Mexican Evolution

Go eastward from Mission Viejo, and you'll find the hamlet of Ladera Ranch, an unincorporated slice of master planning surrounded by hills of cookie-cutter homes. But follow the main drag of Crown Valley Parkway until it ends at Antonio, and...

The chicken schnitzel plate. Photo by Edwin Goei The logo for Newport Beach’s Helmsman Ale House is a sea captain with a beard of tentacles gripping a ship’s wheel. I don’t know what his official name is, but I can’t think of a better mascot for...

If we're not inundated with food-truck events, there's always some restaurant week happening somewhere. We're in the midst of Irvine's Restaurant Week. But yesterday, OC Restaurant Week, arguably one of the most successful in our realm, announced...

I wasn't impressed with Rockin' Taco Cantina. The food we ordered one night was no better than On The Border — a lazily put together plate of nachos, insipid enchiladas, and according to my friend, weak margaritas (I wouldn't know, I don't drink...

We are all familiar with the celebrity chef. What may be more elusive is the concept of the celebrity taco -- a taco so well known that it has managed to work its way into the general consciousness even of people who may have no idea of its form,...