Dining
Spiciest City
08.29.14
We just discovered Spicy City in Anaheim Hills, an upscale Chinese restaurant with both American style Chinese foods and traditional Szechuan dishes to satisfy all tastes.
The Anaheim Hills location was formerly Mandarin Taste and is now owned by Tony Xu who hails from Hunan, China. He's bringing a love for his mother’s cooking to Spicy City. He also has a location in Irvine on Culver Drive.
Whether you want to stop by for a lunch buffet or order off the lunch and dinner menu, you can dine on Chinese favorites such as egg rolls, hot and sour soup, Kung Pao chicken, fried shrimp, and moo shu pork, or get more adventurous with brotherhood eel, Hunan style lamb hot pot, pork intestines in dried pot, or frog with chili and hot sauce.
A few favorites include the garlic eggplant and cumin lamb, shredded pork with pickled vegetables, honey walnut shrimp, and Mongolian beef.
Both locations feature a full bar, hardwood floors, traditional Chinese decor, cloth linens and family style dishes.
Open 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday to Sunday.
5555 E. Santa Ana Canyon Road in Anaheim. 714.974.8889.
Open 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday; 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday.
14310 Culver Drive, Ste A-100 in Irvine. 949.733.9200
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Excellence in Journalism Day
08.29.14
Interested in quality journalism and need a day of inspiration to learn more about the craft? You can attend the Excellence in Journalism Day at Chapman University in Orange on Saturday, Sept. 6. It’s a free conference organized by the Orange County Press Club thanks to generous grants and donations.
Eleven Pulitzer Prize winners, two Emmy-winning broadcasters and two New York Time best-selling nonfiction authors will provide inspiration and share their skills during a day of workshops.
The conference begins at 9 a.m. in Memorial Hall, with attendees dispersing about 9:20 a.m. for breakout sessions in Argyros Forum.
You can choose among five breakouts each hour, starting at 9:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m. 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. Lunch is on your own from 11:30 a.m.- 2p.m., with great choices in nearby Olde Town Orange.
You can RSVP to attend by emailing ocpressclub@orangecountypressclub.com.
Featured presenters include:
Claudia Rowe, education solutions reporter, The Seattle Times
Gustavo Arellano, editor, OC Weekly, author, commentator
Charles Apple, Focus Page editor, Orange County Register
Norberto Santana Jr., editor-in-chief, Voice of OC
Keith Esparros, investigative reporter, KNBC/4, Los Angeles
Don Bartletti, Los Angeles Times photographer, Pulitzer Prize winner
Michele Gile, Orange County bureau chief, KCBS/2,KCAL/9
James V. Grimaldi, The Wall Street Journal, Pulitzer Prize winner
Susan Kelleher, The Seattle Times, Pulitzer Prize winner
David Hasemyer, freelance investigative journalist/InsideCliimate.com, Pulitzer Prize winner
Michele Nicolosi, The Orange County Register, Pulitzer Prize winner
Martin Dugard, nonfiction author of three New York Times best-sellers with Bill O’Reilly
Amy DePaul, nonfiction author, UCI literary journalism program
Caitlin Rother, nonfiction author, UC San Diego Extension
Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, Pulitzer Prize winner
Abigail Goldman, LA Times, Pulitzer Prize winner
Gary Metzker, Chapman University, Pulitzer Prize winner
Joe Little, multimedia journalist, KGTV/10, San Diego, Emmy winner
Gary Reynolds, senior director of production operations, ESPN
Rob Curley, editor, Orange County Register
Kim Christensen, Los Angeles Times, two-time Pulitzer Prize winner
Jeff Gottlieb, Los Angeles Times, Pulitzer Prize winner
Terry Wimmer, University of Arizona journalism professor, Pulitzer Prize winner
Martin J. Smith, editor, Orange Coast Magazine, nonfiction author
Samantha Dunn, writing coach, author, journalist, freelancer
Chapman University is at One University Drive, in Orange.
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