Restaurant Marin Is Noah Blom's Throwback to a More Wholesome, Simpler Time

A new Persian restaurant called Urban Kitchen Fresca Mediterranean Grill has opened in the former Fukada 2 Go space in Irvine. Specialties include koobideh and lamb shank dishes, but there are also a few Italian dishes including meatball subs and...

ARC Butcher & Baker The husband-and-wife team Marín and Noah von Blöm formerly of Restaurant Marin and ARC has opened ARC Butcher & Baker, their new concept located in Newport Beach’s Cannery Village. The focus of the place is ready-to-serve...

I'm pretty sure that at some point in his life, Noah Blom has fried an egg on an electric stove or microwaved a frozen burrito. But walking into ARC Restaurant, his new restaurant at the OC Mix (formerly known as OC Mart Mix), you would have to...

Leonard Chan might be Costa Mesa's youngest, most prolific restaurant mogul. Though I don't know exactly how old he is, I'm pretty sure Chan has more eateries in this town than anyone in his age group. He began with an outpost of California Shabu...

Everyone who sat at the counter in front of the steam kettles had questions. “How does it work?” “How much did it cost to install?” Chef Ritter (and that's what he goes by—no other name), partner of his namesake restaurant, is more than happy to...