Martin Yan

On the Line: Eric Souka of Capital Seafood, Part One

​The latest branch of Capital Seafood greeted guests just less than a month ago, bringing its signature Asian cuisine to the lifestyle venue known as the Irvine Spectrum. Executive director Eric Souka has been cooking with Capital for more than 30 years, and he was gracious enough to meet between ... More >>

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 >>

Food Profiling: Candied Bacon Confections From The Sticky Pig

Tara backs her brand...​With a nickname like the Bacon Vixen, you know whatever Tara Simon brings to the table is fabulously gluttonous. She's the driving force behind her confection brand, The Sticky Pig. It's all handmade, utilizing an entire strip of candied bacon to wrap in a bite-sized rush o ... More >>

Lazy Dog Cafe In Irvine Opening Date Moved Up

​Ready for surprising news? A restaurant is actually moving up its target opening date. A few months ago, a friend tipped me off that The Lazy Dog Cafe in Irvine (which is being developed in the space vacated by the departed French 75 Brasserie) is planning to open on April 1st of this year. ... More >>

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Planned Opening Date of Lazy Dog Cafe in Irvine Revealed

Photo from www.lazydogcafe.com​ My friend and fellow OC food blogger Brekkie_Fan has the opening date for the Irvine branch of Lazy Dog Cafe, which I announced in a post in July. She is a self-professed Lazy Dog Cafe groupie (she still likes breakfast though), and after much hounding of the res ... More >>

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 >>