The Crystal Cove Shake Shack Still Brings 'Em In

Some people have moaned that Ruby's–which has gone on to practically monopolize eating at the end of a pier from Oceanside to Malibu–has a habit of subjugating old beloved places for its empire. A Ruby's Crystal Cove Shake Shack post I wrote a few...

If there’s such a thing as a nostalgia factory, it would be Ruby’s. OC can be proud that the chain started here 30 years ago when owner Doug Cavanaugh bought an old bait shop on Balboa Pier. The restaurant empire now reaches from Hawaii to New...

What do I know about Daily Express, a new restaurant to open soon next to Thasos Greek island Grille? Nothing, except that a men's tailor used to occupy the spot it's now in the middle of developing.  But if I were to make guesses simply by...

Summer goes with baseball; baseball goes with beer, hot dogs and . . . sushi? Yes, as you might have already heard, these days, there is more than peanuts and Cracker Jack at Angel Stadium. But that’s not to say you can’t find fried foods to rival...

As I mentioned before, when I troll for drinks to feature, I'm looking for funny names or weird ingredients. And if it has an umbrella on it, even better. My list has a lot of these kinds of drinks, and one beer. So let's get to my five favorites...