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Broken Yolk Café Dishes Up Hope for OC Kids This Holiday Season

By Greer Wylder

September 15, 2026

Breakfast just got a little more meaningful. Through Dec. 8, Broken Yolk Café is hosting a fundraiser benefiting Project Hope Alliance, the Costa Mesa-based nonprofit working to end the cycle of youth homelessness in Orange County.Here's how it works: mention the fundraiser to your server at a participating location, and 10% of your check goes to Project Hope Alliance. Those dollars become gift cards for holiday shopping and food experiences for local children experiencing homelessness, the kind of ordinary December joy every kid deserves. Prefer to give directly? You can donate here.The grand total will be presented to Project Hope Alliance…

Katella Commons Adds Five More Reasons to Get Hungry at OCVIBE

By Greer Wylder

September 14, 2026

The dining lineup at Katella Commons just keeps getting better.OCVIBE, the 100-acre development wrapping around Honda Center, announced five new dining concepts joining the 50,000-square-foot market hall set to open in early 2027. This latest round brings a genuinely exciting mix of Mexican, Filipino, Chinese and Italian flavors, and several of the operators have deep roots right here in Orange County.First up is Don Churros Gomez, a third-generation family churro business led by brothers Jaime and Ricky Nuñez Gomez. Their grandfather, known simply as "Don Churros," created the family recipe back in 1969 in Yahualica, Jalisco. Guests at Katella Commons…

Maleza Brings Modern Mexican Flavor and Mezcal to The CAMP in Costa Mesa

By Greer Wylder

September 09, 2026

Get ready, Costa Mesa. Maleza, the modern Mexican kitchen and mezcal bar that made its name inside Drift Palm Springs, is opening its first standalone restaurant right here at The CAMP. Dinner service starts September 12-13, then September 16 -20, with full lunch and dinner starting on September 23.For Irvine-based owner and operator TMC Hospitality, this one feels like coming home. Executive Chef Marco Arreguín is running the kitchen, and Maleza Palm Springs has already picked up recognition from the Los Angeles Times and Food & Wine since it opened in 2023. The Costa Mesa location builds on that with…

VOX Kitchen Brings Modern Chifa Flavor to Aliso Viejo

By Greer Wylder

August 30, 2026

Kei Concepts is opening a third VOX Kitchen location in Aliso Viejo on Wednesday, Sept. 2. The new restaurant brings the brand's Modern Chifa cuisine to South Orange County for the first time.VOX Kitchen opened in Fountain Valley in 2017 as one of Kei Concepts' first restaurants. It has since grown into one of the group's best-known names, with locations in Fountain Valley and South Coast Plaza. The concept is built on Chifa, the culinary tradition blending Chinese and Peruvian influences, with a menu known for bold flavor and multicultural roots.The 3,298-square-foot Aliso Viejo location will seat close to 80…

Zov’s Mediterranean Restaurant Set to Open on 17th Street in Costa Mesa

By Greer Wylder

August 30, 2026

Zov's is coming to Costa Mesa. The Mediterranean restaurant will open at 428 E. 17th St., in the former Playa Mesa space, in late 2026. The move follows the brand's debut in San Clemente earlier this year.17th Street's dining choices are getting better and better, with Ospi, Oak & Coal, Tabu Shabu, Salt & Lime and many more. Zov's joins a strip already known for independent, chef-driven spots. The Costa Mesa location will carry the same family hospitality that has defined the brand since it opened nearly 40 years ago.Zov Karamardian opened the first Zov's in 1987 with her husband,…