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The Hidden Dinner Eat-Easys The Hidden Dinner Eat-Easys
By MICHAEL CHIN

Hidden Dinner is perhaps best defined by its name: It's hidden, and it's a dinner. There is no set location or menu. Find a password that allows you to access… More >>

Brasserie Pascal Bids a Foie Farewell Brasserie Pascal Bids a Foie Farewell
By EDWIN GOEI

I had my first real piece of foie gras as everyone usually does: at a French restaurant, seared and served with fruit to cut through the inherent richness. In celebration… More >>

Ochoa's Chorizo With Amnesty Ochoa's Chorizo With Amnesty
By GUSTAVO ARELLANO

Every couple of weeks, I get an urge to try the best damn tamales in Southern California, moist, fluffy masa bricks wrapped in banana leaves, rubbed with mole negro and… More >>

Pho Bo Vang, Ann's Pho & Teriyaki and Maison de Pho and the Closing of the Pho Frontier Pho Bo Vang, Ann's Pho & Teriyaki and Maison de Pho and the Closing of the Pho Frontier
By EDWIN GOEI

If Little Saigon is to Vietnamese restaurants as LA's seminal Chinatown is to Chinese food, then Lake Forest might be OC's San Gabriel Valley. For a bedroom community with a… More >>

Rubalcava's and the Rise of Primo-Mex
By GUSTAVO ARELLANO

An interesting trend is rising in Orange County: the emergence of second-generation Mexican food entrepreneurs continuing their family tradition, but tweaking the model to stay relevant. At the Northgate Supermarket… More >>

Anepalco's Cafe Has Le Mexique Anepalco's Cafe Has Le Mexique
By EDWIN GOEI

Like Break of Dawn's Dee Nguyen and the Playground's Jason Quinn, Danny Godinez cut his teeth and proved his chops during stints at the most expensive and uppity restaurants in… More >>

Bahay Kawayan Is Long in the Plate
By GUSTAVO ARELLANO

I literally ran into Bahay Kawayan, starving after a day driving across Southern California, needing a starch-filled pick-me-up before I could take on the night. One elderly lady grunted her… More >>

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