So let’s get an update on the opening of The Iron Press and Waiiha as well as a surprise new tenant for The OC Mart Mix…

Cheeses and Charcuterie as well as Gelato and Sorbets will be coming to The OC Mart Mix within weeks…

The Rainier Fruit Company’s Junami apple has a special crisp, fruity character and is a real thirst quencher…

Find a local and hidden food gem in the Flavors of Laguna food and historical tour…

Have a hankerin’ for a “Brat”? Don’t worry about “what’s in your wallet” and enjoy a Bratwurst with the Vikings!

A restaurateur with over 25 years of Cuban cooking experience wants to bring the flavors of Cuba to Orange County…

The South Coast Collection will be home to two new restaurants opening in a few weeks…

Something a little different for my leftover Italian Sausage Stuffing…turn it into a Frittata!

Chef Gabe takes his Gourmet Tacos on the Road with the addition of their new Food Truck bringing their flavorful tacos to even more of the OC!

We have some changes coming up at the OC Mart Mix in Costa Mesa. Looks like we’re getting a Cheese Shop that will be located right by the Portola Coffee Lab and the We Olive and Wine Bar…

Well it’s just about less than 14 hours to the official grand opening of Chef Jason Quinn’s Playground in Downtown Santa Ana. I stopped by for a quick look inside…

There is a small collection of food trucks here tonight and one of them is the Pogi Boy Food Truck. An OC based Filipino food truck serving Filipino food with a slight twist.

Well it was a rainy day here in Southern California, but I wanted to have lunch by the beach. I met my friend Daron at the Spark Woodfire Grill located right across the street from the Huntington Beach Pier off PCH.
Had this been a typical Southern California day, it would have been sunny and the beach full of surfers enjoying the hot rays of the sun. Unfortunately it was cold and rainy. A typically busy restaurant for lunch was a bit empty due to the …

His dream has come true and his SoNo Trading Company mustards have hit the store shelves in the form of Champagne Garlic and Hong Kong Habanero…

I’m pleasantly distracted as I watch a barista pouring hot water into one of the V-60s. They don’t pour all of it in, it takes a careful pour over a period of time. Flooding the funnel with water is not the method here…

While California Pistachios have gotten very popular from their recent TV campaign, it’s Iranian pistachios that are famous and you can get them at Tavazo in Irvine.

So there is a-trouble, a-brewin for me over the horizon in the next few months. Turns out that Five Guys Burgers (my East Coast favorite) is making a bid to open about three blocks from my house!

Chef Jason Quinn of The Lime Truck is opening “The Playground” featuring his best ideas in burgers and craft beer…

A funny story about how Empanadas came into my life three times in one day…

Orecchiette with Italian Sausage and Basil. Inspired by a recent dinner at Ecco.