Email Author EDWIN GOEI

2013 Stories by EDWIN GOEI

• Bistrot Massilia: Butter Up!

  published May 23, 2013

  You realize the futility of having a reservation for Bistrot Massilia on the Thursday night before Mother's Day weekend when you get there.... More >>

• At Inka Mama's, Mami Knows Best

  published May 16, 2013

  There used to be a different Peruvian restaurant at the very spot Inka Mama's has recently claimed as its fourth Orange County location. By all... More >>

• For a Hot Time In Old Huntington, Go to the Black Trumpet Bistro

  published May 9, 2013

  The eateries you'll see on the 5-mile stretch of Beach Boulevard as it extends from the 405 down to Pacific Coast Highway can have the... More >>

• Urban Seoul's Bulgogi Nation

  published May 2, 2013

  It's impossible to talk about Urban Seoul without mentioning Roy Choi, the creator of Kogi, the pioneer of luxe loncheras, America's... More >>

• Hue Oi: Boiling Down to the Basics

  published April 25, 2013

  During my third visit to Hue Oi, the block around Fountain Valley's Mile Square Park experienced a blackout. Stoplights weren't functioning.... More >>

• Crave Restaurant: The Sweet Smell of Sourdough

  published April 18, 2013

  There was once a place in Santa Ana called Café Chiarini. It was fabled for its soups, salads, giant cookies and, most of all, enormous... More >>

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  Pocket Burger: Phuket By PCH

  published April 11, 2013

  I counted exactly two parking spots outside the Pocket Burger Shack, and I'm pretty sure one of them is actually for the tattoo parlor next... More >>

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  LinX Is Frankly Great

  published April 4, 2013

  Is it wrong to look forward to eating the bread at a hot-dog joint? I knew before I went to the new LinX in Orange that whatever sausage I... More >>

• Michael's Pizzeria Bar Exam

  published March 28, 2013

  When given the option at these everything old-is-new-again pizzerias, always sit at the bar. It's equivalent to sitting in the front row at a... More >>

• Four Sea's Wake-Up Call

  published March 21, 2013

  Have you ever bitten into pickled mustard greens at 6:30 in the morning? Let me tell you: It's exhilarating. Orange juice has nothing on the... More >>

• Two 40 South's Wine-a-Whirl

  published March 14, 2013

  Two 40 South's cellar reportedly has more than 12,000 bottles of wine stacked floor-to-ceiling and at least a few barrels from which 10-cent... More >>

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  Harrison Kho: The Mayo Man

  published March 7, 2013

  Around the first part of 2012, the big question around town more pressing than which Republican candidate would eventually take the... More >>

• ARC Restaurant Is Smmmmokin'

  published March 7, 2013

  I'm pretty sure that at some point in his life, Noah Blom has fried an egg on an electric stove or microwaved a frozen burrito. But walking... More >>

• Xa Sweet & Savory Café Brought the Chicken First

  published February 28, 2013

  For the first five weeks after it opened directly across from CHOC, Xa Sweet & Savory Café offered only one kind of protein: chicken... More >>

• Taverna Blu Brings Opa!

  published February 21, 2013

  Opa! Taverna Blu proves Irvine Spectrum's dining scene is not what it used to be More >>

• Thanh Ha's Crepe Expectations

  published February 14, 2013

  Crepe Expectations: Thanh Ha's Vietnamese crepes are a worthy challenger to those at the venerable Van's Restaurant More >>

• Rebel Bite's Headquarters

  published February 7, 2013

  Rebel Headquarters: Another luxe lonchera settles down to become a great restaurant More >>

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  The Globe's Beer Goggles

  published January 31, 2013

  Beer Goggles: The Globe serves Belgian beers and food are wonderful in a place that appears to be from a previous era More >>

• Scraps: The Real Asian Tapas

  published January 24, 2013

  The Real Asian Tapas: Scraps in Huntington Beach serves Asian small plates with promising, if as-yet unfulfilled results More >>

• Earl of Sandwich Is Hardly Upper Crust

  published January 17, 2013

  Hardly Upper Crust: Downtown Disney is the latest conquest by the growing, so-so Earl of Sandwich chain More >>

• Soy Tofu: Tofu or Not Tofu

  published January 10, 2013

  Tofu or Not Tofu: Soy Tofu in La Palma serves soft tofu soup to warm your bones More >>

• Wild Goose Tavern's Sausage Party

  published January 3, 2013

  Sausage Party: The new Wild Goose Tavern in Costa Mesa knows its wieners More >>