Email AuthorGustavo Arellano
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Ask a Comida Critic: Persian Food in OC?
February 17, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
?From Twitter follower @CRACK_BERRY:Looking for the hands down #PersianFood in #OC - Anyone have suggestios? - Recommendations @OCWeeklyFoodDamn straight we do! It's little secret now that Orange County is a...
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[UPDATED] Pasadena's Dervaes Family Trademarks the Terms 'Urban Homestead' and 'Urban Homesteading,' Now Cracking Down on Bloggers
February 16, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
This guy just gave a talk in Orange County. . . . Better change the title of that book, son!?For the latest on this story, click here...UPDATED, 10:50 P.M. Those...
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KFC's Double Down Sandwich Gets Booked Into Jail!
February 16, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
?One of my favorite websites is the Smoking Gun, that beautiful home to wacko crimes, mugshots and a seemingly yearly investigative scoop that becomes the talk of the country. They...
[UPDATED]: Parishioners at St. Norbert Church in Orange Angry That Presbyterian Minister Allowed to Celebrate Mass--But What About John Urell?
February 16, 2011 in Navel Gazing
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Why Orange County Is the Capital of Bolivian Cuisine in the Western United States
February 16, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
Order of salteas from Rollie's--SO good...?I was surprised to read last week's installment of "Ask Mr. Gold" in our sister paper LA Weekly. In it, someone asked the Pulitzer Prize-winning...
'Sunday Night Chef Fights' Coming to Huntington Beach This Weekend
February 16, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
Does Stubrik's Make the Best Bananas Foster in OC?
February 16, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
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Announcing the 'Which OC Pioneers Were KKK Members?' Series!
February 15, 2011 in Navel Gazing
?Last week, Luis F. Fernandez--the historian who rediscovered the long-forgotten desegregation story of Alex Bernal--went to the Anaheim Heritage Room and got a copy of a list that had long...
Justin Bieber Eats In-N-Out Before Leaving LAX
February 15, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
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Report: Americans Drink More Alcohol Than Mexicans, But Mexicans Are Bigger Drunks
February 15, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
Flickr user fczuardi?Last week, the World Health Organization released its massive Global Status Report On Alcohol and Health 2011. It's a fascinating read that breaks down the drinking habits of...
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Five Words That Signify a Foodstuff in One Latin American Country, But a Crude Term for 'Vagina' in Another
February 14, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
Flickr user neoliminalStarbucks' original logo: Perhaps the most-graphic American corporate example of vagina-as-sweet-food EVER?Ya gotta love Latinos. Even though we share the same language (except for those retrograde Brazilians and...
Anti-Foie Gras Activists to Picket Brasserie Pascal Tonight
February 14, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
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Rick Bayless Blocks Mexican-Food Blogger Bill Esparza from Following His Twitter Account
February 13, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
?Any of the more than 108,000 followers celebrity chef Rick Bayless has on Twitter knows that the U.S.'s most-famous cook of Mexican food spent the weekend in Baja California, scoping...
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Taco Bell Crime of the Week: Rob a Bank, Grab a Taco, Get Nabbed!
February 13, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
?There's an opening line bandied around by reporters as one of the best openers in history, something along the line of "[Some criminal] died hungry," a story that dealt with...
This Week in Food: Bnh M Rants, Awesome Catfish and Kittens in Pots (But Not Cooked)!
February 11, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
More Than 40 Bibliophiles Listen to Daniel Hernandez Read From His New Book on Mexico City
February 11, 2011 in Navel Gazing
One Dollar for 5 Pounds of Jalapeos at Freshia in Tustin!
February 11, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
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INFOGRAPHIC: 10 Things You Should Know About Flamin' Hot Cheetos
February 10, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
?I began eating Flamin' Hot Cheetos in high school, scarfing down bags until my lips were as purple-red as its distinctive tint and my palms looked as if I had...
Ask a Comida Critic!: Good Taco Tuesday in North County?
February 10, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
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San Diego's Next Legendary Burrito: the 2-in-1. Two Taquitos Inside a Burrito. DAMN . . .
February 10, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
From Lolita's Facebook page...?I was in San Diego recently to conduct further research on my book on the history of Mexican food in the United States (out May 2012!) and...
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World's Oldest Drinkable Beer to Return From the Dead
February 09, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
Photo by Das UbergeekA selection of beers from Cistmontane--if the Big One ever hits, and we all go to kingdom come, will the next race of humanoids reconstitute their exquisite...
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Kevin MacDonald, Long Beach State Hate Professor, Claims Jews are Blocking Interview He Did With The Daily Show From Airing
February 09, 2011 in Navel Gazing
?It's been a couple of months since we last paid much attention to Kevin MacDonald, the Long Beach State psychology professor who's an Irvine resident and a bigwig at the...
[UPDATED] Daniel Hernandez, Award-Winning Reporter, to Read From His New Book on Mexico City TOMORROW at Calacas!
February 09, 2011 in Navel Gazing
Graffiti Urging 'Revolution!' Sprayed at Chase Bank in Santa Ana
Notes from the Banana Republic
February 08, 2011 in Navel Gazing
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Crepes Bonaparte Named One of America's Top 20 Food Trucks by QSR
February 08, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
One of their beauties...? This is actually a cool honor: QSR Magazine put Crepes Bonaparte on its list of the top 20 food trucks (really, luxe loncheras because not a single...
