Brasserie Pascal Bids a Foie Farewell

If you opened a French restaurant, you, too, would have the songs of Edith Piaf playing so that her rich-as-foie-gras voice could float through the air. You, too, would hang a poster of Toulouse-Lautrec's iconic portrait of Aristide Bruant, his...

I've actually known about the imminent closure of Brasserie Pascal in Fashion Island for months, but couldn't get anyone at the restaurant or even restaurateur and chef Pascal Olhats to confirm. But it has now finally happened. The prominent...

A co-worker came up to me late yesterday all excited. “Tonight's the night!” he said, practically jumping up and down. Puzzled, I asked what the hell he was talking about. After some playful ribbing where he questioned my food guy street cred for...

There are restaurants designed to be overtly sexy, and there are those geared toward romance. Depending on who you are and whom you are with, one will suit you better than the other this Valentine’s Day (or any other day, when it’ll also be easier...

The original Marché Moderne may have been the perfect neighborhood restaurant, if you stretch the idea of “neighborhood” a bit: a sprawling French bistro reached by a short ride up the very swankest escalator in the toniest corner of South Coast...