Holiday gift guide 2018: 12 days of dining for every occasion

Braised beef short ribs are boring. Except when they’re not. I can still remember a time when I used to get excited about beef short ribs. But at some point over the past couple of decades, short ribs became ubiquitous. Most restaurants simply...

The first-ever cannabis cafe is now officially open to the public. Lowell Farms: A Cannabis Cafe offers a new option for consuming cannabis out in the world. For many people, thats an intriguing possibility–but you might have some questions about...

Every year as the holidays approach, my inbox fills up with variations of the same question: “Hey Brad, I’ve got relatives coming into town for the holidays. Where should we dine out?” My first response is to steer them toward several years’ worth...

Being a restaurant critic keeps me out of my own kitchen most days. But this is that time of year when I squeeze in a few exceptions. And for me, this usually involves meat. For years, I’ve relied on Irvine Ranch Market for much of what I cook....

A new Persian restaurant called Urban Kitchen Fresca Mediterranean Grill has opened in the former Fukada 2 Go space in Irvine. Specialties include koobideh and lamb shank dishes, but there are also a few Italian dishes including meatball subs and...