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The OC restaurant boom worth booking this month
From Costa Mesa tasting menus to Santa Ana taco counters, these are the restaurants locals keep recommending.
Matcha everything: where OC is drinking green right now
Ceremonial bowls, dirty matcha lattes, and soft-serve — the drinks trend that took over Irvine and beyond.
A taco takeover map for Santa Ana and beyond
Al pastor, birria, and vegan tortillas — the taco crawl that still defines Orange County nights.
NY pizza meatmap: Huntington Beach slices that deliver
Foldable slices, natural wine, and the Huntington Beach pizza shops rewriting the OC pie scene.
Fried chicken wars: who wins Anaheim right now
Buttermilk crust, hot honey, and the sandwiches locals argue about after every game night.
The drinks guide to Fullerton’s best cocktail bars
Agave lists, low-ABV highballs, and the Fullerton bars worth a dedicated night out.
Weekend guides: three OC food crawls under three hours
Compact restaurant and drinks itineraries for Costa Mesa, Irvine, and Huntington Beach.
The chef behind OC’s sharpest new tasting menu
A Costa Mesa kitchen, a small brigade, and the tasting menu locals are fighting to book.
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I worked the line at four OC fine-dining rooms.
Fourteen-hour days, second-degree burns, and $17 an hour.
The “farm to table” lie — 38 OC menus
We traced every ‘local’ and ‘OC-grown’ claim on three dozen.
The bubble popped in Irvine
Two years ago the Spectrum area had 90 delivery-only.
Meet the 23-year-old running OC's #1 ramen
Two million followers, a broom-closet studio off Magnolia.
I worked the line at four OC fine-dining rooms.
Fourteen-hour days, second-degree burns, and $17 an hour.
The “farm to table” lie — 38 OC menus
We traced every ‘local’ and ‘OC-grown’ claim on three dozen.
The bubble popped in Irvine
Two years ago the Spectrum area had 90 delivery-only.
Meet the 23-year-old running OC's #1 ramen
Two million followers, a broom-closet studio off Magnolia.
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