Review: Dana Point’s Maison brings casual farmhouse fare to life

There is a moment on season three, episode three of Julia Child’s Baking with Julia where a young Nancy Silverton is visibly gripped with terror. After eating a forkful of Silverton’s brioche tart with hot wine syrup, Child starts to weep....

Photo by @ocwmktgdirector I begin this review at the end, when our waiter, a chummy chap named Phil, dropped off the check and with it plastic cups of a sweet slushed-ice dessert called sikhye. I didn’t expect the icy treat, nor did I know it was...

Photo by Edwin Goei Is there anything better than a properly done steak? The answer to that is: Yes, when it’s paired with perfectly crisp potatoes. I had such a meal at the new Cambalache in Fountain Valley. It was utterly transcendent—one of the...

Photo by Edwin Goei On the walls of the new Thai restaurant called Munch Bistro in Huntington Beach, you’ll find the obligatory, gauzy glamour shots of Thailand: Long-tail boats float near a sandy beach. A farmer crosses a rickety bridge while he...

Photo by Edwin Goei It’s hard to overstate how humongous BWON Shabu & BBQ is. Imagine a bowling alley, then take out all the lanes, add tables and dangling exhaust vents, but keep all the flat-screens. It is so huge that if you had to sprint to...