A week from today, the Hilton Costa Mesa will be the site of the Santa Ana Chamber of Commerce’s first-ever Culinary Showcase and Tri-City Business Expo (includes Costa Mesa and Tustin) on Wednesday, November 2 from 4pm to 7pm. With live entertainment, free samples of some tasty food Orange County has to offer, and an array […]

The Irvine Spectrum saw a new eatery open up recently. My son’s been anticipating it because he’s a huge barbecue fan, me, not so much! I don’t particularly like barbecue but I’ll eat it if the sauce leans towards the tart rather than sweet. However, the Spectrum needs more restaurants because the ones there are […]

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 […]

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 […]