by Diane | Jun 20, 2018 | Best Restaurants, Di Wanders
Yesterday, the winners of the Top 50 Restaurants in the World were announced from Bilbao, Spain. Just six U.S. eateries made it to the list, many of whom are repeat winners. For years, this “award” system has had its critics, primarily because female chefs...
by Diane | Aug 5, 2017 | Best Restaurants, Di Wanders
I’ve lived here 17 years without a single visit to the Orange County Fair. Fearing that the mere fact might physically force me out of California’s borders, I made a commitment to find my way there this summer. This year, the OC Fair rolls through Aug. 13th (next...
by Diane | Apr 8, 2017 | Best Restaurants, Di Wanders
In these last several years in my work with chefs and restaurateurs, there’s nothing I love more than talking with them about a vision they have for a restaurant and, then, seeing that vision eventually realized in solid reality. It’s no wonder that restaurant...
by Diane | Jan 19, 2017 | Di Wanders
Last Thursday, I had the terrible job of attending the kickoff party to the Newport Beach Restaurant Week. Poor me. In fact, it was such a terrible job that I had to drag one of my girlfriends along with me. Poor us, sipping champagne, chatting with chefs and grazing...
by Diane | Jan 5, 2017 | Di Wanders
I think “Restaurant Weeks” are one of the finest creations ever. While restaurants can sometimes be abused during this week by crowds of grazers just looking for a deal, I think true foodies get out to try new restaurants and will, as a result, return repeatedly. For...
by Diane | Jun 21, 2016 | Di Wanders
Initially the brainchild of Restaurateur David Wilhelm in the 1990s, Savannah Chop House in Laguna Niguel closed its doors yesterday. While the “classic old school” steakhouse was initially as popular as Wilhelm’s Laguna-based French 75, he chose to...
