Best Thing I Ate: Beef short rib like none other at Oak Grill in Newport Beach

Brad A. Johnson • Orange County Register • October 17, 2018
Braised beef short ribs are boring. Except when they’re not. I can still remember a time when I used to get excited about beef short ribs. But at some point over the past couple of decades, short ribs became ubiquitous. Most restaurants simply...
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