Versatile paella is easy to prepare
Craig Strong, executive chef at Studio at Montage Laguna Beach, is known for his irresistible modern French cuisine with California twists. And there are hints of Spanish influence in his dishes, as...
View ArticleApples make salad sinfully tasty
Reading the salad menu at Zimzala Restaurant always makes me hungry. There is the hearts of romaine salad napped with a hardy aged-jack cheese dressing and adorned with a perfectly caramelized,...
View ArticleCooking with O.C. chefs: A vegetable-rich pasta e fagioli
Pasta e fagioli, the classic Italian hodgepodge of pasta and beans, takes on irresistible flavor and texture at Brunos Trattoria in Brea. Often pronounced “pasta fazool” in the U.S., Brunos’ version is...
View ArticleChat live with chef Amar Santana
Join reporter Nancy Luna as she talks with chef Amar Santana, owner of Vaca and Broadway by Amar Santana. Chef Santana was a finalist in Bravo’s “Top Chef” television series that ended last night.
View ArticleRaw food chef Jenny Ross gets back to her roots with plant-based meal delivery
Chef Jenny Ross, who closed her cutting-edge raw food restaurant 118 Degrees last October, is carving a new niche in the trendy meal delivery market. After shutting down her restaurant at The Camp and...
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Culinary Masters event cooks up funds for culinary careers
Caviar tarts, quail egg raviolo, lobster, beef tenderloin and a spectacular sunset made for a magical late October evening at the Montage Laguna Beach. The oceanfront resort hosted a culinary dinner...
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Restaurant Marin, an experimental modern diner, closes at South Coast Collection
Restaurant Marin, an upscale diner where everything from layered cakes to poached eggs was cooked in a wood-burning oven, has closed. The restaurant, a sister concept to the wildly popular Arc...
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Andrew Sutton sizzles at Disneyland’s 21 Royal
Chef Andrew Sutton, culinary director of Napa Rose, Carthay Circle Restaurant and Lounge, Club 33 and 21 Royal Chef Andrew Sutton loves his job. For seventeen years, he helped revolutionize the dining...
View ArticleOpening a new restaurant in a pandemic was a lesson in grit for Filipino...
Chef Ross Pangilinan can say this only now: “There’s a light at the end of the tunnel.” Operating a restaurant during COVID-19 was … difficult. Pangilinan had two existing ones in Orange County, plus a...
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Amar Santana returns as contestant on Bravo’s ‘Top Chef’ World All-Stars
Southern California chef Amar Santana will return to compete in Bravo’s “Top Chef” World All-Stars series premiering Thursday, March 9 on Bravo. The Emmy- and James Beard Award-winning show will enter...
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