The Waffle Affair, Another Waffle Sandwich Shop, Plans to Open

Earlier this year, I wrote about a waffle shop called Waffle Affair that was planning to open at Bayside Center in Newport Beach. Their soon-to-be-landlord, The Irvine Company, had this description for their future tenant: The Waffle Affair is a...

The best waffles commercially available, I am prepared to state, come from Brown Sugar Kitchen, a small, fragrant breakfast diner on Mandela Parkway in West Oakland. The waffles, Tanya Holland’s cornmeal-enhanced riff on Marion Cunningham’s famous...

For a city that can’t agree on a common language, the people of Brussels are united in pride on the waffle, their defining regional foodstuff. To them, a proper waffle is what a thin-crust pizza is to a New Yorker. Recently, the president of...

When I wrote about The Waffle Affair earlier this year and predicted it was going to be “another waffle sandwich shop”, their PR person e-mailed me and set me straight. “Waffle sandwiches aren't even on the menu, they offer modern variations on...

This week’s recommendations will require a leap of faith. If you’re willing to wait in line for your food or to possibly sit in traffic for a restaurant with no set menu or hours, then you’re in luck. I promise it’s worth the risk. Shan tofu...