New Moon Rises in Buena Park

New Moon Contemporary Chinese Cuisine has opened a location in Buena Park, adjacent to Porto’s. It’s part of a chain that has locations in L.A. The menu includes Chinese American classics such as Chinese chicken salad. 7620 Beach Blvd Buena Park,...

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...

“I miss the snow,” he says, looking out the window on a beautiful sunny day as we scroll through images of friends on Instagram playing in the snow in New York. “Me, too,” I say. “But I’m not squeezing into an airplane filled with recirculated...

According to the California Department of Fish and Game, late March to early June is the peak time where the grunion have their orgy along California beaches. They crawl up the sand on nights with a full or new moon to spawn and do their slippery...

“Do you like it spicy?” I love hearing those words. It’s a question I got recently from the cashier at Southern Spice in Irvine. When I said, “Yes. Yes I do,” she steered me toward an incredible eggplant curry. “You want it spicy?” asked a...