Email AuthorEdwin Goei
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Slapfish Truck to Open Brick-and-Mortar Restaurant
December 07, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
Photo by Meranda Carter?Let's count 'em, shall we? OC food-truck chefs who went brick-and-mortar: There was Hop Phan of Dos Chinos a few months ago, then the folks at the...
Two Asian Concepts From the Carolinas to Come to Irvine
December 06, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
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Lee's Sandwiches Sells Its Coffee At Costco
December 06, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
Edwin Goei?I was surprised to see the familiar Lee's Sandwiches logo at Costco this weekend. Two gents were giving out samples and hawking c ph s?a ?, Vietnamese iced coffee. But apparently, according...
An Open Letter to the Host at Silver Trumpet
December 05, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
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Irvine Mitsuwa Marketplace Food Court To Host Santouka Ramen
December 05, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
Edwin Goei?It would've seemed a safe bet to assume that the new Irvine Mitsuwa Marketplace going into the 13,800 square feet space at Heritage Plaza that was formerly Ace Hardware...
Dueling Dishes: Flame Broiler vs. Waba Grill
December 02, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
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Hanson To Release Their Own Brand Of Beer
December 01, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
?This did not come from The Onion. It is, I repeat, not a hoax. Hanson, those prepubescent blonde mop heads that sang the song MMMBop in the 90s, are apparently...
GQ Names Gwyneth Paltrow and Her Cookbook One of the Least Influential of 2011
December 01, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
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Restaurant Roll Call for November 2011
November 30, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
professorsalt.com?What the heck happened? One night I was handing out candies to adorable ghouls and ghosts, the next thing I know, we're a week past Thanksgiving with tomorrow the first...
Is Costa Vida Another Cafe Rio?
November 30, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
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Makino: Creator of Todai to Open New Seafood & Sushi Buffet Near John Wayne Airport
November 29, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
MakinoLasVegas.com?Few people remember Russell's Seafood Palace or that it was located in the now vacant building at the corner of Main and MacArthur in Irvine. To jog your memory, it...
Little Sheep Mongolian Hot Pot Planned For Irvine
November 29, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
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Class 302, Popular Taiwanese 'Shaved Snow' Restaurant, Planned for Irvine
November 28, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
Flickr User Lynn Friedman?Rowland Heights' Class 302, arguably the restaurant that put the uniquely Taiwanese dessert called shaved snow on the map and everyone's consciousness (at least if you live...
Woori: Another Korean Supermarket To Open in Tustin Where Freshia Failed
November 28, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
Eat Here, Not There: Pork Rice At First Class Sandwich
November 25, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
A Film Review Of El Bulli: Cooking In Progress
November 24, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
OC Restaurant Recommendations for American Express' Small Business Saturday
November 23, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
Hungarian Officials Discover 10,000 Dead Songbirds In A Truck Believed To Be Destined For Italian Restaurants
November 23, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
Taste Test: Koko's Cafe in Irvine
November 22, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
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Del Taco Launches Online Store To Sell Hot Sauce Packets
November 22, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
?If it's true that everything you ever wanted or never knew you needed is on the Internet, it's also true that the Internet allows you to pay for stuff you usually...
An Update On Wong's Chinese, OC Staple Since 1972
November 21, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
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Nissan Markets New Van To Food Truck Entrepreneurs
November 21, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
Nissan Motor Co.? You know this food truck fad isn't quite done yet when one of the big automakers actually targets food vendors as a growth opportunity. At the LA...
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Koko's: A Hong Kong-Style Caf Finally Opens in Orange County
November 16, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
kokos-cafe.comBaked pork chop with tomato sauce.?I posited the question last May: Why aren't there any Hong Kong-style cafs in Orange County?In that post, I said that the last Hong Kong-style...
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Five Great Japanese White Bread Torture Devices
November 15, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
Edwin Goei? Who says white bread has to be synonymous with boring? The following are five Japanese inventions that crimp, pleat and grate slices of white into crustless, undeniably cute shapes...
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New Cuban Restaurant Opens Near South Coast Plaza
November 14, 2011 in Stick a Fork In It
Edwin Goei?A few weeks ago, we wrote about the quick demise and subsequent sale of the faltering Sabores Mexican Grill across from South Coast Plaza. The restaurant and just about...
