Yesterday I attended the Cadillac Culinary Challenge competition at the Irvine Spectrum Center sponsored by Bon Appetit, Epicurious and Share Our Strength. The cook-off in Irvine featured a celebrity chef — Mary Sue Milliken of The Two Hot Tamales and Border Grill fame — against a local chef — Orange County’s own Chef Yvon Goetz […]
paella perfection at La Espanola
One of my girlfriends had arranged this get-together to La Espanola months ago. She was craving paella and La Espanola apparently had the right stuff. I’d heard of this place for years now but naturally have never had the chance to visit for one reason or another — yeah yeah I know! The paella is […]
outstanding sushi in a humble strip mall
It was just my luck to be invited to a lunch hosted by Julie Lim of OC Wine Mart fame. Julie formed a group named OC Joy Luck Foodies Club on Facebook and the numbers have grown exponentially since its inception. Although this wasn’t a Joy Luck event, several members of the club showed up […]
Tommy Bahama Grille wine dinner with Peter Neptune
I’ve been a huge fan of Chef Jacquelyn Nabong, way before I even met her in person, which is, recently at the Tommy Bahaha Wine Dinner featuring Master Sommelier Peter Neptune with a menu created by Executive Chef Jacquelyn Nabong. The setting was beautiful, with community tables set up on the outside patio. The weather […]
a 5-year anniversary to remember at Addison
I first met Chef William Bradley at the Culinary Masters 2011 and after getting a taste of the dessert he had prepared for the event, I vowed to pay him a visit at his restaurant, Addison at the Grand Del Mar in San Diego county. It has been almost six months since that fateful day […]
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