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Chef Pascal Olhats, who currently runs Café Jardin in Corona del Mar as well as Pascal Restaurant in San Juan Capistrano (and once had several other restaurants in Newport Beach) has won many chef battles over the years, but his latest battle is against a tough opponent. This...

With so many “battle of the chefs” shows on TV these days, it’s not surprising that Orange County chefs would wage their own culinary battles for viewers. OC Chef Life has launched a monthly “Battle of the Chefs” contest held at the Fifth Rooftop Restaurant and Bar in Anaheim,...

It was an eventful evening in Thailand thanks to more than 100 supporters and friends of Chef Pascal Olhat, who hosted a fundraiser dubbed The Gray Event for Save Elephant Foundation on October 23 at his Café Jardin restaurant at Sherman Gardens in Corona del Mar. After taking an...

By Christopher Trela & Catherine Del Casale | NB Indy Who has the best pizza in OC? How about the best French food? Awards in those and 20 other categories will be presented to restaurants throughout the county at the fifth annual Golden Foodie Awards, to be held this fall at...

By Christopher Trela & Catherine Del Casale | NB Indy  One of the tastiest charity events in Orange County is the annual Table for Ten culinary experience, held this year at the at Laguna Cliffs Resort & Spa on March 6. This extravagant affair benefits two Orange County...

By Christopher Trela & Catherine Del Casale | NB Indy Who has Orange County’s best burger? Who makes the best sushi? Which bartender serves the best cocktail? Those are just some of the culinary questions that will be answered at the fourth annual Golden Foodie Awards, being...

By Christopher Trela & Catherine Del Casale | NB Indy Chef Pascal Olhats is the mastermind behind the popular Café Jardin at Sherman Gardens in Corona de Mar, but he also has Pascal’s Jardin at Manassero Farms in Irvine. This jardin, or garden, is a bit different—it’s where...

By Christopher Trela & Catherine Del Casale | NB Indy Warm weather and welcoming ocean breezes means it’s time to dine outside—but we’re not talking about your backyard barbecue, although summer is certainly barbecue season. Numerous Newport restaurants offer splendid al...

By Christopher Trela & Catherine Del Casale | NB Indy One of the most anticipated charity events of the year is the annual “Table for 10” culinary extravaganza that benefits Illumination Foundation, whose mission is to provide targeted, interdisciplinary services for the most...

By Christopher Trela & Catherine Del Casale | NB Indy Garden Fusions Dinner Earlier this year, Sherman Library & Gardens launched a monthly Garden Fusions dinner series that has become extremely popular, and it’s easy to see why. Each dinner has a horticultural theme that...

By Christopher Trela & Catherine Del Casale The wait is over: CUCINA enoteca at Fashion Island is now officially open. The California-inspired Italian kitchen (how’s that for a morphing of cuisines) and wine shop is Tracy Borkum’s second restaurant in OC (she has ...

By Christopher Trela and Catherine Del Casale | NB Indy Father’s Day is June 15, so we thought it might be fun to ask a few of our favorite chefs for their culinary memories of Father’s Day. Pascal Olhats / Café Jardin We’ve been a fan of Pascal Olhats for many years, thanks to...

More than 30 of Orange County’s top chefs – including a handful from Newport Beach restaurants – came together for a one-of-a-kind culinary event whose goal is to help Illumination foundation end the cycle of homelessness in the county. Wells Fargo and the Disneyland Resort were...

By Christopher Trela and Catherine Del Casale | NB Indy Chef Pascal Keeps Cooking The iconic Ritz Restaurant in Fashion Island garnered headlines when it closed last month. Another Fashion Island favorite, Brasserie Pascal, closed last December when Chef Pascal Olhats was unable...

By Christopher Trela and Catherine Del Casale | NB Indy   We try not to play favorites when writing this column, but like most people, we have certain restaurants that we consider our “go-to” dining spots. One of those is Brasserie Pascal in Fashion Island. It offers...

“Did you know that Chef Pascal Olhats is singing for his supper?” I asked Stasha. “What are you talking about, Chris?” What I was talking about is that the man behind Brasserie Pascal and Tradition by Pascal is trading in his spatula for a microphone when he sings and dances in...