Drunk After Work: Cucina Alessa

A catchy Italian pop song by Lucio Dalla cuts through the stillness at lunchtime at Oliver’s Osteria in Laguna Beach. The dining room is otherwise quiet, leaving me alone to contemplate the elegance of my cacio e pepe. It is the most stunning...

Hmm. The happy hours feature on our food blog is called “Drunk After Work,” and the print headline of this list of OC’s most alluring weekday watering holes is “Intoxicating.” So, a moment for a word of caution: Please be safe, everybody. And...

Joe Manzella doesn't do small. The restaurateur's new TAPS Fish House N Brewery is much like his two other TAPS restaurants: big, boisterous and more akin to Grand Central Station than a steakhouse. But unlike the original TAPS in Brea–which is...

In my opinion, there’s no better time to eat out than Happy Hour. The drinks are cheap, reservations aren’t required, and best of all, the discounts on food can be substantial. Here are my current picks for the best Happy Hour food I’ve had in...

Old Town Pasadena — Old Pasadena, the chamber of commerce calls it — is one of the most restaurant-intensive neighborhoods in the world. More than 100 places are packed into a few blocks, with plentiful city parking, light rail stations and a...