Nirvana, Corn Chip-style  Solving the origin myth of Laguna
Beach’s Have’A Chips  A bag of Have’A Corn Chips hasnothingto
hide. The translucent bag lets you see the tantalizing, soy-
stained product within. Its packaging states, on both front and
back, that the only ingredients are corn, soybean oil, soy sauce
and a dash of lime. These chips are a pure and uncomplicated
snack with no smarmy ad campaign, and they’re one of the
county’s best-selling homegrown snacks.  Yet mystery shrouds
Have’A Corn Chips. Namely, how did Orange County’s best tortilla
chips originate in hippy-dippy, ultra-gabacho Laguna Beach? And
who is behind them?  I tried contacting the owners of Have’A
Chips. Their phone number is on the bag, but this must be for
distributors; call and someone asks for your order number. I
left my phone number instead and requested that someone get back
to me. Two weeks later, I tried again. “Oh, we don’t talk to
press,” a lady told me. Confused, I stammered something about
informing my readers. “Are you wr