Blue Shelby at Ruby's Steamliner Lounge, Our Drink of the Week

Besides seagulls, no other group has monopolized eating by the shore than Ruby's. Along the O.C. coast, at the end of almost every pier, there's a Ruby's. But it doesn't stop there. Ruby's owns and manages The Beachcomber, a beach-side restaurant...

As I mentioned before, when I troll for drinks to feature, I'm looking for funny names or weird ingredients. And if it has an umbrella on it, even better. My list has a lot of these kinds of drinks, and one beer. So let's get to my five favorites...

What do I know about Daily Express, a new restaurant to open soon next to Thasos Greek island Grille? Nothing, except that a men's tailor used to occupy the spot it's now in the middle of developing.  But if I were to make guesses simply by...

If there’s such a thing as a nostalgia factory, it would be Ruby’s. OC can be proud that the chain started here 30 years ago when owner Doug Cavanaugh bought an old bait shop on Balboa Pier. The restaurant empire now reaches from Hawaii to New...

So I get a message from our own Anne Marie yesterday, and it went like this: Anne Marie: Did you know there is an OTO RW going on right now? Me: Um. I have no idea what you said just now. Anne Marie: Old Towne Orange Restaurant Week. From that...