Superbowl Recipes – Personal Favorites from our Chefs – Maro Molteni
I asked local chefs for EASY recipes they whip up themselves when they head out to Superbowl parties. Over the next few days, I’ll be posting their go-to favorites that become everyone else’s favorites at any party they attend. From Maro Molteni, Royal...
Superbowl Recipes – Personal Favorites from our Chefs – Marc Cohen
I asked local chefs for EASY recipes they whip up themselves when they head out to Superbowl parties. Over the next few days, I’ll be posting their go-to favorites that become everyone else’s favorites at any party they attend. From Marc Cohen, 230 Forest...
Superbowl Recipes – Personal Favorites from our Chefs – Cary Redfearn
I asked local chefs for EASY recipes they whip up themselves when they head out to Superbowl parties. Over the next few days, I’ll be posting their go-to favorites that become everyone else’s favorites at any party they attend. From Cary Redfearn,...
Chef Joseph Tripi: Trevor’s at the Tracks – 5 Questions, 5 Minutes
When did you first get interested in cooking? My father’s side is 100% Sicilian, and my mother’s side is Russian-Polish, so I got to see a LOT of different kinds of cooking from my two grandmothers. But it wasn’t until I was 10th birthday –when I went to Benihana’s...
Chef Steven Anderson: California Fresh – 5 Questions, 5 Minutes
What made you get into the catering business instead of operating a restaurant? Chef Steven Anderson: I enjoy working in restaurant kitchens, but I love pulling inspiration from a lot of different culinary styles. I oversee both catering and a large-scale university...
Chef Andrew Gruel: Slapfish – 5 Questions, 5 Minutes
How old were you when you first started cooking? Chef Andrew Gruel: Both of my parents worked, so the microwave and Sara Lee were my best after-school buddies. I was about 10 when I realized that it could be a lot more interesting cooking with fire. But you never...
My Opinion: Address 2 Issues to Help Our Laguna Beach Restaurants
As most of you know, TheBestofLagunabeach.com® blog has been primarily devoted to my writing about Laguna beach restaurateurs and chefs since 2006. They don’t pay me to do it. I simply find restaurateurs and chefs to be some of the most admirable, passionate...
Chef Craig Strong Closing Ocean at Main on Feb. 5th
One of the most talented chefs we’ve yet seen in Laguna Beach is calling it quits. Award-winning Chef Craig Strong of Ocean at Main at 222 Ocean Avenue has announced he’s closing on February 5th. The shuttered doors come just 16 months after his grand opening in...
Chef John Park – Toast – 5 Questions, 5 Minutes
Q: Your first year with OC Chef’s Table in 2018, you didn’t even have a restaurant at the time … Chef John Park: Yeah, that was a little crazy. I was prepping all of the food for the dinner out my little apartment with our two boys running around. It was...
Rumor Mill is Bunk: Alessa and Salerno’s Ristorante Not Going Anywhere (In Fact, They’re Partying)
Chef Alessandro Pirozzi has been in the spotlight this week, thanks to a rumor mill that announced the closings of both of his restaurants in Laguna Beach, Alessa and Salerno by Chef Pirozzi. And he wasn’t happy about it. For the record, Chef Pirozzi has no...