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December 15, 2011
Le Pain Quotidien Lets Them Eat Cake
Its first OC location is pricey, but what else would you expect at Fashion Island?
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December 15, 2011
On the Line: Brian Bennett of Paul Martin's American Grill, Part Three
Photo by Meranda CarterWe got to watch Brian work on the line as we wrapped up our interview. Grilling and plating with a critical eye, this dish has comfort food written all over it. For more storytelling, capture the free Wi-Fi at Paul Martin's as you go over parts one and two.Paul Martin's Mar ... More >>
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December 16, 2011
10 Great Pizzerias In Orange County
We'll start at the end of the mystery, like the film Memento: Why didn't I include your favorite in this list of 10 great pizzerias that we Weeklings love? Because that's what the comments section is for, dear reader. Without further delay, here are 10 great pizzerias in Orange County!
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December 20, 2011
Irvine's Cho Dang Tofu & Korean BBQ Restaurant Sold
ProfessorSalt.comDumpling soondubu at Cho DangSad news, soondubu lovers. The owner of Irvine's best soondubu restaurant, Cho Dang, is selling her business and closing up shop in January. While there's no shortage of restaurants in Irvine that specialize in the spicy Korean tofu stew, in this writ ... More >>
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December 20, 2011
Anthony Bourdain's Comic Book Now On Pre-Order! Yes, I Said Comic Book.
Amazon.comAnthony Bourdain. Chef. Author. Travel show host. Novelist. And now a comic book creator?! The man who seems to say everything and do everything (His new show The Layover premiered a month ago) has written a graphic novel about "a renegade and ruthless sushi chef, known to decapitate pa ... More >>
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December 22, 2011
Tepache at El Chilango
[Hole In the Wall] The Mexico City-style mini-chain serves the rare fermented-pineapple drink—yum!
Food
December 22, 2011
Three Seventy Common Has a Common Denominator
The former Sorrento Grill brings affordability to Laguna Beach with its Sunday meals
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December 22, 2011
On the Line: Giovanni Roman of Roman Cucina, Part Three
Photo by Meranda CarterSometimes it's best to stick with the classics, as Giovanni Roman lays the groundwork for an ovo-lacto treat. The only ingredient he leaves up to the cook: what pasta to use (We're angel hair fans)? While you're waiting for dinner to reach al dente, use your noodle to catch ... More >>
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December 23, 2011
10 Great Korean Restaurants in Orange County
Edwin GoeiThis list was a difficult one. How to just pick 10 restaurant out of the rich bevy of delights found at our Korean District? Or the burgeoning centers of Korean cultures in Buena Park and Irvine? No list could ever be definitive enough to be absolutely conclusive or comprehensive enough ... More >>
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December 27, 2011
Edwin's Top Five Restaurants of 2011
Meranda CarterEnd-of-year lists like these are fun to do, but hard to write because it is always difficult to just pick 5 of anything, let alone restaurants in a year full of great meals. This year, I used the same measuring stick as last year: in picking my five, I asked myself this question: "W ... More >>
Food
December 29, 2011
South County's Foodie Emergence, Steamed Hams and More!
What the Stick a Fork In It bloggers learned about food in Orange County in 2011
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December 29, 2011
Introducing Mitsuwa Irvine's Other Food Court Vendors That's Not Santouka
Edwin GoeiAs you compete for seats at the new Irvine Mitsuwa Marketplace's tiny, tiny excuse of a food court, there are three other food vendors who hope that you're not just there for the ramen at Santouka.Here is a brief rundown of who they are and what they offer.
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December 29, 2011
On the Line: Bruno Serato of Anaheim White House, Part Three
Photo by Meranda CarterOur time with Bruno draws to a close so he can make his rounds, greeting and checking in on every table he passes. A most hospitable subject, he disappears with our photographer for his close-up. Bruno leaves us with a duo of recipes, but you're gonna have to ask him about ... More >>
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December 29, 2011
Shuji's Top Five Restaurants for 2011
ProfessorSalt.comTacos & Carnitas SahuayoIt's the time of year again when I select a short list of five favorite restaurants. I love places with a tiny menu, tightly focused on producing one thing or variations on the thing at which they excel. Often, that specialist is an ethnic hole-in-the ... More >>
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January 3, 2012
The Next Restaurant Frontier: Car Dealerships?
Flickr user David HilowitzWe've seen restaurants in gas stations (see the previous incarnation of Peter's Gourmade Grill) and car-washes (see Kush Bowl), but here's something new: Nation's Restaurant News reports that car dealerships might be the next restaurant frontier.
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January 3, 2012
How the Grinch Stole Hidden Dinner
Courtesy Hidden Dinner / Photograph by Meg StrouseThe last time we checked in with Hidden Dinner, the underground dining pop-up created by Anahita Naderi, Betty Lang and Justin Veiga, it was in a warehouse where diners were led blindfolded into the room and fed thirteen small plates meant to e ... More >>
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January 4, 2012
On the Line: Chris Kim of Rolling Sushi Van, Part Two
Photo by Meranda CarterOur sushi entrepreneur continues rolling out answers as we learn more about Chris Kim's biggest influence, as well as how honey factors into a perfect dish. His no-nonsense interview begins in part one. If you're curious about his recommended dishes, stick around tomorrow f ... More >>
Food
January 5, 2012
Gen Korean BBQ Makes You Wait for Your Meat
The wait is long, but the rewards are great at this Tustin hot spot
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January 5, 2012
On the Line: Chris Kim of Rolling Sushi Van, Part Three
Photo courtesy of Chris KimOur luxe lonchera love for Rolling Sushi Van ends with langostino. Ask Chris Kim for his sushi rice recipe, and you're good to go. If you would like to see a particular chef featured in On the Line, drop us a line note, and we'll see what we can do. To check out more of ... More >>
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January 6, 2012
Dining at Disney's Club 33: The Good, The Bad and The Shopping
Anne Marie PanoringanBet we can get $55 for him.There is a special population obsessed enamored with all things Disney, and a completely unrelated group that wants to be a part of all things exclusive. Rarely do these two collide, except when discussing a certain door adjacent to the Blue Bayou i ... More >>
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January 6, 2012
10 Great Sushi Restaurants in Orange County
Edwin GoeiYou don't put out a Top Ten list of sushi joints in OC and not inspire some discussion. I'd be disappointed if this one didn't. So the comment board is open for objections, inclusions and even agreement on the ten we've chosen.Without further ado, the list:
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January 9, 2012
January Is California Restaurant Month. Translation: Discounts All Over!
Meranda CarterYou still got a few bucks left over after spending it all on Christmas gifts nobody really liked? Some restaurateurs are betting you probably don't, which is why four cities in our humble county are using January, usually the slowest time in the restaurant biz, to offer discounts to ... More >>
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January 9, 2012
Six Ways to Stop Being a Douchebag at Starbucks
Flickr user bertoggYou probably don't know it, but every time you go to a Starbucks, 14 people behind you in line are shooting daggers at you and trying to kill you by modulating their alpha waves . . . and yes, it's your fault. You're the inconsiderate, self-absorbed douchebag, and you infest ev ... More >>
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January 11, 2012
Another Fatburger Closes
Edwin GoeiThere used to be two Fatburgers in Irvine. Now, there are none. The Fatburger at Park Place, on Michelson and Jamboree, is finally closed following other Fatburgers in the area to oblivion. The company had long ago already filed for bankruptcy.
Food
January 12, 2012
Tamarind of London Offers Curry for the Cultured
This Newport Coast eatery introduces great Indian cuisine to the rich folks
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January 12, 2012
On the Line: Lauren "Lulu" De Rouen of CUCINA enoteca, Part Three
Photo courtesy of CUCINA enotecaWe wrap up our visit to De Rouen's cucina on a meaty note. With a little bit of everything in one bowl, short ribs sound ideal during our seasonal visit of less than ideal weather. To learn more about our chef, you can catch up with part two here. Short Rib Pappard ... More >>
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January 13, 2012
Ten Great Vegetarian Restaurants in OC
Flickr user thegrocerOrange County, for all its Republican, meat-and-potatoes reputation, has a fantastic array of vegetarian restaurants; not just vegetarian, but vegan, and from a wide variety of ethnic traditions. We have little patience with hippy-dippy vegetarian places that skimp on flavor ... More >>
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January 17, 2012
On the Line: Jason Petrie of Pinot Provence, Part One
Photo courtesy of Wagstaff WorldwideWe first met Jason Petrie at Dux In Tux in November. He had us at truffle (and candied-bacon-and-mushroom risotto -- but not all at once!). Between his Michelin-earning stint at Aureole in Las Vegas and helping Susan Feniger open Street in Los Angeles, it's saf ... More >>
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January 19, 2012
Ex-Chef From The Cellar To Open Restaurant in Anaheim
David Kesler spent almost a decade inside The Cellar in Fullerton as its executive chef. Now he's on his own and on the verge of opening Bistro Bleu, a French restaurant he says will be "without the high prices, sub-par food, and pompous attitudes."The space he took over is from the recently shu ... More >>
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January 19, 2012
On the Line: Jason Petrie of Pinot Provence, Part Three
Photo by Laila DerakhshanianUnlike certain cheftestants, Petrie isn't afraid of a little risotto. In fact, he owns it with truffles and Parmesan crisps. Clear your evening, roll up those sleeves, and follow-up on part two while you're stirring the pot. Memorable flavor takes time, and we can vouc ... More >>
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January 19, 2012
Downtown Santa Ana Dining Rumors: Raw Restaurant? Diner? High-End Mexi? And Another High-End Mexi?
Forgive the bad picture--it must've been taken during a weekend brunch at Memphis in downtown SanTana, while I was on my fourth Manhattan. But that's the current storefront for Au Naturaw, a planned raw-foods restaurant directly across from Memphis. Can a downtown support this, the veggie-leaning ... More >>
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January 23, 2012
Irvine Loses One Vietnamese Restaurant; Gains Another
Edwin GoeiThe latter half of last year saw three new Vietnamese restaurants opening in Irvine, with Pho So 1, La Pho, and Pho Saigon Pearl vying for the wallets and mouths of the rice noodle-slurping public. It continues this year as The Irvine Company revealed that at least one more Vietnamese r ... More >>
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January 12, 2012
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January 24, 2012
How To Drink In a Craft Cocktail Bar: Five Tips
Flickr user dinnerseriesYou walk up to a bar to get a drink and you notice they've got six types of rye, one kind of vodka, a lineup of brown-glass medicine bottles with eyedroppers, infusing jars where the line of beers normally sits, and really freaking pretty ice. Congratulations: you've stumb ... More >>
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January 24, 2012
Guess Where I Ate; Win A Prize!
This burger comes from what used to be a big chain (says so in the fading clips hanging in the restaurant's dining area) but which I thought was just a one-off. Have never seen another location in Orange County outside of the one I ate at, but doesn't mean one might not exist in our older cities. ... More >>
Food
January 26, 2012
The Playground Is the Brotherhood of the Purple Pants
'The Great Food Truck Race 2' co-winner Jason Quinn opens his long-awaited restaurant
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January 26, 2012
Hoa Sen Serves Cheatin' Chicken
[Hole In the Wall] The Garden Grove Vietnamese dive sells fake meats even a Midwesterner could love
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January 27, 2012
Checking In On Luigi's D'Italia Post-Kitchen Nightmares
Dave LiebermanIt's been about four months since Edwin reviewed the Ramsay-revamped Luigi's D'Italia in Anaheim and three months since the show aired on FOX. Gustavo went for the taping of the show itself; I went the following week, to see what they'd done to a restaurant that inspired one of two ... More >>
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January 31, 2012
On the Line: Carmina Casso of Ciao! Deli & Pizzeria, Part One
Photo by Johannes DewaldAsk and you shall receive, at least for one Forker's request to have us go On the Line with Ciao! Deli & Pizzeria in Costa Mesa. A husband-and-wife operation, Carmina and Ray Casso roll out family recipes as effortlessly as their pizza dough. Near the intersection of B ... More >>
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February 2, 2012
Bru Grill and Market Features Drunken Masters
This Lake Forest restaurant offers beer-can chicken and other delicious alcohol-laced oddities
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February 7, 2012
OC's Best Bartenders, Together for Next KCRW Good Food-OC Weekly Happy Hour on March 13!
UPDATED, FEB. 7, 12:30 p.m.: Now I can reveal the big secret: not only will March 13 be the usual KCRW-OC Weekly awesome Happy Hour, not only will we be treated by the awesome food and drinks of the Memphis at the Santora crew, but we're also going to be joined by four of the best bartenders in O ... More >>
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February 2, 2012
On The Line: Carmina Casso Of Ciao! Deli & Pizzeria, Part Three
Photo by Johannes DewaldOur time with Carmina comes to a close as she shares a family recipe. While the pasta choice is left up to you, we're thinking spaghetti, a la Lady and the Tramp. If you're not salivating by now, perhaps you need to read part two. All we're gonna say is: more cheese, pleas ... More >>
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February 6, 2012
Presenting This Year's Crop of New Burger Joints: More Umami, Another The Counter, And BurgerFi
BurgerFi.comWe're still living in a burger Renaissance folks. As you may recall, the past few years saw a surge of new burger joints, some came from highfalutin gourmets chefs (think Joseph Mahon's Burger Parlor, Charlie Palmer's DG Burger, and Marcus Samuellson's MarcBurger), some came from the ... More >>
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February 9, 2012
On the Line: Anne Eng of Panfiniti, Part Three
Photo by Mary PastranaWe don't give many guidelines when our subjects select a recipe to share. As long as it is scaled down for home kitchens, we trust their judgement. Anne Eng of Panfiniti chose to branch off from her truck's namesake grilled entrées and go for something panini-free. Her thou ... More >>
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February 10, 2012
HOT DOGS HOT DOGS HOT DOGS: One From the Cart
[Hole In the Wall] A Santa Ana food cart makes bacon-wrapped hot dogs and other Mexican street treats
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February 10, 2012
Han Yang Has a Bone to Pick
This Buena Park restaurant takes Korean food and its beef short rib soup beyond the borders of Little Seoul
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February 10, 2012
Q&A With Jiro Dreams of Sushi Director David Gelb
Magnolia PicturesThe other night, I had the chance to attend a Los Angeles screening of Jiro Dreams of Sushi, the documentary about 85-year-old Jiro Ono, who is considered by many to be the greatest sushi chef in the world. In a way, the film can be described as 81 minutes of food porn (that fatt ... More >>
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February 13, 2012
Five Things I'd Like To Import From New Jersey and New York
Flickr user mpd01605I've been out for a while dealing with some family stuff on the East Coast--you know I'm not originally from Califas, right?--and while it was pretty draining stuff, I did still have to eat. While the town I grew up in has turned into a bougie commuter paradise (they've got a ... More >>
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February 13, 2012
Floral Park Cafe, New Bistro, to Open in Downtown Santa Ana
Photo by Ben DayhoeSO...remember how I wrote about the above space in downtown SanTana, and that the rumor was it was going to be a bistro of sorts? The cat is out of the bag--sort of. The name of the restaurant will be Floral Park Cafe, and all that they'll say right now is that it'll be a "new ... More >>
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February 13, 2012
Case of the "McStinkyNigger" Orange County Restaurant Receipt Settles
Landmark Steakhouse McSettles after racist receiptsA federal lawsuit filed by an African-American against a Newport Beach steakhouse that repeatedly listed him on credit card receipts as "McStinkyNigger," "McNigShit" and "McCottonwood" has been mutually dismissed, according to records at Ronald R ... More >>
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