Restaurant Reviews

One of the most unique restaurant participating in New York Restaurant Week is Le Cirque. Known and revered as one of the most upscale and luxurious restaurants over the past three decades, Le Cirque is easily one of the most iconic restaurants in New York today. While the Restaurant Week menu did not integrate any of the restaurant’s famous dishes, such as the Lobster Salad Le Cirque, Trio de Luxe, Flounder Le Cirque or Paupiette of Black Cod , it nevertheless offered many palatable dishes...Read Full Story

Credit: Ayza From February 13-19, 2012 visit some of New York City's best restaurants for free chocolate desserts for customers who purchase 2 courses at full price. Below is a list of restaurants participating in the second annual NYC Chocolate Week : Jeanne & Gaston Ayza Midtown Ayza West Village Orsay Serge Bistro Gascogne Bistro Vendôme Jean-Louis Opia Cercle Rouge DBGB Kitchen & Bar DB Bistro Moderne For more information, visit chocolateweeknyc.com , or...Read Full Story

 The Van Ness corridor is getting a swanky upgrade with the opening of   O3 Bistro and Lounge  . The eatery is self-described on its website as a "San Francisco Restaurant & Lounge, Asian Inspired California Cuisine." After dining there for lunch, my translation would be "Asian Fusion Comfort Food in a Semi-Chic Setting." To visualize design and ambiance of this bistro, just imagine if  Twenty Five Lusk  and  Jasper's Corner Tap and Kitchen  gave birth. The dark wood paneling creates an...Read Full Story

Tweet Pri-ve , a popular ‘pop-up’ eatery in Los Angeles by Chef Ryan Carson, is coming to Orange County later this month. A pop-up restaurant is a chef-driven establishment that has no permanent address. Most pop-ups hold dinners inside another restaurant.  In the case of Pri-ve, Carson is setting up shop Feb. 12 through Feb.14 at taco asylum in Costa Mesa. He’ll serve an 11-course dinner for $99 per guest. The menu will focus on “post modern American” dishes with global influences...Read Full Story

COSTA MESA – Costa Mesa police arrested one man and are searching for another suspected of dealing drugs out of a stolen car Wednesday, authorities said. Officers about 8 a.m. responded to reports of two men selling drugs out of a red Volvo near Tustin Avenue and 18th Street, according to a police statement. Anthony Thomas Guerrero COURTESY OF COSTA MESA POLICE DEPT. ADVERTISEMENT The caller, who reportedly saw the men trying to sell drugs to his daughter, followed the vehicle...Read Full Story