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Didja hear about the hullabaloo over a restaurateur in Arizona who thought it was good idea to offer lion meat burgers to commemorate the World Cup in South Africa? Turns out one of the e-mail addressees on his restaurant's newsletter announcing the special meal was an animal rights activist, who blew the whistle. ] The …
We continue to countdown our 100 favorite dishes at local restaurants. We'll be sharing these with you every weekday until our annual Best Of Issue comes out. Enjoy! #76. Chè Ba Mầu at Thach Chè Hien Khanh It's summertime and living may or may not be easy, but kicking back in the afternoon sunshine with …
We continue to countdown our 100 favorite dishes at local restaurants. We'll be sharing these with you every weekday until our annual Best Of Issue comes out. Enjoy! #77. Tofu Vegetable Salad at BCD Tofu House 530 pixels are not enough to convey the sheer magnitude of this sumptuous salad, both in size and in …
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The Breath of Fire Latina Theatre Ensemble is community theater in its finest mode. No, not the kind of stale community theater that churns out tried and true middle-of-the-road fodder, but a theater that cares as much as its surrounding community as it does in getting that community's asses in its seats. Highly political and …
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We continue to countdown our 100 favorite dishes at local restaurants. We'll be sharing these with you every weekday until our annual Best Of Issue comes out. Enjoy! #78. Fried Veggie Fish Fillet at Dong Phuong Tofu Crispy, flaky and ridiculously tender, a piece of Dong Phuong's veggie fish fillet is just as enjoyable to …
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Kudos to D.C. newspaper the Hill for asking U.S. Representative John Campbell the question that's been in the back of our minds ever since we read that the Office of Congressional Ethics was investigating him: Didn't Campbell, a former car salesman and auto executive, do a 180 on own conflict-of-interest policy? ] In December, he …
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It's that time of the week again, where we give away tickets to awesome shows. And look what we have here! Five pairs of tickets to the Psychedelic Furs/She Wants Revenge show at the Grove of Anaheim, and a pair of tickets each to Pinback, the Growlers and the Submarines at the Detroit Bar. How …
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We continue to countdown our 100 favorite dishes at local restaurants. We'll be sharing these with you every weekday until our annual Best Of Issue comes out. Enjoy! #79. Blackened Mushroom & Tofu Burger at Taco Loco Quick–You've scored yourself an entire meal in for under for under $5. Where are you and what …
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Live Nation is offering $10 tickets for the last 10 days of June, where the concert promoter is hosting the “No Service Fee June” promo. That means every day until June 30, select shows will have $10 tickets for sale. Today's daily promo is for the Lilith Tour, which is coming to Verizon Wireless Amphitheater …
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We continue to countdown our 100 favorite dishes at local restaurants. We'll be sharing these with you every weekday until our annual Best Of Issue comes out. Enjoy! #80. Nem Nướng Cuốn at Au Lac Restaurant Yes, nem nướng cuốn it's already #99 on our list, but this tasty rendition's for all the herbivores out …
Barcelona OnTheGo, the OC-based Spanish/Argentinean food truck, announced via Twitter and Facebook that they've been selected by Disney's California Adventure out of “an extensive list of truck/vendors.” Their job? To cater to crowds at the park's new World of Color event. ] Owner Esteban Nocito also stated in his post that they're adding a second …
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Today marks the beginning of the closing arguments in the trial brought in San Francisco federal court against California's voter-approved same-sex marriage ban, Proposition 8. A few developments from recent weeks in the Prop. 8-watching world if you haven't been following along: ] U.S. District Court judge Vaughn Walker released a list of questions that he would …
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