The Hobbit Is Orange County's Precious

Edwin Goei • OC Weekly • April 26, 2012
The Hobbit is from a dying breed, a group of the proud and expensive that once included La Vie en Rose, the Arches, and the Riviera at the Fireside—places that had their heyday when eating out was still called dining, men were required to wear...
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