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After months of planning, remodeling and menu creation, Hollywood producer McG and restaurateur Jordan Otterbein (aka River Jetty Restaurant Group partners), known for their acclaimed A Restaurant, have announced the grand opening of their new dining concept, CdM, in – where else...

Coast Highway is getting a makeover—well, not the road, the restaurants. Several new eateries are opening on our scenic coastal highway, which is already packed with popular restaurants. However, two of those restaurants come from seasoned culinary pros with a successful track...

Another year has come and gone, and with it 52 weeks of memorable dining excursions. Of course, some are more memorable than others, which brings me to my annual list of my favorite Newport Beach culinary experiences of 2018. I dine out multiple times a week at all sorts of...

The restaurant industry can be a fickle business. Trends come and go, and longevity is always in doubt. So when a restaurant not only survives for a decade but continues to thrive, that’s cause for celebration, which is exactly what A Restaurant is doing in October. A Restaurant...

The 2018 Hoag Summer Fest (formerly known as Hoag Summer Classic), hosted by the Hoag Hospital Foundation and its 552 Club, was a sold-out event with more than 1,500 guests at Newport Dunes in Newport Beach. The annual event was held on Wednesday, June 27, and raised over...

Last month I wrote about CdM, the new restaurant concept coming this fall from A Restaurant partners Jordan Otterbein and McG under their company umbrella River Jetty Restaurant Group. CdM is going in to the former Crow Bar and Kitchen spot on Coast Highway in Corona del Mar. A...

Whenever someone asks me for a recommendation on a good steak restaurant in Newport Beach, my answer is usually the same every time: A Restaurant. I’ve dined at A Restaurant several times and absolutely love their steaks—which is saying a lot from someone who prefers salmon over...

We’re counting down the days until Christmas — and the number of days left in A Restaurant’s 8 Days of Christmas lunch. Yes, A Restaurant’s special holiday lunch menu has returned and is available on weekdays (except Monday) this week from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. through Friday....

By Christopher Trela & Catherine Del Casale | NB Indy How much food can we eat in 14 days? That’s a question we ask ourselves each year when we’re preparing for Newport Beach Restaurant Week, which starts January 16 and runs through January 29. More than 60 restaurants are...

Grab a fork and prepare to dig into the 11th annual Newport Beach Restaurant Week, which runs Jan. 16-29. More than 60 restaurants throughout the city are participating in this year’s 14-day eating extravaganza, presented by Dine Newport Beach (a division of Newport Beach &...

By Christopher Trela & Catherine Del Casale | NB Indy It’s time to “Deck the Hulls” and watch the annual Christmas Boat Parade in Newport Harbor. Nearly 100 elaborately-decorated boats will circumnavigate the perimeter of the harbor, cruising past a handful of waterfront...

By Christopher Trela & Catherine Del Casale | NB Indy  We’re counting down the days until Christmas—and the number of days left in A Restaurant’s 12 Days of Christmas lunch. Yes, that’s correct: A Restaurant is offering a special holiday lunch menu available on weekdays...

By Christopher Trela & Catherine Del Casale | NB Indy Legends keep getting better with age. For proof, look no further than A Restaurant on Coast Highway, which is celebrating its 90th anniversary with new menu items served in an old-school steak house ambiance that fits...

“Meet me at The Arches!” That was a popular phrase for travelers driving up or down the Southern California coast between San Diego and Los Angeles. They often needed a place to meet, and the halfway point seemed to be a gas station and café called The Arches, named for its...

By Christopher Trela and Catherine Del Casale | NB Indy Springtime means spring menus at local restaurants. We’ve been out and about sampling new menu items, and quickly found several favorites. A Restaurant A Restaurant Chef Jon Blackford regularly updates his menus t...

By Christopher Trela and Catherine Del Casale | NB Indy One of our favorite dining events is finally here: Newport Beach Restaurant Week, which runs through January 26. This annual event features more than 50 restaurants offering prix fix lunch menus ($10 to $20) or dinner menus...

By Christopher Trela and Catherine Del Casale | NB Indy “Pizza at Barone, and gnocchi at Sliding Door, risotto at Andrea, the burger at ARC, that steak at A Restaurant was better than good, these are a few of our favorite foods.” Yes, we’re singing about food, and it’s an upbeat...

By Christopher Trela and Catherine Del Casale | NB Indy “Meet me at the Arches.” That was a familiar phrase back in the 1920s and 30s. When the only route between San Diego and Los Angeles was Coast Highway, The Arches Restaurant at the corner of Newport Blvd. and...