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    February 20, 2012

    Mel Gibson Be Damned, Here Comes the Jewlicious Festival!

    ​​​​​ How many Jews does it take to make a kickass boat party? At least ten 13 years old or older. (Author's note: Google "minyan."). From Feb. 24-26, Long Beach (or "Tel Aviv West," as no one but me has ever called it) will host the Eighth Annual Jewlicious Festival. Taking place on ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 28, 2011

    Six Songs to Work Off the Extra Helping of Grandma's Stuffing and Those Seven Beers You Drank Thursday Night

    ​Look, you ate too damned much during the four-day Thanksgiving break. But it's cool. We've all been there. The good news is there's this little thing called exercise that's going to get you back to who you were last Wednesday. As an avid gym member (the girl at the front desk knows my name), I kn ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 27, 2011

    3hree Things: On Getting Ready For Tour (Or Not)

    Watch out for 3hree Things every Tuesday, where Riley Breckenridge, drummer of Orange County's favorite local alt-rock band Thrice, gives his take on life in Southern California as an OC native.​ I leave for tour in two days. And I'm not ready. Again.You'd think that after touring for ab ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 22, 2011

    Are Three Would-Be Losers in Fullerton the Greatest Pickup Artists of All Time?

    ​Are three average-looking twentysomethings named Jason, Jesse and Kong, who live in a dumpy apartment complex behind an alley in what they call "the asshole of Orange County" (Fullerton), the greatest pickup artists of all time?The no-last-names-given trio stars in the YouTube channel Simple Pic ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2011

    Red Hot Chili Peppers New Video "Adventures Of Rain Dance Maggie"

    ​Our favorite LA boys are back! Here's the first video off of the Red Hot Chili Peppers' latest album I'm With You with the single "The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie."This is not the much-hyped Kreayshawn version, which, according to bassist Flea, "just didnt work out." He added, "That happens s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2011

    Allen Baylis, Surf City Lawyer, is Source on Stories About Red-Light Cameras, Nudity and Raëlians

    ​Huntington Beach attorney Allen Baylis is making the media rounds this week thanks to two issues he regularly fights in court: government use of red-light cameras and government bans on public nudity.As Orange and Westminster this week consider joining Anaheim in banning red-light cameras, Baylis ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 12, 2011

    Carmageddon 2011: A Soundtrack by Ken Elkinson

    ​When Venice musician Ken Elkinson released the 6-CD box set of ambient music called Music For Commuting last January, we're pretty sure he didn't intend for it to keep SoCal residents in a state of zen for a 53-hour period of freeway construction.While it wasn't intended just for commuting throug ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 20, 2011

    k'ya Street Fare as Strong (and Strange) as Ever

    The non-po' boy po' boy​A couple of weeks ago, I hosted a guest speaker at Cal State Fullerton who stayed at the Hotel Menage in Anaheim. After his lecture, we invited students for a post-lecture eat at k'ya Street Fare, which we reviewed way back in 2009. I had never been, but remembered Edwin li ... More >>

  • Food

    May 5, 2011

    Tilted Kilt Offers Blarney Boobage

    The Long Beach quasi-pub follows the Hooters model of booze, breasts and burgers

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2011

    Lobsta Truck's OC Debut TODAY!!

    lobstatruck.com​Let's finish our trio of luxe lonchera updates with this: Michelle told you two weeks ago about the Lobsta Truck coming to Orange County. Starting today, they'll be dropping anchor in our local waters. Turn the page for the locations!

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2011

    Dueling Dishes: Battle Cappuccino

    Dave LiebermanKean Coffee's Italian cappuccino​As hard as it may be to believe, I am not a die-hard coffee snob. I do not care to memorize the names of coffee estates as though they were domaines in Bordeaux, I don't trust any place that gives me a palate cleanser before my espresso, and I'm not y ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 15, 2011

    Homemade Grappa: Don't Tell the ABC

    Rows of homemade grappa in a bar in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.​Grappa. Just the word sends waves of warmth down the esophagus.Grappa is brandy distilled from pomace--the solids left over during the wine-making process; the stems and pips and skins and pressed pulp. The French call this leftover gun ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 13, 2011

    Bread and Tulips

    Bowers Museum

  • Film

    December 9, 2010

    The Lives of Angie and Johnny

    'The Tourist' gawks at its stars, visits Venice, has twist

  • Calendar

    September 30, 2010

    Zoppé Family Circus

    Broadway and Long Beach Blvd.

  • Blogs

    August 19, 2010

    At the Farmers' Market: Peaches

    Movin' to the countryGonna eat me a lot of peaches.- The Presidents of the United States of America, "Peaches"Flickr user weaselmcfee​No fruit says summer like peaches. While strawberries are at least nominally available most of the year, and plums and whatnot are shipped in from Chile or Israel o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2010

    Cooking Italian, The Wrong Way: Not a Panzanella Recipe

    rsgreen89, through a Creative Commons licenseBrandywine Tomatoes​For all of the wonderful simplicity and economy found in Italy's tradition of cucina povera--literally "poor kitchen", or peasant food--Italians can get awfully cranky when it comes to misinterpreting their barebones culinary ways. I ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 2, 2010

    David Kesler of the Cellar, Part Two

    Courtesy of the Cellar​Executive Chef David Kesler of Fullerton's The Cellar Restaurant is on the line this week. Here's a random fact for the readership: people who excel at both cuisine and pastry are rare in the extreme. Every culinary arts student studies pastry, but it's like being both an ou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2010

    New Dusty Rhodes And The River Band Video!

    ​Our friends over at LA Record tipped us off with a new video of the song "All One" from our favorite Fullerton bombasticos, Dusty Rhodes and the River Band, Watch it after the jump.

  • Calendar

    April 3, 2008

    The Gondolier
 of Venice

    Sunset Gondola Rides

  • Food

    March 16, 2000

    Eat Cheap

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