Golden Arches

After you decide to eat at Abyssinia in Anaheim, be sure to call ahead. Not to make a reservation, but to make sure the staff know you’re coming. Otherwise, the restaurant might just close early. This was exactly what happened the first time we...

Photo by Edwin Goei Before this year, I didn’t know the name Piero Selvaggio, but I knew of Valentino. Selvaggio’s Santa Monica institution is credited by many for introducing Angelenos to ingredients such as prosciutto and balsamic vinegar. In...

Bluegold in Huntington Beach’s Pacific City isn’t just one restaurant. Technically, it’s two. There’s a restaurant within a restaurant called LSXO, which lies beyond a second set of double doors to the right of Bluegold’s kitchen. But for now, I’m...

Have you heard of Sanjeev Kapoor? In India, he’s Martha Stewart, Wolfgang Puck and Oprah Winfrey rolled into one. He has a cooking show that’s the longest running program of its kind in Asia, a line of appliances, a chain of restaurants, lucrative...

Photo by Edwin Goei I had no idea how massive Nova Kitchen & Bar in Garden Grove was until I swung open a front door so enormous it could hold back King Kong. Strolling into the largest of five dining areas, I saw a glass-encased wine room and...