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The Gossiping Gourmet: Thai Bros. offers satisfying, if not always spicy, array
For the past 19 years, Thai Bros. has been serving locals and tourists mostly traditional Thai cuisine, save the occasional exception like fried wontons with cream cheese and avocado. This little storefront restaurant is a pleasant and unpretentious...
Tags: Foods and Beverages, Soups, Cilantro, Coconut Milk, Carrots
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The Gossiping Gourmet: Truffle still golden after three decades
Alan Greeley's Golden Truffle has been around for more than 30 years, and there is a reason why this neighborhood bistro has had such longevity. The food is good! The restaurant has added a full bar. The menu offers an ever-changing variety, according...
Tags: Foods and Beverages, Arugula, Lifestyle and Leisure, Iron (dietary supplement), Sausages
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Sleepy Tuesdays wake up with Surf City Nights
It nearly has everything you want, all enclosed in one space. Fresh produce, food, jewelry, a bounce house for the kids and the freedom to walk through the streets without worrying about a vehicle running into you — where could this place possibly...
Tags: Business Enterprises, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Lifestyle and Leisure, Dining and Drinking
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The Gossiping Gourmet: Margherita fit for a queen
These days, when we are jonesing for pizza, we are confronted with a vast array of choices even before we think about toppings. Are you in the mood for thin crust, thick crust, stuffed crust, cracker crust, deep dish or even flat bread? The oldest and...
Tags: Veal, Lifestyle and Leisure, Italy, Meatballs, Tomatoes
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The Gossiping Gourmet: A winner in this Corner
Time after time, we find small strip-mall restaurants in Huntington Beach that are chef-owned and reasonably priced and offer a menu with their particular, inventive slant on whatever cuisine they prepare. Our newest discovery, the Corner, has been...
Tags: Radishes, Cilantro, Chinese Restaurants, Lifestyle and Leisure, Cucumbers
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Coffee with a splash of steampunk
Caffè Caldo has a lot to say in its name. There's no secret where Huntington Beach's new restaurant/espresso bar's roots lie with the two Italian words, including the traditional spelling of cafè. There's dual meaning to caldo, which is Italian for heat...
Tags: Downtown Disney, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Philosophy, Lifestyle and Leisure, Italy
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Gossiping Gourmet: High dining at the Himalayan
There is a charming little restaurant in Peter's Landing that draws us back with its unique blend of Tibetan and Indian cuisine. Last time we visited the Himalayan Grill, we focused more on the Tibetan food, so this time we went Indian. As we perused...
Tags: Foods and Beverages, Lifestyle and Leisure, Onions, Pistachios, Ice Cream
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The Gossiping Gourmet: Cucina Enoteca's decor and food hit high notes
There are several new eateries in the ever-evolving entertainment center that is the Irvine Spectrum. One of the hippest is Cucina Enoteca, just across the courtyard from the Cineplex. As you approach the restaurant, the first thing you see is the...
Tags: Foods and Beverages, Strawberries, Wines, Onions, Lifestyle and Leisure
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The Gossiping Gourmet: Carmelita's misses getting the details right
Bienvenidos a Carmelita's, Laguna's newest Mexican restaurant. It replaces the long-gone Vietnamese Cajun restaurant on Broadway with a spiffy new renovation. With its tasteful tile and stonework accents, the remodeled interior might be called modern...
Tags: Foods and Beverages, Soups, Steaks, Tortillas, Lifestyle and Leisure
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City Lights: A life's legacy outside of politics
Saturday afternoon, I sat in a cramped, paper-laden office inside Don the Beachcomber — the kind of setting that evokes thoughts of long hours and minute detail — and listened to a man on a computer screen talk about leaving reality behind:...
Tags: YouTube, Entertainment, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Surfing, Lifestyle and Leisure
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The Gossiping Gourmet: Whole Foods gives wholly good experience
The new, long-awaited Whole Foods Market in Fashion Island has opened with a bang, and patrons are flocking to this mega-food emporium like sports fans to the Super Bowl. Traffic is so intense at the moment and a parking spot so precious that there are...
Tags: Foods and Beverages, Whole Foods Market, Super Bowl, Sushi and Sashimi, Bars and Clubs
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Greer's OC: Stock up for sweater season
It's finally feeling like fall, which means time to wear cozy sweaters for cooler weather. At two amazing boutiques in Newport Beach — Sienna Brown Fashion at Corona del Mar Plaza and its sister store Coastal Cool at Crystal Cove Promenade —...Tags: Foods and Beverages, Steaks, Barbara Lee, Lifestyle and Leisure, Tomatoes
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