If you have an inkling about the make-up of Orange County, you'd know that most everyone points to Garden Grove and Westminster for the best Vietnamese food around. You can't beat Little Saigon.
Test Kitchen - Creamy Poblano Pepper Soup
May 27, 2014
When we presented Poblano peppers as the Test Kitchen ingredient, several suggestions came our way about stuffing the peppers somehow. Even looking through the initial search results of Poblano pepper recipes showed them
As a general rule, I try to stay away from buffets because knowing myself, I will really attempt to have a little bit of everything. This fact about myself held true once coming
Recipe - Spicy Shallot Lion's Mane Mushroom
May 24, 2014
Our exploration of the Hollywood Farmers' Market's unique mushroom selection a while back exposed us to several mushrooms we had never seen before. One of these was the lion's mane, a bulbous large
When a fire broke out in Irvine's Prego Ristorante in 2012, regular customers and dedicated restaurant staff members worried greatly about the restaurant's impending closure. The immense damage shut down the popular Italian restaurant for
When I was doing research on brunch and all of its components a few months ago, I came across markedly different stories about the origins of the Bloody Mary cocktail. The creator title
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Eatery - Nong's Khao Man Gai (OR)
May 20, 2014
609 SE Ankeny St, Ste B Portland OR 97214 (Neighborhood: Industrial District) Pricing - $ | Dining - Casual | Cuisine - Thai http://khaomangai.com/ Upon searching for good places to eat on our
This post is part of a series Much Ado About Fooding is doing on farmers' markets - Duc and I plan to visit as many as we can, starting in southern California, to
Recipe - Tofu Mushroom Lettuce Wraps
May 17, 2014
It's a bit funny how I had never heard of lettuce wraps being an Asian dish until I first stepped foot into a fast-casual Asian-inspired restaurant many years back. Then I seemed to
The spring season introduces the reappearance of greenery and fruitful gardens from a period of slow growth. The southern California winter this year was certainly hotter and drier than typical, so we've been
In Eatery
Eatery - Bollywood Theater (OR)
May 14, 2014
2039 NE Alberta St, Portland, OR 97211 (Neighborhood: Alberta Arts District) Pricing - $ | Dining - Casual | Cuisine - Indian www.bollywoodtheaterpdx.com On our first trip to Portland, our calendar was overflowing
Finding Farmers' Markets - Newport Beach, CA
May 11, 2014
This post is part of a series Much Ado About Fooding is doing on farmers' markets - Duc and I plan to visit as many as we can, starting in southern California, to
Recipe - Maitake with Fried Egg
May 10, 2014
Grain + fried egg + something slightly savory and hefty = sounds like breakfast. I love the versatility that mushrooms provide, and when I got ahold of maitake (also known as hen-of-the-woods), I decided that
In Brunch
Eatery - Provenance (CA)
May 09, 2014
2531 Eastbluff Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660 Pricing - $$ | Dining - Casual | Cuisine - American (Californian) http://provenanceoc.com/ Chef Cathy Pavlos is one of our favorite chefs in Orange County, and
In Eatery
Event - Eureka! Tasting of Burgers & Beers
May 08, 2014
My first memory of Eureka! in Huntington Beach was when, while walking around Bella Terra since Duc lives nearby, we came across the larger-than-life photographs of juicy burgers and in-the-middle-of-being-poured draft beers which
Test Kitchen - Honey Sriracha Glazed Fried Tofu
May 06, 2014
The picture of the fried tofu with such a sweet and spicy glaze makes me want to jump back in time to when I had this dish freshly done, hot and ready. The
This post is part of a series Much Ado About Fooding is doing on farmers' markets - Duc and I plan to visit as many as we can, starting in southern California, to
Recipe - Sesame Mushroom Asparagus Chow Mein
May 03, 2014
The simplest dishes can sometimes be the best. I was trying to figure out how to use some beautiful brown and white beech mushrooms I had on hand one day when I realized
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