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A turophiles tale of cheese hunting in the county

Crime Made Sheriff Mike Carona Hungry

"Crab cakes sounds good. How about that French brie too?" --Then-Sheriff Mike Carona pausing temporarily in August 2007 from plotting how to foil a federal grand jury corruption probe during a meeting at a Newport Beach restaurant with Don Haidl, his onetime assistant sheriff who is secretly wearin ... More >>

Mother's Market Don't Know its Mexicans

Don't get me wrong--I like Mother's Market, our homegrown Whole Foods. I make it a point to support businesses that subscribe to the principles of the Slow Food movement--we all are sinners (except for the do-gooders at Avanti Cafe), so I understand slip-ups or exceptions occur from time to time. Bu ... More >>

To Do Tonight 12/18

Special beer and cheese tasting, 6:30 p.m.Not just your regular, run-of-the-mill beer and cheese tasting. This one's special.Morry's, 5764 E. 2nd St., Long Beach, CA; 562-433-0405Call Sick On Friday, 10 p.m.Come on. You were going to do it anyway. Why not have a little dance party first?Que Sera, 19 ... More >>

More St Patrick's Day Treats--At Charlie Palmer, Bloomingdale's

Dig into some delish-sounding Irish-themed comfort food at the lounge at Charlie Palmer, South Coast Plaza, on Tuesday, March 17. Chef Amar Santana will be showcasing ingredients traditionally associated with the Emerald Isle, including the requisite cabbage, corned beef and potatoes, but he's also ... More >>

You Won't Be Able to Stay Neutral About the Stellar French/Swiss Fare at Basilic

Dig into some delish-sounding Irish-themed comfort food at the lounge at Charlie Palmer, South Coast Plaza, on Tuesday, March 17. Chef Amar Santana will be showcasing ingredients traditionally associated with the Emerald Isle, including the requisite cabbage, corned beef and potatoes, but he's also ... More >>

We Got David Myers' Pizzeria Ortica First. So, Suck It, LA!

Dig into some delish-sounding Irish-themed comfort food at the lounge at Charlie Palmer, South Coast Plaza, on Tuesday, March 17. Chef Amar Santana will be showcasing ingredients traditionally associated with the Emerald Isle, including the requisite cabbage, corned beef and potatoes, but he's also ... More >>

It Aint Easy Being Cheesy

Takin a dip with Berlin Jim at the Melting Pot

This Hole-in-the-Wall Life

Breaking Into the Upper Crust: New York's Upper Crust Pizza

Sweet, Sweet Goo

La Fondues epic epicureanism

This Hole-in-the-Wall Life

Your Summer Guard: Mil Jugos

This Hole-in-the-Wall Life

Zorba the Geek lives at Greek Town Grill

Gelato to the Rescue!

Cafe Lucca: Your summer oasis

This Hole-in-the-Wall Life

Greek Chili Billies: Athens West

Super Fantastisch

Loving just about everything at Biggs

Beach Bum Gourmand

This Hole-in-the-Wall Life

Grub Guide

THIS WEEK IN GOAT

This Week in Cheese

THIS WEEK IN GOAT

La Galette Creperie

THIS WEEK IN GOAT

The Sage of Newport

This aint the fat boy in the checkered trousers

Continental Drift

Brittas brings Europe a little closer

Flapjack Fever

Carbo inferno at Haute Cakes Caffe

Newport Beach Restaurant Week

Wine Lab

Recipe of the Week: Nigella's White Chocolate and Raspberry Cheesecake*

​* Dieters look away now!I found some luscious, juicy raspberries at Trader Joe's at the weekend, was but stumped for ideas about what to do with them. Somehow, to me, savory dishes with fruit don't appeal, and a bowl of berries with cream is plain boring.The result is today's recipe, which is cou ... More >>

Recipe of the Week: Gougères

21202718@N00 @ flickr.com CC BY-NC-SA 2.0​Gougères (pronounced "goo ZHERR") are French cheese puffs. They're made with pâte à choux, the sticky dough that, when sugar is added, makes éclairs, profiteroles and cream puffs. In this case, there is no sugar; salt and grated cheese are added.In the ... More >>

Frog's Breath Closing Sunday, May 2

Frog's Breath, the cheese store in Old Town Orange, has announced its closing. The last day will be Sunday, May 2, according to the employee who answered the phone today.Frog's Breath​This is terrible news for cheese lovers in North County; head in, buy up the remaining stock, and give them a warm ... More >>

Frog's Breath Closing Sunday, May 2

Frog's Breath, the cheese store in Old Town Orange, has announced its closing. The last day will be Sunday, May 2, according to the employee who answered the phone today.Frog's Breath​This is terrible news for cheese lovers in North County; head in, buy up the remaining stock, and give them a warm ... More >>

At the Farmers' Market: Soledad Goats

Dave Lieberman​Mojave's not exactly a place people expect food to come from, situated as it is in the middle of a hot desert, a stopping point for air shows and people driving from San Francisco to Las Vegas and people connected with the Air Force base.The first time I saw the sign for Soledad Goa ... More >>

Five Things Not To Buy In A Supermarket

Flickr user roadsidepictures​If you don't care enough to be bothered with a multiple-stop shopping trip, of course go right ahead and buy whatever you want at your local Albertsons or Ralphs. Try buying the following five things from specialists just once, though, and you'll be astonished by the i ... More >>

The Funniest Food-Related Traffic Accident Report Of The Week

http://www.sxc.hu​Traffic accidents are rarely funny. But if no one is hurt and it involves 39,000 pounds of cheese and a truck fire, you bet it is. Add to that mix a newspaper reporter with a penchant for puns and what results is comedy gold! In his report, Sean Dugas, writer for News Herald ... More >>

McDonald's Introduces "Mouth-Watering Angus Snack Wrap"

​Hey, fast food junkies--good news. We think.Now the McDonald's Angus Third Pounder is available in a handy form: As a Snack Wrap. Cheeseburger shoved into a tortilla!

Listen for the Ecco

New Italian eatery elevates the Camp from gearhead's hangout to foodie nexus

Asian Pear Grilled Cheese Sandwich

ProfessorSalt.comAsian pears at UC Irvine farmer's market​ If you've been to our local farmer's markets in the past three weeks, you'll have noticed that Asian pears have arrived. As with the apples they closely resemble, the new crop is packed with lightly sweet nectar. Their firm crunch adds a ... More >>

The Bruery Provisions Opens In Old Town Orange

Linnea Lieberman​Before you know it, Old Town Orange will be a welcoming place for pub crawlers, not just elderly people shopping for antiques. The opening of the Bruery Provisions store in the former Frog's Breath place adds a much-needed destination for beer geeks and cheese wonks.

Giant Billboard Made of Cheese

​The country that brought you Wallace and Gromit and Monty Python's Cheese Shop skit is at it again. The world's first billboard made of cheese debuted today in London's Covent Garden. Created by food sculptor Prudence Strait, the billboard featuring Speedy Gonzales will be used in British TV comm ... More >>

Belgian Waffle Sandwich Shop Opens Monday in Orange

​Despite Eggos might lead you to believe, waffles aren't just for breakfast. A few years ago, I was in Brussels. After a morning hunting chocolates and settling on a box from Leonidas, I had a few Euros left in my pocket, and a hunger for a snack--something to tide me over until dinner.

Eat Here, Not There: Regular Flour Quesadilla

Flickr user jamesg2​One meal I never buy, and get angry when those around me buy it, is a regular quesadilla. I'm not talking about a regional version (more on that in a bit), but the basic: flour tortilla melted with an American cheese--sometimes cheddar, sometimes Monterey Jack. There is no reas ... More >>

Go Now: Free Latte at The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, Free Spicy Chicken Biscuit at Chick-fil-A, $2 Artisan Breakfast Sandwich at Starbucks

​The perfect antidote to those post-holiday blues--and that post-holiday debt: Free (and cheap) food! Today from 4 to 7 p.m., get a free 12 oz. latte at The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf. Choose from the Scottish Breakfast Tea Latte, the English Breakfast Tea Latte or the Vanilla Latte. Exc ... More >>

Bolwmor Lanes Super Bowl Party

Bolwmor Lanes

Cheese 101 Workshop at The Bruery Provisions

Wanna be a cheese whiz? (Okay, was cheesy.) The Bruery Provisions in Orange, the gleaming retail offshoot of OC's most renowned craft brewery, is hosting Cheese 101: Recognize the Rind, the first in a new monthly series of cheese classes. Led by "Bruery Cheesemonger" Kendra Birdwel, the cours ... More >>

Cheddar? Please. Five Proposals for New Burger Cheeses

Flickr user chiropractic​Not that a slice of really great Cheddar isn't a treat by itself, and not that we're attempting to foment rebellion here, but can we please have a break from the same old five cheeses on our cheeseburgers? Cheddar, Swiss, mozzarella, pepper Jack (oh look, now it's a spicy ... More >>

On The Line: Joseph Mahon of Burger Parlor, Part Three

Photo by Meranda Carter​Some combinations taste great together; bacon and eggs, coffee and doughnuts, peanut butter and jealousy jelly. Chef Joseph Mahon of downtown Fullerton's Burger Parlor decided to do a mash-up with his pop-up's combination of fried chicken and watermelon....and a salad was b ... More >>

No. 21: Mac and Cheese at Ecco

ProfessorSalt.comFontina, gorgonzola and pancetta mac and cheese​You'd think a mac and cheese would be simple to pull off for a restaurant kitchen, but you'd be wrong. Never mind the technical difficulties of making a cheese sauce creamy-smooth,  balancing the flavor profiles and so on, we're ... More >>

Tavern On 2 Shows Who's On Second

This Belmont Shores gem is a gastropub's gastropub

Leatherby's Cafe Rouge Does "Blue" Food for Blue Man Group

​We don't usually write posts on what any one restaurant has on special menus, because if we did, we'd end up doing it all the time. That is, of course, unless we feel like it, especially when the restaurant figures out a way to tie-in said meals to something interesting like the upcoming Blue Man ... More >>

On the Line: Gretchen Beaumarchais of Honda Center, Part Three

Photo by Meranda Carter​The beauty of ravioli is the promise of yummy filling inside each pasta pocket. While typical options may include rich cheese or meat, chef Beaumarchais opts for something a little different. Enjoy a meatless Monday with the following ravioli recipe, and take the time to re ... More >>

Holiday Tea

Ritz Carlton

Cheese Shop Opens Today At OC Mart Mix

Edwin Goei​The OC Mart Mix is fast becoming a good, um, mix of eclectic food vendors. It already has Jeff Duggan's Portola Coffee Lab, We Olive & Wine Bar, and Savory Spice Shop, among others. Soon the meandering indoor swap meet will welcome a purveyor of ice cream called N'Ice and a raw oyst ... More >>

Recipe of the Week: 'God Hates Figs' Tart

Dave Lieberman​The poor members of the Westboro Baptist Church and their pointless "God hates fags" signs! If only their blinkered interpretation of God had allowed them to have a little more education, they might have been able to read the message I Am sent them: He actually hates figs. . . .Whic ... More >>