Silver Trumpet Has a Silver Lining

To the gentleman at Silver Trumpet who seated us on Thursday, Nov. 10: I owe you an apology. You see, I lied to you. As you showed me to my seat, you asked me politely, “You have the same last name as the OC Weekly food writer. Are you him?”...

I had my first real piece of foie gras as everyone usually does: at a French restaurant, seared and served with fruit to cut through the inherent richness. In celebration of one of those birthdays that ended in a zero, I paid a premium for it at...

For a place surrounded by auto dealerships and housed in a building butted up against a menacing electrical substation, Delius Restaurant has a remarkable sense of confidence and swagger. Or perhaps it's exactly these things that bolster its...

EATS Kitchen & Bar–the revamped restaurant at the Hotel Irvine that recently hired Jason Montelibano from Chapter One: the modern local–is participating in Irvine Restaurant Week. It's offering a 3-course prix fixe dinner from a selected subset of...

EATS Kitchen & Bar–the revamped restaurant at the Hotel Irvine that recently hired Jason Montelibano from Chapter One: the modern local–is participating in Irvine Restaurant Week. It's offering a 3-course prix fixe dinner from a selected subset of...