Email AuthorDave Lieberman
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Eat Here, Not There: Macarons
March 25, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
?There are two kinds of cookie that sound alike. One is a confection of sweetened coconut, sometimes with chocolate drizzled on top, that looks like a small mountain and is...
Final Pho, Round 2: Pho 86 vs. Pho Quang Trung
March 25, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
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Fear-mongering at the Farmers' Market Over Strawberries and Radiation
March 25, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
?We have a ritual, my daughter and I. Every Saturday, we wake up quietly (well, as quietly as a small child and a pre-caffeinated father can manage, anyway) and head...
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Breakfast for Dinner: A Recap of the Break of Dawn Pop-Up
March 25, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
Christopher Victorio/OC WeeklyLamb meatballs, gouda, espresso-bison gravy, Vietnamese yoghurt cucumber. Click here to see more images from the night.?Chef Dee Nguyen of Break of Dawn in Laguna Hills took...
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[UPDATED] Dee Nguyen of Break of Dawn to Pop Up at the Crosby on March 24
March 24, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
Kimberly Valenzuela/OC Weekly?UPDATE, MARCH 24, 9:30 A.M.: The menu has been set (and we've seen it, and it's damn creative), but you may have to wait to get it. From...
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Chicago Magazine Surprised By Children Who Don't Eat Crap
March 24, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
Flickr user imeldaYou mean it gets better than this??Chicago magazine--the Windy City equivalent of our Orange Coast--has an article by Carly Boers out this month about children who know and...
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Alzheimer's Association to Sponsor 20-Truck Clustertruck in Irvine April 14
March 23, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
Christopher Victorio/OC Weekly?When does a clustertruck become news? Just putting together several trucks--even a dozen--is no longer newsworthy. Charities work with clustertrucks all the time because it solves two birds...
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Mole Teloloapan In Santa Ana: A Great Mole Found In an Unlikely Place
March 22, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
?Deep, deep in the highlands of the Mexican state of Guerrero, a place known more for the cruise ships that ply the city of Acapulco and the silver stands of...
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Five Cookbooks Never to Cook From
March 21, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
Flickr user mikehollander?It's a good thing for the world that I have such a small living space; if I lived in one of those stately McMansions so common south of...
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Final Pho, Round 1: Pho 79 vs. Pho 86
March 21, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
Pho 79's pho tai nam ve gan gau--rare and well-done beef, flank, brisket and tendons??Welcome to OC Weekly's Final Pho. Sixteen pho shops chosen from the more than 100 in...
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Dueling Dishes: Battle Cappuccino
March 18, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
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...
At the Farmers' Market: Celtuce (Wo Sun)
March 18, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
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Final Pho, Round 1: Pho Kimmy vs. Pho Quang Trung
March 17, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
Dave LiebermanPho Kimmy's pho dac biet??Welcome to OC Weekly's Final Pho. Sixteen pho shops chosen from the more than 100 in the county; four critics who know what the pho...
Una Goccia Calda: A Drop of Hot Mulled Wine
March 17, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
Homemade Grappa: Don't Tell the ABC
March 15, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
St. Paddy's Day the OC Way: Irish Tortas, Anyone?
March 14, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
The Agony of Defeat: Victory Bakery Closes in Anaheim
March 14, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
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Eat Here, Not There: Sausage Muffins
February 25, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
Flickr user mhaithacaBut the cheese isn't even melted on this McDonald's sandwich! Meh!?The Golden Arches. Even those who profess to hate it fall prey to its addictive breakfasts. The Deluxe...
Russia to Regulate Beer, Minors Not Yet Rioting
February 25, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
At the Farmers' Market: Black Kale
February 24, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
Comida Corrida: Lunch On the Run in Santa Ana's La Raza
February 24, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
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Five Things TV Chefs Do That Are Wrong
February 23, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
Flickr user technodad?As hard as it may be to swallow, the people who cook on TV are occasionally wrong. It's not just pronunciations (it's "broo-SKET-tah", damn it), it's techniques. Some...
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No, Pee Wee, Strawberry Cobbler Won't Dishwasher. Sorry.
February 23, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
Pee Wee Herman's Facebook pageThe secret word of the day is... DISHWASHER!?Pee Wee Herman--yes, that Pee Wee Herman--linked our "Will It Dishwasher?" post yesterday with the caption, "Strawberry Cobbler a...
Guess Where I'm Eating
February 22, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
Hsin Hsin Shau May Deli Closed In Irvine
February 22, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
