Do you love tacos? I mean, do you reeeeeeally love tacos? Because if you love tacos, you'll be going to LA Weekly's Tacolandia, a tortilla-wrapped street-food festival on Sunday, June 23 from noon to 5 p.m. in the parking lot of the Hollywood Palladium.

LA Weekly may be the name sponsor for the upcoming taco jamboree, but we claim organizer Bill Esparza as one of our own, as a Weekling in his own right. He's the original tacorazzo and has sniffed out more amazing street food in the Southland than an army of Yelpers.

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Just a reminder folks to tune in to the SoCal Restaurant Show every Saturday morning on KLAA-AM 830 because it's Anaheim-based and Weekling pal Jet Tila is the host. Here's the lineup for mañana--enjoy!

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http://www.alexslemonade.org/

This Sunday, June 9th, Irvine Spectrum will host Alex's Lemonade Stand at its Carousel Court.

What is Alex's Lemonade Stand? "It's part of a nationwide effort to raise funds and awareness for childhood cancer research. The Taggart family, formerly of Costa Mesa, hosts their annual Grand Stand in Orange County to honor the memory of their son John who, like Alexandra Scott, the charity's namesake, lost his life to pediatric cancer."

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**UPDATE 6/6/2013**
Friend and tipster Cecile just sent in an update on this news when she just coincidentally ran into the woman who is involved in Sweetee Thai's expansion to Long Beach. Sweetee Thai will replace Tiny Thai at 4152 Norse Way. Her source says that they are currently waiting to get approval for the remodel and hope to re-open the place as the third Sweetee in July. Tiny Thai has been in business for the last 20 years.

Oh, and a correction, Cecile has told me that Cypress' Sweetee is actually the original Sweetee, opening in 1996, while the Artesia branch debuted in 2006.

Thanks, Cile for the correction and the update!

**ORIGINAL POST 6/5/2013**
There are a couple of reasons to go to the little restaurant-heavy plaza called Cypress Point at Cerritos Ave. and Valley View in Cypress that aren't Cafe Hiro. Sweetee Thai is one of them. The Thai joint has been consistently and successfully doing its thing for as long as I can remember--certainly as long as Cafe Hiro and California Fish Grill has been there.

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Edwin Goei

When our Anne Marie first broke the news that Bruxie was planning an Irvine location at Heritage Plaza (corner of Culver and Walnut), there was a lot of speculation about where it would actually end up. Would it be next to The Habit? Where Ace Donuts is? Where, where, where? That was the question.

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Provisions Market

Old Towne Orange, the day is near! Provisions Market, a new bottle shop, tasting room and specialty-foods market from the folks behind Haven Gastropub, is set to open at 10 a.m. this Wednesday, June 5 with some awesome freebies for those who come early.

Sidecar Doughnuts will be selling its handcrafted doughnuts on site, and the first two dozen customers will get a free one.

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OC Weekly's dandy marketing department

Dear Sweet Readers,

It's about time that you know we love you. We couldn't do it without you (oh, and our many "colorful" ads) and that's why we plan events like this year's Summer Fest at Newport Dunes. We appreciate food and alcohol as much as you do and want to share the experience together.

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Devilicious Donuts Facebook

Our trusty friend and tipster thatguy542, he who sees anything and everything that happens at Irvine Village Shopping Center, has told me that the second location of Devilicious Donuts has staked out a location next to Koko's Cafe at the end of the main strip of shops.

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The masses seethed when Netflix announced that their promotional tour of a replica of the Bluth Banana Stand from Arrested Development wouldn't visit Orange County, even though series creator Mitch Hurwitz openly admits he got the idea from the stands on Balboa Island. The masses started a campaign, vented online--but Netflix wouldn't budge.

Until now. The Weekly can report that the Bluth Banana Stand will visit Balboa Island THIS SUNDAY.

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Universal Orlando

Here's some news that should make Simpsons fans happier than Homer at an all-you-can-eat buffet.

Universal Orlando Resort is bringing Springfield to life. Woo-hoo!

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