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For a Hot Time In Old Huntington, Go to the Black Trumpet Bistro

Dino Ferraro's French/Italian/Spanish/Moroccan menu would be oddball anywhere but Beach Boulevard

The Black Trumpet Bistro, New Tapas Restaurant In Huntington Beach, Serves Shawarma and Pasta

Have you ever craved a shawarma wrap, a plate of pasta, and a crock pot of stinky French onion soup all at the same time? Neither have I. But now, I sort of do. A new restaurant in Huntington Beach has just opened that gives you the option of eating all of the above from the same menu. The Black Tru ... More >>

The Top 10 Films of 2012

The end of cinema? Hardly

David Edmonds Gets Fine, Prison and Home Confinement for Bribing Greek Officials

A federal judge in Santa Ana on Monday sentenced a businessman to four months in prison and four months of home confinement for bribing officials in Greece.David Edmonds, 60, was also ordered to pay a $20,000 fine for his role in a scheme that offered $6.85 million bribes in more than 30 countrie ... More >>

Bill Gross, PIMCO's Billionaire Investment Guru, Breaks Bad

When Bill Gross talks, people listen, as the billionaire investment guru out of Newport Beach and that tony beach town's PIMCO firm can make calls on markets around the world that ultimately shake the global economy (Hello, Greece . . . Greece? Are you still there?). But Gross' just-posted monthly i ... More >>

The Group Work of 'Alps'

Yorgos Lanthimos on his new film, Greece and the travails of the individual

Should We Create a Marshall Plan for Mexico?

[¡Ask a Mexican!] And how do you stop Mexican kids from cussing?

Lots Of OC Chefs (And Fabio!) To Give Cooking Demos At The New Whole Foods Laguna Niguel

A new Whole Foods is coming to Laguna Niguel on May 16, and it's a fancy one. It's one of those places where you can spend all afternoon (and definitely all your money.) There's a wine and beer bar (with 12 local brews on tap), a pizza station, a juice bar, a taco eatery and a huge outdoor patio wit ... More >>

Apartment in Athens, Nazi Drama from Italy, is Big Winner of Newport Beach Film Fest Awards

Wait, there's more: And the Other Newport Beach Film Festival Awards Go To . . .Apartment in Athens was the big winner of jury awards at the 2012 Newport Beach Film Festival, which officials say was attended by about 52,000 patrons between April 27-May 3, about the same as last year. Weekly picks H2 ... More >>

And the Other Newport Beach Film Fest Awards Go To ...

As you can read here . . .Apartment in Athens, Nazi Drama from Italy, is Big Winner of Newport Beach Film Fest Awards. . . NBFF awards have been dished out for the weeklong cinextravaganza that ended Thursday night. But, like American television producers, I feel even more awards need to be bestowed ... More >>

Orea Taverna's Greek Chic

Tony Ghosn updates his family's beloved Sophia's

On the Line: Iliana Chiarini of Cafe Chiarini, Part Two

Photo by Meranda CarterPretty in purple - Iliana as Part Two's spokesperson​Ladies' month at On the Line continues with Iliana Chiarini. If you frequent Cafe Chiarini, she has probably greeted you by name. I was thrown for a loop by her humor the first time, her warm greeting (as though I were fam ... More >>

Shirley Valentine

Laguna Playhouse

On The Line: Peter Stavros Of Peter's Gourmade Grill, Part Two

Photo by Kevin Lara​Our second installment of On The Line explores the people and experiences that shape Peter Stavros of Peter's Gourmade Grill. We delve into a little family history and learn about what makes him speechless. He even recalls the job that caused his foodservice epiphany. To catch ... More >>

Elizabeth Gaitanis of Tastes of Greece Goes On the Line, Part Two

Tastes of Greece's Facebook pageYep, it's that tiny​Here is part two of our interview with Elizabeth Gaitanis of Tastes of Greece in Laguna Niguel. For the first part, click here.

Elizabeth Gaitanis of Tastes of Greece Goes On the Line

Photo by JC Vera​I hadn't been excited by local Greek food for years until stumbling upon Tastes of Greece, the closet-sized Hellenic stunner in Laguna Niguel, with flavors as bright and soothing as the baby-blue tones on the walls. Running the place is Elizabeth Gaitanis, who personifies the Grec ... More >>

James Fletcher Takes the Stage at Detroit Bar's Monday-Night Residency

Facebook.com​Luckily for OC, James Fletcher is not too sexy for Detroit Bar--or just about anywhere else, he insists. The jet-setting drummer last fall self-released his first solo CD, The Booze & Clocks, after 10 years of constant touring and gigging in support of others' lyrical prowess.&nbs ... More >>

Orange Coast College's Captain's Table Lunch Lab Begins Again Next Week

Edwin Goei​Captain's Table, Orange Coast College's lunch lab in which culinary students test their mettle in a real-life setting serving real customers, starts again next week with its first lunch of the spring session, on Thursday, Feb. 24. This lunch of 12 will feature the cuisine of Mexic ... More >>

World's Oldest Drinkable Beer to Return From the Dead

Photo by Das UbergeekA selection of beers from Cistmontane--if the Big One ever hits, and we all go to kingdom come, will the next race of humanoids reconstitute their exquisite brews?​You know, you gotta love humanity and its pleasure/curiosity impulse. When British archeologists found pornograph ... More >>

Tastes of Greece Gives 'Em Hellenic

[Hole In the Wall] This Laguna Niguel eatery might be the smallest restaurant in OC—but its Greek dishes are stunners

As the Crystal Cathedral Teeters on its Last Lifeline, Sheila Schuller Coleman Goes on 11-Day Cruise in Greece

​Here's one way to deal with the fact that your iconic megachurch is facing the biggest crisis in its history: Take a vacation. While the Crystal Cathedral has filed for bankruptcy, senior pastor Sheila Schuller Coleman is off on a 11-day cruise to Greece.

Anyone Else Suffering from Real Housewives Overload?

​Michael Vulpo poses an interesting questions on Neon Tommy (the USC Annenberg School of Communications and Journalism news site):Are there too many Real Housewives?That is, has Bravo's Real Housewives franchise that was born in March 2006 with the premiere of The Real Housewives of Orange County ... More >>

Kylesa's Laura Pleasants: 'We're Not a Hipster Metal Band...That's Fucking Bullshit.'

Geoff L. Johnson Kylesa's success has been a long time coming. Coming from Savannah, Georgia (the same city that's home to the expertly moody likes of Black Tusk and Baroness), the band has spent nearly a decade rigorously working to carve a name for themselves in the psych-metal scene. An unexp ... More >>

A Midsummer Nights Dream

Town Center Park

Getting Over Bitter in Little Phnom Penh

Bitter is not a flavor generally loved by the American palate. Bitter is a flavor we cover up--with cream and sugar in our coffee, with sweeter, baby bitter greens in our salads. Elsewhere around the globe--and in many an ethnic restaurant in Orange County--bitter is a flavored loved and enjoyed alo ... More >>

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UPDATED: Paellaphiles Take Note: Lucca's Going All Spanish This Sunday

​The cuisine of France may be dominating the culinary news this week, thanks to Julie & Julia, but those of us who love its neighboring country might want to make a beeline for Lucca in Irvine. On Sunday, August 9, the Italian restaurant/deli will be dishing up a four-course Spanish dinner (se ... More >>

The Shorebreak Hotel's Chilled-Out Zimzala Hits The Spot

Seeing as I'd dissed Zimzala's management before even setting foot in the place, I thought it fair to actually check it out (anonymously, of course). I'm glad I did.The setting--within HB's groovy new Shorebreak Hotel--is unlike many other hotel restaurants. This is a destination restaurant, with a ... More >>

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Greece is the Word

Greek Festival

LA Times: Galaxy Theatre to close

The LA Times is reporting, via their Buzz Bands blog (monitored by the fabulous Mr. Kevin Bronson), that the Galaxy Theatre in Santa Ana will shut it's doors forever in two weeks. Set to take its place, according to the LAT: a 25,000-square-foot club called RevolveR, which will "cater to upscale clu ... More >>

Last Night: Savage Republic at The Press

By Waleed Rashidi Savage Republic January 12, 2008 The Press Better than: Savage Garden fronted by Fred Savage, that's for damned sure. Download: A live version of "Jamahiriya." Some bands get back together because the money's too good. Others reunite simply 'cause it's supposedly the honorable ... More >>

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