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Torch Restaurant Opens At Old Ripley's Believe It Or Not Building In Buena Park

Believe or not, Torch Restaurant opened last week in Buena Park at the building that used to house OC's preeminent showcase of freaks until The Real Housewives aired. The owner told me that he's actually been ready since around May, employees hired and final touches made; but the local governing fire authorities had a different …

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Houston, We Have The Flaming Hot Cheeto Hollandaise Burger

Jaws dropped, eyes bulged, clouds parted and fingers typed “Houston airfare” when we came across this post from our sister paper, Houston Press. The Flaming Hot Cheeto Hollandaise Burger, oozing with hot cheddar cheese and topped with an egg and spicy Cheetos, is served at one of Houston's best burger joints, The Burger Guys. Food trip! Follow Stick …

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California Legislators Want to Ban Styrofoam* Containers for Takeout Food

Those damn ninnies at the California State Legislature! Our state's economy is still moribund, businesses are getting the hell out and moving to Texas, and they want to keep that “temporary” sales tax increase implemented a couple of years ago. So what's the latest, most important thing to worry about and legislate against? Styrofoam* takeout …

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Axl Rose, Eddie Van Halen, Billy Corgan: The Dictators of Rock & Roll

Dictators have been all over the news lately, thanks to the ouster of Egyptian strongman Hosni Mubarak and NATO strikes against Libyan relic Muammar Qadhafi. Believe it or not, but personality traits common to political tyrants are prevalent in the tamer world of popular music. Rock stars may be less violent than their political brethren, …

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UC Irvine's Controversial Muslim Student Union Wins Anteater Award

Disrupting a speech on campus by an Israeli government official. The suspension, probation and criminal prosecution that followed the incident. The annual teach-ins on the Israel-Palestine issue some have dubbed “Hate Week.” Yep, headlines involving the Muslim Student Union at UC Irvine have been mostly negative for years. However, by that reasoning, it should really …

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[UPDATED with Veteran Prosecutor Joining Defense:] “Irvine 11” Again Go Before the Judge

UPDATE, MAY 31, 1:18 P.M.: The lead prosecutor in the “Irvine 11” misdemeanor criminal conspiracy case is Dan Wagner, who earlier this year was named head of the Orange County District Attorney's Homicide Unit. He'll now match legal wits with another veteran homicide prosecutor as Lane Liroff has joined the defense team for the 11 …

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Rep. Jim Clyburn Throws Down Marilyn Davenport's Obama Chimp Email to Play Race Card

Rep. James Clyburn (D-South Carolina), the highest-ranking African American in Congress, used Orange County Republican Party official Marilyn Davenport's controversial email depicting Barack Obama as the child of chimps to argue most of the president's problems relate to “the color of his skin.” Ironically, a racist would also blame Obama's problems on his skin color. …

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Eat Here, Not There: Pizza

Everyone craves pizza because we're talking a meal based on bread and covered in cheese. Chains involving tables, huts and brew houses work in a pinch. Neighborhood joints can be nostalgic, almost Cheers-like. To go beyond the acceptable taste of Costco-style, but not so chic as Pizzaria Ortica, we travel along the eastbound 91, almost …

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