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Pat Oliphant Exhibit at the Fullerton Museum Through This Sunday!
December 31, 2012 in Navel Gazing
Chapter One: The Modern Local to Open Deli-Sandwich Shop in Downtown Santa Ana
December 27, 2012 in Stick a Fork In It
Gustavo's Top 5 Drinks of 2012!
December 26, 2012 in Stick a Fork In It
Gustavo on the Death of Don Haidl for KCRW!
December 26, 2012 in Navel Gazing
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Neo-Nazis Deface Baby Jesus in Huntington Beach with Hitler Mustache, Swastika and "Heil Hitler"
December 26, 2012 in Navel Gazing
Oh, Huntington Beach: your neo-Nazi ways never cease to amaze and disgust the rest of Orange County. Whether it was the white-power music scene of the 1980s and 1990s, the...
Gustavo's Top 5 Restaurants of 2012!
December 21, 2012 in Stick a Fork In It
Toasted Santa Ale from TAPS Fish House and Brewery, Our Drink of the Week!
December 21, 2012 in Stick a Fork In It
"Gustavo's Awesome Lecture Series!" Returns with Hector Tobar, Middle-Class Mexis, and More!
December 20, 2012 in Navel Gazing
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Grilled Cheese Spot in Santa Ana Finally Open--YAY!
December 20, 2012 in Stick a Fork In It
I got a text on Sunday from the mysterious Ben Dayhoe of SanTana that the Grilled Cheese Spot--the latest culinary effort of the Crosby guys, this one focused specifically on...
Eat This Now: Bleu Tenders at 320 Main
December 20, 2012 in Stick a Fork In It
Guess Where I Ate; Win a Prize!
December 18, 2012 in Stick a Fork In It
Taco Bell Crime of the Week: Deputy Who Left Drunk Mexican Immigrant at Taco Bell Who Wandered into Road and Died Fined $20
December 17, 2012 in Stick a Fork In It
Notes, Quotes and Observations from Last Night's "Mad Meat Men" Bird Finale at Picnics in Costa Mesa
December 17, 2012 in Stick a Fork In It
USC Professor/OC Gal Jody Aguis Vallejo's Barrios to Burbs Book Sells Out!
December 17, 2012 in Navel Gazing
[UPDATED with Suspect I.D., More Details:] Authorities: Shooting Today at Fashion Island; No Injuries (Thank God), Person in Custody
December 15, 2012 in Navel Gazing
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The Swinging Door's 2013 Calendar of Its Hot-Ass Bartenders Almost Available!
December 14, 2012 in Stick a Fork In It
The Swinging Door's Facebook pageBeauties at workGotta admit that I hadn't been to the Swinging Door in Tustin in a couple of years, but business took me there this week,...
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Caliche Rum, Our Drink of the Week!
December 14, 2012 in Stick a Fork In It
I like my rums the way I like my women--sweet, unassuming, light, and HOT. But I must admit the first time I heard of Caliche rum, I didn't have high...
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Alebrije's 2.0 To Have Grand Opening Dec. 24: Bigger, Badder, Better, Pink-er
December 14, 2012 in Stick a Fork In It
IT'S ALIVE!!!For the past couple of months, Albert Hernandez, the affable owner of Alebrije's (aka that pink taco truck that sells the taco acorazado that we rave about every week),...
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OC Register Buys Churm Media, Publishers of OC Metro, OC Family, and Other Nice-but-Bland Local Publications
December 12, 2012 in Navel Gazing
Tomorrow, our cover story will be one penned by yours truly, on the new ownership of the Orange County Register and whether their crazy plan to build up, not perpetually...
Taco Maria Gets the Good Food Treatment!
December 11, 2012 in Stick a Fork In It
Death of Jenni Rivera Proves--Again--How Clueless Los Angeles Times and MSM Continue to be About Mexican Anything
December 10, 2012 in Heard Mentality
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[UPDATED: DEATH CONFIRMED]: Plane Carrying Jenni Rivera, Mexican Regional Superstar, Missing; Long Beach Native Feared Dead
December 09, 2012 in Heard Mentality
ORIGINAL POST, 11:36 A.M.: Tragic news is emerging from Mexico this morning as authorities have confirmed that an airplane carrying Mexican regional music superstar and Long Beach native Jenni Rivera...
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Where to Buy Tamales in Orange County This Christmas, 2012 Edition!
December 07, 2012 in Stick a Fork In It
This is hilarious. Every year around this time, I get asked where to buy the best tamales in Orange County. Really, the answers rarely change. Below is the article on...
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[UPDATED: TOMORROW] Gustavo to Do Book Signing for Taco USA Dec. 6 at Santa Ana Library, Along With Soho Taco and Taco Maria!
December 05, 2012 in Stick a Fork In It
Gabriel (at left) and Carlos, il cappos di tutti tacos--did I conjugate that correctly?When I was invited by the SanTana Public Library to do a book signing Dec. 6 for...
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KCRW, OC Weekly to Begin Collaboration, Starting with Gustavo Offering Weekly OC Commentary!
December 05, 2012 in Navel Gazing
This is going to be fun: today, I can announce that I've been asked by KCRW-FM 89.9 to be their Orange County go-to guy.OH DEAR...So what does all this mean?...
