Irvine
5 stories from restaurants we've eaten at in Irvine.
The Olive Room for when you want to linger
Meze, natural wine, and a West End room made for long conversations.
The Olive Room’s natural wine picks for fall
Orange bottles, low ABV reds, and a somm who loves a good story.
Date night downtown: a three-stop evening
Cocktails, meze, and a harbor walk — a plan that doesn’t feel like a plan.
West End wine bars beyond The Olive Room
Three rooms for natural wine, small plates, and unhurried evenings.
The Olive Room’s lamb meatballs deserve hype
Charred edges, cumin, and yogurt — a small plate that steals the table.
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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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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