Email Author EDWIN GOEI

2008 Stories by EDWIN GOEI

• Everybody's Talking (But Few Are Listening) About the Mexican Seafood at Mariscos Puerto Esperanza

  published December 25, 2008

  Secretary of AquacultureEverybody’s talking about Mariscos Puerto Esperanza (but few are listening) As a... More >>

• Reaching Maximum Capacity, and Then Some, at Ellen's Pinoy Grille in La Palma

  published December 18, 2008

  Filipino Fill-UpReaching maximum capacity and then some at Ellen’s Pinoy GrilleFilipino food has been... More >>

• In Garden Grove, Thien An's Meat-Heavy Meals Are More Like Belly-Busting Endurance Contests

  published December 11, 2008

  Baked On CatfishThien An’s meat-heavy meals are more like belly-busting endurance contestsThien An might be... More >>

• The Newest Veggie Grill in Irvine Is Good Enough to Fool (Almost) Everyone

  published December 4, 2008

  ‘This Isn’t Chicken’The newest Veggie Grill is good enough to fool (almost) everyone Veggie Grill... More >>

• Guilt (and Carbs) Be Damned at Irvine's Amazing 85°C Bakery Café

  published November 27, 2008

  Carbs: Sexy Again!Guilt be damned at Irvine’s amazing new 85°C Bakery Café J.J. Bakery. Japonaise... More >>

• Back Bay Bistro's Beef and Bananas Foster Are Worth the Wait (and Weight)

  published November 20, 2008

  Another Slow Food RevolutionBack Bay Bistro’s beef and bananas are worth the wait (and weight)How long would... More >>

• Café Piccolo in Long Beach Stuffs Thai and Indian Cuisine Into Its Italian

  published November 13, 2008

  Global GrooveCafé Piccolo stuffs Thai and Indian cuisine into its Italian Though many have asked... More >>

• The Mystery of Costa Mesa's Hidden Kitchen, Finally Revealed!

  published November 6, 2008

  In Search Of . . .The clandestine cuisine of Costa Mesa’s Hidden KitchenMy duty here is... More >>

• Garden Grove's Warung Pojok Is the Best (And Only) Indonesian Joint in OC

  published October 30, 2008

  The Power of OneWarung Pojok is the best (and only) Indonesian joint in OC While Thai and Vietnamese... More >>

• The Pastrami Sandwiches at Tommy's Are Massive, Glorious Gut Bombs

  published October 23, 2008

  Meat ManifestoThe pastrami sandwiches at Tommy’s are massive, glorious gut bombs I’ve never... More >>

• Tokyo Table Pops the Culinary Cherry of Irvine's Diamond Jamboree Shopping Center

  published October 16, 2008

  Getting Shishito-FacedTokyo Table pops the culinary cherry of Irvine’s Diamond Jamboree Shopping... More >>

• [Best of OC 2008 Post Cards] Foodstuffs: Greetings From Rachel Klemek

  published October 9, 2008

  This University High and UC Irvine grad got into artisanal baking thanks to her “semi-hippie lifestyle” in Los Osos. After... More >>

• The Soup at Garden Grove's Jang Mo Gip Comes Two Ways: Spicy and Really Spicy

  published October 9, 2008

  The Sullungtang TangoThe soup at Jang Mo Gip comes two ways: spicy and really spicy   When the... More >>

• Chef Cody Requejo Shreds With Both Sushi Knives and Stratocasters

  published October 2, 2008

  In Full RetreatChef Cody Requejo shreds with both sushi knives and Stratocasters A few weeks ago, in a... More >>

• Overeating Lebanese at Anaheim's Victory Bakery & Restaurant

  published September 25, 2008

  The Thrill of Victory . . .And the agony of overeating at the county’s greatest Lebanese bakery and... More >>

• A Comfort-Food Extravaganza at Fullerton's Hungry Bear Restaurant

  published September 18, 2008

  Steaks are HighA comfort-food extravaganza at the Hungry Bear Restaurant You will be surrounded by... More >>

• OC's Rock-Star Chef Takashi Abe Does San Clemente at Sea Smoke

  published September 11, 2008

  The Raw and the SmokedOC’s Rock-star Chef Takashi Abe does San ClementeAfter chef Takashi Abe cut his teeth... More >>

• The Lost City of the Incas Discovered in Fountain Valley at Casa Inka

  published September 4, 2008

  I’ve Got to Be a Machu ManThe Lost City of the Incas—well, at least their food—discovered in Fountain Valley... More >>

• Jaqu's in Huntington Beach Wants to Be Everything to Everyone—And It Just Might Be

  published August 28, 2008

  Everything to EverybodyMemo to David Wilhelm: Jaqu’s m.o. just might have saved you from bankruptcyTimes... More >>

• Addicted to Banana Cream Pies, Among Other Things, at Jongewaard's Bake 'n' Broil in Long Beach

  published August 21, 2008

  Banana Manna Addicted to cream pies (among other things) at Jongewaard's Bake-N-Broil... More >>

• Once You Find It, the Blackmarket Bakery in Irvine Will Merit Many Happy Returns

  published August 14, 2008

  Back In Black Once you find it, the Blackmarket bakery will merit many happy returns Even if you haven't been to... More >>

• At Michael's On Naples Ristorante, It's an Octopus'—Not Olive—Garden

  published August 7, 2008

  Octopus' Garden Not olive garden, at Michael's on Naples If there's any proof that we've come a long way from Chef... More >>

• [Food Issue 2008] For Our Recessionary Times, 54 Orange County Meal Deals Between 99 Cents and $15

  published August 7, 2008

  Brother, Can You Spare a Taco? For our recessionary times, 54 Orange County meal deals between 99 cents and... More >>

• Searching for—and Finding—Secret Barbecue at Blake's Place in Anaheim

  published July 31, 2008

  This Must Be the Place Searching for—and finding—secret barbecue in Anaheim You're in an industrial... More >>

• New Irvine Korean Barbecue Shik Do Rak Takes the DIY Aesthetic to a New (And Delicious) Level

  published July 24, 2008

  Shik-N-BakeOkay, grill, if you want to get all technical about it, at a new DIY Korean barbecueBefore trying... More >>