Author Archives: Alice Shin

CaLLing All Gauchos and Santa Barbarians!!!

AHAHAHHAHA. That was an old photo circa 2003 or 2004 that took place somewhere in Isla Vista. If not on Trigo, then most definitely Sabado Tarde. I wonder if the party gear has changed much in the past 6 years, which was colored spaghetti straps or black tops, jeans and flippity flops. ANYWAY, [...]
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Tammi Terrell Tuesday w/ Marvin Gaye

Summer has been fairly faboosh these past 2 days — take it til mid-August for it to hit me that it’s actually HERE.  To enjoy what’s left of it, I’ve been sucked into the world of Tammi Terrell and Marvin Gaye.  AND YOU CAN TOO! This is my favorite Tammi/Marvin duet, though they’re probably best known [...]
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Take Me Home Tonight: SALSAS y MARINADES Now AvaiLabLe at Chego

JES. THIS can be aLL yours and MORE, cuz starting tonight we are going have VERY LIMITED quantities of our secret sauces and key marinades avaiLabLe for purchase at CHEGO starting tonight. BUT FIRST, some mood music. I’m having a hard time picking, which one I want to set the tone, so I’ll leave [...]
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YO, OC!!! NEW TROCA ROSITA’S ScheduLe to be Embedded into BLog Posts UntiL Further Notice!

Yes! I am super excited to announce that our new truck, Rosita, is hittin the road today to heLp her big bruh Naranja out in the OC. She’s stiLL a littLe green around the edges, so pLease have a bit of patience with her and the newLy hired staff members and managers who are making [...]
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NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION — and this appLies to Chego, too

Okay, honey bunnies, let me give y’aLL some context before I start yammering. Here’s a gander at Papi’s food: And here’s s’more: Look at aLL the layers, the love, the sense of humor and Facebook pokes at what it means to be in LA, what it means to grow up as the chiLdren of immigrants and what [...]
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WORLD CUP SPECIAL MENU – KoGi StyLe

So there have been various rumors swirLing around about KoGi’s invoLvement in the WorLd Cup. And it’s time to address those rumors: THEY’RE ALL TRUE. Now untiL June 29th, the ROJA staff shaLL be servicing YOU and aLL your WorLd Cup needs with a very speciaL internationaL menu deveLoped by yours truLy. On top of [...]
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Impromptu Movie Review: The Karate Kid

So there are a lot of discLaimers to this amateur movie review that I’ve got to put out there: * There is no karate in this movie. (The trip to China and the utiLization of Jackie Chan might tip you off a bit.  ALso a very adamant Jaden Smith teLLing his fictionaL mom, “MOM.  It’s not [...]
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☝CHEGO BLOG POST – Pick Yer Poison: SIT, SQUAT or STAND

With the way the tabLes and chairs were set up, it was getting to be a bit of a probLem: They were just big, cLunky, awkward — and weren’t reaL friendLy for the lone diner taking up a 2-top or 4-top. I noticed a lot of irritated peopLe standing around, eyeing some perfectLy nice, empty chairs [...]
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Heeeeeeeeere’s Johnny! (and friends!)

Hey y’aLL, sorry to make this aLL short and crap, but I am massiveLy discombobuLated this past week and into the next. I’m finaLLy moving to the land of my peopLes known as K-Town and I’m making a short road trip down to UCI this Thursday to hang out with some Anteaters. BTW — I [...]
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YAYYY!!! ANOTHER INSANELY LONG BLOG POST!!!

A lot of the topics I’m going to cover today are going to appear dis-jointed, dis-parate and dis-parate (not to be confused with des-parate.  That wouLd be Aliiiiiiiiiice.  On a Saturday night.  CaLL me.)  – and there’s a good reason for that: CUZ THEY ARE! Where to start, my littLe hearts? Imma think I’m gonna set the [...]
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