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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: Lifestyle and Leisure, Cilantro, Soups, Restaurants, Peanuts
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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: Potassium (dietary supplement), Lifestyle and Leisure, Salads, Arugula, Iron (dietary supplement)
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H.B.'s Bruxie will have sidewalk service
The new Bruxie to open soon in Huntington Beach will include a feature unique to the location. Known for its waffle sandwiches, the fifth Orange County Bruxie will be the first to have "Bruxie Streetside." Patrons will be able to walk up to the curbside...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Sandwiches
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H.B. couples adopt Tijuana orphanage
A few people and many open hearts have made a big difference for one orphanage in Mexico. For the past 12 years, Jack and Vicki Dishon and Humberto and Emma Macias from Huntington Beach's Seaside Community Church have organized a monthly trip to Tijuana...
Tags: Rentals, Rooms and Sublets, Lifestyle and Leisure, Travel, Homes
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City Lights: The funniest man in the county
The following column is very funny. At least, it better be. A prize-winning comedian helped me write it. The other week, an email landed in my inbox declaring that Mark Schumacher, a high school teacher who lives in Trabuco Canyon, had trounced the...
Tags: Hamburgers, Entertainment, Nancy Pelosi, David Letterman, Lifestyle and Leisure
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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: Tomatoes, Onions, Lifestyle and Leisure, Pistachios, Ice Cream
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Icy business rolls through O.C.
Dan Muraira and Eric Wilford often have their Kona Ice Trucks compared to ice cream trucks, but there's one big difference. "We don't go anywhere unless we're invited," said Wilford, who's Muraira's uncle. "We aren't an ice cream truck where we just...
Tags: Vehicles, Services and Shopping, Separation of Church and State, Elementary Schools, Schools
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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: Onions, Honey, Lifestyle and Leisure, Pizzas, Pistachios
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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: Lifestyle and Leisure, Bars and Clubs, Soups, Restaurants, Onions
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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: Sushi and Sashimi, Whole Foods Market, Bars and Clubs, Lifestyle and Leisure, Super Bowl
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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: Hamburgers, Agriculture, Bars and Clubs, Alcoholic Beverages, Lifestyle and Leisure
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The Gossiping Gourmet: Laguna Thai has its ups and downs
The tiny eatery Laguna Thai by the Sea has had a face lift this past year and added bamboo wainscoting and more mobile-type paper decorations swinging in the breeze, but the major new addition is a fancy wood, floor-to-ceiling wine cabinet that...
Tags: Tomatoes, Shrimp, Lifestyle and Leisure, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Wines
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