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Last month's advanced ticket sale was a glimpse of what to expect. This week, we announce more of our featured talent scheduled to create and serve to the masses. It's also a friendly reminder of when and where the Decadence is taking place, so calen...
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Pictured: The beer blogger's kit
While the craft beer push of the last few decades has brought us countless fantastic brews, it has also sprouted multiple subcultures worth of beer folk. And while most people assume that anyone interested in craf...
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Are you ready for deep fried Slimfast?
Mid-July can only mean one thing: Fair season! And what better way to kick things off than with the gregarious ways of Charlie Boghosian (a.k.a Chicken Charlie). While you may know him best for deep fried d...
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Smash it up, flip it, rub it down
Behold the beginning of our annual 100 Favorite Dishes countdown! Every day until the publication of our fantabulous Best Of Issue, we'll list our favorite meals this year in descending order. Enjoy, pass it on,...
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Jul 3, 2015 at 6:31pm PDT
The San Diego-based Burger Lounge chain that started out in 2007 in La Jolla and touting itself as "The Original Grass-Fed Burger" is planning its first Orange County location in Irvine at Los Olivos Marketplace, whic...
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Feast your eyes
How much do you like crowds?
A little update to Anne Marie's story earlier this month. Thanks to an early publish on the Diamond Jamboree website, Afters Ice Cream's Irvine location has been revealed. The ice cream shop's third ...
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It brings all the boys to the Spectrum
Say you end up at Irvine Spectrum, hungry on an off night. You decide to check out that place that was formerly a parking lot. No, the other one, the one called Del Frisco's. It's the approachable sibling t...
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If you run out of space, just start stacking dishes.
Behold the beginning of our annual 100 Favorite Dishes countdown! Every day until the publication of our fantabulous Best Of Issue, we'll list our favorite meals this year in descending order. E...
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Gone gone gone.
Mizuki, the 125 seat Japanese restaurant that opened five years ago in Irvine's Park Place claiming to be the "biggest" ramen restaurant in these here United States, has closed.
The restaurant had a rocky start. As I wrote in my r...
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Fuel for all day, brah.
Behold the beginning of our annual 100 Favorite Dishes countdown! Every day until the publication of our fantabulous Best Of Issue, we'll list our favorite meals this year in descending order. Enjoy, pass it on, and tune in...
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Wurst und Bier? Ja, das nehm' ich gern!
Behold the beginning of our annual 100 Favorite Dishes countdown! Every day until the publication of our fantabulous Best Of Issue, we'll list our favorite meals this year in descending order. Enjoy, pass it...
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Jul 6, 2015 at 3:53pm PDT
Lemonade--the cafeteria-style restaurant based in Culver City and with a branch in Newport Beach's Fashion Island--is opening its second OC outlet in Irvine's Park Place on Jamboree and Michelson.
The 3,000 square-foo...
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Shanghai'ed no more!
Behold the beginning of our annual 100 Favorite Dishes countdown! Every day until the publication of our fantabulous Best Of Issue, we'll list our favorite meals this year in descending order. Enjoy, pass it on, and tune in da...
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The PBR says it all...
On its website, the Gypsy Den advertises itself as "Orange County's Original Alt Caf?," and no one save for maybe Alta Coffee in Newport Beach would argue. It's a legend--never necessarily cutting-edge, but always comfortin...
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Jul 6, 2015 at 4:06pm PDT
Looking for something to tickle your tongue? Free this weekend? Make your way to Long Beach, where High River Sauces will be hosting the first ever Annual California Hot Sauce Expo.Tickets start at $10 if you want to ...
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Mami said, ?c?mete tus verduras!
Behold the beginning of our annual 100 Favorite Dishes countdown! Every day until the publication of our fantabulous Best Of Issue, we'll list our favorite meals this year in descending order. Enjoy, pass it on, an...
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Weather can make or break an ice cream vendor's best-laid plans, and just after sunset on an unseasonably cool June evening is just about the last time you'd expect throngs of people to go out in search of cold food. Nonetheless, hundreds of people a...
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Time for everyone to wander the streets of DTSA and get drunk together.
Good news for those who live in (or near) SanTana and like to get drunk in a variety of places during the middle of the week. OC Crawl is now doing Pub Crawls, Wine Crawls, ...
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Crushing it!
Two great things that mesh well together include peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and meatballs plus spaghetti. The awesome pairings continue this week, as a fro-yo giant joins forces with the app that won't stop sending us game r...
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Their logo.
I think we called it a long time ago, but it's worth repeating now: Poke is blowing up all over. And the explosion continues with another poke shop to open soon in Irvine at The Square, located a stone's throw from John Wayne Airport a...