They’re finally here! It’s been a little over 2 months since we found out that The OC was going to be host to a new cupcake bakery. Frostings Cupcakes in Lake Forest will open on July 2.

Frostings officially opens on July 4th with a soft opening on July 2. The owners have a special treat in store for their customers of the OC’s newest cupcake bakery!

The Kogi BBQ Taco truck will be making rounds in North Orange County this week. If you don’t already know about them, the Kogi BBQ Truck is Korean BBQ fused with portability, Taco/Burrito style.

Battle of the Chefs: Eco-Cuisine was held in Los Angeles with 3 prominent chefs battling for a prize package worth $15,000. This Earth Day competition centers around the importance of choosing environmnetally responsible foods like soy.

Formerly Saigon Grill, it is now the Pho Ha Noi. I went in with some expectations, but sadly walked away disappointed. I think the first clue should have been that the place was empty…

Top Chef Season 5 might be over, but don’t put pack those knives just yet! The creators of Top Chef are set to debut their new show, Top Chef Masters.

The James Beard Foundation has released their 2009 Nominees for Restaurants and Chefs. Here in Southern California, we are proud that the following restaurateurs and authors have been nominated for their various categories.

Happy Birthday to the Rockin’ Baja Coastal Cantina! This year they celebrate 25 years of soups, shrimp, burgers and salads to sandwiches, tacos, tostadas, fajitas as well as their famous Baja Buckets!

Well here we are at one of the most anticipated episodes that Top Chef produces. It’s Restaurant Wars. We are down to 8 contestants. The gang is still reeling in from the last challenge where Ariane was sent home…

Well the last couple of weeks have been quiet here at the Foodie In Disguise blog. As some of you may not have known, I have been in the hospital for a few days, but now resting comfortably at home…

The courses start to come out and the guest judge for the Elimination Round is Dana Cowin, Editor-in-Chief of Food & Wine Magazine…

I have no idea what this dish is called. It’s a dish my mom made often and is something I yearn for once in a while. The ingredients are fairly simple. It’s not a fancy dish by any means and it doesn’t photograph well - most Filipino dishes don’t for some reason…

It only made it to about 68 degrees here in SoCal. All day I have been in the mood for soup. I have been craving Thai Coconut Crab Soup for some reason. The smell of Thai basil and cilantro mixed with the sweetness of the coconut milk and that hit of spice from the sambal….get out of my way, it’s time for soup!

Question: Do you go back to a restaurant you know has been closed for some kind of Health Code violation? Newspapers across America publish a database of restaurants in their city/county that have been closed due to an infraction…

So remember a couple of days ago I made some chicken stock? I used the chicken and shredded the chicken, discarding the bones and skin. I later took the stock and put some in the freezer for future use and the rest will be used for the pot pies. The following recipe is an adaptation of Tyler Florence’s Chicken Pot Pie recipe…

Many of you probably ask, why go thru all the trouble of making stock when you can go and buy fairly good stock at the market? My answer, when you have time to make stock, take advantage of it. Making your own stock will always taste better than anything you buy in a store…

Well after the fiasco with me forgetting to put the compact flash card in my camera, I made sure it was in this time. So having leftover mushrooms from the last risotto, I decided to do the risotto again. To serve with the risotto I pan seared a salmon fillet and finished it off in the oven…

When growing up my parents and their friends often got together. On special occasions they would have Lechón (in Tagalog it’s called Litson) which is a roasted suckling pig. All I can remember is that the skin was golden and crimson. I also remember the crackling sound it made as the first cleaver came down…

I was reading a recent blog entry on Dorie Greenspan’s website for a wonderul Baked Stuffed Pumpkin. I’m heading to the Farmers’ Market on Saturday and just might find the perfect sized pumpkin to try this recipe out…

A new blogger friend, Matt Armendariz of MattBites.com, took Friday off to spend time with his guests visiting from Spain. He said they were going to spend the day at Disneyland.

Later in the day, I got a Twitter from Matt saying that he just met José Andrés inside Disneyland! How awesome is that?? Matt and his friends were very lucky indeed to have met a “Food God” as described by my friend Herb.