True Food Kitchen Stays True to Its (Pretentious) Name

Edwin Goei • OC Weekly • September 2, 2010
I admit it: I had a chip on my shoulder going into True Food Kitchen. What a presumptuous name! Reading the marketing material announcing the Fashion Island restaurant earlier this year didn’t help, either. Here’s a sampling of the doublespeak:...
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