Adventures

Deep Fried Cereal, Porkabello Kabobs and Other Crazy Foods of the 2012 OC Fair

July 19, 2012 // 12:25 pm

Is it that time of year for deep fried everything, with a side of deep fried everything else? HELL YEAH IT IS!

Friday, July 13 marked the first official day of the 2012 Orange County Fair and we were fortunate enough to swing by on opening day. Bringing back…

A Trip to Langer’s Delicatessen [ADVENTURE]

June 28, 2012 // 3:45 pm

There aren’t too many places that can make a pastrami sandwich so good, your troubles just melt away. Fellow Foodbeast writer Isai, along with yours truly,  have both been itching for some decent pastrami sandwiches ever since our trip to Katz’s in New York. Thankfully, there’s Langer’s…

Sitting Down with Chef Lorena Garcia, the Mind Behind Taco Bell’s New Cantina Bell Menu

June 22, 2012 // 3:46 pm

When you conjure up images of having dinner and sipping cocktails more than 40 stories up in the Ritz Carlton, all the while overlooking the sprawling landscape of downtown Los Angeles at sunset- your first thought probably wouldn’t be, “Will I be eating Taco Bell?”.

However, that is the…

A Vegan Cinco De Mayo Experience in San Francisco [ADVENTURE]

May 9, 2012 // 4:39 pm

Gather ‘roud kiddies as I tell the story of two friends on a vegan-food-adventure to The City by the Bay.

When two friends walk up to a vegan food stand, one of which swears by her veggies and “weird” hippie food, the other not quite a fan but open to…

Eating Like Royalty at the Pebble Beach Food & Wine Event [ADVENTURE]

May 8, 2012 // 3:18 pm

Pebble Beach Food & Wine is the premier epicurean lifestyle event on the West Coast. The event positions 5,000 people both nationally and internationally under one roof (or lackthereof) of the most picturesque strips of coastline in the world. Here’s a quick look at my visit, a mingling of 250…

Luma on Park [ADVENTURE]

April 29, 2012 // 3:01 pm

As I approached the hostess in the dimly lit restaurant, I had no idea what was about to come for my evening. I told the young woman I had a meeting with the Executive Chef at 7 p.m.

“We were expecting you,” she said and led me to the…

Swish Swishin’ at Orange County’s Newest Shabu Restaurant [ADVENTURE]

April 24, 2012 // 6:11 pm

Last week Rudeluv and I had the opportunity to finally eat for FOODBEAST without the pesky and annoying company of our publisher Elie. Good thing this opportunity came up on his bowling night. Seriously, the guy has a bowling night.

We were happy…

A Closer Look at the $7 Happy Hour at Ruth’s Chris Steak House [ADVENTURE]

April 19, 2012 // 8:55 pm

When one of the largest luxury steak companies in the world — Ruth’s Chris Steak House — announces a happy hour, eyebrows perk up and frugal eaters come out of the woodworks. What does that mean? Cue Foodbeast visiting their local Ruth’s Chris location and trying every last thing on…