The Melt, A Grilled Cheese Sandwich Chain, To Open At Irvine Spectrum

Photo by Edwin Goei While I was in Houston last year, I went to the place many credit as one of the first restaurants to popularize fajitas: The Original Ninfa’s on Navigation. It speaks to the impact of this eatery that I shouldn’t have to...

I'm willing to bet that most people have never met beer-can chicken in the flesh. You may have seen the dish on a recent episode of Top Chef: Texas; you may have had every intention of someday shoving a can up a bird's tochis while it roasts. But...

Hello, xiao long bao. Photo by Edwin Goei If you’ve never been to China or aren’t familiar with the more esoteric offerings in LA’s San Gabriel Valley, you’ve probably never heard of jianbing, let alone eaten one. I tasted my first jianbing only a...

Photo by Edwin Goei Is there anything better than a properly done steak? The answer to that is: Yes, when it’s paired with perfectly crisp potatoes. I had such a meal at the new Cambalache in Fountain Valley. It was utterly transcendent—one of the...

The way I see it, there are two kinds of sushi-eaters in this world: those who abhor rolls and those who adore them. By the same token, there are two kinds of sushi bars. On one end, you have Sushi Wasabi and its kin, bars fronted by ardent...