So I get a message from our own Anne Marie yesterday, and it went like this:
Anne Marie: Did you know there is an OTO RW going on right now?
Me: Um. I have no idea what you said just now.
Anne Marie: Old Towne Orange Restaurant Week.
From that exchange I learned two things:
1) I need to get a better grasp on OC food blogging shorthand and;
2) This particular restaurant week seemed to slip through the cracks.
Here are the details:
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It is happening NOW (Sunday, April 6, 2014 through Saturday, April 12, 2014) and includes the following deals from well, just about all of Old Towne Orange's eateries, which I shamelessly copied from Orange Chamber of Commerce's site:
“Original” Blue Frog Bakery:
Free large cookie with meal purchase; www.bluefrogoc.com
Bruxie Old Towne Orange:
Sandwich (choice of green eggs & ham, buttermilk fried chicken & waffle, or roasted mushroom & goat cheese), fries, and a soda, iced tea or brewed coffee for $10; www.bruxie.com
Citrus City Grille:
Three course prix fixe menu, $20.14 for lunch and $30.14 for dinner; www.citruscitygrille.com
Francoli Gourmet:
Three course prix fixe lunch menu for $25; www.francoligourmet.com
Front Porch Pops:
10 mini pops for $5; www.frontporchpops.com
Haven Gastropub:
Three course prix fixe menu, $25 for lunch and $35 for dinner; www.havengastropub.com
Lampost Pizza:
Specials will be listed at the restaurant; www.lampostorange.com
OC Baking Co.:
Special artisan bread, the Orange Sour Dough Boule, only available at Orange Home Grown Farmer's Market on Saturday, April 12 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.; www.orangehomegrown.org
Provisions Market:
Special flight of four craft beers with four artisan cheeses for $25; www.provisionsmarkets.com
Ruby's Diner:
Buy two classic Ruby Burgers and receive two shakes free; www.rubys.com
Streamliner Lounge:
Free Streamliner Lounge appetizer with the purchase of two cocktails; www.streamlinerloungeorange.com
Wahoo's Fish Taco:
Baja rolls, two #2 combo meals, churro chips, and two glasses of wine, draft beer or fountain drinks for $20; www.wahoos.com
Watson Drug & Soda Fountain:
Free individual bakery item with meal purchase.
Ways & Means Oyster House:
Lunch special for $10 (changes daily) and three course prix fixe dinner menu for $35; www.wmoysters.com
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Before becoming an award-winning restaurant critic for OC Weekly in 2007, Edwin Goei went by the alias “elmomonster” on his blog Monster Munching, in which he once wrote a whole review in haiku.