An Interview With Mario Melendez of Rasta Taco

In case you were keeping track, in the three contestant race on which would open up their restaurant first at The Camp in Costa Mesa, Valhalla Table is the winner. It recently debuted with nary but a small banner announcing itself and a menu that...

You might remember Hidden Kitchen, the spectacular but clandestine restaurant experiment that a foursome of aspiring restauranteurs (Jeff Dobkin; his wife, Julie Thompson-Dobkin; Holly Roberts; and her husband, Jason Coulston) opened up a few...

The last time I checked in on the progress of Valhalla Table at The Camp in Costa Mesa was back in July. Now that summer's just about over, I went to check again. And the only update I have for you? They've put up the sign. It's a nice sign, to be...

There's progress on two of the three new restaurants planned for The Camp in Costa Mesa. Valhalla Table is hopeful that they're on track to do a soft opening sometime by the end of the month, owner Liz Karnaga told me. ] I saw the work being done...

I waited nearly a year for Ecco to open at the Camp in Costa Mesa. It’s not that I was necessarily looking forward to another Italian restaurant, with Pizzeria Ortica and Il Dolce already existing in the same city. I was more interested in seeing...