Email AuthorGustavo Arellano
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Is McDonald's Pushing Ronald McDonald Toward Retirement?
March 03, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
Flickr user mooshkie altgeld?BusinessWeek posted an interesting article yesterday regarding the present and future of Ronald McDonald, the clown mascot who has sold the world Happy Meals for decades, in...
Vientiane, Irvine Farmers' Market Get the Good Food Treatment
Pictures, Vids and Other Non-Writing Excuses
March 02, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
Elizabeth Gaitanis of Tastes of Greece Goes On the Line, Part Two
March 02, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
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Tapatio-Flavored Fritos Now Available at Costco, Coming to a Store Near You
March 02, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
?Last week, I interviewed the Saavedra family, the clan behind the wonderful Tapato Hot Sauce, for my book on the history of Mexican food in the United States. I might...
Elizabeth Gaitanis of Tastes of Greece Goes On the Line
March 01, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
Dirk Nowitzki On In-N-Out: 'Too Good to Pass Up'
Celebrity In-n-Out Endorsements
March 01, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
Profiles In OC Pioneers Who Were Klan Members: Sam Jernigan and Jesse Elliott, Orange County Sheriffs
February 28, 2011 in Navel Gazing
Alex Pettyfer Gets Some In-N-Out
Celebrity In-n-Out Endorsements
February 28, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
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Taco Bell Pizza Hut Crime of the Week: Man Arrested for Illegally Frying Chicken Wings!
February 28, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
?We usually devote this column to the many strange crimes that occur at Taco Bell, and there were some funny ones this past week for the Irvine-based giant--but nothing as...
This Week in Food: (Possibly) Racist Peanuts, Pee-wee Herman and Mimosas!
February 25, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
William Lobdell, Greatest Religion Reporter Ever, to Speak at Tapestry UU Congregation in Mission Viejo this Sunday
February 24, 2011 in Navel Gazing
Ask a Comida Critic! A Good Mimosa Near the Coast?
February 24, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
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Dick Rivera, Head of Real Mex, to Retire
February 24, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
?Nation's Restaurant News has reported Dick Rivera is retiring as chairman and CEO of Real Mex, the Cypress-based parent company of El Torito, Chevys and other casual-dining Mexican-restaurant concepts. Rivera's...
[UPDATED: Event Is Tomorrow!] Jaime Hernandez, Author of the Love and Rockets Comic Book Series, to Speak at the Fullerton Public Library Next Thursday!
February 23, 2011 in Navel Gazing
Announcing Stick a Fork In It's First Intern: Javier Cabral, a.k.a. the Glutster!
February 22, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
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[UPDATED, With Mouse Response] Lawsuit: Disney Encodes Its Workers' Social Security Numbers on ID Cards, Exposes Them to Identity Theft
February 22, 2011 in Navel Gazing
?UPDATED, 1:59 p.m.: About 20 Disneyland workers stood outside the driveway that leads into the Grand Californian for a press conference announcing a class-action lawsuit against Disneyland. Although the suit...
Drunk After Work: AVIA Lounge
February 22, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
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Profiles of OC Pioneers Who Were Klan Members: Herman Hiltscher
February 21, 2011 in Navel Gazing
Not Hiltscher, but SO adorable!?In Fullerton, the surname Hiltscher is one of the oldest, one whose holders made their mark on the city in its earlier days. Patriarch August ran...
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Taco Bell Crime of the Week: Crude Hand Gesture at the Drive-Thru!
February 21, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
?I wish I knew what the referred-to "crude hand gesture" in the story was--the bird? The British two-finger? Mexican puetero? Italian thumb-flick? Arab five-fingers-on-the-palm? The world will never know. ....
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[UPDATED With New Death Threats Against Obama and More Against Jerry] Jerry Brown Receives Death Threats in Santa Ana Graffiti Scrawls--Twice
Notes from the Banana Republic
February 21, 2011 in Navel Gazing
?UPDATE, FEB. 21, 11:09 A.M.: Whoever left two graffiti death threats last month against California governor Jerry Brown is at it again--and has included President Barack Obama in the vile...
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[UPDATED] Adam Parfrey of Feral House Fame and the Electronic Frontier Foundation Prepare to Challenge Dervaeses Over 'Urban Homestead' Trademark
February 21, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
Now in its second printing--get a copy!?UPDATE, FEB. 21, 11:04 A.M.: As promised, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has thrown down the legal gauntlet. "The Dervaes Institute should recognize that...
Beaver Hide Trading Company 'Fesses Up to Graffiti Urging "Revolution!" at Santa Ana Chase Bank, Vow More
Notes from the Banana Republic
February 19, 2011 in Navel Gazing
This Week in Food: Food-Vagina Double Entendres, Local Chorizo, and Naked Chefs!
February 18, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
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Immigrant Cattle Doing the Jobs American Cattle Won't Do
February 18, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
Flickr user ILRICattle from Mozambique--how many more immigrant cattle will come?? Earlier this week, Foreign Policy published a somewhat tongue-in-cheek essay in which the author argued that the United States treats...
Dervaes Family Sends Out Ridiculous Press Release Claiming They're Not Trying to Shut Up Urban Homesteaders
February 18, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
