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[10 Dec 2009 | One Comment | 110 views]
iFoodie

My new license plates!

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Misc/Curious, Recipes »

[25 Oct 2009 | 2 Comments | 66 views]
Rejected

I recently came across a new blog aggregator (a site that centralizes blog posts from multiple sites into one site) called FoodBlogs.com. They currently have over 500 food blogs from around the world and it’s a great place to view content from hundreds of food blogs.

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At the Market, Misc/Curious, News »

[11 May 2009 | No Comment | 56 views]
Do You Twitter While You Grocery Shop?

Do you Twitter while you shop? Have you ever Twittered or IM’d a friend for a recipe idea while walking down the aisles of your local market?

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Misc/Curious, Restaurant Review »

[5 May 2009 | 6 Comments | 384 views]
Mom’s Filipino Cooking at the Mall – Pinoy Pam’s Best

I was intrigued at the idea of a Filipino restaurant located in a food court inside a Mall. How much foot traffic sales was she getting? I was surprised!

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Misc/Curious »

[30 Apr 2009 | One Comment | 111 views]
I Had to Turn Down Meeting Wolfgang Puck

I was approached by a PR firm today and was asked if I would be interested in interviewing Wolfgang Puck at an event next Thursday.

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FoodTech, Misc/Curious »

[29 Apr 2009 | One Comment | 101 views]
LeWhif Makes Its Debut in Paris Today, I Think…

Remember LeWhif, that breathable chocolate I blogged about a few weeks ago? Well today was supposed to be their World Launch Day in Paris…

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Misc/Curious »

[29 Apr 2009 | No Comment | 97 views]
Are You a Trek Foodie?

That’s right, currently an exclusive with ThinkGeek.com you can have your very own Starfleet issued Spork to use on the Enterprise’s Mess Hall.

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Misc/Curious »

[23 Apr 2009 | 2 Comments | 169 views]
Where’s Sur La Table?

So I have a new game, it’s called Where’s Sur La Table. It’s my guessing game as to where in South Coast Plaza the new Sur La Table will go.

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FoodTech, Misc/Curious »

[20 Apr 2009 | No Comment | 96 views]
Rant: S-XL Bundt Cake Mold

There has been an item moving about the internet this last week and everyone is just going cuckoo for. It’s the S-XL Bundt Cake Mold. I have a problem with this piece of “technology”…

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Misc/Curious »

[13 Apr 2009 | No Comment | 225 views]
More on That Breathable Chocolate – Le Whif

Le Whifs wants to see how the world whiffs on the premiere of their Chocolate invention on April 29, 2009

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Food, Misc/Curious »

[12 Apr 2009 | 4 Comments | 185 views]
Making Easter Eggs With My Nieces

Well last night my nieces wanted to make Easter eggs for today. So they went out to CVS and bought a couple of those PAAS Coloring Kits along with some inked-stamps and painting kits.

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Misc/Curious, News »

[10 Apr 2009 | 3 Comments | 629 views]
Breathable Chocolate – Le Whif

On your first inhale you are hit with cocoa bliss! Le Whif is about the size of a short cigar and looks like an asthma inhaler. You extend the color cap (each cap represents the added flavor like mango, raspberry or mint) that will mix with the chocolate air.

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Misc/Curious, News »

[3 Apr 2009 | One Comment | 321 views]
South Park Meets Sur La Table

Sur La Table is just jazzed that the creators of South Park have placed them in their Emmy Award-winning show!

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Int'l Home+Housewares Show 2009, Misc/Curious, News »

[21 Mar 2009 | No Comment | 159 views]
Follow Me on Twitter for News from The Int’l Home + Housewares Show

Get up-to-the-date news from the show floor of the 2009 International Home + Housewares Show hosted by the International Housewares Association. Follow me on Twitter: www.twitter.com/disguisedfoodie

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At the Market, Misc/Curious »

[4 Feb 2009 | One Comment | 480 views]
2am and Having the Munchees?

Midnight Muncheez will deliver everything from chips, drinks and food to Nag Champa, Condoms and Ping Pong balls! It’s an interesting collection to say the least. In the next few months they will be expanding by adding a kitchen and delivering freshly made pizzas and sandwiches…

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Food, Misc/Curious »

[15 Jan 2009 | One Comment | 310 views]
What’s For Lunch on Inaugural Day?

The Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies has released their Luncheon Menu for the January 20th Inaugural Event in Washington DC. In addition, they have also released the recipes…

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Misc/Curious »

[16 Dec 2008 | No Comment | 510 views]
OC Register’s Gluttonista becomes Food Frenzy

Kat Nguyen the former OC Register blogger for restaurants in the OC has left and there has been a vacuum in the OC Register’s Gluttonista blog…

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Misc/Curious »

[11 Dec 2008 | No Comment | 288 views]
KFC Employees Take a Bath

When I read this story yesterday I could hardly believe it. Three young KFC employees took it upon themselves to dress up in bathing suits and take a dip in the sinks in the kitchen at KFC…

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Misc/Curious »

[4 Dec 2008 | One Comment | 230 views]
Food and Video Gaming Collide

This blog wouldn’t be complete unless I brought some technology component to it right? I am after all a Computer Geek by Day!

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Misc/Curious »

[20 Nov 2008 | One Comment | 247 views]
I’m in the OC Register Today!

I’m in the newspaper today! I won a cookbook and correctly answered last week’s Cook’s Quiz. Each week, Cathy Thomas, editor of the Food & Dining section of the OC Register asks a culinary related question…

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Misc/Curious »

[17 Nov 2008 | No Comment | 229 views]
Appetite Stimulus Package

Restaurants in 13 Metropolitan areas will be serving fixed menus featuring either a three-course lunch or dinner. Lunches are $24 and dinners are $35. Beverages, tax and gratuity are not included…

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Misc/Curious »

[15 Nov 2008 | No Comment | 211 views]
Layoffs at Taco Bell

These last few months have been riddled with announcements of cuts, layoffs and restructuring…

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Featured, Misc/Curious »

[3 Nov 2008 | No Comment | 278 views]
Vote Tomorrow…Then Eat!!

Looks like some places are offering free food or discounts if you hit the polls tomorrow. Vendors such as Starbucks, Krispy Kreme, Pizza Hut, Ben & Jerry’s and the Daily Grill will be making the offers, hoping to get voters to the polls, but more importantly, into their restaurants…

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Headline, Misc/Curious, Restaurant Review »

[1 Nov 2008 | 2 Comments | 1,045 views]
Closed Due to Health Code Violations

Question: Do you go back to a restaurant you know has been closed for some kind of Health Code violation? Newspapers across America publish a database of restaurants in their city/county that have been closed due to an infraction…

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Featured, Misc/Curious »

[14 Oct 2008 | 4 Comments | 403 views]
New Eats at the Irvine Spectrum

While perusing thru the Irvine Spectrum Directory last week to see where Sur La Table will be opening their newest store, I saw that The Veggie Grill, will be opening a location in the Spectrum…

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Misc/Curious »

[11 Oct 2008 | 2 Comments | 188 views]
Camera Test: Mother’s Cookies

So after writing the previous post,Mother’s Cookies is No Longer, I went out to the market to buy some. I took a picture using a Canon Powershot G3. I placed the products on a white backdrop, but I still have poor lighting. Hopefully I will be able to procure the correct lighting this weekend…

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Misc/Curious »

[10 Oct 2008 | 2 Comments | 167 views]
Mother’s Cookies is No Longer

Well it seems that Mother’s Cookies has filed for bankruptcy and shuttered its doors. Most of us grew up with Circus Animals, Chocolate Chip and those Iced Oatmeal Cookies. They went on to make sugar-free varieties as well. Today was their last day in operation…

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Featured, Misc/Curious »

[1 Oct 2008 | No Comment | 118 views]
California to Start Listing Calories on Menus

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into law today that will require restaurants with 20 locations or more to list the calorie count and nutritional information for all their foods starting July 1, 2009.

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