Review: With quirks and charm aplenty, Trenta channels Italy on Costa Mesa’s west side

“I’ll have the poached chicken.” Hearing myself say this out loud makes me feel old. Poached chicken. That’s what my grandmothers ate. It’s what hospitals serve. I’m not ready for that. “I’ll have the poached fish.” What’s happening to me? It’s...

Most Neapolitan pizzerias around these parts are content to have one wood-burning oven. The new Angelina’s Pizzeria Napoletana at the new Los Olivos Marketplace in Irvine has two—both Stefano Ferrara, the Ferrari of fornos. These ovens, built by...

Hot dogs are pretending to be crusts at Pizza Hut. Pizzas are infiltrating fried chicken on KFC's Chizza. So why not pizza in a cone? Yes, there's a pizza shop that specializes in cooking and serving its pizza in a hand-holdable cone. ] We got an...

At Fuoco Pizzeria Napoletana, everything that counts comes from Naples. Extra-fine Caputo flour is used to make the dough. San Marzano tomatoes are imported not just because they're required for certification by the Associazione Verace Pizza...

It’s Sunday evening at Mezzaluna, and the regulars have already assembled around the restaurant’s L-shaped bar. A confident, attractively dressed Corona del Mar crowd sips moscato and grappa while nibbling on some of Orange County’s most authentic...