Mare Culinary Lounge Is the Pixar of OC Italian

Edwin Goei • OC Weekly • July 12, 2012
I knew I was in for a good meal at Mare Culinary Lounge in Laguna Beach, but I didn't expect to find one of the best dishes I've ever had. The venison filet mignon, two cubes the size of a baseball sitting on opposite sides of an oblong plate, was...
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