Review: This nouvelle Persian cuisine is a big win for Orange County

Critic Brad A. Johnson says Bezan Berim is quite unlike anything else in the Orange County food scene, and getting a table isn’t easy.

Brad A. Johnson • Orange County Register • May 12, 2022

Like trying to push a square peg through a round hole, I scrape my plastic spoon around the perpendicular edge of the cardboard bowl, furiously trying to corral the last slurp of green-plum broth and a final nub of koofteh studded with pistachios,...

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Abyssinia in Anaheim Serves Great Ethiopian Food—When It’s Open

Edwin Goei • OC Weekly • February 24, 2016

After you decide to eat at Abyssinia in Anaheim, be sure to call ahead. Not to make a reservation, but to make sure the staff know you’re coming. Otherwise, the restaurant might just close early. This was exactly what happened the first time we...

Jonathan Gold reviews P.Y.T., a vegetable-centered nirvana in L.A.

Jonathan Gold • Los Angeles Times • November 11, 2016

One of the best things I had to eat this summer was a whole celeriac cooked by Daniel Berlin, of the restaurant that bears his name in southern Sweden. The unlovely root, probably his most famous dish, had been roasted for nine or 10 hours in the...

Anaheim's Orange Bap Makes a Killer Version of Korea's Favorite Rice-Bowl Meal

Edwin Goei • OC Weekly • December 15, 2016

Before I actually went there, I expected Orange Bap in Anaheim to be a build-your-own rice bowl concept much like anything else that's new these days. It's not that it would've been better if it were, but after encountering so many failed attempts...

The best new restaurants in Pasadena

Jenn Harris • Los Angeles Times • February 27, 2023

I’ve lived most of my life in Pasadena, a sprawling suburb northeast of downtown Los Angeles. It’s where Julia Child and Jackie Robinson lived for a time, where the Rose Parade and the Rose Bowl are held every year. And it’s home to the...

What to eat now: Grub your way through this food hall in Montebello

Jenn Harris • Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2022

I favor the build-your-own adventure model when deciding on my weekend meal plans. The best way to achieve this is with a visit to a food hall. In Stanton, there’s the Rodeo 39 Public Market. Downtown L.A. has Grand Central Market. There’s Blossom...