Paradise Found in UCI's Potpourri By Mark Chalon Smith, \o7 Mark Chalon Smith is a free-lance writer who regularly writes about film for The Times Orange County Edition. \f7
What Happened in 1492? That's When Columbus Discovered Tomatoes By Benjamin Epstein, \o7 Benjamin Epstein is a free-lance writer who regularly contributes to The Times Orange County. Information for this column can be faxed to (714) 966-7790, or write: Newsbites/OC Live!, The Times Orange County, 1375 Sunflower Ave., Costa Mesa, 92626. \f7
Who Gets \o7 Gemutlich\f7 Like Those Germans? By Patrick Mott, \o7 Patrick Mott is a free-lance writer who regularly contributes to the Times Orange County Edition. This column is one in a series of first-person accounts of leisure activities in and around Orange County. \f7
History's in Bloom in Westminster By Benjamin Epstein, \o7 Benjamin Epstein is a free-lance writer who contributes frequently to The Times Orange County Edition. \f7
CAA Bets on Kavner's Multimedia Moxie By Michael Schrage, Michael Schrage is a writer, consultant and research associate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He writes this column independently for The Times
Spice Rub : Making Up for Lost Flavor By Donna Deane, TIMES FOOD STYLIST; \o7 Deane is co-author of "Simply Healthful Cakes" (Chapters Publishing: 1993; $9.95)\f7