Check it out. http://www.orangecountyrestaurantweek.com
I can’t believe it has already been a year since I first wrote about the Orange County Restaurant Week, but now we are already half way into this year’s awesome celebration of FOOD!
You only have until this Saturday, March 6 to check out the many hot restaurants in Orange County participating in this restaurant week. Enjoy awesome prix fixe lunch and dinner menus served at over a hundred restaurants, and at special prices.
I shared my list of restaurants I planned to eat at last year, so here …

After exiting the 91-motorway,  you can find yourself in a quaint little courtyard at the Villa del Sol center where a most unusual shop can be found.  Specializing in goods from the land of the Beatles,  Harry Potter, and James Bond, the British Grocer in Downtown Fullerton stocks it’s shelves full of British sweets and necessities.
Upon entering the shop, you’re greeted by shelves of sweets, tea sets, and the owner of the store, an old British lady whose voice made me smile and think of the memories of when I …

Gone are the days of suffering when you get a craving for a short rib burrito or a kimchi quesadilla, debating with your friends on whether or not to wait in a 3 hour line, or give-in and drive all the way to LA on a Wednesday night.  That’s right folks, Kogi BBQ is no longer banned from Orange County and guess what?  We even get our own dang truck!  Enter: Naranja!  Orange County’s very own Kogi BBQ truck, that makes Baby Naranja the 4th humble truck in the Kogi …

Have you been to the Buena Park Mall lately?
If you are like me, you probably haven’t been there ever since it became a ‘tween infested hangout spot, haha.  But if you drive by there, I am sure you have seen the new John’s Incredible Pizza that just opened a few months ago.  It’s a little hard to avoid the bright colors and lights that come off the restaurant’s entrance. You can read a bunch of reviews about it on Yelp.com . I haven’t been there myself so I cant give you …

KOGI BBQ PARTY!
Kogi BBQ will be at the Holiday Inn in Costa Mesa from 6pm – 12am this Saturday – August 15th, 2009.  And this time, regardless of how long the line is, you can finally follow Alice’s advice and crack open an ice cold beer (if you’re 21+!!!) while you wait because the Holiday Inn will have a bar, open to serve you in the parking lot!
In addition, after you get your nomilicious food, there will be seated dining and drinking areas in the …

Kogi BBQ is back in Orange County again tonight…in the citaaayyyy, city of Or-ange.  From 7pm – midnight at 1736 E. Meats Ave Orange, CA 92865 (map).  If this is your first time, be sure to check out our tips and tricks post!
I’ve told you my lame Kogi stories over and over again with each OC Kogi Watch post, so let’s hear from Chef Roy for a change.  Chef Roy tells the Kogi Story in the video below at Zocalo Public Square.  Happy Kogi hunting!

[image via Flickr user Sklathill]

Kogi BBQ’s Verde truck is coming to Orange County this weekend!  Alright so I’ve been off the OC Kogi Watch since early this summer for the Kogi Pool Party, (another one is coming soon, we’ll keep you posted!) but since so many of you stiiilll haven’t had a taste of the nomlicious goodness that is Kogi BBQ (had some last night…yum yum!), then it’s time to LINE UP!
This Saturday, Verde will be in Fullerton at [update] Shelter Skate & Shop, the first Kogi Street Team Stop (oh, so that’s what …

Downtown Fullerton is hosting a Mardi Gras in July Celebration on Saturday July 11, 2009 in the Fullerton Museum Plaza.  Sounds like a really fun event that is raising money for a really great cause: the Women’s Transitional Learning Center!  The WTLC is a non profit community based organization of men and women commited to seeking solutions to end domestic violence and human trafficking. WTLC is the only domestic violence shelter program in Orange County that provides shelter for clients with substance problems, mental illness and human trafficking victims. Services …

Earlier, Audrey Leoncio from Newport Beach Conference and Visitors Bureau posted this awesome list of 10 great arts & entertainment things to do in South Orange County for under $10!  Within the list is a brand new event, hoping to become an awesome tradition for locals: the Corona Del Mar Fashion Walk!
This event will happen the 2nd Thursday of every month until September 10th, kicking off this local tradition tomorrow night, Thursday, July 9th, 2009 from 6pm – 9pm!  This event will bring together the Village’s premier fashion boutiques and restaurants …

This is heaven for all you bacon lovin’ yelpers out there:
Yelp OC’s Sizzlin Bacon Bash is July 9th at the OC Fair. You’ll get to try mouthwatering “baconated dishes” like bacon gelato, candied bacon, and ground bacon burgers. Yumm!
Count me in! Except I can’t go because it’s for you people that are 21+. So have fun without me!
Hit the link for more instructions that you must follow in order to attend!!!
Yelp OC’s Sizzlin Bacon Bash