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“So many restaurants, so little time.” Happens to me every year during restaurant week—with 70 different restaurants participating, it’s not easy to choose which restaurants to dine at, so I try to select a range of cuisines and prices. This year, my initial foray into Restaurant...

EDITOR’S NOTE: Indy reporter Sara Hall compiled this look back at what made headlines in the Newport Beach Independent during 2018. This week, January through June. Next week will cover the top news stories of the second half of the year. (click on the text to see original story)...

Officials approved the dates of Jan. 14 through 27 for the 2019 Newport Beach Restaurant Week at a recent meeting, although there was some discussion as to the best dates for the event, which is generally held the last two weeks of January. At the Newport Beach Restaurant...

Newport Beach Restaurant Week is almost over—it runs through January 28. However, you still have a few days to take advantage of special prix fixe menus at 60 restaurants around town. Our calendar editor, Laura Wise, dined at Pelican Hill Resort’s Andrea Restaurant to sample the...

How much food can I consume in two weeks? The answer: a lot, considering we’re talking about Newport Beach Restaurant Week, which starts January 15 and runs through January 28. Yes, Restaurant Week has morphed into two weeks, which offers diners even more opportunities to visit...

Orange County Restaurant Week The ninth annual OC Restaurant starts March 5 and runs through March 11. More than 100 restaurants throughout the county are participating, including 30 from Newport Beach. The price points for special three-course lunch and dinner menus range from...

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...

Prepare your palate, grab a fork and dig into the 10th annual Newport Beach Restaurant Week, running Jan. 18-31. 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...

The restaurant business is a major economic force in Newport Beach. An important component of the city’s tourism industry, it drives traffic to the city and provides welcome tax dollars. One of the methods of marketing Newport restaurants comes in the form of Newport Beach...

By Christopher Trela and Catherine Del Casale | NB Indy Newport Beach Restaurant Week only comes once a year, so we’ve been busy sampling menus before the event ends on Jan. 26. With 60 restaurants participating in Restaurant Week, we know it’s impossible to hit them all, so we...

Budget concerns, Restaurant Week activities, Marina Park restaurant space, and related issues were discussed at the Newport Beach Restaurant Association Business Improvement District board meeting, held this week at Muldoon’s Irish Pub in Fashion Island. The meeting began with an...

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  The 8th annual Newport Beach Restaurant Week starts on January 17, but the Newport Beach Restaurant Association held a launch party at Back Bay Bistro last Wednesday night to help generate excitement among its restaurant...

Newport Beach Restaurant Week is coming to a close (it ends January 27), but my editorial assistant, Catherine, and I did manage to make it to a few of the 70 participating restaurants. In addition to Brasserie Pascal and Balboa Bay Club (see our previous column), we sampled the...

  So many restaurants, so little time! That’s the dilemma diners encounter during Newport Beach Restaurant Week, which started January 18 and runs through January 27. Some 70 restaurants throughout the city are participating this year (a record number), a good...

Prepare your palate and clear your calendar—it’s time for the 7th annual Newport Beach Restaurant Week! This year, more than 70 local restaurants are participating in Restaurant Week, which starts on Friday, January 18, and goes through Sunday, January 27. That’s 10 days of...

We love dining out in Newport Beach, especially when it means trying new restaurants or sampling new menus at our favorite culinary haunts. There’s no better time to do this than during Newport Beach Restaurant Week, which starts today and runs through Jan. 29. During those 10...