Orange County Register: Living

Beer and burgers – it's one of those no-brainer combinations, right?
Think again, my non-hipster friends. Like everything else in the food and beverage world, this seemingly simple marriage has been made more complicated and daunting by the...

The burger wars are on! Big, fat, juicy hanburgers are everywhere these days. So who makes the ultimate? That has been my quest for the past six months and it's a subject of intense debate.

Tie: Lopez & Lefty's and The Corner
Ideally, behind every great burger there should be an equally great side of fries, preferably made from scratch. Sadly, far too many chefs (and, I suppose, customers) have bought into the misguided notion that...

HUNTINGTON BEACH – Click click cli...
Steven Huff snapped photos, rapid fire, from inside the barrel of a wave, hoping to capture that almost spiritual blend of early morning sun and glinting ocean water and indescribable energy.
The location –...

My idea of packing light means jamming everything into the biggest bag I can find till it weighs one ounce below whatever the weight is that makes airlines charge you an extra $100 to put it on their plane.
What can I say?

Something remarkable happened today. My teenage son put on a pair of ugly shoes.
Voluntarily. Without a pistol aimed at his head.
I can't remember how many years it has been since Cheetah Boy, 16, deigned to stick his feet into anything that wasn't...

NAVAJO TERRITORY, ARIZ. – The wind rips across this harsh, yellow land, sand blasting anything in its path. Dust gets between your teeth. Your eyes water. The slow burn from the sun, the sand and the wind tints your face.
If you don't walk...

She will tell you it was her predecessor who got it all started, that she was just following what he started. People can be overly humble sometimes.
The proof of what Roseli Croopnick has done is, on this late afternoon, in the far end of the...

There's only one thing worse than gazing at your ugly tract house that needs a coat of paint.
That would be gazing at your ugly tract house after you've spent thousands of dollars to get it painted – only to realize it's the wrong color.
"Oh, no....

GARDEN GROVE – The patient has been growing weaker and weaker, so an old friend visits.
"It breathes," the friend says. "It's very much alive."
With that, Frederick Swann lays his hands on this unusual patient – the 4th largest church organ in...