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  1. The Other Critics
    Rodell Flings Four Stars At Hinoki and The Bird; Johnson Pained By Pinot The L.A.Weeklycritic writes, “It takes an extreme level of dedication to create an experience this flawless.”
    ByHadley Tomicki
  2. Let Them Eat Foie
    PETA Threatens Two O.C. Chefs For Giving Guests Banned Foie Gras Broadway by Amar Santana gave away twelve pounds of the banned ingredient last week as a free side with a $55 glass of wine.
    ByHadley Tomicki
  3. Pot Cookery
    Yet Another Costa Mesa Seventh Grader Arrested For Smuggling Pot-Laced Brownies Literally the exact same thing happened last month.
    ByHadley Tomicki
  4. 的超频
    Noah Blom’s Arc Called ‘One Of The Most Important Restaurants To Open In America The entirely wood-cooked restaurant is credited for being the “ultimate and inevitable backlash to molecular gastronomy.”
    ByHadley Tomicki
  5. The Other Critics
    Patric Kuh Praises Gorge in West Hollywood; Gold Soaks In Venice’s Hostaria The Los Angeles Magazine critic calls Elia Aboumrad’s French restaurant on the Sunset Strip “seductive.”
    ByHadley Tomicki
  6. Openings
    What to Eat at Arc Food & Libations, Opening Any Day Now in Costa Mesa Shuck Oyster Bar owner Noah Blom is behind this newcomer, dedicated to handmade recipes and open-flame cooking.
    ByHadley Tomicki
  7. The Other Critics
    Rodell Wrassles Down Black Hogg; Gold Tackles Tex-Mex at Bar Ama Elsewhere, Brad A. Johnson suggests skipping the tasting menu and goling straight for the escargot shumai at Charlie Palmer.
    ByHadley Tomicki
  8. Empire Building
    Pitfire Pizza Opens in Costa Mesa, Thursday December 6 的超频expansion will reveal the chain’s largest space to-date.
    ByHadley Tomicki
  9. Foodievents
    Patina Teams With Teatro Zinzanni in Costa Mesa The off-beat revue from San Francisco includes a five-course dinner from Joachim Splichal’s outfit.
    ByHadley Tomicki
  10. Caffeinated Combat
    Obsessive Coffee Connoisseurship Gets Experimental at Costa Mesa’s Theorum Reservations-only tastings go heavy on scientific equipment and intensely researched history.
    ByHadley Tomicki
  11. Leftovers
    Senor Fish To Pay $90K in Back Wages; Pier Burger Draws Shake Shack Comparisons The seafood mini-chain settles with the U.S. department of labor.
    ByHadley Tomicki
  12. Foodievents
    Mitsuwa Torrance Offering Four-Day Gourmet Food Fair, Today Through Sunday Specialists from Japan have flown in to prepare their signatures.
    ByHadley Tomicki
  13. Openings
    Umami Burger Ubiquity Officially Spreads to O.C., Launches Tandoori Burger Adam Felischman opens SoCal’s seventh Umami outpost, and the first for Orange County.
    ByHadley Tomicki
  14. Mediavore
    Smithsonian Receives 4,500 Historic Menus; Umami Burger Spreading South The menus were donated by an agoraphobic collector.
  15. Empire Building
    Pitfire Pizza is Flying South to Costa Mesa The new location will have guests watching the pizzas being made on an outdoor patio.
    ByHadley Tomicki
  16. Crime Scenes
    Model-Cum-Killer-Cannibal Seeks Early Release Omaima Aree Nelson wants to return to society after skinning her hubby, putting his head on the stove, and frying his hands in oil.
    ByHadley Tomicki
  17. R.I.P.
    Eat Chow Co-Owner Eric Doran Dies in Car Crash The esteemed O.C. chef was driving a Model A to a classic car show when he was hit from behind on the 101.
  18. Crime Scenes
    Brick Hurled Through The Door of Skosk Monahan’s in Costa Mesa The assaulted restaurant is owned by the mayor of Costa Mesa, who has clearly made someone unhappy, and not with his food.
    ByHadley Tomicki
  19. The Other Critics
    Jonathan Gold Opts for Robata Jinya’s Ramen; Ecco’s Pizzas Please S. Irene Strangely, it’s not the robata that wows L.A.’s number-one critic at Robata Jinya.
    ByHadley Tomicki
  20. Mediavore
    Chef Santi Santamaria Dies in Singapore; Aretha Franklin Goes On a Diet The Catalan chef has a heart-attack in Singapore, while the great singer deprives herself of ham hocks and pig’s feet.
  21. Openings
    Seasons 52 Bringing More Market Menus to The Mall This Monday A Costa Mesa location will the restaurant’s first in the West.
    ByHadley Tomicki
  22. Taco Town
    Taco庇护在科斯塔梅萨扭转趋势 A new O.C. restaurant will serve craft beer and octopus tacos.
    ByHadley Tomicki
  23. Empire Building
    Seasons 52 Makes Its Cali Debut in August Seasonal menus and weekly specials are coming to South Coast Plaza.
    ByHadley Tomicki
  24. Neighborhood Watch
    Jason Travi Joins O.C.’s Mesa; Forty Fish Found Dead in Echo Park Lake The former Fraiche chef debuts a new menu in Costa Mesa and a mysterious tragedy befalls carp.
    ByHadley Tomicki
  25. Chef Shuffle
    Jason Travi Goes to Work with Jeffrey Best The former chef at Fraiche returns from his sabbatical.
    ByHadley Tomicki
  26. 的超频
    O.C. Restaurant Week Lures L.A. Down the 405 Pinot Provence’s critically acclaimed new chef offers great dining options.
    ByHadley Tomicki
  27. The Other Critics
    The Gorbals Gets Gold’s Nod for Best Fries; Forage Refuses His Fruit Ilan Hall gets a mixed review from L.A. Weekly, Forage follows.
    ByHadley Tomicki
  28. Openings
    Bomburger落在南加州 A concept similar to In-N-Out comes from a Chronic Tacos owner.
    ByHadley Tomicki
  29. Endangered
    Times Shifts Its Food Section Timing Eating and restaurant news will now arrive Thursdays.
    ByHadley Tomicki
  30. Empire Building
    Crustacean’s An Family Will Unleash Two New Restuarants on SoCal This Winter The An Family dynasty is set to grow with two new plans.
    ByHadley Tomicki
  31. The Other Critics
    Gold’s Reptilian Brain Gets Goosed by BP Oysterette; Eva SeducesThe L.A. BP Oysterette gets a Gold star, and Eva is pleasing to Ms. Virbila.
    ByHadley Tomicki