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Go!
The annual Orange International Street Fair is this weekend--the festival that always signifies the end of summer with one last hurrah. The scene will be familiar if you've been to it during its over forty year run: The parking will suck, but ...
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It's good
Welcome to the first installment of The Fermentor, where I will sit down with Orange County's craft beer brewers to learn more about what got them here and what got them brewing. First is Brandon Fender and his wife Robyn Spevacek, owne...
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It's healthy for you.
We're past the halfway point of 100 Favorite Dishes countdown! Every day until the publication of our fantabulous Best Of Issue, we'll list our favorite meals this year in descending order. Enjoy, pass it on, and tune in da...
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Any talk of burgers--sacred food of 'Murrica--tends to bring out people's passionate side, where even those with the calmest dispositions will write comments in ALL CAPS on our articles fighting for their favorite burger joint ("In-N-Out sucks! Five ...
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Serious ceviche-makers and eaters know that great ceviche is about quality, not quality. The dish is a celebration of simplicity--after all, it only has a few ingredients: raw fish, citrus juices, salt, pepper, and sometimes diced onions and cilantro...
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Let us take photos of food!
When I say the parking lot in front of Tra House is a mess, I don't mean that figuratively. Most of the painted lines that separate one space from the next are either faded or nonexistent, and if you manage to find an ...
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Chef Geeta knows how to network
Geeta Bansal is no stranger to our food blog. Chef, journalist, parent and overall busy lady, her plate is perpetually full of events and travel. An institution in Irvine, Clay Oven's chef network is an impressive...
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I'll take all of 'em
We're past the halfway point of 100 Favorite Dishes countdown! Every day until the publication of our fantabulous Best Of Issue, we'll list our favorite meals this year in descending order. Enjoy, pass it on, and tune in dai...
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In my review of Outpost Kitchen two months ago to this day, I said that "As with all seasonal cooks, [Chef Andre] Sickinger rotates out his menu routinely. The last few weeks saw a honey-glazed roast pork, a slow-braised lamb and a flawless pan-seare...
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Feelin' cheesy(steak)
Determining city limits can be tricky when it comes to certain destinations. Take Newport Beach, for example. In this blog post, we've got one new eatery over by Balboa Fun Zone, and the other towards John Wayne Airport. Ye...
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Here's an exercise: go into Cauldron Ice Cream and count how many people have phones in their hands. Some may be texting or on Facebook, but many are also taking Instagram and Snapchat photos of their Puffle--ice cream wrapped in a Hong Kong-style bu...
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Crispy crunchies
We're past the halfway point of 100 Favorite Dishes countdown! Every day until the publication of our fantabulous Best Of Issue, we'll list our favorite meals this year in descending order. Enjoy, pass it on, and tune in daily!
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Sep 1, 2015 at 2:32pm PDT
Holsteins Shakes and Buns--one of many restaurants in the portfolio of Block 16, a Las Vegas-based restaurant group--is now open in South Coast Plaza in the old Charlie Palmer space next to Bloomingdales.
They've bee...
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All smiles
Fly N Fish's storyteller keeps me entertained as I wrap up our chef interview. Julio's interests and talents are as varied as ice cream flavors in a liquid nitrogen shop.
To catch up on all things Julio Hawkins, start the interview b...
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Ways and Means, we hardly knew you.
'Twas a hot month and not just with the weather. August was on fire with a whole lot of restaurant openings including more poke joints than we know what to do with and the debut of Rock & Brews by two KISS band...
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We're past the halfway point of 100 Favorite Dishes countdown! Every day until the publication of our fantabulous Best Of Issue, we'll list our favorite meals this year in descending order. Enjoy, pass it on, and tune in daily!
Green onion / scallio...
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We're past the halfway point of 100 Favorite Dishes countdown! Every day until the publication of our fantabulous Best Of Issue, we'll list our favorite meals this year in descending order. Enjoy, pass it on, and tune in daily!
I've heard people say...
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Meat here later.
A new churrascaria called Brazil Cali Grill is opening in Santa Ana. It's merely in its planning stages at this point, with nothing inside the restaurant built yet. When it does open, it will be located next to Musubiya Balls and ...
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Looking for inspiration
If there's one thing chefs like to discuss, it's food. Fortunately, that's one of my favorite topics. Hanging out with Julio Hawkins reminds me that there's always more to learn from a certain dish. He's taken some of our...
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That's the money maker
I will admit I was skeptical of GD Bro Burger. First of all, I've eaten a lot of burgers, and there's honestly not a lot of space to innovate between two buns. Second -- and the guys behind GD Bro know it -- the trademark ...