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    February 22, 2012

    Williams-Sonoma is Selling A Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Cake (Yes, Cake)

    Williams-Sonoma​Reese's Peanut Butter Cups. We love 'em, but they're gone in two bites--12 if you're a baby bird. If only there was a way to prolong the peanut buttery goodness . . . 

  • Food

    May 26, 2011

    St. Roy Chef's Pub Is the Cure for the Common Gastropub

    You can get great food, excellent beers and top-flight wines at this San Clemente bar—just don't call it a gastropub

  • Food

    December 9, 2010

    Olive Gourmet Grocer Is the Anti-Whole Foods

    This Long Beach storefront offers specialty products and delicious hot food without demanding your paycheck. Imagine that!

  • Blogs

    November 16, 2010

    On the Line: Britta Kvinge Pulliam

    Photo by Todd Barnes​Orange County--fleeting, impermanent, forever-discarding Orange County--is severely lacking in longstanding food personalities who aren't afraid to open new places while keeping a signature style. There's the Goodells, Pascal Olhats, Chef Abe and...who else? Definitely on that ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2010

    Stephanie Dinh of S Fine Dining, Part Two

    Todd Barnes​We continue our Q & A with Chef Stephanie. If you missed it, click here for Part One of the interview.

  • Blogs

    September 4, 2009

    Drink of the Week: The Algerian Boulevard at Andrei's

    ​The drink: The Algerian Boulevard at Andrei's Conscious Cuisine and Cocktails. $7 normally, $5 at happy hour (3 to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday) Edwin's already pretty thoroughly examined the "cuisine" part of newly opened Andrei's Conscious Cuisine and Cocktails in Irvine, but methinks the "cock ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 2, 2009

    Top Chef Masters Sneak Preview Party at NapaStyle, Tuesday July 14

    South Coast Plaza's "handcrafted home goods and artisanal foods" store, part of a chain owned by chef Michael Chiarello, will host the event to celebrate his appearance on Bravo's Top Chef Masters the following evening.As well as winning several Emmys for his Food Network shows, Chiarello has writte ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2009

    Stars Of Santa Barbara--And Other Upcoming South Coast Plaza Wine Events

    Charlie Palmer's monthly 50 for 50 sell-off, with bargains aplenty, has come around again. It's this Saturday, June 13, from 3:00pm to 5:00pm, in the Next Vintage Wine Shop.Antonello Ristorante has started a "wine mixer" once a month, featuring eight wines for $30 per person, followed by a sale of w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2009

    Angels & Demons, Food & Wine

    For those Dan Brown fans who can't wait till Friday to see Angels & Demons, which surely has to be an improvement on The DaVinci Code, fear not: an advance screening is being held on Thursday night in conjunction with Fleming's Steakhouse in Newport Beach.  Oka ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2009

    Booze News: Next Vintage Wine Shop's 50 For 50 Events

    I'm not advocating that we all reach for the bottle during these stressful times (if a recent study is to be believed, even one small glass of wine a day can increase a woman's cancer risk), but for those of us who like an occasional top-quality tipple but who balk at the high prices, there's good n ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 3, 2009

    Woodrow Carter, In Your Facial

    The Temecula Creek Inn--with its views of miles of verdant, vine-covered hills, a golf course, sumptuous spa treatments and nearby wine tastings--is a splendid spot for a decadent weekend getaway. In late 2007, about a month after beginning his post as Capistrano Unified School District's newest sup ... More >>

  • Music

    January 22, 2009

    Jazz Man Ravi Coltrane Prepares to Honor the Legendary Blue Note Records' 70th Anniversary

    The Temecula Creek Inn--with its views of miles of verdant, vine-covered hills, a golf course, sumptuous spa treatments and nearby wine tastings--is a splendid spot for a decadent weekend getaway. In late 2007, about a month after beginning his post as Capistrano Unified School District's newest sup ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2009

    What President Obama Had For Lunch

    You know what annoys me most at awards shows? The constant yacking about who's wearing what, who was the best dressed, and who was worst. Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn. Obviously, I'm no fashionista; I'm a foodie. And if you're reading this, you are too. So while I did not care who des ... More >>

  • News

    November 20, 2008

    Nightlife Mogul Anton Posniak Had Plans for the OC Scene, But Now Has More Lawsuits Than Restaurants

    You know what annoys me most at awards shows? The constant yacking about who's wearing what, who was the best dressed, and who was worst. Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn. Obviously, I'm no fashionista; I'm a foodie. And if you're reading this, you are too. So while I did not care who des ... More >>

  • Food

    October 9, 2008

    [Best of OC 2008 Post Cards] Foodstuffs: Greetings From Rachel Klemek

    You know what annoys me most at awards shows? The constant yacking about who's wearing what, who was the best dressed, and who was worst. Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn. Obviously, I'm no fashionista; I'm a foodie. And if you're reading this, you are too. So while I did not care who des ... More >>

  • Film

    August 7, 2008

    California-Wine-History Saga 'Bottle Shock' Isn't Quite Ripe

    You know what annoys me most at awards shows? The constant yacking about who's wearing what, who was the best dressed, and who was worst. Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn. Obviously, I'm no fashionista; I'm a foodie. And if you're reading this, you are too. So while I did not care who des ... More >>

  • Food

    June 14, 2007

    Going Global

    Kimera chef Chris Grodach crisscrosses the continents

  • Food

    May 17, 2007

    Sapphire Shines

    This eclectic Laguna Beach eatery is a real gem

  • Food

    September 28, 2006

    Silly Ladies

    Enjoying the pairings at the HB Hyatt Regency

  • News

    June 15, 2006

    Melts in Your Mouth, Not in Your Hand

    Flora Springs Wine Dinner

  • Food

    August 9, 2001

    A Guide to our Advertisers

    Flora Springs Wine Dinner

  • Features

    August 9, 2001

    A Guide to our Advertisers

    Flora Springs Wine Dinner

  • Features

    January 6, 2000

    HERE ALREADY

    Re-creating Southern California in Southern California

  • Food

    March 18, 1999

    Famous Food

    Conductors! Rock Stars! Restaurateurs! Poets!

  • News

    December 18, 1997

    Schroeder Plays the Times Like a Piano

    Dornan attorney says Times reporters worked for him

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