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Every list of turkey leftover suggestions involves one or more of the following: soup, chili, salad, sandwiches (usually on whole wheat bread with mayonnaise) and turkey Tetrazzini. It's not that these things are bad–they're not–it's that they're jaded and overused, and they seem to stifle other ideas. This year, the Weekly is proud to present …
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The way I see it, there are two kinds of sushi-eaters in this world: those who abhor rolls and those who adore them. By the same token, there are two kinds of sushi bars. On one end, you have Sushi Wasabi and its kin, bars fronted by ardent traditionalists who are insulted if someone so …
As Kim McAmis stands outside the Fullerton home she shares with her husband, Chris, their 4-year-old daughter, Skyla, giggles and runs in circles. It’s a small, one-story home with a detached garage and a large driveway that slopes down to a tree-lined suburban street. Save for the occasional passing car or walking neighbor, the area …
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This past Saturday was National Nachos Day, that legendary borderlands dish of tortilla chips, jalapeño and goops of cheese. The above picture are the nachos at El Cholo Cafe, Southern California's oldest Mexican restaurant and credited with introducing nachos to the region. They're actually good, because the melted cheese is actually, you know, cheese, instead …
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Tuesday’s nationwide tidal wave of Republican victories inspired a tidal wave of metaphors about tidal waves. From their various perches around Orange County, the Weekly’s election-night bloggers ended up with a pretty good view of the races where the Dems’ dinghies didn’t get swamped—most notably Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez’s hard-fought win over Van Tran. Here are …
There aren't many reasons to go to Rancho Santa Margarita when you're a food blogger. It's nice to head to the Pavilions on Antonio Parkway to see the orange trophy wives shopping in their terry-cloth yoga pants, and of course Pizza e Vino and Rice and Spice (our best Thai this year) are worth the …
It’s a long, long way from the women’s bar outside Berkeley, California, where Ntozake Shange first presented her combustible choreopoem For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow Is Enuf, in December 1974, to Atlanta’s Tyler Perry Studios, where the impresario filmed much of this calamitous adaptation. Though striving for artistic legitimacy in bringing …
1:28 p.m.: Orange County agreed with state voters on most ballot initiatives, although more of us did want to keep choking on polluted air until the unemployment rate drops and most like the state budget approval process to remain fucked-up, thank you very much (probably because many are philosophically opposed to state budgets in the …
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UPDATED: With most current updates at the top. 10:30 p.m.: Okay, it's official. The Register is smoking some serious chronic. First they report that 60 percent of OC's conservative electorate wants to legalize weed. Now, the Reg is reporting that Republican senatorial candidate Carly Fiorina is pulling ahead of Barbara Boxer, who's already been crowned …
Continue reading “[UPDATED:] Election 2010: 4:20 Alert! Where's the Prop. 19 Party?”
Updated throughout the day, with the freshest post on top. Click after the jump for vignettes on Barbara Coe, Loretta Sanchez, Meg Whitman, and Borat! Midnight. Drink of choice: Alka-Seltzer…my pockets hurt. Loretta Sanchez has pulled away by thousands of votes, but we'll wait until the official results to pontificate on whatever result may happen. …
If you're as bleary eyed (and dismayed) as I am from watching last night's election results, you're probably not doing a victory dance right now. So long, Prop. 19! (See you in 2012?) So long, Prop. 23! Well hey, at least we're still a blue state, unlike Illinois and Wisconsin–even though the leads were skinny …
So you've got your voter's guide for city council and a defintion of all the propositions being voted on. Now all you have to do is figure out where you're going after the vote. Original Mike's in Santa Ana is inviting everyone to come out to the non-partisan event to view election results–with free live …
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