Best thing I ate: Is this North OC’s best pho?

Having eaten most of my meals in restaurants for decades, the current state of emergency due to the novel coronavirus has been an adjustment. I’m not worried about me, though. It’s the restaurants I’m worried about. Every one of them. The extent...

Does everything have a national day? A few days ago it was National Pancake Day. And apparently tomorrow is National Clam Chowder Day. A better question is: Is everyday a National Day for something? Yes, yes it is. Immediately after National Clam...

We won’t be queuing up like sardines to squeeze into Din Tai Fung again anytime soon. But we can still eat great dumplings. And dandan. And barbecue duck. While a few of Orange County’s top Chinese restaurants have closed temporarily (Fu Wing Low...

In my humble opinion, there is no fast food side dish better than Wendy's baked potato. It is a decidedly wholesome offering in an industry that doesn't put a lot of stock in wholesomeness (ahem, Doritos tacos). Now Wendy's has introduced what I...

Whenever anybody in Southern California eats xiao long bao, our first instinct is to mentally compare the Shanghai-style soup dumplings that we’re currently eating with the more famous ones at Din Tai Fung. Are these as delicate? Are they as...