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2011 Stories by EDWIN GOEI

• South County's Foodie Emergence, Steamed Hams and More!

  published December 29, 2011

  It was another great year, food-wise, for Orange County, with the opening of new restaurants by talented youngsters putting us on the SoCal... More >>

• Three Seventy Common Has a Common Denominator

  published December 22, 2011

  Ever since Ryan Adams, the last chef to mind the stoves at Sorrento Grille, bought the restaurant and opened Three Seventy Common in its place,... More >>

• Le Pain Quotidien Lets Them Eat Cake

  published December 15, 2011

  If it seems Le Pain Quotidien isn't priced for the 99 percenters, perhaps it would make sense to first mention it's in Fashion Island. Dine... More >>

• Wood Ranch BBQ Sells All-American 'Cue

  published December 8, 2011

  If there's any debate worth having about barbecue, it's the one about the debate. Otherwise, the only agreement you'll reach is that there's a... More >>

• Silver Trumpet Has a Silver Lining

  published December 1, 2011

  I was attending a wedding reception at a storied LA hotel when a chef friend and I started to talk about the food we were eating. We lamented... More >>

• Yosuke Sushi Says Yes, No, Amaebi

  published November 24, 2011

  For me, the reason to order live amaebi has never been the sushi. When compared to the divine slobber of uni or a luscious piece of toro, the... More >>

• Indo Ranch's Java to Go

  published November 17, 2011

  Unless you're Indonesian or married to one, it's probably safe to assume you've never heard of gudeg, a dish of young jackfruit braised in... More >>

• Itriya Cafe Shows Ssam Like It Hot

  published November 10, 2011

  If Kogi can make a fortune pairing kimchi and tortillas, why not spaghetti and ssam? Howard Gordon, an ex-Cheesecake Factory vice president and... More >>

• Jollibee in Anaheim Is the Reason for the Season

  published November 3, 2011

  Social scientists and business students needn't look further than the Filipino fast-food giant Jollibee to see what our culture has wrought on... More >>

• Mozza Offers Pizza By Batali

  published October 27, 2011

  There hasn't been anything more hotly anticipated around these parts than Mozza, Mario Batali and Nancy Silverton's Newport Beach outpost of... More >>

• Tavern On 2 Shows Who's On Second

  published October 20, 2011

  I refuse to believe reports that Tavern On 2 is the first and only gastropub on Belmont Shore. Surely, in such a densely packed urban quarter... More >>

• Start Spreading the News About Broadway

  published October 13, 2011

  Charlie Palmer lost a good chef in Amar Santana, but to know the guy's upward career path is to have anticipated his inevitable departure.... More >>

• WINNER'S CIRCLE: Dee Nguyen

  published October 13, 2011

  Ask former Ritz-Carlton chef and Break of Dawn owner Dee Nguyen what he considers the best meal he's ever had, and he'll tell you it was a bowl... More >>

• Red Table Makes a Good Egg

  published October 6, 2011

  I anticipated the deviled eggs at Red Table would be good, as all deviled eggs inherently are, but not that good. Chef/owner Louie... More >>

• For Luigi's D'Italia, Does Gordon Ramsay Know Best?

  published September 29, 2011

  If you haven't already heard, Gordon Ramsay and his restaurant-makeover show, Kitchen Nightmares, did an intervention on Anaheim's... More >>

• 2nd Floor Is Surf City Gothic

  published September 22, 2011

  To get an idea of what to expect at 2nd Floor in downtown Huntington Beach, imagine Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas... More >>

• Nhu Y Ca 8 Mon Serves Eight Courses of Fish

  published September 15, 2011

  I'm convinced that every Vietnamese dish ever conceived is represented in some form or another at Nhu Y Ca 8 Mon in Fountain Valley. If it... More >>

• Get Yourself to Kentro Greek Kitchen

  published September 8, 2011

  Kentro is unlike any Greek restaurant I've ever been to: There are no Hellenic-styled fonts or idyllic pictures of seaside Santorini. Walking... More >>

• Listen to Marty at the Sky Room

  published September 1, 2011

  You begin by handing your keys to a person whom you hope is the valet. You made the assumption because he was the only guy standing in the... More >>

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  Brunch a Bunch Across OC!

  published August 25, 2011

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• The Lime Truck Is No Lemon

  published August 25, 2011

  Those naysayers who dismiss this so-called food-truck movement as a fad will probably be right someday. There will be a time when all the... More >>

• Belly Up to Slater's 50/50

  published August 18, 2011

  Slater's 50/50 serves dude food. What else could you call the half-beef-half-bacon patties the restaurant has pioneered if not catnip for the... More >>

• Barth's Has Der Real Wiener Schnitzel

  published August 11, 2011

  An appropriate and common response to being served a schnitzel plate at Barth's is to gasp and exclaim, "Oh, my God!" The picture menus will... More >>

• Seventh Home Coffee and Tea House Shows There's No Place Like It

  published August 4, 2011

  Have you ever had a sweet-potato latte? At Seventh Home Coffee & Tea House in Buena Park, you can sip it either hot or iced. I suggest iced.... More >>

• Posch Is Pish-Posh

  published July 28, 2011

  Restaurateurs, please stop using The Real Housewives of Orange County as a marketing tool. Posch—the restaurant that marks the... More >>