Critic’s Notebook: Marché Moderne just raised the bar for brunch

Here’s another great argument for ot putting lettuce on cheeseburgers. The burger at Pour Company is pure hangover bliss. Or perhaps pre-hangover bliss. The drinks at this new gastropub in Fullerton are also great. The cheeseburger is remarkably...

If the point of dining out is to order something that you can’t make at home, then brunch is a consistently underwhelming endeavor. Eggs and french toast can be whipped up in an instant in any kitchen. Moreover, they can tend to become overpriced...

Don’t be in a hurry when you eat the pork neck at Lido Bottle Works in Newport Beach. You’ll want to savor every bite, and there’s not much of it. It’s a thin slice of meat, the “secreto.” It might or might not actually come from the animal’s...

Luckily the lobster tragedy and the egg incident both transpired on my third visit to Harley, not my first. Otherwise, I might not have returned.  I first wrote about Harley in December, declaring it one the 10 best openings of 2018. The two-story...

The tomatoes catch my eye as I approach the entrance to Poppy & Seed in Anaheim. I see two beautiful heirlooms dangling heavily from their vines just outside the front door of the restaurant, a glass-and-steel structure that resembles a large...