Gustavo Arellano discusses the history and future of the restaurant scene in Orange County, CA. Find out where Doritos were invented and learn what the oldest restaurant in the county is now that the White House in Laguna Beach has closed down. At the end, there's a discussion about the ethics of food and why we should frequent local eateries.
Arellano is a columnist for the Los Angeles Times, covering Southern California everything and a bunch of the West and beyond. He previously worked at OC Weekly, where he was an investigative reporter for 15 years and editor for six, wrote a column called “¡Ask a Mexican!” and is the author of Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered America. He’s the child of two Mexican immigrants, one of whom came to this country in the trunk of a Chevy.