Dining
NEW York’s Famed Halal Guys Arrive in Costa Mesa
09.30.15
The Halal Guys, New York’s food cart with a cult following, are expanding from New York to its first West Coast brick-and-mortar fast casual location opening Friday, Oct. 2 in Costa Mesa. The famed food cart is known for its gyro sandwiches, chicken-and-rice platters and delicious mystery white sauce.
You can also order delicous French french fries, hummus, tahini and pita, olives and baklava.
The NYC-based concept signed a deal with Fransmart known for building other popular concepts such as Five Guys, to bring 50 franchised units to Southern California.
The Halal Guys grew from a modest food cart on the streets of New York City to a globally recognized American Halal street food. The Manhattan-based landmark was created by Mohamed Abouelenein, Ahmed Elsaka and Abdelbaset Elsayed of Egypt who recognized that many Muslim cab drivers in New York wanted a place to buy Middle Eastern street foods, so they created their first food cart and quickly became a destination for American Halal fare.
3033 Bristol St. in Costa Mesa.
Fashion
Online Contest | PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS SOCAL MASTERSTYLIST SHOWDOWN
09.30.15
Orange County Fashion Week’s 2nd Annual SoCal MasterStylist Showdown featured the best of the best in hair, makeup, and beauty. And yet, the show doesn’t stop there---through Friday, Oct 2 at 9 p.m. the stylists will compete for the People’s Choice Awards SoCal Masterstylist in support of Teen Project, a nonprofit organization helping young foster teens transition into adulthood.
Votes are needed in support of both OC’s rising talent in beauty, style, and hair, in addition, to the continued support and recognition of the successful work at Teen Project.
All you need to do to vote is make a $15 donation to Teen Project. Click here to VOTE!
People Choice Awards nominees are:
Breana Demarest for “The White Rabbit”
La Chanda Gaston for her depiction of the “Queen of Hearts”
Leanne Hare for her depiction of the “Queen of Hearts”
Lesley Feliz for work on “The Madhatter”
Joana Moses for “Alice In Wonderland”
“The Teen Project provides homeless prior foster youth with a chance at life, housing, college and a future… everything a parent would provide. We are a parent to the parentless in OC,” says Lauri Burns, Founder of Teen Project.
Photography by James Giovanni Pan
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