by Diane | Jun 17, 2021 | Best Restaurants
Last Friday, after my second day in a row at Cinepolis in Ocean Ranch to see In the Heights, I gathered fellow movie friends and walked 100 yards to Hendrix, the third restaurant in South OC from Chef Rainer Schwarz and his team. You may be more familiar with Chef...
by Diane | Jun 15, 2021 | Best Restaurants
Last week, all diets were off with a visit to one of my favorites, Oliver’s Osteria in Laguna Canyon next to Sawdust. While Chef Erik is never one for loading in frothy, empty calories, his dishes are so rich and fabulous in flavor that you simply can’t...
by Diane | Jun 13, 2021 | Best Restaurants
Two weeks ago, my best friend from Denver (Diana) was in town. People are always asking me where I would send a tourist if they had just a few days here, and to that I always reply, “It depends on what the tourist wants to experience.” Diana wanted to...
by Diane | Jun 8, 2021 | Best Restaurants
As of this past weekend, it’s official: The longtime local favorite, San Shi Go, is taking up residence in the old Okura building at 858 S. Coast Highway. The San Shi Go “elves” have already been busy at work at the new location and Owner/Principal...
by Diane | May 27, 2021 | Best Restaurants
You’ve probably heard me wax on and on about the amazing Brussels Bistro “Monthly 10 Meal Pack.” I had to have been one of their first subscribers in December, and I just can’t get enough of this decadent, gourmet treat. I mean, folks...
by Diane | May 27, 2021 | Best Restaurants
New concept, Comedor, began its “soft open” three weeks ago in the old K’ya location at the base of La Casa del Camino hotel. The word “comedor” is Spanish for dining room or dining room table, and this new entry certainly highlights...
