Subject: Ethnic Cuisines

• Sushi and Bulgogi Live Together in Perfect Harmony, Side-By-Side at Tustin's Haru Izakaya

  April 9, 2009

• Capital Seafood's Glitzy New Irvine Location Fits Right Into Diamond Jamboree Plaza

  April 2, 2009

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

  March 19, 2009

• Wako Honey Pig: How Sweet It Is

  March 12, 2009

• Royal Kitchen Just Might Be Cooking Up a Coup to Reign as King of Irvine's Chinese-Restaurant Scene

  February 26, 2009

• Bai Plu Makes the Combination of Sushi and Thai Food Seem Like It Was Meant to Be

  February 5, 2009

• OC Is Bursting With Sound-Alikes of the Famous Alberto's. We Search for the Best Incarnation

  January 29, 2009

• Both You and Your Dry-Cleaner Will Love India Cuisine

  January 15, 2009

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

  December 18, 2008

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

  December 11, 2008

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

  October 16, 2008

• [Best of OC 2008 Post Cards] Shops & Wares: Greetings From Sam Romero

  October 9, 2008

• Chef Cody Requejo Shreds With Both Sushi Knives and Stratocasters

  October 2, 2008

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

  September 11, 2008

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

  August 7, 2008

• Barcelona Comes to Fullerton Via Lizarran Tapas

  July 10, 2008

• Despite a Few Menu Kinks, the Tattoo-Inspired Sushi Joint Irezumi Earns Some Very Good Ink

  June 5, 2008

• [Hey, You!] It's Time to Say Sayonara . . .

  May 29, 2008

• Blanca in Newport Beach Dishes Out Crudo, an Italian Spin on Sushi

  an italian spin on sushi at blanca

  May 15, 2008

• The Korean Barbecue at Go Goo Ryeo in Garden Grove Is Amazing, But Your Date May Not Approve

  May 1, 2008

• Thai Swan in Orange Is Home Cooking Made Simple and Comfy

  April 17, 2008

• The Slow Food Movement Infiltrates Huntington Beach at Slowfish

  March 27, 2008

• Korean Restaurant Harubang Spices up Buena Park

  March 6, 2008

• Broken rice at Com Tam Tran Quy Cap in Fountain Valley

  February 14, 2008

• What Rent Payment?

  Hamamori is pricey, but worth every bite

  January 24, 2008

• Letters

  'Normally, writers of your muckracking calibur would drop the context out of a quote, but you actually left it in. Thanks for doing half the job for me'

  January 17, 2008

• Trio Gabacho

  Mexican food for the John Wayne crowd

  January 10, 2008

• Old Home Week

  Zena's evokes the kindness of strangers

  January 3, 2008

• Letters

  'Save the music, y'all'

  January 3, 2008

• Flavors of Flavio

  Italy to Tustin by way of Mexico City

  November 22, 2007

• Sucking in the '70s

  The grub at Wong’s is sublime, if you don’t mind dangly tassels

  November 8, 2007

• Finger Food

  Dining at Tana will make your dry cleaner happy

  November 1, 2007

• Sashimi Surrender

  Let Ikko Kobayashi have his way with you

  October 25, 2007

• The Chuck Wagon

  Steakhouses, mess halls, eateries, barbecues, fine-dining establishments, & gratuitous & thematically inconsistent Tolkien references
  

  September 20, 2007

• Behind Closed Doors

  Osaka Kappo brings Japanese street food in from the cold

  February 15, 2007

• Mexican Evolution

  A tale of two El Matadors

  August 30, 2007

• Acing the Exam

  The pad see ewe reveals all about Rice and Spice Thai

  August 23, 2007

• Grub Guide

  Tasty morsels from the county's best damn dining guide
  

  August 9, 2007

• Where the Chefs Are

  Kappo Sui’s izakaya menu satisfies all

  July 26, 2007

• Castile Storms Back

  Picante heats up the not-so-spicy Spanish-restaurant scene in OC

  July 12, 2007

• Going Global

  Kimera chef Chris Grodach crisscrosses the continents

  June 14, 2007

• Sushi Revolution!

  The chefs at Kaisen are masters of all they convey

  May 31, 2007

• Clandestine Camarones

  Enriques Mexican Restaurant might be the worst-kept secret in Long Beach, but the garlic shrimp is not

  February 22, 2007

• Fishing for Quality

  Skip the rolls at Takaraya and go straight for the good stuff

  April 12, 2007

• Pasta Pasts and Futures

  Georgina and Tony keep the old guard alive at Rufinos Ristorante Italiano

  March 29, 2007

• Remembrance of Things Pasta

  Basilicos is unforgettable
  

  March 8, 2007

• Let the Flirting Begin

  Pastas, Sauces and a Lifelike Prosciutto at Ristorante Max
  

  March 1, 2007

• Your belly buttons at 6 oclock

  Doing shabu shabu right
  

  January 11, 2007

• Making Kimchi Chic

  Hashigo Tofu makes Koreanfood cool. And delicious

  December 21, 2006

• Of Hummus and Hezbollah

  Good food trumps ugly Americanism at Meejana

  December 14, 2006