Monster Munching: 12 Years At OC Weekly!

Friday, May 10, 2019

12 Years At OC Weekly!

Today marks 12 years since I became the food critic at OC Weekly.

But did you know that along with writing weekly reviews of restaurants, I also drew cartoons when a special issue calls for it?

Here's all four I did for OC Weekly from 2013-2016.

Enjoy!

I'd also like to take this opportunity to thank my fellow Weeklings, especially Cynthia Rebolledo, Lisa Black, Nick Schou, and Mercedes Del Real for everything. Also a big "thank you" and "I love you!" to my life partner, dining companion, and wife, cookiemonster, for her support and encouragement.

Last but not least, I'd like to thank you all who are still reading this blog and my OC Weekly reviews for sticking with me all these years!

THIS WEEK ON OC WEEKLY:
Clyde's Hot Chicken

7 Comments:

At 11:23 PM, Anonymous said...: Thank you so much for all you do! I’m a regular reader of your blog and OC Weekly articles. I enjoy reading what you write and discovering more spots to try! I was just at Cafe Hiro last month—one of the many wonderful restaurants you’ve written about!
At 5:59 AM, Greg said...: Congratulations! what an amazing accomplishment.

here's to 12 more!!
At 10:49 PM, Anonymous said...: Congratulations on the anniversary from this anonymous!

And as much as I appreciate the humor of those cartoons, there's just a slight hint of melancholy as the age-based theme hits home...

I'm still checking in periodically after all these years and am always glad that you're still posting and writing. Both the blog and your OC Weekly articles have been great resources as leads to restaurants to try out.
At 4:30 PM, Anonymous said...: Congratulations!

I continue to read and enjoy this blog every day. Thank you for pointing me in the direction of so many delicious eats over the years, I am going to try Baja Fish Tacos next!
At 6:03 AM, NP said...: Thanks for your content in OC weekly! Always look forward to this

Btw. Did you see this: https://nextshark.com/vegan-restaurant-owners-visas/
At 10:37 AM, joanh said...: Wow congrats! I went to 101 Noodle last night which led me to try to figure out the name of the Taiwanese restaurant that was there before which of course led me to your old blog post.. it’s amazing you are still posting!
At 5:23 PM, elmomonster said...: Anonymous,

Thank you so much for the kind words. I'm humbled. And sorry for this late response. I was experiencing technical difficulties with the comment moderation!

Greg,

My reply is a late...but my gratitude is eternal (even if OC Weekly is now history). Thanks for the support all these years!

This Anonymous,

You saw right through me! And thank you for reading me all these years. Sorry for the late reply. As I mentioned to the first anonymous, I totally missed out on these kind comments the first time because technology and old people don't mix!

Anonymous,

Thank you for the nice comment! And yes! Baja Fish Tacos! One of my favorites! Sorry for the late reply.

NP,

Wow that is a sad and weird story. I wish I found them before OC Weekly was shuttered! Thank you for the kind words and sorry for the late reply.

joanh,

Nice Time Deli! OMG, I miss that place! Yes, I'm still plugging away...and will do so even now, without OC Weekly bankrolling my meals! Sorry for the late reply! Technical difficulties with the comment moderation!