Is Terrace, Ross Pangilinan’s Mix Mix Spin-Off, as Good as the Original?

I’ve been saying for years that everything that’s exciting and new in the Orange County food scene happens in SanTana, but it’s never been more true than now. To cutting-edge chefs, the city’s downtown, at this very moment, is the South of France...

Welcome to our annual Top 5 countdown, where our SAFII writers tell you what impressed them over the past year! Here, we have food critic Edwin Goei’s Top 5 Drinks and Restaurants – enjoy, and dig in! Edwin Goei’s Top 5 Drinks of 2017: 5. Pabst...

If you’ve had the Filipino dish sisig in OC, chances are it’s the version that has deep-fried pork belly hacked into fingertip-sized chunks, then tossed with citrus juice, onions and peppers. The new MFK By Aysee—the acronym stands for Modern...

Hello Kitty Grand Cafe has opened at the Irvine Spectrum. It is the brick-and-mortar upgrade to the original Hello Kitty pop-up at the Spectrum, which closed in January. The new venue includes a reservation-only private room called The Bow Room...

Former Leatherby's chef Ross Pangilinan's solo venture, Mix Mix, had its soft opening last week at the former Little Sparrow/Black Box/Hopper & Burr space. The grand opening for the new restaurant is slated for the Friday after Thanksgiving. 300...