It has been quite some time since my last visit to Savannah Chop House — before Executive Chef Chris Tzorin left for Tortilla Republic. I never dined at Savannah while Chris was away, but now that he’s back at the helm, we decide it is time to pay him a visit. This is also one of […]
The Crooked Duck — Long Beach
The Crooked Duck’s moniker derives from a legend owner Joseph (Joey) Rooney’s uncle told to him as a child. While at the family’s summer house on Island Lake in Illinois, his uncle relays a story about a man who was water-skiing on the lake and accidentally hit a duck. Witnesses were horrified by this incident and as they […]
the comforts of home at Georgia’s
Last week, we visited a new restaurant located at Anaheim Packing District. A friend of a friend introduced us to Nika Shoemaker Machado and Marlon Machado, a husband and wife team who owns Georgia’s. We were lucky enough to have Nika sit down with us while we ate to listen to her story. Georgia’s is a […]
even my son likes fish at Spike’s Fish House
My feelings towards Spike’s Fish House is this — even if I didn’t like them, I would LOVE them simply because my son, who never eats fish, ate everything we ordered. But then again, if it wasn’t good food, my son would not have eaten it in the first place, so that was a moot […]
Kappo Hana is a hidden gem
I know I’ve griped a lot about not having the luxury of finding good authentic little Japanese restaurants in Orange County, but truth be told, I keep forgetting about this hole-in-the-wall tucked away in a strip mall off the 5-freeway in Laguna Niguel. It’s been about five years since I visited Kappo Hana and I […]
