La Habra Spring Citrus Fair Starts Today And Lasts The Weekend

We won’t be queuing up like sardines to squeeze into Din Tai Fung again anytime soon. But we can still eat great dumplings. And dandan. And barbecue duck. While a few of Orange County’s top Chinese restaurants have closed temporarily (Fu Wing Low...

Thank you, Orange County, for (over-) feeding me again this year. I have eaten very, very well. In fact, I’ve been keeping a list. And here it is: the 20 best things I ate this year.  20. Gorgonzola pizza at Il Palco This isn’t the first Italian...

The house is decorated. The music is on. And the hors d’oeuvres are in the oven. The doorbell rings and your guests go straight to the kitchen for a drink. Cocktail party season is back, and the goal in the kitchen is to keep it simple: roughly...

Man, I could use a drink. I’ve found myself saying that a lot lately. And if there’s one marginally good thing to come out of the pandemic, it’s that restaurants get to sell cocktails to-go. Bartending is a lot harder than it looks. Plus, my bar...

It’s been a rough couple of years. Far too many restaurants haven’t survived this pandemic, and I fear we haven’t seen the last of that heartbreak. It’s a tough business even in normal times. Very few restaurants live forever. Most don’t make it...