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Old Vine Cafe in the OC is a lovely place to spend a weekday morning writing, eating, and enjoying coffee (and biscuits!)
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The infamous Umami Burger finally makes its debut in Orange County, CA
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Chocolate napoleon with raspberry sorbet. Valentines day at Chapter One: the modern local @ Santa Ana, CA
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Double Decker Delights. Vietnamese glutinous rice dumplings stacked atop fried rice cakes.
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Peter's Gourmade Grill in Tustin, CA: a delicious burger from a gas station!
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Molecular Dinner @ AnQi (Costa Mesa, CA): Champagne & Caviar - nicolas feuillatte champagne gelee, american sturgeon caviar, white chocolate fizzy
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Luscious shrimp stir-fried rice noodles, one of the great dishes at Formosa Restaurant in Lake Forest, CA.
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Pappadelle a la Bolongese at Piccolino Ristorante in Mission Viejo.
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Eggs Benedicts from Break of Dawn, with spicy Asian pesto sauce.
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razor-thin pork belly at what might be THE best korean BBQ restaurants in Orange County, Surah, tho I just go for the bahn-chan
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Chocolate covered bacon at the Orange County Fair, plus a short bio on "Chicken Charlie," the guy who will deep fry ANYTHING you give him.
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Spicy pork chops with jalapeno cheddar grits, from Memphis Santora.
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Yet another blip on the frozen yogurt frontier, Swirls Frozen Yogurt (and how to test a relationship)
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Kim Bap! Korean sushi roll with egg and veggies. Found at Mondoorang (Dumpling & Noodle House in Irvine, CA).
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Savory Kobe Beef Sliders from Charlie Palmer at Bloomingdale's South Coast Plaza
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in case u can't bear to drive to OC (or dont live in SoCal), Daily Candy got their sweet hands on David Myers's Pizzeria Ortica's pizza dough recipe
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Prime sirloin of beef with green peppercorn sauce, sauteed wild mushrooms and broccolini as cooked by Chef Pascal Olhats in his Newport Beach restaurant, Tradition..
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giving you a reason to go to The OC: calabrese pizza at pizzeria ortica
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Scottish Salmon Nigiri with Sea Kelp and Sesame Seeds. One of many courses during omakase at Sushi Wasabi in Tustin, CA.
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Scrumptious, smokey Pad See Iew, right by my work! How awesome is that?!
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Black Angus burger from Topz in Santa Ana. Purported to be lower in fat than most burgers.
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Fruits from the little known Fullerton Arboretum.
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Niu Rou Xian Bing (Beef Rolls) from Chef Chen in Irvine. Flaky Chinese flatbread, similar to croissants in richness of consistency, is rolled around slices of five-spice beef, shredded scallions, cilantro...
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forget the pho and banh mi. little saigon is all about louisiana crawfish at The Boiling Crab
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End of summer offerings at the Irvine Farmers Market gives an otherwise gloomy day a colorful splash.
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Orange County's most expensive martini is $3,300
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The last bites of a juicy Baby Back Rib from Burrell's BBQ in Santa Ana, CA.
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there are haters who find reuse of water a little unsavory, but OC's state of the art water filtration system means we can all drink clean, non-ocean-salt water in southern california
