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Rice so nice at Picante in Ladera Ranch
Sometimes you find a dish that sounds so decadent that you simply have to have it. Such is the case with the Paella a la Catalana that I found over the weekend while cruising through South County. The...
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2009 Taste of Ladera expanded to two days
For the last five years, food and entertainment event Taste of Ladera has been a major community-driven fundraiser for Ladera Ranch’s schools and charities. This year will be no exception; in fact,...
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New 24-hour diner serves up homestyle happiness
Before I became an old man who hardly ever leaves his house after midnight 10 p.m. 8 p.m., I used to enjoy a once-in-a-while drive to Harbor House Cafe in Dana Point. But now that I’m totally boring,...
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Design-your-own at Jerry’s Wood-Fired Dogs
I got stuck during rush hour in Santa Ana on Monday night, so I figured it would be smarter to find a place to get some dinner and watch the football game than to sit in traffic all the way to Lake...
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Searching for killer beef back ribs
I don’t know if I’m having bad luck with barbecue, or if restaurants with the word “Company” in the name just aren’t for me, but whatever the case, I had a truly poor experience recently at Newport...
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5-egg omelettes, huge pancakes available 24/7
I had the worst luck on Saturday night. I was planning all day on a trip to Marc Burger, Top Chef Master Marcus Samuelsson’s South Coast Plaza burger house, but Wifey Nadia got home at 7:30 p.m. and...
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