participating in August's World's Longest Yard Sale event along Highway 127. Every year that I go, I seek out the rarest brands, to see how good our local booze em ... More >>
Blogs
September 2, 2012
It Can't Happen Here: Funny and Political Novels and Non-Fiction Books, or: Toward Putting the RNC in Some Perspective
If the image at extreme right makes you laugh, your mental health is better than mine, and perhaps being so darn well-adjusted means you don't need the constant reality check required by Mr. Bib in the form of journalism, essays, memoir, fiction and nonfiction, cartoons and jokes and commentaries, r ... More >>
Blogs
August 17, 2012
Esquire Names The California Burrito at Alejandro's One Of The Best Late-Night Foods In The U.S.A.
Speaking of California burritos, Esquire has assembled a list of the Best Late-Night Food In The U.S.A. and the ginormous wrap from Alejandro's has made the cut. While it may not be OC's greatest California burrito from a culinary standpoint, the 24-hour Costa Mesa joint has been a longtime staple f ... More >>
Blogs
August 12, 2012
Some People's History of the Century: Not Everybody's, and Very Slowly
Today I offer a frustratingly joyful--if joyfully frustrated--celebration of a book which seems to have been written just for you, by which I mean me, us. It arrives to meet a need, answer a desire. It's impossible, finally, for The Bibliofella not to share without also going on and on, and in this ... More >>
Columns
August 9, 2012
Why Do Mexicans Rape So Much?
[¡Ask a Mexican!] And why do they always yell, 'Cu-le-ro' at bands they love?
Calendar
August 2, 2012
Retro California Food
Center for Living Peace
Blogs
July 30, 2012
Police: Welcome To Anaheimistan; Now Obey Our Whims or Die
It's a historical fact that the biggest threat to the citizens of any nation isn't outsiders but their own government's police and military--the folks with all the guns, arrest powers and unwavering insistence that their own violence is committed only as a means to peace.For proof, glance at the his ... More >>
News
July 26, 2012
Friends Can Also Betray You
Mexicans pay in blood for America's War on Drugs
Blogs
July 17, 2012
Gustavo to Appear on Chelsea Lately ~~July 17~~ TODAY for Taco USA!
Well, this should be fun: this coming Tuesday, I'm scheduled to appear on Chelsea Lately, the hilarious show hosted by Chelsea Handler, she of vodka fame. The topic at hand? You know it! My Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered America.How the hell will Chelsea and I talk about a book in a show that' ... More >>
Blogs
July 10, 2012
Hunger Games: Food Insecurity Spikes in County, State
If noodles, beanie-weenies and powdered milk have been the staples of your diet the last few years, you're not alone.Roughly 379,000 adults in Orange County struggled to put adequate food on the table during the Great Recession, according to a study released Monday by the UCLA Center for Health ... More >>
Blogs
July 6, 2012
Go Green With Avocado Week At Downtown Disney
There were more important things to do this week than hit the Magic Kingdom on its busiest holiday . . . like sleep. If the kids are still nagging to check out Cars Land, there's a mash-up of activities in Downtown Disney besides dodging street performers. Okay, California Avocado Week has been goin ... More >>
News
July 5, 2012
Calvary Chapel's Mothership Connection
Are Potato State perverts threatening the church's OC base?
Columns
July 5, 2012
Should We Create a Marshall Plan for Mexico?
[¡Ask a Mexican!] And how do you stop Mexican kids from cussing?
Blogs
July 2, 2012
OC Fair 2012 Commercial Celebrates National Obesity and Decline of the Family Farmer
To celebrate the arrival of the 2012 Orange County Fair (in 11 days!), the 32nd Agricultural District (or its PR monkey) is running a television advertisement that celebrates the heartbreaking decline of the family farm and the frightening rise of obesity in America.Wait . . . what? That's not the i ... More >>
Blogs
July 2, 2012
Now Showing: New Menu Selections From TAPS
Proprietor-founder Joe Manzella of TAPS Fish House & Brewery sat down for a meal as executive chef Manny Gonzalez, Tom Hope, director of culinary, and brewmaster Victor Novak took turns offering our luncheon the backstory on some seasonal specials.Chef Manny reincarnates a fashion plate of veget ... More >>
Blogs
June 29, 2012
Chipotle Promotes California State Parks With Half-Priced Deal TOMORROW
The Mexican fast-casual chain known for light-hearted humor has a conscience. Or maybe it's a political wish bone. It might be a wannabe grassroots campaign, but it doesn't matter. They've got a deal that doesn't involve wrapping oneself in foil.70 California State Parks are scheduled to close July ... More >>
Blogs
June 26, 2012
Free Ticket Tuesdays: Volbeat at the City National Grove of Anaheim
When it comes to metal, any band coming out of Denmark is met with an instant amount of shred cred--isn't metal, like, the national music over there? Not content to stick to one particular style of savagery, Volbeat offer a spleen-crushing blend of hardcore, metal and rockabilly that started to make ... More >>
Blogs
June 22, 2012
No. 80, Bulgogi and Potato Pizza at Chicken & Pizza Love Letter
Even T.G.I. Friday's sells Korean short rib tacos these days, so it's not really a surprise that someone, somewhere would put bulgogi on a pizza, too. Chicken & Pizza Love Letter, hidden in a corner of the maze-like H Mart, is known for their super-crunchy, massive chicken wings, but it's a surp ... More >>
Blogs
June 18, 2012
Jamie Oliver's New Competitive Cooking Series To Debut In The Fall
Anthony Bourdain is slated to do one. Now so is Jamie Oliver. I'm talking about yet another cooking competition show. This time, the British chef who was recently most notable for making America wretch over the substance called pink slime, is executive producing a new series called Chef Race: U ... More >>
Blogs
June 18, 2012
No. 84, The Rhino at Rancho a Go Go
BBQ is universally known as knock-you-out fare, but Rancho a Go Go truck's monstrosity The Rhino takes that statement to new heights. Grab a friend or two, throw caution and cholesterol concerns to the wind, and prepare to get your ass kicked by a grilled cheese sandwich stuffed with a softball-size ... More >>
Blogs
June 15, 2012
A Long, Withering Takedown of Rick Bayless on Occasion of Him Receiving an Award from Mexico, or: Rick Bayless, the Michael Bolton of Mexican Food
On June 6, Chef Rick Bayless received from the Mexican government the Order of the Aztec Eagle, Insignia class (lower ranking reserved for non-royals and non-politicians) for his work in promoting Mexican cuisine in general, and Mexican haute cuisine, specifically, in his PBS television series Mexic ... More >>
Blogs
June 12, 2012
No. 88, The Falafel Taco at Taco Asylum
Pausing to allow for blasphemous screams, we learned of such atypical filling from the sister of the guy who imagined it. Giving some credit where it's due: Sean in the Asylum kitchen is partly responsible for mass quantities of prep work towards this creation. Previously a limited-time special, the ... More >>
Blogs
June 7, 2012
[UPDATED with Firm Saying Oh No We Di'int:] Did PIMCO Spark Tweets That Sank Market?
UPDATE, JUNE 7, 8:31 A.M.: Despite the tweets and reports about Pacific Investment Management Co. (PIMCO) advising employees to hold off summer vacation plans due to a looming market meltdown, the Newport Beach-based financial juggernaut swears it ain't so. A statement a PIMCO spokesman emailed in r ... More >>
Columns
June 7, 2012
Mexicans Will Be the New White Race in the U.S.
[¡Ask a Mexican!] And what's the deal with Ojo de Vidrio?
News
June 7, 2012
Mexican Food Defeated America. Now, Mexicans in America Will Defeat SB 1070
[Crossing the Line] A cycle of justice that must be remembered
News
June 7, 2012
Bordering On Revolution
[Crossing the Line] A hostile Supreme Court. A feckless Obama administration. America's war on Mexicans has gone too far
Blogs
June 7, 2012
Farewell To Foie: Everyone Gets a Pound of Foie Gras at The Playground's $130 Dinner Event
As July 1 nears, the start on the statewide ban on foie gras, restaurants across California are hosting farewell feasts that celebrate all that is good about fattened duck and goose livers. The Playground in downtown Santa Ana has announced its own foie fiesta, and in true Playground style, there's ... More >>
Blogs
June 6, 2012
No. 92, Free Beans and Chips at Taqueria Zamora
If you're a Mexican restaurant in the United States, it's almost mandatory that you give customers complimentary chips and salsa--more so than, say, featuring a sleeping Mexican as a mascot. Some places fry the chips fresh and make the salsa, but most let Tostitos and Herdez do the duty. Sometimes, ... More >>
Blogs
June 5, 2012
Free Ticket Tuesday: The Maine at the City National Grove of Anaheim
In Arizona during the mid-'00s, you couldn't throw a rock without hitting a pop-flavored alternative rock band with asymmetrical haircuts. But while many of their contemporaries have vanished into obscurity, there's something about Tempe-based quintet the Maine and their mix of love-obsessed k ... More >>
Blogs
June 5, 2012
No. 93, Pig in a Blanket Waffle with Gringo Bandito at Cafe Calacas
Recently, the esteemed Café Calacas introduced a breakfast menu to join their list of Chicano-fied sandwiches, salads, and smoothies. The breakfast burritos are delicious; the breakfast sandwiches, fine. But it's with the humble waffle where husband-wife owners Rudy and Jackie Cordova are beginning ... More >>
News
May 31, 2012
Is Long Beach Biketown USA?
The seaside city reinvents itself (again) by hitching its civic reputation to cycling culture
Blogs
May 31, 2012
No. 96, Licuados at Mil Jugos
Hey, kids: guess what time is it? It's time to restart that Long March known as 100 Favorite Dishes (INSERT YEAR). YEAH!!!Hey, don't ding us for listicles: Weekly DataLab studies show ustedes love this gimmick, launched in honor of our coming Best Of issue. Besides, it is rather fun to do this fo ... More >>
Blogs
May 30, 2012
No. 97, Hawaiian Ahi Poke at California Fish Grill
Hey, kids: guess what time is it? It's time to restart that Long March known as 100 Favorite Dishes (INSERT YEAR). YEAH!!!Hey, don't ding us for listicles: Weekly DataLab studies show ustedes love this gimmick, launched in honor of our coming Best Of issue. Besides, it is rather fun to do this fo ... More >>
Blogs
May 25, 2012
Osiel Ruvalocaba-Azpeitia, Subject of Utah's Biggest Meth Bust, Wins Ugly Police Mugshot of the Week (But It Was Damn Close!)
Before Anaheim's Osiel Ruvalcaba-Azpeitia was indicted in what's reportedly Utah's biggest-ever methamphetamine bust--and considering the tweakers in desolate trailers out there, that's saying something--he is said to have told investigators a Mexican man named "Juan" paid him $500 for every pound o ... More >>
News
May 24, 2012
A Driver's Guide to DUI Stops
[Summer Guide 2012/Better Call Glew!] What will happen and what you should do
Columns
May 17, 2012
Why Do Mexicans Have So Many Names?
[¡Ask a Mexican!] And your last reminder to buy 'Taco USA' before Gustavo gets deported!
Blogs
May 16, 2012
Real Life Homer Simpson Refused More Fish At An All-You-Can-Eat-Fish Fry
Sometimes it just doesn't get any better than real life to show you that The Simpsons isn't a parody of America, it IS America. A Wisconsin man who ate a dozen pieces of fish at an all-you-can-eat fish fry was reportedly cut off by the restaurant when he asked for another. The restaurant says they w ... More >>
Blogs
May 8, 2012
Orly Taitz U.S. Senate Campaign Posts Video with Nary a Word from the Candidate
Orly Taitz's U.S. Senate campaign has released a 4-minute video that is said by orlytaitzesq.com to have "improved sound."One wonders if that improvement is there being no sound of the dentist/lawyer/real-estate saleslady/Obama denier/Zsa Zsa Gabor impersonator's voice.Apparently, Marge at the Aliso ... More >>
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