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Seafood

  • Blogs

    April 17, 2012

    DNA Tests of Fish Served In LA and OC Finds Rampant Mislabeling

    That snapper you just ate? Chances are it wasn't snapper. According to a study just released by the non-profit advocacy group Oceana, in 34 samples they tested from sushi bars, restaurants, and markets in LA and OC, none of them were actually snapper. 

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2012

    Ten Great Seafood Restaurants in Orange County

    ​You wouldn't go to a seafood restaurant to only eat the calamari. So why would we populate a list of seafood joints and only stick with the predictable, not to mention expensive, options? So for this list, we've drizzled on a few food trucks, some Asian eateries, a fish and chip shop and a marisc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2011

    Excellent Sushi in Yorba Linda--Yes, Yorba Linda

    Dave Lieberman​One of the best things about writing about food in Orange County is the discovery of something great in a really out-of-the-way place. If you'd asked me what there was to eat in Yorba Linda, I'd have stammered something about the Wild Artichoke and are you sure you can't get to Plac ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 6, 2011

    Bear Flag Fish Company to Open Second Location in Crystal Cove

    ​Bear Flag Fish Company, the seafood purveyor/restaurant established in 2007 in Newport Beach, has announced that they're opening their second store in Crystal Cove Promenade, which is also kind of in Newport Beach. Featured there will be the same items the original serves, including sashimi, smo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 14, 2011

    On The Line: Renzo Macchiavello of Renzo's a Taste of Peru, Part Three

    Photo by Kevin Lara​As we conclude our series with seasoned chef Renzo Macchiavello, he leaves us with a parting recipe of seafood. Ideal for the summer days and nights, it's refreshing, yet packs some heat...maybe to make you sweat (because sweating is the body's way of cooling off, right?). For ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 29, 2011

    Bruxie: Lobster Waffles for Fourth of July

    "Yo Dawg, I heard you like lobster so I put a lobster on your lobster roll..."​What's a more American dish than lobster and waffles? Actually, lots of things. But that's how the house of Belgian waffles in Old Towne Orange rolls on this Fourth of July. It's Bruxie's take on a lobster roll, only ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2011

    Dueling Dishes: Battle Lobster Roll

    The Lobsta Truck's lobster roll with mayo​For a long time, Orange County was a wasteland where no lobster rolls dared come. We saw Guy Fieri shoving toasted split-top buns full of succulent sea-cucaracha meat into his pointy blond head, and some of us who spent summers in Atlantic Canada or New En ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2011

    On The Line: Manuel Gonzalez Of TAPS Fish House & Brewery, Part Three

    Photo by Kevin Lara​Our last installment of On The Line with Chef Gonzalez finds him cooking some seasonal seafood. The addition of fresh peas and corn make for a bright dish, both in color and flavor. If you haven't already done so, be sure to check out parts one and two of our interview.

  • Food

    April 28, 2011

    At Renzo's, Life Is a Ceviche

    Surfer Renzo Macchiavello creates Incan favorites in Irvine

  • Calendar

    February 3, 2011

    "Oh, Baby!" Valentine's Weekend Dinner Celebration

    Winery Restaurant

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2010

    Was 2010 the Year of the Fish Taco?

    Photo by Das Ubergeek​Like we've been fundamentally late to many food trends (cupcakes, Pinkberry, churrascarias), OC has pioneered food trends that the lot of us laugh at when reporters declare them suddenly "in"--bánh mìs (and Vietnamese food, in general), luxe-loncheras, and now...fish tacos? ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2010

    Pete Lehmar of Gladstone's, Part Three

    Christopher VictorioIf you finish your dinner, you can have a small large piece of carrot cake.​On the line this week is Pete Lehmar of Gladstone's first OC-area location. If you missed the interview, click here and here, then continue on for this week's chef's recipe.

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2010

    Delia Snyder of Don the Beachcomber, Part 3

    Chef-owner Delia Snyder of Don the Beachcomber in Huntington Beach graciously provided us with her recipe for crab cakes. Crab cakes and a tall, cold, fruity rum drink: aloha in restaurant form! If you missed the interview portion of the program, you can find it here and here.   Photo by ... More >>

  • Food

    March 18, 2010

    Deep-Fried Fellowship at Lenten Fish Fries

    Smiles and piles of food at OC's meatless meet-and-greets

  • Food

    January 14, 2010

    [Hole in the Wall] Gnarly Nayaritan at Mariscos Los Corales in Santa Ana

    Smiles and piles of food at OC's meatless meet-and-greets

  • Blogs

    November 5, 2009

    Dueling Dishes: Battle Fish Taco

    Dave Lieberman​A great fish taco is a thing of beauty: fried fish (yes, it must be fried!) topped with raw, shredded cabbage, crema (thin Mexican sour cream), chunky salsa and a squeeze of lime on corn tortillas. The first time I had them ("Fish tacos? Seriously?") was when I was working in the Sa ... More >>

  • News

    February 12, 2009

    This Weekend, the 'O' in OC Stands for Oysters—and Maybe Something Else!

    Dave Lieberman​A great fish taco is a thing of beauty: fried fish (yes, it must be fried!) topped with raw, shredded cabbage, crema (thin Mexican sour cream), chunky salsa and a squeeze of lime on corn tortillas. The first time I had them ("Fish tacos? Seriously?") was when I was working in the Sa ... More >>

  • Food

    February 12, 2009

    This Valentine's Weekend May Be Your Best Chance to Eat Oysters for Years to Come

    Dave Lieberman​A great fish taco is a thing of beauty: fried fish (yes, it must be fried!) topped with raw, shredded cabbage, crema (thin Mexican sour cream), chunky salsa and a squeeze of lime on corn tortillas. The first time I had them ("Fish tacos? Seriously?") was when I was working in the Sa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 5, 2009

    Valentine's Menus for Just About EVERY Restaurant at South Coast Plaza

    Just in time for Valentine's Day, I got an unsolicited e-mail from a PR person working for South Coast Plaza's restaurants. This time, there's finally some information I'd want to share with you: the special Valentine's menus for just about every eatery at SCP. So if you were thinking of one of SC ... More >>

  • Food

    November 20, 2008

    [This Hole-in-the-Wall Life] Fire Water at Ostioneria Playas de Sinaloa

    Just in time for Valentine's Day, I got an unsolicited e-mail from a PR person working for South Coast Plaza's restaurants. This time, there's finally some information I'd want to share with you: the special Valentine's menus for just about every eatery at SCP. So if you were thinking of one of SC ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2008

    Monday Night Football at The Pelican Grill? Whaaa?

    The Pelican Grill at the Pelican Hill Resort is the last place I would think of when it comes to Monday Night Football. After all, this is a valet-parking, ocean-views, uniformed-waiter, white-table-cloth kind of establishment, where the customers are the country-club types, not the average Joe Six ... More >>

  • Food

    September 11, 2008

    OC's Rock-Star Chef Takashi Abe Does San Clemente at Sea Smoke

    The Pelican Grill at the Pelican Hill Resort is the last place I would think of when it comes to Monday Night Football. After all, this is a valet-parking, ocean-views, uniformed-waiter, white-table-cloth kind of establishment, where the customers are the country-club types, not the average Joe Six ... More >>

  • Food

    July 10, 2008

    Barcelona Comes to Fullerton Via Lizarran Tapas

    The Pelican Grill at the Pelican Hill Resort is the last place I would think of when it comes to Monday Night Football. After all, this is a valet-parking, ocean-views, uniformed-waiter, white-table-cloth kind of establishment, where the customers are the country-club types, not the average Joe Six ... More >>

  • Food

    January 31, 2008

    Beneath the Batter

    A synergy of cultures at Mario's Peruvian Seafood

  • Food

    October 18, 2007

    Appeasing the Tiki-philes

    Sam's Seafood is back, and this time, the food's edible

  • Food

    May 31, 2007

    Sushi Revolution!

    The chefs at Kaisen are masters of all they convey

  • Food

    April 12, 2007

    Fishing for Quality

    Skip the rolls at Takaraya and go straight for the good stuff

  • Food

    November 30, 2006

    This Hole-in-the-Wall Life

    Goodbye, yummy fish: Malibu Fish Grill

  • Features

    June 22, 2006

    As Raw As She Wants to Be

    Sushi chef Lisa Chung picks your poison

  • Food

    December 1, 2005

    the Arizonans Are Coming!

    Or: How I learned to stop worrying and love Arizonans at Mastro’s Ocean Club

  • Unknown

    June 23, 2005

    This Week in Cephalopods

    Or: How I learned to stop worrying and love Arizonans at Mastro’s Ocean Club

  • Food

    October 7, 2004

    Its Not DiGiorno! Its Delivery!

    Pangea rides its messenger bike right into our hearts

  • Food

    December 26, 2002

    Dropping Names

    Gulfstream 2002formerly Cowboy a space odyssey

  • Food

    November 28, 2002

    Wanna Seafood?

    O Sushi Cafe satisfies eaters of raw fish and cooked meat alike

  • Food

    November 14, 2002

    Good Food, Bad Food

    A tale of two Woos

  • Food

    July 4, 2002

    Go for the Gold

    Stay for the Crispy Crackle catfish

  • Features

    January 31, 2002

    Nice Dish!

    100 things you should put in your mouth

  • Food

    November 1, 2001

    Sushi Master in Training

    Lessons from Wasabi & Sushi

  • Food

    August 23, 2001

    Come for the Catfish

    Stay for the wreck of the Titanic

  • Food

    August 9, 2001

    A Guide to our Advertisers

    Stay for the wreck of the Titanic

  • Food

    May 31, 2001

    Insane In the Membrane

    How to cook Santa Monica Seafoods yummy shellfish

  • Features

    February 1, 2001

    Holy Mackerel!

    We came, we saw seafood, we ate it, we left

  • Features

    February 1, 2001

    The People Behind the Food...

    We came, we saw seafood, we ate it, we left

  • Features

    February 1, 2001

    A Guide to our Advertisers

    We came, we saw seafood, we ate it, we left

  • Food

    June 29, 2000

    A guide to our Advertisers

    We came, we saw seafood, we ate it, we left

  • Food

    March 23, 2000

    Guide to Our Advertisers

    We came, we saw seafood, we ate it, we left

  • Food

    March 16, 2000

    Eat Cheap

    Part Two

  • Food

    January 20, 2000

    Cool Thing

    Opah adds life to Aliso Viejo

  • Food

    September 30, 1999

    Southwestern Lives!

    The trend is dead, but the flavor remains

  • Supplement

    July 1, 1999

    A Guide to Our Advertisers

    The trend is dead, but the flavor remains

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