In downtown Laguna Beach, the restaurant, the Broadway Restaurant by Amar Santana, is manned by an extraordinary chef. To the uninitiated, the restaurant might sound oh-so-haute, but Chef Amar is the farthest thing from “haute” imaginable. He sits across the table...
As his regulars cross the Andree’s Patisserie threshold, he is already bagging their favorite item. He greets each customer with a happy grin, and gestures with the bakery bag in hand, filled with flaky goodness. This person always wants a Bear Claw. That one prefers...
OK, OK, OKAY! Stop bugging me! Sheesh, you people keep peppering me with requests on where you REALLY should go for Restaurant Week in Laguna Beach (starts next week, Feb. 23 – March 1st), and I’m supposed to be something of a Switzerland here. I think ALL...
Years ago, when the Mozambique Steakhouse & Coastal Lounge set up shop in an enormous failed restaurant space at the corner of Agate and Coast Highway, we Laguna residents figured we’d be counting the days of its short existence, too. But, despite lagging and...
The Annual OC Restaurant Week is fast approaching. It officially kicks off on Feb. 23rd and runs through March 1st. Now, OC Restaurant Week can be intimidating, in and of itself. TWENTY EIGHT cities are participating in the event … I bet you didn’t even know...
As a late entry for consideration this Valentine’s weekend, make a beeline to Starfish Asian Cuisine for Mixologist Neil Skewes’ Valentine’s Weekend libation, “Love Potion #10.” (Because, really, why stop at less than perfection?) ...