Email AuthorGustavo Arellano
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North Carolina Sheriffs Mistake Tortilla Dough (aka Masa) for Cocaine, Arrest Mexican by Accident
May 10, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
Flickr user jlastrasDoes this ball of masa look like an eight-ball to you??Over the past decade, the Carolinas have seen the largest increase in its Latino population of any states...
Profiles in OC Pioneers Who Were Klan Members: Clyde Fairbairn, Longtime Olive Resident/Nice Guy
May 09, 2011 in Navel Gazing
Trader Joe's Baked Jalapeo Cheese Crunchies Rather Bland
May 09, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
Taco Bell Crime of the Week: Can't Match Stolen Credit Card to ID!
May 09, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
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Old Towne Orange Farmers Market Debuts, a Success
May 09, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
? Though the weather was overcast Saturday morning, and parking was at a premium, that didn't stop hundreds of people from attending the debut of Orange's latest farmers' market, the...
[UPDATED: Final Reminder, Plus More Dos Chinos Love!] Announcing OC Weekly's First-Ever (Mini) Lonchera Clustertruck!
May 09, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
Remembering When Chuck Smith Predicted the End Times--And They Didn't Happen
May 07, 2011 in Navel Gazing
This Week in Food: Smoked Turkey Legs, Cinco de Drinko, and Presidentes!
May 06, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
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Black Box Wines, Our Drink of the Week!
May 06, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
Kind of looks like the monolith from 2001--you kids do know that film, right??My memory of boxed wines from when I was a teen and wanted to mix up my...
What Will Become of the Chris & Pitts Bar-B-Q Sign?
May 06, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
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Six Presidential Encounters with Mexican Food, Ranked from Best to Worst
May 05, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
?So today is Cinco de Mayo blah blah blah blah. But instead of offering you places to drinko, your humble scribe likes learnin' people stuff, you know, the more arcane...
Study: Using Refillable Soap Dispensers to Wash Hands INCREASES Chance of Contracting Diseases
May 04, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
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What's So Wrong With Calling Santa Ana a Latino City?
May 04, 2011 in Navel Gazing
?Man, SanTana cracks me up sometimes--okay, ALL THE TIME. The Orange County Register's Andrew Galvin wrote a good piece yesterday ostensibly about efforts by Latino activists to try and persuade...
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Graffiti in Santa Ana: "Obama Lies"
Notes from the Banana Republic
May 03, 2011 in Navel Gazing
?What is it about Orange County and illogical graffiti? You'll remember Michelle's post yesterday about the pendejo who tagged "Osama Forever" yesterday off the 405 Freeway in Westminster. This morning,...
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Jamie Oliver Coming to Santa Ana!
May 03, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
?Jamie Oliver, savior of fat families and scourge of school districts, is bringing his food revolution to the OC city that needs it the most: big, bad, brown Santa Ana.Gawd,...
Soy-Based Food Products Dropping in Popularity
May 03, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
Profiles in OC Pioneers Who Were Klan Members: Charles McClure, Brea's First Police Chief
May 02, 2011 in Navel Gazing
Intern Javier Gets Cover Story of This Month's Saveur!
May 02, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
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Taco Bell Crime of the Week: Peeing Burrito Bandit!
May 02, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
?Ah, Florida: your insane residents haven't appeared in this column enough. I think "indecent exposure" is written into your state constitution--but also peeing, then eating a burrito? GROSS... From St....
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Chapter One: the Modern Local Offered Free Shots to Celebrate Osama Bin Laden's Death
May 02, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
?Dave, my chica and I were dining at Chapter One: the modern local in downtown Santa Ana when the helpful waitress said we were getting free shots. I was about...
Barbara Coe Takes News of Osama bin Laden's Death to Claim (Again) Barack Obama is a Muslim
May 02, 2011 in Navel Gazing
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[UPDATED: Subcomadante SquarePants?] SpongeBob SquarePants Utters "Viva La Raza!" On Radio
April 30, 2011 in Navel Gazing
?[UPDATE] Reader Steve Reyes has found proof that SpongeBob is actually a Mexican revolutionary--photographic proof after the jump. And faithful reader Culichi1967 finds even more Mexican attributes in who we...
This Week in Food: Luxe Loncheras, More Luxe Loncheras, and Even More Luxe Loncheras!
April 29, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
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USDA Pushing for School Districts to Buy Food from Local Farmers
April 29, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
Photo by Das UbergeekFrom the Irvine Farmers' Market: Will Organic Pears Make it into SanTana Unified??Jamie Oliver and Michelle Obama, take note: the United States Department of Agriculture has just...
The Wars against Choc Finger, the World's Ultimate Chocolate Villain
April 29, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
