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|03 May 2011
Windows Boot Manager issue - accidentally installed 2 OS's
First - I'm no computer whiz, which is why I am posting here - hoping you gurus can guide me through a fix via 'baby-steps.'
Ok... I put a new hard drive in a Dell Precision Workstation 390. It apparently had some sort of Raid ADHD (probably have those initials messed up... but it kind of describes the way I'm feeling )
It has two hard drives.
The new hard drive is the OS/Boot drive. It was a 1tb drive, so I thought I might experiment and partition it down into two smaller drives - thinking that the bootable portion might boot faster if the drive was smaller, plus - thinking the other drive could act as an additional storage drive that wouldn't bog down the Boot Drive Partition. Is that thinking flawed?
Anyway... I tried putting XP back on and I kept getting this error saying that 'Cannot find a drive'..... something to that effect.
So, I got into the Bios... and changed the type of Raid to a different one... and eventually it seemed that it might work... XP installed, but everything was jack-screwed in that the video drivers weren't there, etc, etc.
So, I thought, I'm going to stick in my Windows 7 upgrade (which I was saving for another computer) and see if I can just boot off that disk, wipe off the other OS and maybe the newer Windows 7 would work.
Well.... it DID work!
Only problem is, I discovered that now I get the Windows Boot Manager everytime I boot the computer and it wants me to decide between "Windows 7 or a Previous Installation." I select 'Windows 7' and it boots just fine... but this doesn't seem right to me and I want to get rid of the Boot Manager and just have Windows 7 boot up.
I dug around a bit and discovered I SOMEHOW (slap to the forehead) installed Windows XP onto the 2nd partitioned portion of my new drive.
I went to that drive letter and 'deleted' the 'windows' folder.
But I still get the Windows Boot Manager popping up upon startup.
Can you tell me, in very detailed steps an ignorant person like me can understand, how to get this fixed?
I also see in my Bios Settup 'BOOT SEQUENCE' that both my hard drives are listed under the CD Rom drive as 'Add-in Hard Drive' ........and then to the right of each of those it says, [Not present].
What does that mean????
The computer seems to boot and run fine, but shouldn't the drives be listed by the Drive Manufacturer's name and capacity???
Thanks for your help.
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|03 May 2011
You mentioned that you did a change for your bios. Did you restore those changes?
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|03 May 2011
Hi John -
Yes, I restored the 'SATA Operation' from Raid Autodetect ATA, back to it's original configuration of Raid Autodetect AHCI (original manufacturer/Dell setting.)
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|03 May 2011
I'm no expert in RAID setups, but I'd first be inclined to go into the BIOS and reset it to the default settings.
Excellent tutorial on dual booting: Dual Boot Installation with Windows 7 and XP
If you don't intend to dual boot then you can repair Win 7's boot record here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927392
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|04 May 2011
Win7 x 6 PC's
You shouldn't delete the WIndows folder to delete an OS, instead format or delete the partition and create it again.
If you have XP on the HD, chances are the Windows 7 boot files have been written to the XP partition and will have to be recovered into Windows 7 before it will boot on its own.
Post back a screenshot of your full Disk Mgmt drive map with listings, using SNipping TOol in Start menu, and we will advise you the steps to remove XP and it's boot listing.
|My System Specs
|04 May 2011
Make sure you reset BIOS back to DEFAULT.
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|04 May 2011
Seavixen32 - I just went through the link you provided for repairing the 'Boot Manager'.... however, the link's instructions didn't provide information for the last line that appeared in the command prompt after I typed in all the instructions:
The command prompt message asked me this: Add installation to boot disk? Yes (Y), No (N), or All (A).
How do I answer this question???? Thanks.
|My System Specs
|04 May 2011
Seavixen32 - I just went through the link you provided for repairing the 'Boot Manager'.... however, the link's instructions didn't provide information for the last line that appeared in the command prompt after I typed in all the instructions:
The command prompt message asked me this: Add installation to boot disk? Yes (Y), No (N), or All (A).
How do I answer this question???? Thanks.
Have you also reset the BIOS as advised?
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|04 May 2011
I had set the Bios back to it's default prior after I initially loaded the Windows 7.... with the 'Raid' set back to it's default.... if that is what you mean.
I just answered 'YES' to the command prompt per your instructions and it now boots PERFECTLY - with no more Windows Boot Manager screen popping up! Yes !!!!!!!!
Thanks a ton Sea ! The link worked and solved my issue.
Have an excellent day!!
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|04 May 2011
here is a screenshot of my Disk Management.... you can see that my partition is labeled C and E.... I suspect this is because I had my current D drive plugged in when I installed Windows 7. Any way to re-assign drive letters so that the current E becomes the D, and the D becomes the E?
Also - note the message to the right of my C drive.... any concerns there??? Thanks.
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YouTube Said To Introduce Paid Service For Music
By the end of the year, YouTube, a division of Google, will unveil a paid subscription music service to compete with Spotify and other streaming outlets, according to people briefed on the company's plans.
Subscriptions to YouTube's program, at about $10 a month, would be tailored to mobile devices, and let its customers watch videos — or just listen to the music on them — without interruptions from advertising, according to these people, who were not authorized to discuss the service publicly.
The deal would also allow record companies, which have long complained about low per-stream payouts, to reap bigger royalties on YouTube, which has become the dominant listening platform for young people all over the world.
» via New York Times
Copyright Lawsuit Targets Cover Songs on YouTube
In the latest sign of friction over the licensing of online music, a group of music publishers has sued Fullscreen, one of the largest suppliers of videos to YouTube, saying that many of Fullscreen's videos — particularly cover versions of popular songs — infringe on the publishers' copyrights.
Fullscreen is one of the largest of the so-called multichannel networks, or M.C.N.'s, which produce their own content — the company's offices are in Culver Studios in Los Angeles, where "Gone With the Wind" and "Citizen Kane" were filmed — and represent the work of thousands of other creators of widely varying sizes. According to Fullscreen, the 15,000 channels the company represents have a total of 200 million subscribers and draw more than 2.5 billion views each month.
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Copyright owners can't sue Google's YouTube as a group: judge
A U.S. judge on Wednesday denied class-action status to copyright owners suing Google Inc over the use of material posted on YouTube without their permission.
U.S. District Judge Louis Stanton in Manhattan denied a motion to certify a worldwide class of copyright owners in a long-running lawsuit over videos and music posted to the popular website.
"The suggestion that a class action of these dimensions can be managed with judicial resourcefulness is flattering, but unrealistic," Stanton wrote.
» via Yahoo! News
YouTube Prevails in Viacom Copyright Suit — Again
Media giant Viacom lost yet another legal salvo today toward getting as much as $1 billion from Google for allegedly violating music and video copyrights on the YouTube video service.
U.S. District Judge Louis Stanton of New York ruled on the case again after a federal appeals court, largely siding with YouTube last year, asked him to consider a narrow issue of whether YouTube was aware of the rampant infringement of Viacom's content taking place on YouTube before it adopted its copyright filters in 2007.
Over all, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals had largely upheld Stanton's 2010 decision throwing out the case on the grounds that YouTube, like other online companies, was not liable for infringement committed by its users.
In the end, Stanton concluded today that Viacom does not have "the kind of evidence that would allow a clip-by-clip assessment of actual knowledge."
» via Wired
YouTube Alters Copyright Algorithms, Will 'Manually' Review Some Claims
Google-owned YouTube said Wednesday it is altering its algorithms to reduce invalid copyright infringement claims on its video-sharing site and will begin manually reviewing some claims instead of the system automatically blocking disputed footage.
The development comes a month after First Lady Michelle Obama's speech at the Democratic National Convention was wrongly flagged by algorithms just after it aired. YouTube, the official streaming partner of the Democratic National Convention, automatically put a copyright blocking message on the livestream video of the event shortly after it ended.
» via Wired
Gmail access restored inside Iran
Iran has lifted restrictions imposed a week ago on the secure version of the Google email service and search engine.
Google's video-sharing site, YouTube, which has been blocked in Iran since 2009, remains unavailable.
Iran's telecommunications ministry committee said of the ban: "We wanted to block YouTube, and Gmail was also blocked, which was involuntary."
"We do not yet have enough technical know-how to differentiate between these two services," Mohammad Reza Miri said.
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Actress in Anti-Islam Film Sues YouTube on Copyright Grounds
A California actress who appeared in the infamous "Innocence of Muslims" flick on YouTube is again asking a federal court to remove the anti-Islam footage that has spawned deadly protests and sparked a U.S backlash in the Middle East.
Actress Cindy Lee Garcia is now claiming a copyright interest in the film, and says that Google ignored five DMCA takedown notices served on YouTube seeking removal of the film.
The latest development comes days after a Los Angeles County judge refused to take down the film in a previous suit. Garcia argued she was fired from her job, received death threats and was tricked into starring in the "hateful anti-Islamic production."
» via Wired
Brazilian police arrest Google exec over online videos
Authorities arrested Google's top executive in Brazil Wednesday after officials said he violated the South American country's election law when he didn't take down online videos that allegedly slandered a political candidate.
An arrest warrant in the southwest state of Mato Grosso do Sul accuses Fabio Jose Silva Coelho, Google's president in Brazil, of "disobedience" for not removing YouTube videos about a local mayoral candidate.
Federal police arrested Coelho Wednesday, but described the alleged crime as a "minor offense" and said he would be released on his own recognizance after signing a commitment paper to appear in court.
» via CNN
Judge Refuses to Order YouTube to Remove Anti-Islam Film
A California judge refused Thursday to order YouTube to remove controversial footage from "Innocence of Muslims," the inflammatory film that sparked a U.S. backlash in the Middle East.
A woman who starred in the film, Cindy Lee Garcia, asked a Los Angeles County judge to take down the film because she said she was fired from her job, received death threats and was tricked into starring in the "hateful anti-Islamic production." The film has possibly led to the killing of J. Chrisopher Stevens, the U.S. ambassador to Libya and about two dozen others the past week.
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"The benchmark for what makes mass-market television has changed," says Shishir Mehrotra, YouTube's VP of product management. "Cable has run out of space. If you're going to broadcast content to everybody whether or not they watch it, you can only afford to broadcast a few hundred channels. But if you move to a world where you can broadcast on demand to only whoever wants it, now you can support millions of channels."

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10/31/14: Latest update on Orange County restaurant openings
10/31/14: Latest update on Orange County openings
About this section: This list reflects 2012, 2013 and 2014 restaurant openings and announcements in Orange County. This news column is based on Register reporting, and confirmed tips from readers. If you spot a new restaurant in your community, or a closure, please email email@example.com.
(Contributing writers: Manny Frausto, Brad A. Johnson, Heather Goldin, Isabella Shary and Scharde Vallone)
Pho Today opened in early October in Orange. The restaurant sells authentic Vietnamese food, as well as boba drinks. Address: 816 E. Lincoln Ave., Orange. Also, new to Orange is Pho Oh Tasty at 2024 N. Tustin.
Jizake Sushi Restaurant opened this summer in Costa Mesa. Address: 488 E 17th St, B-105.
Buffalo Wild Wings is taking over the space once occupied by O's American Kitchen in Santa Ana. The East Coast chicken wing giant is expected to open Dec. 15. The restaurant will have the usual wall-to-wall flat-screen TVs -- geared for sports viewing. Address: 3811 South Bristol Ave., Santa Ana.
Florida-based Firehouse Subs is replacing a closed in Santa Ana, at 2266 E. 17th St. The fourth Orange County shop is slated to open in early November, the company said. Firehouse Subs, which began its California expansion in 2012, has plans to open 180 locations in Southern California over the next eight years. Of those, 35 are planned in Orange County. To date, the 834-unit chain has added locations in Orange, Laguna Woods and Costa Mesa.
Local liquid nitrogen ice cream shop,, is expanding to Long Beach. The Yorba Linda-based company's third location opens Nov. 10 at 4725 East 2nd St. in Belmont Shore. At Creamistry, ice cream is made in small batches and frozen on the spot -- using liquid nitrogen. Trendy flavors include a pastel purple, sweet and pasty taro, and smooth creamy churro. Owner Jay Yim, who comes from a family of Korean bakers, launched the first Creamistry in Irvine last year. The modern shop has been a key attraction at the Crossroads shopping center, home to a new stream of hipster food concepts. Creamistry's second location opened last month in Cerritos. More shops are coming to Buena Park, Corona, Corona del Mar and Costa Mesa.
The West side of Costa Mesa is turning out some edgy concepts. The latest: Boathouse Collective. The Pomona Avenue industrial site was once a boat making facility in the 1950s. Clayton Peterson, who previously worked in the industrial packaging and surf manufacturing sectors, has turned urban lot into an industrial chic dining venue. Nearly every fixture and building materials are made of recycled materials, including surfboards lining the wood-trussed ceiling. Old shipping containers provide shelter around a grand outdoor patio, set up with an organic garden and a stage for music concerts. An old steam pipe The venue plans to have ticketed music and dining events, in addition to serving customers for lunch, dinner, brunch and happy hour. Address: 1640 Pomona Avenue.
Another waffle shop is opening soon in Orange County -- but this one is not using waffles as an accessory. At The Waffle Affair in Newport Beach, waffles are the main attraction. A variety of waffles will be sold, infused with 21 types of sweet and savory waffles, including the classic Liege waffle. The menu will also offer bite-size waffles and a selection of entrée size savory waffles, where ingredients are mixed into the batter. The restaurant's coffee bar plans to brew Illy coffee. Waffle Affair is slated to open in November at 1064 Bayside Drive, Newport Beach. (Bayside Center).
The Bungalow in Santa Monica, Lemonade LA, Simmzy's, Bear Flag Fish Co., and Ola Mexican Cuisine have been named as the latest food tenants at the coastal Pacific City lifestyle center in Huntington Beach. The 31-acre development includes a 250-room, eight-story hotel and spa at Pacific Coast Highway and First Street. The mixed use center features Lot 579, a food hall-style gathering spot for indie eateries and shops. The project is set to open in 2015. More retailers and restaurants will be announced in the coming weeks. Stay tuned.
Laurent Vrignaud is bringing a slice of Paris to Newport Beach with his restaurant, Moulin Bistro-Épicerie-Café. The bistro opens Thursday, Sept. 25 at 7 a.m. The bakery will turn out baguettes, croissants and sweet treats, including French apple turnovers, in its exhibition bakery. Sandwiches and other French-inspired meals and treats will be served throughout the day. Address: 1000 N. Bristol St. Read full story here: Moulin Bistro
Social Costa Mesa is aiming for the culinary middle with a tweener restaurant that offers a dynamite food experience sans the pretentiousness and price tag of today's buzzy venues. We want to bridge the gap between hipster and unapproachable," owner Andrew Dorsey said. The energetic Dorsey, who owned 195 Downtown Grill in Anaheim, has assembled a scrappy but uber-talented dream team for Social Costa Mesa, set to open Oct. 2 in the spot that formerly housed London Pub. Address: 512 W. 19th St., Costa Mesa Read full story here
Waterman's Harbor, whose culinary directior is former The Loft at Montage chef John Cuevas, opened mid-Sept at the Dana Point Harbor. The dinner only restaurant is in the old Jolly Roger space. The menu features locally sourced seafood, meats and produce. Address: 34661 Golden Lantern, Dana Point.
Public 74, a new gastropub in San Juan Capistrano, opened in August.
Crazy Chi Mac, a new Korean fried chicken place in Anaheim, opened in July.
Nam Vietnamese, new Vietnamese pho and banh mi place in Santa Ana, opened in late August. (2014)
Mendocino Farms, a gourmet sandwich shop from Los Angeles, has announced plans for its second Orange County location. The new fast-casual restaurant is coming next year to University Center, near UC Irvine. It is taking over half of the space where Steelhead Brewing operated, according to the Irvine Co., which owns the center.
Australian bakery Pie-Not in Costa Mesa announced is expanding into the retail grocery sector today 8/28 as five of its signature sweet and savory pies debut at Whole Foods Market in Tustin.
The five vegetarian selections will be baked daily on-site, and available in the ready-to-eat and prepared foods section of the market.
"We are very excited to partner with a brand we respect and admire - Whole Foods Market - to offer our authentic Aussie-style treats," said Australia-born Jai Snowdon, who co-founded Pie-Not in May 2013.
The Whole Food selections include: The Vege Patch Pie (garden fresh vegetables in a tomato puree. Cost: $6.50); The Hippie Roll (spinach, ricotta, walnuts, Swiss and Gruyere cheeses, and cayenne. Cost: $4.00); The "vegan" Ghandi (Indian spiced chickpeas, potatoes, cauliflower, carrot and butternut squash. Cost: $4.50) and two seasonal fruit turnovers for $3.
Whole Foods is at The District shopping center in Tustin on Jamboree and Barranca. Pie-Not's flagship store is at 270 E. 17th St., Costa Mesa.
Boudin SF is is opening 9/4 in Huntington Beach. The Huntington Beach location joins other Boudin cafes in Santa Ana, Costa Mesa, Anaheim and Irvine. Address: 18541 Beach Blvd., Huntington Beach (Five Points Center).
PizzaRev opened its first Orange County restaurant in mid-August in Santa Ana. Another location is set to open Wednesday, Aug. 27, in Long Beach. The two-year-old Westlake Village concept is backed by Buffalo Wild Wings. Eleven-inch pizzas are cooked in open-flame, 900-degree, stone-bed ovens. The 11-unit chain is expanding outside of its core Los Angeles area region. Other locations are planned for La Habra and Los Angeles (Koreatown). Addresses: 3605 S. Bristol St., at MacArthur Blvd. & 7551B Carson Blvd., Long Beach (Long Beach Towne Center).
Roscoe's finally opened its first Orange County location. The Anaheim restaurant opened Sunday, Aug. 24. Read full story
Cucina Enoteca is openinag its second Orange County location Wednesday, Aug. 20, in Newport Beach. Like the Irvine restaurant, the 8,300-square-foot Fashon Island eatery will feature a menu of rustic Italian dish#mce_temp_url#es prepared with a California-inspired spin. The executive chef is Joe Magnanelli, with Brent Omeste acting as chef de cuisine. Enoteca has earned media buzz with its pioneering "restaurant to retail" strategy, a business model that allows diners to buy any of the venue's sleek customized furniture, lighting and decor. The restaurant's retail wine shop also offers 250 bottles of wine at competitve prices. The shop includes a large selection of Italian varietals. - 951 Newport Center Dr.
Texas premium burger chain, Mooyah Burgers, Fries & Shakes, is entering the Southern California market in November. The better burger concept, known for its fresh-cut fries and in-house baked buns, has two locations in Northern California. Later this year, Newport Beach franchisee Jim Melby, who runs his own accounting firm, is opening his first Mooyah burger in Irvine. It is replacing a bagel shop in the Alton Square Shopping Center in Irvine. Melby's son-in-law, who has family experience running La Salsa restaurants in Las Vegas, will be helping him run the restaurants. Melby has plans to open at least five restaurants in the Orange County area. He is scouting locations in Hungtington Beach, Tustin, Newport Beach, Corona del Mar and Costa Mesa.
Ruby's Diner enters a new era Friday with the Orange County debut of its first fast-casual eatery. Ruby's, known for its iconic 1940s décor and all-American grub, has converted its 17th Street location in Costa Mesa into a counter-service restaurant with a new midcentury modern look. The new format, dubbed Ruby's Dinette, will act as a pilot restaurant for the 45-unit chain. Ruby's chief executive and founder Doug Cavanaugh said the streamlined Ruby's Dinette represents the chain's ability "to nimbly respond to shifting consumer tastes and trends. It re-opens Friday, Aug. 15 for lunch and dinner. Breakfast hours start Aug. 28. Address: 428 E. 17th St., Costa Mesa.
Din Tai Fung, an international chain known for its Shanghai-style soup dumplings, is debuting its first Orange County restaurant Monday (Aug. 18) at South Coast Plaza. The chic Chinese restaurant seats 175 in an 8,000-square foot space on Level 2 of the mall near Sears. The large, centrally located exhibition kitchen will be churning out signature dishes such as shrimp and pork wontons with spicy sauce, shrimp fried rice and sautéed string beans with garlic. The family-owned restaurant has locations worldwide in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore and Korea. In the U.S., it has restaurants in Seattle and Arcadia. Owner Frank Yang stated: "Din Tai Fung is proud to make its debut in Orange County at South Coast Plaza, one of the world's premiere shopping destinations. We are excited to bring Din Tai Fung closer to our loyal Southern California customers and also to introduce our cuisine to a wider audience."
Residents of Orange and neighboring city of Santa Ana must love Starbucks. The Seattle giant is opening, yet again, more cafes in these north Orange County communities. Later this fall, Starbucks plans to open a new cafe at Tustin and Lincoln in Orange. "This store will feature a drive-thru and The Clover Brewing System, which will allow customers to discover new layers and dimensions within a coffee's familiar aroma, flavor, body and acidity, brewed fresh by the cup," Starbucks said. Additionally, a store location will open later this month (August) at the MainPlace mall in Santa Ana. It will be located on the first floor below the food court. A new cafe is also opening inside the Target in Santa Ana on 17th Street and Grand Ave., across the street from a Starbucks drive-through near Popeyes.
Sweet Arleen's, a three-time winner of Food Network's Cupcake Wars, has opened its first Orange County shop. This is third shop to open as the Westlake Village cupcakery plans to open more stores -- many through franchising. The Yorba Linda shop, which opened July 31, is run by franchisee Toren Halseth. Halseth started working at the flagship Westlake Village shop five years ago. He is scouting other locations to open in Orange County, including Newport Beach. Besides cupcakes, the shop sells sweet and savory bread pudding. Some of the flavors include: mac 'n cheese, peach cobbler and bananas foster. Address: 18503 Yorba Linda Blvd.
Whole Foods Market will anchor yet another Irvine Co. owned development. The natural foods giant is coming to a new retail center on Irvine Center Drive, just off I-405. Whole Foods has a location at Fashion Island. Read more here
Smashburger is finally making its way north of South Orange County. The Denver-based burger sensation, where every seasoned patty is "smashed" and grilled to order, recently opened at the Buena Park mall. The chain is set to open another location in September at Westpark Plaza in Irvine, according to its website.
Baking Betty's opened its first brick and mortar cookie shop at Fashion Island this week. The shop, known for its giant signature S'more cookie, is located at the Atrium Court.
Rita's Ice continues to bring its authentic Italian ice to Southern California. The latest shop to open is in Anaheim. Other locations are in Irvine, Huntington Beach, Mission Viejo, Laguna Hills and Dana Point. According to the chain's website, new locations are coming soon to Anaheim Hills, Newport Beach, Tarzana and North Hollywood.
BYO Pizza update: Pasadena-based Blaze Pizza is opening a restaurant every six days, including new locations that opened this summer (late July) in Mission Viejo and Monrovia. PizzaRev is opening its first Orange County location in Santa Ana (3614 S. Bristo) in August. Pizza Studio is also slated to open a second O.C. location soon in Mission Viejo (Avery Center- 28621 Marguerite Pkwy.)
TAPS Fish House & Brewery is taking over Buca di Beppo, which is expected to close by September, the Irvine Co. confirms. "We thank Buca di Beppo for their time at The Market Place and wish them continued success with their other Orange County locations. The dining mix at our centers is always changing to stay fresh, and we look forward to welcoming Taps Fish House & Brewery in 2015." This will be TAPS' third location, and second in Orange County. Joe Manzella, founder of TAPS, said the Irvine restaurant will undergo a major renovation before it debuts in late February. "We're pretty much taking the entire building down to nothing inside and then adding on 1,500 square feet plus a 1,200 square foot patio," he said. The restaurant will not have a brewery. The expansion comes as Manzella loses his longtime head brewer, Victor Novak. Manzella said Novak is going to head the brewing operations at Golden Road Brewing in Los Angeles.
Urth Caffé, a chain of healthful restaurants with frequent celebrity spottings, has long been the organic hallmark of Los Angeles. Soon Orange County will be getting a taste of the premium coffee brand. After a two-year search of Laguna Beach, founders Shallom and Jilla Berkman have landed a local landmark: The Cottage. The Berkmans held a ground-breaking ceremony on July 13 at The Cottage site to thank all those involved in the restoration of the coastal house. The Berkmans will be restoring The Cottage to its former glory. The cafe, named "Urth Caffé at the Cottage," will be the first Urth location to have a chef on-site and an American breakfast menu featuring dishes like pancakes, French toast, and bacon and eggs using organic ingredients.
Meet Fresh: After 400 store openings in more than 100 cities in Australia, China, Malaysia, Taiwan, and South Korea, Meet Fresh, the popular Asian dessert shop has finally landed in the U.S. Located at Diamond Jamboree in Irvine, Meet Fresh opened on July 15. It offers a selection of taro ball desserts, herbal jelly desserts, tea drinks, and other specialty Asian desserts. The fan-favorite choice is the "Meet Fresh Signature," which consists of taro balls, herbal jelly, and herbal blended ice. The main kitchen located in Taiwan prepares all the traditional ingredients such as taro balls and herbal jelly which are then delivered to all the Meet Fresh stores worldwide. The newest Meet Fresh in Irvine, which dons a fashion shop design, is located at 2710 Alton Parkway, Suite 105, Irvine, CA 92606.
Midwest gourmet fast-food sandwich shop, Jimmy John's, recently opened its first Orange County sub shop in Orange. Address: 130 S. Main St., Orange. (same center as Fresh & Easy.) Other shops are in Pasadena, and Los Angeles (2).
Family-owned Kelley's Kookies is now open at the Brea Mall. The eatery's crispy shortbread cookies are made from scratch. The newest addition to the chain is a shortbread dipping station, where customers can choose milk, dark or white chocolate and one topping for each kookie they purchase. Kelley's Kookies plans to add the dipping station to their other two locations in Stanton and Arcadia. Customers can now enjoy some of Kelley's Kookies most popular items, including melting moments, a walnut kookie in powdered sugar, and their chocolate-dipped macadamia shortbread kookie. Kookie packages are priced between $5 and $6, while gift sets are priced from $11.50 to $44.50. Visit the website to see more kookies at www.kelleyskookies.com Brea Mall is located at 1065 Brea Mall, Brea.
A&O Kitchen + Bar is the newest eatery at Balboa Bay Resort, serving up classic American cuisine. The menu reflects their idea of a bar, from "Fried + Comfy" appetizers such as the salt smoked shishito pepper ($7) to "Social + Unique" dishes including the "nice rack," barbeque pig rack with homemade sauce ($16). "We want people to smile when they see our menu," executive chef Vincent Lesage said. Lesage joined Balboa Bay Resort last year as executive chef after serving as executive sous chef for the St. Regis Monarch Beach in Dana Point. A&O Kitchen + Bar also has a horseshoe shaped waterfront bar that offers craft beers, specialty cocktails and ONEHOPE Wine, which donates half the profits of each bottle sold to partner causes including World Food Programme and Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Orange County. Reservations can be made for parties of eight or more by calling 949-630-4285. A&O Kitchen + Bar opens at 11 a.m. daily. Balboa Bay Resort is located at 1221 West Coast Highway, Newport Beach. www.anchorsandoceans.com
Miguel's Jr., a popular Inland Empire Mexican fast-food chain, is opened July 15 in Orange. Address: 1325 Tustin Ave., Orange, CA 92867. The Inland Empire fast-food icon is also expected to open a third Orange County restaurant next year in Tustin at The Market Place. The first Miguel's Jr. to open in Orange County is in Costa Mesa.
Bear Flag Fish Company is expected to open sometime next week (June 23) in Lido Village. It is taking the space once occupied by Regatta Cafe, 3421 Via Lido, Newport Beach. Unlike the other two locations, this restaurant is expected to be full service.
Menu makeover: It's always fun to infuse food with a shot of hard liquor, but pizza? The folks behind Huntington Beach-based Pizzarageous have introduced a line up 10 alcohol-infused pizzas. The so-called Boozzaa line includes Bakon Cheese Burger Pizza, infused with Bakon Vodka; Stinky Breathe Pizza, infused with Absolut Peppar Vodka Hawaiian Fusion Pizza, with Bacardi Pineapple Fusion Rum; and VegGINragous Pizza with Tanqueray Gin. Pizzarageous is a catering pizza company that's been around for five years. They make pizzas for parties, and special events on site. Cost: $5.50 to $8.25 per person.
At Fashion Island, Blue C Sushi is set to open in July. Single-serve European espresso King, Nespresso, is also coming to Newport in thet fall. That's great news for Orange County Nespresso users, who are limited to getting their java pods from Bloomingdale's or by mail. At Irvine Spectrum Center, Umami Burger and Brio Tuscan Grille are slated to open next month, July. Del Frisco's Grille is opening in August.
At the Brea Mall, Blaze Pizza is slated to open a 1,000-square-foot restaurant in the recently remodeled food court later this summer, mall officials said.
The Irvine Co. appears to be doing a pizza switcheroo at two of its centers. In Quail Hill in Irvine, Johnny's Real New York Pizza is replacing Red Brick. Johnny's has two other locations in Orange County. At Harbor View in Newport Beach, Fresh Brothers, which offers deep dish and thin crust pizzas, is replacing Z Pizza. Also coming to Quail Hill in October is CHILL Pistachio Frozen Yogurt, the Irvine Co. said.
The Market Place, build-your-own pizza sensation, Pieology, opens July 1. Also opening in July: Mizu Sushi Bar & Grill, Class 302 Tea Cafe and Veggie Grill. Later in the year, the Market Place is getting Bondi Republic Grill House (December), California Gogi Korean Grill (fall) and Inland Empire fast-food icon, Miguel's Jr. (2015).
At Walnut Village in Irvine, the ultimate food truck hybrid is breaking ground -- Burntzilla. Burnt Truck and Dogzilla are joining forces for a brick and mortar restaurant that will their twist on all-American comfort foods and snackable street foods to their fans. Expect a menu of mostly $5 and under item. Coming in October. Stay tuned for more.
At Bayside Center in Newport Beach, Sapori is coming in July; The Waffle Affair in November and Club Detox in July.
Florida-based Firehouse Subs, known for its meat and cheese steamed toasted sandwiches, is opening locations this summer in Orange and Laguna Woods.The openings come two years after the chain announced plans to enter the Southern California market. Firehouse was founded by a family of retired firefighters; ergo every store has a local firehouse theme and menu. The chain's signature sub is the ham and turkey Hook and Ladder. Firehouse differentiates itself from the rest of the sandwich pack by steaming its meat and cheeses before placing the core items in the sandwich. The Laguna Woods location, at 24100 El Toro Rd., is slated to open in late June. The Orange sub shop, at 2139 N. Tustin St., opened earlier this month.
Tortilla Republic, a modern Mexican and grill and margarita bar, is opening this spring in Laguna Beach. This will be the concept's third location—the two others are in Hawaii and West Hollywood. Tortilla Republic will take over Asada, which closed last October. The 136-seat renovated space will feature views of the beach, a private dining room, an outdoor patio overlooking PCH, a bar and a courtyard patio with a retractable roof in the center of the restaurant. The menu will feature small plates and entrees, combining original menu items as well as fare unique to the Laguna Beach location. Signature dishes will include Hibiscus Flower Enchiladas, Tacos de Jicama, Ancho-Seared Salmon and chile verde short ribs. Handcrafted margaritas, cocktails and tequila flights will also be on the menu. Address: 480 S. Coast Highway, Laguna Beach.
Mendocino Farms, the Los Angeles-based sandwich sensation, is opening its first Orange County location May 30. The restaurant is at 450 E. 17th Street in Costa Mesa. It opens Friday at 11 a.m. Read more: Mendocino Farms expanding
Calivino Wine Pub is opening May 10 in Anaheim - a restaurant/bar that promises to give novice drinkers a rich wine experience. The restaurant's owner, Daniel Bradley, has had training at the Court of Masters Sommeliers. Having held management positions for several years at Applebee's and Islands Restaurants, Bradley said he created Calivno as an "antithesis" to those chain restaurants. "I built a space where guests can come enjoy a drink and good conversation, meet with friends, unwind after a long day, or discover a new favorite wine," said Bradley. By the glass selections from Leaping Horse, Houdini, Matanzas Creek and Clayhous, range from $7 to $15. The pub grub menu by head chef Patrick Dale features Crispy Olives, Croque Pepin, Lamb Burgers and a House Burger. The pub will also serve craft beer. The 1,600-square-foot wine pub seats about 50. Address: 2410 East Katella Ave., Anaheim.
Twenty Eight, whose kitchen will be run by former Top Chef contestant Shirley Chung, is opening in the old Kimera space in Irvine. The restaurant is slated to open this summer, according to its Facebook page. Chung, a fan favorite during Season 11 of Bravo's Top Chef cooking competition, almost made it to the finale. The Beijing-born chef has worked for culinary icons Jose Andres, Thomas Keller, Guy Savoy and Mario Batali. Stay tuned for more details. Address: 19530 Jamboree, Irvine.
La Vida Cantina, operated by the owners of Sutra at The Triangle, will open in June. The restaurant replaces El Corazon de Costa Mesa, which closed last month at The Triangle. The restaurant received a zero out of four stars from The Register's food critic Brad A. Johnson last year. La Vida is expected to offer a menu of authentic Mexican food prepared with a modern twist.
Dami Sushi & Izakaya opened in Buena Park's Village Circle on Beach shopping center on March 28. The Japanese restaurant specializes in sushi, sashimi, fresh seafood, yakitori and izakaya-style dishes (the Japanese equivalent of tapas). They also have an offering of Korean-influenced dishes meant to cater to the Korean community in Buena Park. The concept is the brainchild of Orange County residents and business partners Thomas Shin and Sylvia Lee. Dami Sushi & Izakaya's menu is the collaborative work of executive chef Jun Kim and executive sushi chef John Yoon, with consultation from yakitori master chef Yoshihiro Matsumoto as well as menu consultant and food stylist Joanne Chung. "We're all very excited to start serving the community and give everyone a taste of Dami," said Lee. "The word 'Dami' actually means to 'a wide array of dishes and flavors,' so we're confident that whatever your taste, you'll be able to really enjoy, not only the food, but the inviting atmosphere we're looking to approach our new customers with." Dami Sushi & Izakaya is open for dinner Monday through Sunday from 5 p.m. to midnight, with $1 oyster happy hour from 5 p.m.-7 p.m. and 9 p.m.-11 p.m. Address: 5151 Beach Blvd., Unit A, Buena Park --Scharde Vallone
La Vida Cantina is replacing El Corazon de Costa Mesa at The Triangle. El Corazon closed last month after being sold to Newport Beach-based Identity Management Group. The firm operates Sutra nightclub in the same Costa Mesa center. La Vida will offer authentic Mexican food prepared with a modern twist. The restaurant is undergoing a remodel and is expected to open in June.
Eureka! is adding a second location in Orange County. The gourmet burger and American craft beer restaurant is headed to Irvine, taking the space recently vacated by Chakra Indian Cuisine. In mid-January, Chakra said it had to close because it could not renew its University Center lease with the Irvine Co. The restaurant is part of a slew of fresh food concepts entering University Center, across the street from UC Irvine. The center is getting Tender Greens in May and Chik-fil-A in September. Eureka opened its first O.C. location earlier this year in Huntington Beach. The menu features a lineup of signature burgers made with "hand packed" and vegetarian fed beef patties. It also offers a vast selection of American craft beer and small batch American whiskeys.
Creations Pizzeria joins the fray of fast-bake pizza joints in Orange County. For $8.95, diners can their own pizza from a variety of toppings. The thin-crust pies are cooked and ready in 4 minutes or less. Address: 13041 Newport Blvd., Tustin.
The Winery Restaurant & Wine Bar in Newport Beach has set its opening date for April 15. The team behind the flagship location in Tustin took over the former Villa Nova restaurant last year. The prime marina spot has undergone a top-to-bottom makeover that showcases the restaurant's scenic harbor views. Address: 3131 W. Coast Highway.
Sessions Sandwiches is opening on the Newport Beach Peninsula on April 9. The menu will feature hot and cold sandwiches, hot dogs, house-made sauces, sides and salads as well as pastries, muffins and a full coffee bar for breakfast. The concept was created by Matt Meddock with help from co-owners Max Schlutz and Beckham Thomas. Sessions Sandwiches' hours are Monday through Sunday from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dinner hours coming in May. Address: 2823 Newport Beach Blvd., Newport Beach
Florida-based Firehouse Subs, known for its meat and cheese steamed toasted sandwiches, has two Orange County locations in the works. The openings come two years after the chain announced plans to enter the Southern California market. The locations are in Laguna Woods (opening in May) and Orange. Addresses: 24100 El Toro Rd., Laguna Woods and 2139 N. Tustin St., Orange, CA 92865
Luna Grill Fresh Mediterranean is opening their fourth Orange County location in Huntington Beach in May. The chain offers Mediterranean cuisine like kabobs, wraps and salads as well as dessert, beer and wine. The concept has locations in Lake Forest, the Irvine Spectrum Center, Irvine's Westpark Plaza and San Diego County. -- Scharde Vallone.
Saddle Ranch Chop House at The Outlets at Orange opened April 12. This is the venue's second Orange County restaurant.
Southern California's Cousins Maine Lobster is expanding their line of food trucks. Offering traditional New England fare like lobster rolls and lobster bisque, the third Cousins truck will be in action starting at the beginning of April. The two current trucks cater to both Los Angeles and Orange County. Owners Sabin Lomac and Jim Tselikis launched their first truck in 2012 after receiving an investment from Barbara Corcoran on ABC's Shark Tank. As the trucks have no permanent spots, a calendar of stops is available at cousinsmainelobster.com. --Scharde Vallone
Slapfish in Huntington Beach has announced plans to open several new locations in Southern California. A second corporate location is slated to open mid-year in Laguna Beach at 211 Broadway. At 1,100-square feet, the Laguna restaurant will provide quicker to-go style service with a limited menu of takeout-friendly foods. In mid-March, the premium casual seafood restaurant announced a franchising deal with Abdelmuti Restaurant Group. The group plans to open at least six locations over the next three years. Abdelmuti is scouting for locations in San Clemente, Irvine, Costa Mesa, Santa Monica and Manhattan Beach. The first Slapfish, under the franchising agreement, will open in Newport Beach this year at 2727 Newport Boulevard, Newport Beach, CA. Same shopping center as Jack's Surfboards. Slapfish, which started as a food truck, also has plans to expand to the Middle East. --Nancy Luna
The Orange location of Tastea is closing March 23 and relocating to a bigger space in Costa Mesa. The tentative date for the Asian-American tea bar's reopening is April 19. The new 1,200-square-foot store, less than a mile from Orange Coast College, will seat roughly 20 people. "We're two local guys who had a dream to start one location. Now, to be able to outgrow a venue and obtain a bigger space that can serve more customers while keeping our team employed is gratifying to say the very least," said co-owner and co-founder Ted Vu. "We can't wait to open the Costa Mesa location's doors and see familiar faces and introduce our products to new people, too."
The upcoming Tastea will have an earlier opening time and a new line of Vietnamese-inspired iced coffee drinks. Vu said the plan is to provide students and commuters with an alternative to Starbucks. Tastea's new location is at 1175 Baker St., Costa Mesa. Other Tastea locations include Rowland Heights and Garden Grove. --Scharde Vallone
San Diego's Pizza Nova is opening in early May in Newport Beach. It is taking over the old DivBar space on Coast Highway. Pizza Nova's menu features wood-fired pizzas, pastas and salads. This is the chain's first Orange County location. The concept's other restaurants are located in Point Loma, Solana Beach and San Marcos. Address: 2601 W. Pacific Coast Highway, Newport Beach. --Scharde Vallone
Cypress-based Real Mex Restaurants closed its Acapulco cantina in Orange last month (February) to make room for a new concept. A representative for Real Mex, which is run by private equity firms Z Capital Partners and Tennenbaum Capital Partners, said the company "will be introducing a new restaurant and bar concept at the location." The concept, Who Song & Larry's, is slated to open this spring. No other details were provided. In an earlier interview with the Register, Real Mex Chief executive Charly Robinson said style="font-size: 10pt;">the chain is making an effort to refresh each brand, which have become too similar over the years. Real Mex also operates El Torito and Chevys Fresh Mex restaurants. Robinson is the second CEO to handle the company's long drawn out turnaround, which started when the company emerged from bankruptcy nearly two years ago. He said consumers can expect menu changes, updated bars and more authentic decor at El Torito, founded 60 years ago. In December, he said b>Who Song & Larry's, a "Mexican gastropub" from Vancouver, Wash., will be a new addition in Orange. On its Facebook and website, Who Song refers to itself as a "Cal Mex Cantina." Stay tuned for more information.
Dog Haus, a "craft casual hot dog" outfit from Pasadena, is expanding through franchising in Southern California. The first Orange County outlet is coming to Santa Ana. The chain, known for its all-beef skinless hot dogs served on grilled King's Hawaiian rolls, recently (2/14) named Chef Michael Brown as the company's culinary director. Brown's experience runs the gamut having worked in the kitchens of Google, Nike, Wolfgang Puck Worldwide, Patina Restaurant Group and Red O in Los Angeles. He'll be helping with the hot dog chain's expansion, and developing new menu items such as sandwiches. The first Dog Haus opened in Pasadena in 2010 and became a local sensation. Zagat calls its dogs "gut bombs." Consider The Little Leaguer – a beef dog topped with house chili, Fritos, diced onions and cheddar cheese. The Orange County expansion is part of the company's plan to add roughly 50 locations in Southern California. In mid-March, the company said the first five franchise locations will be at 6501 Topanga Canyon in Canoga Park (opening this spring), the MainPlace mall in Santa Ana, West Covina at 2678 East Garvey Avenue South, Burbank at 3817 West Olive Avenue and Rancho Cucamonga at 6401 Haven Avenue.
Chef news:Looks like Pelican Hill's posh Italian restaurant, Andrea, has lost its Michelin-star chef to Los Angeles. Luigi Fineo has left the Newport Beach resort for a gig as executive chef at Innovative Dining Group's (IDG) RivaBella in West Hollywood. Fineo will be developing a new menu that debut this spring at the two-year-old RivaBella. Other IDG restaurants include Chi Lin, B Grill, Soleto, Sushi Roku, BOA Steakhouse, Katana, Robata Bar and Delphine. RivaBella is at 9201 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood. At Andrea, sous chef Marco Criscuolo replaced Fineo as head chef of the fine dining restaurant. -- Scharde Vallone
SusieCakes, a Southern California shop known for its pies and cakes by the slice, announced plans to open a second Orange County bake shop. Founder Susan Sarich is headed for South Coast Collection, or SoCo, in Costa Mesa. The shop is replacing Christopher Garren's Let them Eat Cake, which closed at the end of 2013.
SusieCakes is known for its scratch-made American-inspired desserts. The Costa Mesa shop will have on-site baking and the same menu as the Newport Beach location. Sarich said SoCo's mix of like-minded merchants attracted her to the popular retail center, which is home to Portola Coffee Lab, Arc and N'ice Cream.
"We felt the merchants in the center have a similar focus on offering a unique, high quality products combined with a superior level of customer service," she said.
SusieCakes operates eight shops in California, including four in Southern California. The Costa Mesa shop is slated to open in fall 2014
The Balboa Bay Resort has opened up a coffee bar dubbed the Blend. The cafe, which is open to the public daily at 6 a.m., was converted from old administrative office space. It opened Jan. 20, serving freshly-brewed coffee, espresso, teas, fresh pastries, paninis, gelato and grab and go sandwiches. Food can be ordered for Duffy boat picnics, the resort said. Address: 1221 Coast Highway, Newport Beach.
Jersey Mike's is opening another sub shop in Orange County. The East Coast chain, which has 20 units in Orange County, is opening on Chapman Ave. near the (57) Freeway and Cal State Fullerton. The restaurant is expected to open in March. The sandwich shop is in the same building where Oggi's Pizza recently opened at 2595 E. Chapman Ave, Fullerton.
OC Wine Mart in Irvine has quietly expanded its operation to central Orange County. The wine shop and tasting room, owned by Julie Lim, now has a location in Yorba Linda. Like the Irvine shop, the Yorba Linda OC Wine Mart & Deli sells a variety of wine and craft beer labels. It will also have self-serve tasting for craft beer and wine when the store gets its liquor license. This store has added a food element with the addition of a deli featuring Boar's Head meats and a coffee bar serving Peet's Coffee, Lim said. She and her husband live in Yorba Linda. He quit his Los Angeles medical job to man the kitchen, she said. Address: 4925 Yorba Ranch Road.
Eureka!, a premium burger chain with outlets throughout California, is opening a location in Huntington Beach in March. The menu features a lineup of signature burgers made with "hand packed" and vegetarian fed beef patties. Address: 7631 Edinger Ave, Huntington Beach -- at the Bella Terra mall.
One of Southern California's original gourmet food trucks, The Grilled Cheese Truck, has been roaming the streets of Orange County since September. The truck, along with Kogi BBQ, are considered pioneers in the gourmet mobile food business. You can follow the O.C. Grilled Cheese truck on Twitter: @GCTOrangeCounty
Farm Direct in Irvine is now open. The store, run by the same operators of Wholesome Choice, offers a mix of international groceries, locally sourced foods and national brands. It also has a fresh seafood counter and international takeout counter. Read more here
Hapa Cupcakes is hosting a grand opening party Jan. 25 in Fullerton. This is no ordinary cupcake shop. Hapa infuses alcohol into its so-called "provacative" cupcakes. To name a few flavors: Chocolate Whisky Cupcake and Banana Rum Cupcake. Address: 105 W. Amerige Ave., Fullerton.
Baskin-Robbins is opening a new ice cream shop on Meats Street, near Tustin Avenue in Orange. It's unclear when it will open.
Blue C Sushi, a revolving sushi bar, is opening this summer (2014) at Fashion Island. The restaurant uses sustainably-sourced seafood. The company's vice president of culinary operations is Jeffrey Lunak, a former protégé of "Iron Chef" Morimoto. "Blue C marries the traditional form of sushi with innovative and modern twists beyond the usual fusion rolls found in many American sushi restaurants," according to mall owner Irvine Co.
Pieology is opening its next build-your-own pizza shop at The Market Place in Irvine. When it opened in Fullerton, Pieology became a local sensation for creating a Chiptole-style custom made pizza shop. Customers get a 12-inch thin crust pie with unlimited toppings for $7.50. Most pies are cooked within five minutes. It is expected to open in April. (2014.)
Veggie Grill, a vegan fast casual restaurant born in Orange County, is opening a new location in April. The plant-based menu serves dishes free of animal fat, dairy, egg and high-fructose corn syrup. It is opening in Irvine at the Market Place.
The frozen ice craze continues in Orange County with the addtion of Class 302 at the Market Place in Irvine. This authentic Taiwanese shaved snow shop opens in May.
Mizu Sushi Bar & Grille open in May (2014) at The Market Place in Tustin. The restaurant serves Korean-Japanese fusion cuisine.
Settebello Pizzeria Napoletana is opening in March (2014) at the Crystal Cove Shopping Center in Newport Coast. The Napoli-style pizzamakers use artisanal ingredients sourced from Italy for their pies, which are baked in a 1,000-degree brick oven in under two-minutes.
Babette's, an independent seasonally driven bistro from East Hampton, N.Y., is replacing Pacific Whey at the Crystal Cove Shopping Center. It will be open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. It opens in spring 2014.
Capital Noodle Bar is coming to Crossroads shopping center in April 2014. No details yet. But Irvine Co. reps do tell me that the restaurant is not affliated with the operators of Capital Seafood.
Barefoot Bowls, which features acai bowls, is coming to the Crossroads center in March
Farm Direct, a new concept from the company that's behind Wholesome Choice, opened in late January in Irvine. The multi-ethnic grocery store took over the space where Ralphs used to be on University Drive in the Parkview Shopping Center. The international marketplace offers a vast assortment of locally sourced foods and ingredients. Korus Food, an all-organic Irvine-based supplier of grains and beans, will provide bok choy, Napa cabbage and cilantro to the store.
Chipotle Mexican Grill is now open at University Center in Irvine.
Yushoken, a ramen noodle shop, is opening in January at University Center in Irvine.
Tender Greens is opening in April 2014 at the University Center. This will be the Los Angeles concept's second Orange County location. The other fast-casual slow food restaurant is at the Irvine Spectrum Center.
Chik-Fil-A is opening in August 2014 at University Center in Irvine.
Pizzeria Sapori, a new pizza concept by the family that runs Sapori Ristorante Italiano in the same Newport Beach center, is opening in February (2014). The Manciani family is making artisanal Neapolitan pizzas from a wood-burning oven imported from Italy.
Provenance by Chef Cathy Pavlos is debuting February 2014 in the Eastbluff shoping center.
Bowl of Heaven is opening in March 2014 in Newport North Shopping Center on Bison in Newport Beach. The shop sells acai bowls and smoothies.
Japanese sweet shop, Minamoto Kitchoan, is opening at Fashion Island in May. (2014) Minamoto is known for introducing traditional "wagashi" or Japanese sweets to United States with domestic shops in San Francisco and New York. Selections include: dorayaki (a pancake sandwich filled with azuki red bean paste) and daifuku (rice cake filled with azuki red bean paste). Minamoto Kitchoan has international locations London, Singapore and Taipei.
Islands is opening a location at The Market Place in Irvine in February. It is taking over the space formerly occupied by LaZBoy near 24-Hour Fitness and Stein Mart.
LCA Wines, a new wine shop by Nancy Milby of Laguna Culinary Arts in Laguna Beach, is coming to SoCo in Costa Mesa. Like the Laguna location, LCA will continue to offer wine tastings and wine certification classes. However, there will be no food offered at this shop and chef Laurent Brazier will not be part of this new venture, SoCo representatives confirmed on Friday. Roughly 500 wine selections will be available. Milby has tapped Peter Neptune, a much sought after sommelier and wine educator, to teach his popular classes at LCA. The shop is taking over 2,000 square feet of space inside the old Rolling Greens shop, which closed in December. The rest of the space will be dedicated to UNI Home Store, SoCo said. LCA is slated to open in March.
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Your credit report is an official record of how you've used and managed credit (borrowed money) in the past. Every time you apply for a loan, lenders examine your report or credit score to assess your "financial reputation." That's really what the information in your credit file is – a listing of your financial history and an inference of how you will repay future debt. Bankruptcy severely damages your financial reputation.
- When your financial reputation is good, lenders will want to lend money to you and will offer you the lowest available interest rates.
- When your financial reputation is bad, lenders may be less willing to lend you money. If they do lend you money, they'll do so at high interest rates to protect themselves from the risk that you won't pay on time and in full throughout the life of the loan.
Chapter 7 bankruptcies usually remain on your credit report for 10 years after your discharge date. Chapter 13 bankruptcies remain on your credit report for seven years. Any bankruptcy on your credit file can automatically give you a bad financial reputation, even if your financial record since your filing date has been perfect.
Why Your Financial Reputation Matters
Just like you probably don't want your family to hang out with people having a bad reputation, banks and other financial institutions don't want their money in the hands of anyone having a reputation of NOT repaying loans. Bankruptcy broadcasts to others that, at least recently, you were unable to make regular payments on your debt. In particular, bankruptcy can reduce your:
- Access to credit: Some, though not all, lenders will simply refuse to lend money to people with a bankruptcy on their credit report.
- Access to large amounts of credit: Many lenders will agree to lend to people with a bankruptcy on their credit report, but only in small amounts. Since most people use credit to finance major purchases, such as a car or home, having access to only a few thousand dollars' worth of credit often won't suffice.
- Access to credit at low interest rates: People with good credit receive lower interest rates, which can result in enormous savings. For instance, a person with good credit may be able to get a mortgage at an interest rate a full 1% lower than someone with bad credit. Though 1% seems insignificant, over time that difference adds up to tens of thousands of dollars.
How to Get Credit After Bankruptcy
Despite the negative effects bankruptcy has on your credit rating, you can still get credit afterward. The most difficult time to get credit is immediately after you file, but over time lenders will feel less anxious and will offer you loans at rates approaching those available to borrowers with better credit. Generally, you should wait at least 18 months after your filing date before trying to get new credit. At that point, your wisest step is to apply for a secured credit card.
Secured Credit Cards
Secured credit cards are credit cards that require you to deposit a certain amount of cash into a savings account to which you and the credit card company have access. This cash deposit serves as collateral against your credit limit, the amount of credit that the secured card gives you. If you fail to pay your secured credit card bills, the company that issued your card can withdraw funds from your savings account equal to the amount you've failed to pay.
Secured credit cards look just like regular, unsecured credit cards. The amount of money you must deposit varies but usually equals 50–100% of the credit limit (though some lenders require only 10–20% of the credit limit).
After obtaining and responsibly using your secured credit card, you'll have proof that you can manage credit responsibly, and you'll begin to get additional credit more easily and at better interest rates.


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trexila said: fic request Topside Jack family on father's day
Jack been awake three hours before he hears the girls stir in their bedrooms, the whispers becoming louder and louder until they're barely below a speaking voice (or below a shouting voice in some cases). He's already gone out and done the morning chores, minus the egg-collecting since Sally always looks forward to that, so all he has to do now is just wait.
The first year, he came out too early and ruined the 'surprise'. This year, he knows the drill and he's prepared with two handyman books and one pulp detective novel on hand. He doesn't read much of any of them, too busy just listening to the girls through the floor, talking himself of going downstairs to help every time he hears an "oops" or a clang as somebody drops a pan or a bowl, or the rising sound of two girls fighting (and it is almost always Nannie and Abby getting into it over the smallest thing).
The smells coming underneath his doors are various kinds of burnt food-stuffs, bacon and eggs mostly he thinks, though there's something else he can't figure out. Occasionally, above the din of chatting and bickering and the occasional yell followed by twenty other girls shushing all at once, there's Tenenbaum's voice as she tries her best to organize them. Brigid is a lot of things, including brilliant and ruthless, but a cook isn't one of those things.
Jack manages to stay put despite his urge to sweep in and just fix everything, and when he hears the girls coming upstairs, he gets back into bed. They move with all the stealth and grace you would expect from nearly two dozen little girls. Mary (one of the Mary's, he can't tell which at first) pauses by the door, counting down from seven. They make it to three before someone yanks the door open and they pile in screaming variations of "HAPPY FATHERS' DAY!". Anna just shouts "Papa! Papa! Papa!" until Tenenbaum shushes her, and then they scramble onto his bed with him, nearly tipping over the breakfast tray.
It's covered with scrambled eggs and bacon and toast that they forgot to butter, and Etta stands by the bed, holding a glass of orange juice for him. It's kind of her and Jack smiles even though he hates orange juice. It's the thought that counts.
Then he sees something he can't identify among the eggs and bacon. It's been burnt like everything else, and he carefully tugs it away from the rest. It flakes apart and the cream inside oozes everywhere, melted partly from the heat of the frying pan. It's a snack cake. They pan-fried a snack cake for him.
"Happy birthday!" Luella shouts, having already forgotten the holiday.
"Thank you girls, for the wonderful breakfast." Jack gets the breakfast out of the way so he can hug everyone in reach. Tenenbaum takes the juice from Etta and helps her onto the bed with the rest. He loves his daughters so much, even when they're destroying poor innocent snack cakes in his name. "So, who wants to eat breakfast with me?"
The girls look over at the platter and almost universally make a face. It's only Hilda who bravely reaches onto the platter and takes a handful of eggs, shoving them into her mouth with the delicate grace he's come to expect from the seven year old. "It's good papa!" She says, spraying a little as she speaks between exaggerated chews.
Jack grins. It certainly can't be worse than what he ate in Rapture. He grabs a fork and has a bite. At least they're cooked all the way through.
so coz how's it feel to emotionally destroy people with happy things instead of the usual?
they pan-fried a snack cake


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Recently at the four letter, Nathan Janke of Pro Football Focus wrote an Insider story titled: NFL's 10 most overpaid players. Within the article they feature this information on New York Football Giants quarterback, Eli Manning, who they had ranked atop the list at number one:
1. Eli Manning, QB, New York Giants
2013 cap hit: $20.8 million
Value differential: $15.4M
It seemed as if Manning was improving year after year and had worked his way into the second tier of quarterbacks. He seemed to hit a peak in his Super Bowl season of 2011, and then took a minor step back in 2012. This was followed by 2013, which was a major step in the wrong direction.
Manning's accuracy percentage of 57.5 was second-worst among starting quarterbacks, and his inaccuracy led to 27 interceptions (more INTs than any QB has had in a season since 2005). He threw the ball better than average on intermediate and — at times — deep throws, which still made him worth a decent amount of money, but not anywhere close to his cap hit of $20.8 million.
He has two more years on his contract, where he is owed roughly the same amount in annual value as he was in 2013. He is 33, the age where quarterbacks typically start to decline, so even if he has a slight rebound, he would continue to be the most overpaid player in the NFL.
1 Jay Cutler, Quarterback $17,500,000 2 Eli Manning, Quarterback $15,150,000 3 Peyton Manning, Quarterback $15,000,000 4 Mike Wallace, Wide Receiver $15,000,000 5 Sam Bradford, Quarterback $14,015,000 6 Philip Rivers, Quarterback $13,800,000 7 Chris Long, Defensive End $13,200,000 8 Greg Hardy, Defensive End $13,116,000franchise tag 9 Gerald McCoy, Defensive Tackle $12,732,253 10 Ndamukong Suh, Defensive Tackle $12,550,000
At Spotrac, the above list accounts for the highest paid NFL athletes for the 2014 season. As you can see, Jay Cutler is the highest paid this season, but there is no denying that Eli Manning makes bank. Everyone know that. What's not exactly known is who the most overpaid athlete in the NFL is. ESPN says Eli Manning. What do you think, Giants Nation?
To gain some insight, I'm going to offer the question to my Co-Editor and diehard Giants fan, who you can follow on Twitter @AdamGaneles. The question is pretty simple and straight-forward. Adam, is Eli Manning the most overpaid QB in the NFL? Why or why not?
The nature of contracts in the NFL is that towards the end… being overpaid is almost inevitable. Is Eli Manning overpaid? In the technical sense, of course. He's 33-years old and coming off a season where he didn't resemble an upper echelon signal caller 95% of the time. But salaries aren't so black and white. To say he's built up currency as a two-time Super Bowl champion and MVP would be a Giant understatement. Even during his prolific passing seasons there were sequences of games where he looked like a Pee Wee League quarterback. Behind an augmented offensive line — potentially — he could return to 2011 form. At the end of the day… he'll always be love/hate Eli.
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|Josh Gad
Gad at the Streamy Awards, April 11, 2010
| February 23, 1981
Hollywood, Florida, United States
|Stage, film, television actor
|Years active
|Ida Darvish (m. 2008; 2 children)
|Josh Gad
Gad at the Streamy Awards, April 11, 2010
| February 23, 1981
Hollywood, Florida, United States
|Stage, film, television actor
|Years active
|Ida Darvish (m. 2008; 2 children)
Joshua "Josh" Gad (born February 23, 1981) is an American film, television, stage and voice actor known for playing Skip Gilchrist in 1600 Penn, Elder Arnold Cunningham in the Broadway musical The Book of Mormon, and Ryan Church in the television series Back to You. Gad has also appeared in episodes of ER, The Daily Show, Modern Family, New Girl, Bored to Death and Numb3rs. His film appearances include The Rocker, Crossing Over, She Wants Me, 21, Love & Other Drugs and Jobs. He also voiced Olaf in Disney's feature film Frozen.
Gad was born in Hollywood, Florida. He was raised Jewish.[1][2] His father is a Jewish immigrant from Afghanistan.[3] Gad attended the University School of Nova Southeastern University for high school, graduating in 1999. While there, he won the National Forensics League National Tournament Championships for Original Oratory in 1998, and for Humorous Interpretation and Original Oratory in 1999. He then attended the Carnegie Mellon College of Fine Arts, where he graduated in 2003 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Drama. During this time, Gad undertook a semester-long exchange at the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney, Australia.
Gad portrayed news director Ryan Church on the Fox sitcom Back to You, which lasted one season, from 2007 to 2008. Gad appeared as a correspondent on The Daily Show on May 5, 2009, and became a regular correspondent on June 2, 2009.[4] He appeared on The Daily Show on November 11, 2009 in a segment titled "Crash for Clunkers" about the effect the Cash for Clunkers program had on demolition derbies.[5] He appeared in a June 27, 2011, segment about the legalization of gay marriage in New York reported from the Gay Pride March in New York City.
In 2008, he played a supporting role in the film 21, and a leading role in The Rocker with Rainn Wilson. In 2010, he had a role in Love & Other Drugs, and a guest role as Warren on the Bored to Death episode entitled "Make it Quick, Fitzgerald!"[6] Gad was cast with Freddie Prinze, Jr., Paul Campbell, Eliza Coupe, and Arielle Kebbel in the American version of the British sitcom No Heroics.[7] In the pilot, Gad played their former classmate from Superhero College, Horse Force, who can summon horses and works at a bar where the group hangs out. The show was not picked up.[8]
Gad played the role of Elder Cunningham in the Broadway musical The Book of Mormon, playing the role until his last performance on June 6, 2012. The show opened at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre on March 24, 2011.[9] Gad was nominated for the 2011 Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical, along with his co-star Andrew Rannells.[10] Both lost to Norbert Leo Butz of Catch Me If You Can.
In 2011, Gad had a cameo appearance in ABC's hit show, Modern Family, in Season 3's Thanksgiving episode. In 2011, Gad voices "Mondo" in the MTV animated series Good Vibes. He also made an appearance as "Bump" in the 2011 comedy/road-trip feature Mardi Gras: Spring Break starring Carmen Electra.[11] In 2012, Gad voiced the molehog Louis in Ice Age: Continental Drift. He also played the role of "Bear Claw" on an episode of New Girl. In 2012, Gad starred in the independent romantic comedy, She Wants Me, executive produced by Charlie Sheen also starring Kristen Ruhlin, Melonie Diaz, and Hilary Duff.
As of January 2013, he appears as Skip Gilchrist in NBC's 1600 Penn, of which he is also a co-creator and executive producer.[citation needed] Also in 2013, Gad played Andrew (Headphones) in the film The Internship and starred as Steve Wozniak in the film Jobs, about the life of the Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. Gad will star in Zach Braff's upcoming film Wish I Was Here. The announcement was made on May 14, 2013 on the film's Kickstarter page. Gad will play the main character's brother. He also voiced Olaf the snowman in the Walt Disney Animation Studios film Frozen, where Gad re-collaborated with co-songwriter Robert Lopez from The Book of Mormon. He was a guest voice on Phineas and Ferb in 2014.
On August 5, 2013, it was announced that Gad will play Sam Kinison in a biopic written by Rich Wilkes and directed by Larry Charles.[12] In December 2013, Gad will star and co-write the film version of Gilligan's Island.[13] In April 2014, Gad and Ryan Dixon will be development a live action family adventure/comedy for Disney.[14]
Gad married actress Ida Darvish in 2008. The couple has two daughters, Ava and Isabelle.[15] He is also the godfather of Bryce Dallas Howard and Seth Gabel's son, Theo.[16] Although Gad loves the traditional aspects of Judaism, he considers himself spiritual but not in any way religious.[1]
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|Watching the Detectives
|Jay Wells
|The Rocker
|Waiting to Die Tommorow
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Gad wrote an article for USA Today which appeared on page 2D on August 12, 2013. It was titled: "Technology pundit (for a day)".[17]


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When it comes to children's book illustrators, England had Arthur Rackham, France had Edmund Dulac and Denmark had Kay Nielsen.
The Danish illustrator lived from 1886-1957, during the "Golden Age of Illustration." Nielsen was born in Copenhagen to a very artsy family. He studied art in Paris from 1904 - 1911 then lived in England until 1916. After that he moved to New York, then back to Denmark.
Nielsen did illustrations for many popular works including Grimm's Fairy Tales, Old Tales from the North (East of the Sun West of the Moon) and Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales. He was also involved in Disney's Fantasia. In addition, he worked on stage scenery for the Royal Danish Theatre in Copenhagen. The art movement he is considered to be apart of is Art Nouveau.
These images above I personally scanned from a book my teacher lent me, I believe it was the "Old Tales from the North" book.
Kay Nielsen's final years became depressing. Out of desperation, he returned to his homeland of Denmark. Nielsen's work was not in demand anywhere and he lived out the remainder of his life in poverty. After his death, his wife, Ulla, passed his works onto Frederick Monhoff, who tried to donate them to museums yet none would take them at the time.
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Definition of roomer in English:
roomerSyllabification: room·er
Pronunciation: /ˈro͞omər, ˈro͝om- /
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A renter of a room in another person's house.
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Paddle Out for Andy Irons in Puerto Rico.. johnzanussi @FYS and @SURFBANG was there for this
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Well This Is Something You Don't See Every Day of the Day: A crashed car comes to a 90-degree halt on I-93 South near Salem, NH (no serious injuries reported).
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It comes to most surfers as a total suprise to hear that Andy Irons passed away today.
The cause of death is still unknown although it is presumably not caused by surfing injury.
Andy won the world title in 2002, 2003 and 2004. He was one of the best surfers of all time.
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Weekend cooking/baking - want to tackle something new.
- MMRuth Nov 3, 2006 07:49 PM
So, DH is travelling over the weekend, and I thought it would be a good time to tackle a cooking challenge that I've not tried before. I'm not much of a non-cake/cookie baker - so am thinking about croissants or bread. In the distant past, I've made foccacia and brioche, with varying degrees of success. It's cold here, and I'm a little worried about getting yeast to rise ... but maybe my gas oven would do the trick?
Another thought that arose as I write this is to try a Scandanavian sweet bread of some kind, with cardamom (which I constantly crave - the cardamom that is - sometimes I just go and smell the open tin - strange, yes).
So - if you had a weekend w/ nothing to do - what kind of cooking projects would you suggest trying for the first time?
Edit: I live in Manhattan - so safe to assume I could get any ingredient.
Sometimes when it is coolish and we want the bread to have a good rise. We bring a 4 qt. glass measuring cup full of water to a rolling boil in out microwave and let it boil a bit. Then remove and place the dough in the proofing bowl in the now warmed and moist microwave. Shut the door and leave it alone. I have not had much difficulty with SAF Rapid Rise yeast. It is worth looking for. We buy big packages.
I'm cooking all day today and have turned out country ham spread with bourbon...great stuff for cocktail nibbles. I'll be making more of that and soon. Cranberries and quinces as a compote, I have a chicken all salted and out on my porch table drying under the ceiling fan for this evenings supper which will have some fresh broccoli and awendaw spoonbread. At the moment I am assembling countless pumpkin tortolloni for a dinner we are going to tomorrow. Out side of a quick run to the store this AM for a few supplies I have been facing the stove all day. Not complaining but it is easy to do and just get lost in it.
Good luck with the weeked's baking.
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But Indian food freezes so well - just divide it into smaller containers. It's been 12 years since I've had a free weekend, so I envy you, but if I had your time, I'd make batches of puff pastry (and freeze the extra) for topping chicken pot pies, apple cranberry turnovers, Wellington (brioche is too heavy IMO), etc. Have fun!
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Oh go get the book. You could just spend the weekend reading it and planning. It is a marvelous read.
If you do make croissants, be careful about proofing them in your oven. If it gets even the faintest bit too hot in there, the butter will weep out of the croissants. I've even tried putting a cup of hot water in an unheated oven with them and they've still leaked out their butter.
Lots of good yeast bread recipes here:
Have fun!
I struggled with croissants, it took me several attempts to get it flaky and light enough. It could just be me. If you're up to the challenge, go for it. I found the richer breads - brioche, challah - easier. Focaccia is fun, much like pizza IMO, not as tricky as some yeast breads. Sorry, can't help with Scandinavian breads, never tried them. Just about all the cardamom I use goes into Indian dishes.
As for new things to try, I'm about to launch into claypot cooking. No real idea why, it just appeals to me. So tomorrow I'm going to look for a pot as a start. Then I have several recipes to try - Chinese claypot rice with pork/chicken/sausage, Vietnamese caramel pork/fish.
I'm experimenting with different ways to cook beans. I'm thinking of trying a recipe for limas from Joy of Cooking which has them baked with a mix of molasses, chili and bacon. I probably will make a batch of bbq beans using some of the bbq sauce I made a couple of weeks ago, good and spicy.
I made merguez for the first time last weekend. It turned out to be very tasty. So I'm planning a Moroccan couscous some time with root vegetables, merguez and perhaps some grilled chicken. That's probably next weekend.
I'm also considering a pork with guajillos recipe from Bayless' Mexico Every Day. It sounded very appealing and for once I have all the ingredients I need. Mexican cooking is also a fairly new adventure for me.
As you can probably tell, my cooking is very eclectic. I do a lot of cooking over weekends and holidays so we can eat well during the week when I get home too late to cook.
Since winter here can easily get into the -40 range here, my kitchen is sometimes too cold to get a good rise from yeast. I've found that if I bake a quick batch of cookies (about a dozen) right before I start making bread, my kitchen warms right up. Also, I put plastic wrap over the top of the bowl instead of a towel to keep the heat in.
I recently made the Sweet Potato Rolls with Dried Tart Cherries and Cadamom recipe from epicurious and it sounds like what you might be looking for:
You roll them into croissant shapes, IMHO they are more of a sweet bread than a dinner roll and they contain cardamom. They are much easier to make than real croissants, because there is no layering of the butter. You don't taste the sweet potatoes but it makes for a tender crumb and a pale golden color. I used golden raisins instead of cherries and liked that. They kept for several days and were good plain or with jam.
To remedy a cold kitchen, I also do what librarian suggested... turning my oven on early to heat up the kitchen. Otherwise I put the bowl on top of my fridge which is always fairly warm.
I say definitely go for the croissants! I always want to make them, but usually for some event or something, and get too busy. If not croissants, go for something like cinnamon rolls because there are lots of steps, and you can do them at leisure, and they freeze well, so you can freeze them in batches for breakfast or the holidays.
I would make croissants, they are so yummy homemade and very satisfying to make. If you time the rises right, you could have a relaxing brunch with lots of coffee on Sunday morning. I would also buy some good quality chocolate, slice it into sticks and make some pain au chocolat with some of them. You can also roll some of them and freeze them before they rise for the last time. Take them out the night before you want them and bake them the next morning. Yum.
Breads should proof just fine on top of your fridge (if that gets warm from the motor), in the oven with just the light on (if you have a bulb in there) or under any bare lightbulb, or heck, on top of your computer.
I usually go with cinnamon rolls (sticky buns) when I get the urge to bake and a large chunk of time. Bierrocks are also nice to have in the freezer for dinner. But I really can't argue with croissants. :)


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Cary Grant's chin may appeal to you and Ingrid Bergman. But that might not be the case among the indigenous people of Australia.
And the idea that a guy's jutting jawline might cause women the world over to swoon calls into question the notion that some characteristics are pretty much automatic signals of desirability for prospective mates, researchers say.
Zaneta Thayer, a doctoral candidate in anthropology at Northwestern University, and a colleague at Dartmouth, just published an analysis in the online journal PLOS One that finds quite a bit of variation in chin shape for 90 men and 90 women, depending on where they're from.
Thayer tells Shots the jawbones she analyzed came from the collection of the American Museum of Natural History in New York. Sure, it's easier to measure the bones (and chins) of dead people, but the more important factor, she says, is that all the samples predate the global spread of Western concepts of beauty. They're recent enough, though, to reflect how we all still look.
Now, if mates prefer a particular type of chin, the thinking goes it should be passed on to offspring more often and be perpetuated.
And a prominent male chin, thought to be a marker for virility, is one of the characteristics that's part of the so-called universal facial attractiveness hypothesis. Yeah, that's a thing.
Only one problem. The jawbones from Australia stood out. Or, rather, they didn't. "The males had smaller, less prominent chins," Thayer tells Shots. "They were less projecting."
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She calls the findings "a cautionary tale" about research that has largely asked people, often college students, to pick the faces that are most attractive to them. "Instead of looking just at preferences, we need to look at difference in fitness — the number of offspring," Thayer says. "Also, it makes us question the idea that preferences are universal. We need to move toward studying different patterns."
In the end, she says, human mate decisions are "socially complex and are based on a lot more than just attractiveness." Thank goodness.


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Evelyn Lozada and Chad Ochocinco (soon to be Johnson again) are busy formulating their wedding guest list -- and Evelyn says that while Chad's superstar teammate Tom Brady is invited ... she doesn't sound so sure he'll attend!
We caught up with Evelyn in NYC yesterday where she said paring down the guest list and deciding who sits near who has been the toughest part of the planning process.
Evelyn said she's only inviting some of her "Basketball Wives" co-stars (we're told Jennifer Williams won't be invited), but she did extend an invite to Tom and Gisele. She told us, "They are invited. I hope they come. They have a busy schedule."
Translation -- either way, she'll get a sweet gift.
The 2 guys are in the same league, but Boney Maronie here ain't in the same league as Gisele!
I would be surprised if Tom showed simple because they are not friends and what did Chad do for that team last season...........Yeah I can't think of anything either. On top of the fact that Chad and Evelyn aren't going to last. I might last longer than 72 days but less that 10,000 days.
No kidding, who are these people?
hey dude(she looks like a dude close-up) YOU ARE STILL A NOBODY AND YOUR GAY FUTURE IS WASHED -UP. TOM BRADY wouldnt even throw his way and she is probably to scared to invite a ghetto person like you...
You all are some hateful mean red necks that can't stand to see a black couple with money be married...I imagine they wouldn't have your trailer park pulling up to there wedding anyhow...Now Ghetto That!
Chad can't be foolish enough to marry her.
YOU are nothing.... you make white trash look good, Ev... I hope someone gets you HOOKED ON PHONICS for a wedding gift, you totally need it.
I'm sure Jennifer's saying to herself, "Good. Now I won't waste money like all those Kardashian/Humphries guests did.". And before old girl Ev gets too uppity about snubbing folks, she'd better make sure her hubby has a job next season. If Brady doesn't show, it's because he likely forgot Ocho was a teammate, given the five total minutes of playing time he got this season with the Pats.
yea, I'm sure Tom just can't wait to attend the wedding of two reality tv attention hoes
NEWS FLASH! you wont make it to your own wedding...
Gisele is beautiful. The best gift she can give her, would be to teach her and her fellow "Wives" class and true beauty
Chad maybe u can invest in Evelyn's boxing career.
Lol does Gisele even speak to her lol child please as her attention seeking fiancé would say
She actually thinks anyone with class and is not a D-lister would attend her wedding? She is and always will be a hoe. She just got someone dumbass to pay her alot and didn't know he could get it for free like everyone else and not have to marry her.
This douchebag is not a celebrity and neither is chad mcdouchebag.


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