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May 11, 2008
Paris Baguette - New Korean-French Bakery Now Open in Irvine
Food fact: Some of the best French bakeries in Orange County are run by Asians. There's Japonaise Bakery in Tustin, whose custard-and-strawberry-stuffed croissants would make Escoffier weep. For baguettes with crusts as shatteringly crisp as potato chips, go to Little Saigon, where Vietnamese ba ... More >>
Food
April 27, 2000
Holy Cats!
Favoris fabulous catfish doesnt taste like chicken
Blogs
November 7, 2008
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 >>
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November 26, 2008
Garden Grove's Korean District In New Cooking Show on KOCE
Before The Food Network came along , there was Martin Yan, Jacques Pepin, Tommy Tang, Jeff Smith (a.k.a. The Frugal Gourmet) and of course, Julia Child. As a kid, I watched their shows every Saturday morning on PBS's KCET 28 when other kids watched cartoons. I'd stare with rapt amuseme ... More >>
Food
March 19, 2009
You Won't Be Able to Stay Neutral About the Stellar French/Swiss Fare at Basilic
Before The Food Network came along , there was Martin Yan, Jacques Pepin, Tommy Tang, Jeff Smith (a.k.a. The Frugal Gourmet) and of course, Julia Child. As a kid, I watched their shows every Saturday morning on PBS's KCET 28 when other kids watched cartoons. I'd stare with rapt amuseme ... More >>
Features
September 20, 2007
Mmm . . . Vittles
Hardtack, biscuits & gravy, salt pork, beef jerky, burritos, falafel, & banh mi—you know, cowboy food
Food
September 2, 2004
This Week in Frenching
Hardtack, biscuits & gravy, salt pork, beef jerky, burritos, falafel, & banh mi—you know, cowboy food
Food
February 26, 2004
Parlez-Vous Dien Bien Phu?
A tour of Orange Countys French-Vietnamese restaurants
Food
April 3, 2003
Kiss My Cassoulet!
Flabby Francophile defends Gauls, dines at Bistro le Crillon
Food
October 17, 2002
High-Class Meatloaf
The Lodge serves really good cafeteria food
Food
January 24, 2002
Coffee Crusade
The great Little Saigon coffee inquiry
Features
February 1, 2001
Holy Mackerel!
We came, we saw seafood, we ate it, we left
Food
October 5, 2000
The Doctor is in Pescadou
French dining with Art Davis
Food
December 16, 1999
Bistro Chic
Fish so good, we got emotional
Articles
September 20, 2007
Grub Guide
Fish so good, we got emotional
Blogs
May 15, 2009
UPDATE: Pascal Olhats Coming to French 75, Fashion Island
Details at 11, or, rather, as soon as we have them, because everyone is remaining tight-lipped about this at the moment. But French 75 did confirm that famed French chef Olhats is joining them "within the month", that he isn't closing any of his other restaurants and that there will a new menu to ce ... More >>
Food
July 2, 2009
Brasserie Pascal Is the Restaurant Pascal Olhats Has Been Waiting to Do
Details at 11, or, rather, as soon as we have them, because everyone is remaining tight-lipped about this at the moment. But French 75 did confirm that famed French chef Olhats is joining them "within the month", that he isn't closing any of his other restaurants and that there will a new menu to ce ... More >>
Blogs
August 6, 2009
Julie & Julia & Pascal
Courtesy Sony Pictures Another Pascal-related post? Can you say movie tie-in? All this week (ending Saturday) in conjuction with the opening of "Julie & Julia," that French chef of OC's French chefs, Pascal Olhats, is offering a few of Julia Child's favorite F ... More >>
Film
August 6, 2009
In Praise of the Julia Half of 'Julie & Julia'
Courtesy Sony Pictures Another Pascal-related post? Can you say movie tie-in? All this week (ending Saturday) in conjuction with the opening of "Julie & Julia," that French chef of OC's French chefs, Pascal Olhats, is offering a few of Julia Child's favorite F ... More >>
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August 12, 2009
Anaheim White House Pays Delicious Homage to Julia Child
Brasserie Pascal isn't the only restaurant with a Julie & Julia culinary tie-in. The Anaheim White House is another contender, running a month-long promo featuring dishes from MtAoFC (if you have to ask what that is, you haven't read the book or seen the film). Available until the end of the mon ... More >>
Food
October 8, 2009
[BEST OF OC] El Francés (the Frenchman): Pascal Olhats
Brasserie Pascal isn't the only restaurant with a Julie & Julia culinary tie-in. The Anaheim White House is another contender, running a month-long promo featuring dishes from MtAoFC (if you have to ask what that is, you haven't read the book or seen the film). Available until the end of the mon ... More >>
Blogs
February 23, 2010
OC Restaurant Week Recommendations
OC Restaurant Week starts next week (Feb. 28-March 6) and there are a bevy of restaurants and menu choices to go through. If you asked me where I would go and what I would try, here's what I'd say (in alphabetical order):
Blogs
April 13, 2010
Yvon Goetz of The Winery, Part One
Photo by Kimberley ValenzuelaI first ate Yvon Goetz's food when he was the executive chef at the now defunct Chat Noir in Costa Mesa. It was a wonderful meal. This was way before the whole Culinary Adventures empire went kaputz. Prior to that, Chef Goetz was the executive chef at the Ritz-C ... More >>
Blogs
June 28, 2010
Five Great Cooling Soups for Summer
Flickr user nieciedenDriving through the 104°F (40°C) Central Valley today was a stinging reminder that summer is in full swing. Here in Orange County, the worst of the heat is yet to come, but when it does hit in August and September, appetites will be blunted and we naranjeros will be looking ... More >>
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September 29, 2010
Where Good Apples Go When They Die: Baba au Calvados
Flickr user jo-hIf you're a regular reader of Fork, you've probably noticed I haven't been around much lately. This is because I am stuffing myself silly doing research on regional French food and drink. While I love Paris, get out into the countryside and French food becomes more approachable, c ... More >>
Blogs
February 14, 2011
Anti-Foie Gras Activists to Picket Brasserie Pascal Tonight
The man above is Orange County's master of French food, Pascal Olhats (and the man who shot the photo is Jonathan Ho). Foie gras is a staple of French cuisine, and his Valentine's Day menu for Brasserie Pascal advertised a foie gras terrine and a Cornish game hen with a foie gras demi-glaze sauce ... More >>
Blogs
May 9, 2011
Hugh Jackman Cooks Korean Food in PBS Series
Who knew that Wolverine could cook Korean food? The clip you see is a teaser for the PBS series, Kimchi Chronicles, which is a food documentary produced by the same man who gave us Spain...On The Road Again with Mario Batali and Gwyneth Paltrow.
Blogs
May 18, 2011
On The Line: Jared Cook of St. Roy Chef's Pub At Vine Restaurant, Part Two
Photo by Kevin LaraOur second installment of this week's On The Line has Jared explaining who what St. Roy is named after. We also learn just how much he admires Julia Child. To catch up on Part One, you can click here. Stop by Thursday for a juicy recipe.Hardest lesson you've learned:No matter h ... More >>
Food
May 19, 2011
Song Long Looks Through the Water Glass
Don't mind the harried service at this Little Saigon classic and focus on its fabulous French Vietnamese meals
Blogs
June 7, 2011
On the Line: Dave Dennis of Matador Cantina, Part One
Photo by Amy KaplanA man who loves his turf as much as surf, Dave Dennis banged out our questionnaire in one day (Thanks, Dave!). Is he hungry to discuss his views or just starving all the time? Only one way to find out what the chef at Matador Cantina is thinking . . . and rocking out to.What ar ... More >>
Blogs
September 13, 2011
On The Line: Wing Lam of Wahoo's Fish Taco, Part One
Photo by Meranda CarterOne-third of the founding brothers behind Orange County's quick-casual eatery simply known as Wahoo's is not just On The Line, but on the go. We accompany Wing in the carpool lane one afternoon as he reflects on his education and passion for cooking to the masses. Buckle up ... More >>
Blogs
September 20, 2011
On The Line: Josef Lageder Of The First Cabin Restaurant, Part One
Photo by Meranda CarterThis week, we are treated with an ocean view at The Balboa Bay Club & Resort for our interview with Executive Chef Josef Lageder. A man of diverse culinary talent, he's not only worked alongside Julia Child, but Sam Choy, too (That explains his love of using a rice cook ... More >>
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October 19, 2011
PBS Launches More Streamlined Food Site With Full Episodes of Julia Child
http://www.pbs.org/food/ PBS has long been the bastion of hype-free cooking shows, the home of Julia Child, as well as such varied personalities as Jacques Pepin, Martin Yan and Mary Ann Esposito in the old days; plus, the brilliant Korean-food documentary series Kimchi Chronicles With Marja Vong ... More >>
Blogs
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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