No Shrimp On the Barbie At Pie-Not

From my sources, I heard that the folks at the Playground were hiring people and expanding. The rumor was that they were taking over the space about to vacated by Moya's Panderia–which had stayed open for over 20 years before being unceremoniously...

Chile vs. Australia, today, 3 p.m. Apparently, there exists such a thing as a “honey moon,” which means that the moon looms especially large and looks as if it has been dipped in primo bee exudations. Our excellent Deborah Netburn says that if you...

Chicken pot pie and kale salad at Pop Pie in Costa Mesa (Photo by Brad A. Johnson, Orange County Register/SCNG) The best way to ruin a savory pot pie is to cover it with flimsy puff pastry, which disintegrates into mush after the first bite. Real...

Pi Day (commemorating the numerical constant that is the ratio of a circumference of circle to its diameter) is just as ridiculously fake as Talk Like Pirate Day or Star Wars Day (May the 4th be with you), but it trumps the other fake holidays...

Doc’s Pie Shop has opened in Seal Beach, offering sweet and savory pies. The sweet pies, which include a variety of cream, fruit, and custard varieties are sold by the slice. The savory pies, which include quiche, a breakfast pie, and meat pie,...