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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...

Newport Beach Restaurant Week ended a month ago, but another Restaurant Week is already upon us. Orange County Restaurant Week returns March 3 through 9, with nearly 150 restaurants participating this year with prix fixe menus, cocktail specials and even Breakfast for Dinner...

  Still trying to decide what to do for Valentine’s day, or rather where to dine? Valentine’s Day is one of the busiest nights of the year for restaurants. Diners’ expectations are high, and restaurants do their best to live up to expectations by creating special menus to...

Time to grab a fork and dig in to Newport Beach Restaurant Week, which returns January 14 and runs through January 27. Wait—that makes two weeks, which means more opportunities to visit the 70+ restaurants participating in Restaurant Week. Some of my favorites are on the list,...

Compiled by Laura Wise | NB Indy Thanksgiving is only a few days away, and Newport Beach restaurants are gearing up for a busy dining day. From fabulous prix fixe menus to gourmet buffets, here’s our annual roundup of places to dine this Thanksgiving. Back Bay Bistro Back Bay...

Newport Beach is known for its beaches, and its culinary offerings, so why not combine them into one grand event: The Pacific Wine and Food Classic, which returns to Newport Dunes Waterfront Resort Aug. 18 and 19. Some 60 chefs and dozens of wineries are participating in the...

This is the time of year when sweet treats are everywhere you look, making it hard to resist nibbling that extra cookie or sampling another helping of pie. It also makes it hard to stay in shape! That’s why this week, we went in two different directions: Christopher attended a...

Montage Holiday Brunch Two of our favorite words are champagne and brunch. Add to those holiday and the Montage Resort in Laguna Beach, and you have the Montage Champagne Holiday Brunch on the Studio Lawn, set for Sunday, Dec. 10 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. This is a chance to sip...

Compiled by Laura Wise | NB Indy Back Bay Bistro Enjoy your Thanksgiving with Back Bay Bistro’s award-winning American cuisine, while taking in the quintessential panoramic view of the Back Bay Nature Preserve. This years’ extensive buffet menu features a wide variety of fresh...

We’re preparing our palates for the inaugural Pacific Wine and Food Classic that takes place at Newport Dunes Aug.19-20. This food, wine and cocktail festival features more than 100 food and libation stations, all inspired by summer. In addition to all the food and wine (and...

We’ve always considered the Newport Beach Independent a “hyper-local” publication, but that term can also apply to cuisine. At Provenance in Eastbluff Village Center, Chef and Restaurateur Cathy Pavlos has taken the hyper-local cuisine concept a step further—she grows many of her...

Compiled by Laura Wise | NB Indy 21 OCEANFRONT 21 Oceanfront is offering a special Valentine’s week Surf and Turf menu February 10 – 13. For $145 for two, toast with a pair of sparkling rose splits and choice of starter. Entrées are sweetheart suf and turf with prime New...

By Christopher Trela & Catherine Del Casale It was a weekend of glorious gluttony when we attended the Third Annual Newport Beach Wine & Food Festival, held last Saturday and Sunday at the Civic Center. The epicurean adventure included live cooking demonstrations with...

By Christopher Trela & Catherine Del Casale | NB Indy Did you vote yet? Awards in two dozen categories will be presented to restaurants throughout the county at the fifth annual Golden Foodie Awards, to be held this fall at the Fairmont Newport Beach. Nominations started last...

By Christopher Trela & Catherine Del Casale | NB Indy How much food can we eat in 14 days? That’s a question we always ask ourselves during Newport Beach Restaurant Week, which starts January 18 and runs through January 31. More than 60 restaurants are participating this...

By Christopher Trela & Catherine Del Casale | NB Indy Mother’s Day is coming up May 10—where are you taking mom for Mother’s Day Brunch? It’s not too late to make a reservation, but do it soon because Mother’s Day is probably the busiest brunch dining day of the year. Need...

By Christopher Trela & Catherine Del Casale So many restaurants, so few female chefs. We dine out several times a week, and realized that most of the meals we eat have been created by male chefs. However, there are a handful of wonderful women chefs town, and we recently...

  By Christopher Trela & Catherine Del Casale Newport Beach Restaurant Week has barely ended, yet another restaurant week is here: OC Restaurant Week, with some 100 restaurants around the county offering special prix fixe menus for lunch and/or dinner March 1 – 7....

From bottomless offerings to specialty cocktails, these spirit-driven brunches prove why the weekend meal is worth looking forward to. By Adreana Young and Allison Hata   Come Sunday, there’s nothing quite like sleeping in and enjoying a late morning meal—it’s a time to...

By Christopher Trela & Catherine Del Casale “Wild game at The Winery, short ribs at Red O, pizza at Pirozzi and also Fresh Brothers. The French food at Moulin is such a big deal, these were a few of our favorite meals.” Yes, once again we’re singing about our favorite thing:...