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This week in Stick a Fork In It:There was breaking news a-plenty, from Jamie "You Callin' Me Chubby?" Oliver bringing his anti-obesity crusade to the US to Pascal Olhats' imminent arrival at French 75 at Fashion Island to the dismal revelation that only two local bars made it on to Esquire's "Best B ... More >>

Wild & Crazy Taco Night This Thursday

The 16th Annual Wild & Crazy Taco Night will be held this Thursday. 1550 Superior Avenue, Costa Mesa 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM VIP Party 4:15 PM - 5:15 PM $60 - advance registration onlyVIP Party $150 - advance registration only There's limited availability, No tickets sold at the door For those wh ... More >>

Lazy Dog Cafe to Open in Irvine Marketplace

http://www.lazydogcafe.com/From the ashes of failure, sprouts new life. First French 75 in Newport Beach's Fashion Island was spared an uncertain future when Pascal Olhats of Tradition and Cafe Jardin came to the rescue. It's now revived and more French than ever as Brasserie Pascal. And today ... More >>

Brasserie Pascal Is the Restaurant Pascal Olhats Has Been Waiting to Do

http://www.lazydogcafe.com/From the ashes of failure, sprouts new life. First French 75 in Newport Beach's Fashion Island was spared an uncertain future when Pascal Olhats of Tradition and Cafe Jardin came to the rescue. It's now revived and more French than ever as Brasserie Pascal. And today ... More >>

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 >>

Pascal Olhats Celebrates Bastille Day on Tuesday at Brasserie Pascal

Tomorrow is Bastille Day, or as you Franco-philes and French transplants call it, Fête Nationale.  To celebrate, your fellow countryman Pascal Olhats is throwing a bash coinciding with the official grand opening of his Brasserie Pascal at Newport Beach's Fashion Island. Here are the details that ... More >>

Laguna Beach's French 75 Rises Above Its Confusing Corporate Past

Tomorrow is Bastille Day, or as you Franco-philes and French transplants call it, Fête Nationale.  To celebrate, your fellow countryman Pascal Olhats is throwing a bash coinciding with the official grand opening of his Brasserie Pascal at Newport Beach's Fashion Island. Here are the details that ... More >>

[BEST OF OC] El Francés (the Frenchman): Pascal Olhats

Tomorrow is Bastille Day, or as you Franco-philes and French transplants call it, Fête Nationale.  To celebrate, your fellow countryman Pascal Olhats is throwing a bash coinciding with the official grand opening of his Brasserie Pascal at Newport Beach's Fashion Island. Here are the details that ... More >>

Pascal Olhats Celebrates Release of Beaujolais Nouveau

Jonathan Ho​I am not a Frenchman, but I know one. He's Pascal Olhats, the owner/chef of Brasserie Pascal and others. And Frenchmen, especially chefs like Olhats who know wine, are celebrating this Thursday's release of the 2009 Beaujolais Nouveau. Since I'm not oenophile, I had to rely on W ... More >>

Edwin's Top Five Dishes of 2009

John Gilhooley​You've read Gustavo and Dave pick out their Top 5 Dishes of '09. Now it's my turn! At first I thought this would be an easy task, but it is not. To pick out just five dishes out of the hundreds I've sampled this year is like asking a toddler to choose only one toy -- he'd rath ... More >>

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 >>

#62. Roasted Beef Marrow Bones at Brasserie Pascal

Edwin Goei We continue to countdown our 100 favorite dishes at local restaurants. We'll be sharing these with you every weekday until our annual Best Of Issue comes out. Enjoy! #62. Roasted Beef Marrow Bones at Brasserie Pascal You could trace back the popularity of roasted beef marrow bone ... More >>

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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 >>

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 >>

Pascal Olhats To Offer Food He Serves His Busboys

Photo by Jonathan Ho​Have you ever wondered what chefs like Pascal Olhats feed themselves and their kitchen crew before service? Me neither. But now that I've brought it up, I bet you are. Starting tomorrow, Pascal Olhats, French chef extraordinaire, who has a half dozen eateries in OC, will ... More >>

Restaurant Roll Call For January 2012

Photo by Jonathan Ho​January isn't generally the kindest months for those in the restaurant business. But a few of the restaurant closures that we saw these past 31 days was still a big surprise. Valhalla Table, the sausage sandwich shop by the Karnaga sisters of Layer Cake Bakery, closed up sho ... More >>

Ten Great Romantic Restaurants In Orange County

Courtesy of AnQi​If beauty is in the eye of the beholder, then romance is up to the couple. I am enamored by a room with a view, yet also appreciate when he brings me my favorite doughnut. We already anticipate the "Who cares?", and you know what? We welcome it. Get all that (sexual) frustration o ... More >>