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Championship Chili Admit it: Chili is awesome. Despite however many different competitions there are for chili and the elitist chili zealots present at the cook-offs, chili is really quite a simple co...
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The smell of sweet potatoes roasting wafts throughout the house. You are surrounded by annoying in-laws and rowdy younger cousins. There’s an electric feeling in the air that just isn’t present an...
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I came. I drank. I conquered. Actually, the beer conquered me, but that’s a different story … I’m referring to Santa Barbara’s 2012 Beer Festival, which took place on Oct. 20 at Elings Park. A...
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Halloween has always been this holiday that has evolved through history and become what it is today: A day where you can dress as who you are not, eat lots of candy and be scared, all at the sa...
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In-N-Out is synonymous with an amazingly delicious burger. That would explain how up until this past year, the Habit has always evaded my attention. In my mind, no other burger could top the juicy, sa...
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Located where the late Chino’s Rock and Tacos used to stand, Angry Wings has finally opened. While the layout of the building itself remains essentially unchanged from Chino’s, the owners of Angry...
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To the fair denizens of Isla Vista: now that summer is upon the us all, I present a challenge. Get out of your everyday eating patterns. As much as you love your burritos and burgers, it’s time for ...
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Summer time is fast approaching, marking the end of another — and for some, our last — year at UCSB. Earlier this quarter, the Daily Nexus editorial staff began deliberating on a final “project...
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Beyond the doors of UCSB dining commons, buffets are non-existent in the streets of Isla Vista. Perhaps it is for the better; a buffet in Isla Vista would be a jungle of penniless students scrambling ...
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Asian food can be intimidating. When the ingredients of a dish read more like a list of randomized consonants and vow- els (enoki, inari and daikon, anyone?), it often seems safer to stick with old cl...
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Santa Barbara is not known for its Thai food. My personal experience is of trite décor and menus that look more like small novels. The first 20 minutes of the meal are often spent wading through pag...
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The first week of my freshman year, when I was already unimpressed with the food at Portola, my friend introduced me to a hole-in-the-wall gem of a restaurant: Saigon Noodle House. Today, I am five we...
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You go out frolicking with your friends down DP, have a few drinks, enjoy the night, wake up the next morning and realize you had a few more drinks than you thought. Your head is pounding and your sto...
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While BBQing may be reserved for summer in most parts of the U.S., the California sun in the middle of April means it’s time to break out the grill. For those of you chosen amongst your friends to b...
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After a long weekend of debauch- ery, I’m lucky to roll out of bed by noon on Sunday, so you can imagine this Hungry Gaucho’s delight at finding a mouth-water- ing midday meal to cure a pounding h...
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A werewolf who definitely howled mid make-out
A performative male dressed as Tyler Durden
The mime that somehow made it hot and cool
The ghost of your situationship (no, it’s actually them)
Frat vampire, and your neck will be bleeding
The angel that has definitely never gone out
The literal devil
A prisoner with fake tattoos that you can pretend are real for the night
A sexy cowboy that definitely used the ride line at least four times
A Patrick Bateman who relates a little too much
The witch who asked for your zodiac sign first
A nurse who will leave you needing CPR
