Of Mice and Mousse

Breakfast, lunch, dinner… it’s all good. Saline in Laguna Beach is one of the coast’s best new restaurants, even if most people can’t or won’t end up eating there. Technically anyone can eat at Saline, but only if you book a room and stay...

Sometimes, buzz about a new restaurant spreads organically by word of mouth. Other times, it’s manufactured by savvy PR people. If you’ve heard anything about TusCA at the Hyatt Regency in Garden Grove, it’s likely because of the latter. In a move...

They’ve got chops! Photo by Edwin Goei From the outside, the new Marriott Irvine Spectrum resembles another one of Irvine’s yawn-inducing office towers. Built with equal portions of glass, steel and concrete, it’s a square-shaped skyscraper that’s...

Hotel dining is not known for good value. Openaire, the newish poolside restaurant that replaced Roy Choi’s Commissary at the Line Hotel in Koreatown, is no exception. The portions are small, carafes of sparkling water cost $5, the avocado toast...

The first-ever cannabis cafe is now officially open to the public. Lowell Farms: A Cannabis Cafe offers a new option for consuming cannabis out in the world. For many people, thats an intriguing possibility–but you might have some questions about...