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Fancy vegetables. Photo by Anne Watson Photography Have you ever noticed that South Coast Plaza’s Nordstrom wing has a distinctive aroma of freshly pressed linen? To me, it smells like opulence and wealth. It is in this rarefied air that a new,...

Upon my first trip to El Mahroosa Cafe N Hookah Lounge, I had a choice. Do I sit in the stark white room under harsh fluorescent lights, or do I make my way to the covered patio? It was clear. No one sits in the front room. Everyone, even if...

There is a moment on season three, episode three of Julia Child’s Baking with Julia where a young Nancy Silverton is visibly gripped with terror. After eating a forkful of Silverton’s brioche tart with hot wine syrup, Child starts to weep....

Barbecue-pork-filled buns at Tim Ho Wan. Photo by Edwin Goei A Taiwanese co-worker had something to tell me: He said he’d just gone to a new restaurant I’d be interested in. But before he even got the chance to pull the business card out of his...

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...