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Michael Mina

  • Blogs

    October 2, 2008

    Free Food at Michael Mina's Stonehill Tavern

    Tell all your friends! Tell your neighbors! Michael Mina's givin' out free food at Stonehill Tavern. Okay, so it's not exactly his tasting menu; It's just a few canapes, about three or four types per night, served at the bar every Thursday from 5:30 PM to 7 PM. They're doing this for the rest of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 3, 2009

    Starting This Friday: Dana Point Restaurant Week

    Not a moment after the first ever Orange County Restaurant Week winds down (it ends this Saturday, March 7th, after a one week extension), another "Restaurant Week" waits in its wake.  Up next? Dana Point with its own Dana Point Restaurant Week. It starts this Friday, March 6th and runs to th ... More >>

  • Food

    May 15, 2008
  • Features

    December 28, 2006

    Meat You in Heaven

    OCs top five new restaurants and other random observations

  • Food

    March 16, 2006

    He Fights for Your Right to Pate

    Michael Mina leads St. Regis through the resort wars with Stonehill Tavern

  • Blogs

    June 11, 2009

    St. Regis Monarch Beach Scheduled For Foreclosure Auction; But What Happens To Stonehill Tavern?

    As you may have already heard, the St. Regis Monarch Beach is on the verge of being auctioned off in a foreclosure sale.  LA Times had the scoop.The ritzy hotel, as many have noted, is infamous for hosting a certain AIG boondoggle.  You know the one: The bash they held after accepting government b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 22, 2009

    Top 5: Special-Occasion Restaurants

    Father's Day may have been and gone, but there are zillions of other events to celebrate, whether it's the Fourth of July--just around the corner, folks!--or your birthday.Here's our pick of the best special-occasion restaurants in Orange County. Most of them, in particular Mastro's, aren't cheap (a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 11, 2009

    Recipe of the Week: Stonehill Tavern's Ocean Trout

    ​ Usually a euphemism for a sad old salad or lackluster soup, the term "Recipe for one" is enough to strike terror into anyone. Just because only one person will be enjoying the finished dish, doesn't mean it shouldn't be interesting or nourishing. After all, it's you!So here's acclaimed chef Mich ... More >>

  • Food

    October 15, 2009

    Fora is a Hidden Gem on Naples' Restaurant Row

    ​ Usually a euphemism for a sad old salad or lackluster soup, the term "Recipe for one" is enough to strike terror into anyone. Just because only one person will be enjoying the finished dish, doesn't mean it shouldn't be interesting or nourishing. After all, it's you!So here's acclaimed chef Mich ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 14, 2010

    On the Line: Marque Hernandez of "The Worst Cooks In America"

    Courtesy of Food Network​Normally our On the Line feature runs on Tuesdays and features a professional chef whose cooking has captivated the hearts of Orange Countians. We ask a series of not-very-serious questions and publish the results.Well, for this extra edition of On the Line, which we're pu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2010

    Charlie Palmer on His New DG Burger, the Genius of Guests, and His Favorite OC Restaurants!

    Palmer: A class act all the way...​Everyone else today will spill worth-it praise on Charlie Palmer's new burger joint, DG Burger, rave about the burger, wax purple over the fries, breathlessly report on the hundreds-deep line that snaked around his South Coast Plaza eatery to take him up on a fre ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 14, 2010

    Stonehill Tavern Gets New Executive Chef in Rory Sandoval

    ​For those folks who can still afford it, the Stonehill Tavern at the St. Regis down in Dana Point remains a gorgeous meal, one featuring the trademarks of owner and celebrity chef Michael Mina--trios, a love of American cuisine, high-priced meals that nevertheless justify their cost. But Mina is ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2011

    On the Line: Renieri Caceres of Rustica in Fashion Island, Part One

    Photo Courtesy of Moxxe PR​There has been a changing of the guard at Rustica in Fashion Island. Grant MacPherson left the kitchen sometime last November, leaving it to the very capable hands of his chef de cuisine, Renieri Caceres, who, like his predecessor, came from Sin City. Executive chef ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 26, 2011

    New High-Concept Restaurants Slated for Laguna Beach

    Starfish​Ah, Laguna Beach.  If there was a rallying point where the high-concept restaurants flock, it'd be here.  There are at least three new restaurants slated for the Laguna coast this year, all of them fit for a town that seems to demand a new restaurant or bar to go to every weeken ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2011

    On the Line: The Men of the Burnt Truck, Part Two

    Photo by Meranda CarterPaul Cao and Phi Nguyen ​Our truckin' trio (Paul Cao, Phi Nguyen and Minh Pham) continue their On the Line interview as we inquire about the Burnt Truck's story behind its name, as well as how often they get carded. If you're wondering where Minh is in our photos, he's about ... More >>

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