Moderne Love

For better or for worse, I do a lot of my eating in Irvine. I've probably eaten at almost all, if not 90%, of the restaurants in the city. And what I can tell you is this: contrary to what you may think, this master-planned Burg by Bren isn't...

Photo by Edwin Goei While I was in Houston last year, I went to the place many credit as one of the first restaurants to popularize fajitas: The Original Ninfa’s on Navigation. It speaks to the impact of this eatery that I shouldn’t have to...

The Empire Strikes AgainCapital SeafoodNs glitzy new Irvine location fits right into the sparkling-new Diamond Jamboree Plaza, but does its food measure up to the high standards of its humbler predecessors? My fondness for the Capital Seafood...

I recently realized it's been at least a decade since I ventured to Laguna Beach—a city now forever ingrained in America's collective consciousness as “The Real Orange County.” (Thanks, MTV!). My previous forays were limited by money, as in the...

When my co-workers returned from their lunch break, I knew where they'd been just by the smell. Whatever cologne or perfume they wore that morning was now replaced by eau de garam masala. “You guys went to an Indian buffet again, didn't you?” I...