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Fresh Fish Frenzy

By Greer Wylder

February 20, 2013

Craving fresh seafood where you can customize your order in a casual relaxed setting? At Fish Camp in Huntington Beach on the Pacific Coast Highway you can choose from hundreds of customizable combinations at the counter and get exactly what you want. You start with your choice in seafood, then decide how you want it (sandwich, salad, plate or taco) and next how you want it prepared (grilled, a la plancha, bbq spiced rubbed, crusted with lemon butter or blackened). Fish Camp is under the King Seafood Company’s umbrella of restaurants; it prides itself on its affordable prices since the…

Pizza Your Way!

By Greer Wylder

February 20, 2013

When it comes to eating out in a hurry, it’s not too often that we’re wowed by value, quality, and our delicious order arrives in five minutes or less. So now that we’ve discovered the new Pieology at Irvine Spectrum (and also Fullerton) we’re thrilled to share the good news of this fast casual pizzeria. The concept, in the same vein as Chipotle gives you the chance to custom create your own 12-inch pizza in an assembly line for a mere $7.50, or a classic cheese pie for just $6. You can be the designer of your pizza; the only…

Sunday Brunch at the Garden

By Greer Wylder

February 19, 2013

Café Jardin at Sherman Library and Gardens in Corona del Mar just debuted its seasonal Sunday brunch from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. served outdoors near the flower gardens. Chef/owner Pascal Olhats and Chef du Cuisine Israel Rivera created a savory four-course menu for $35 per person that starts with assorted hors d’hoeuvres such as tomato tarts, onion tarts, mini quiches, and a mix of olives; and then your choice of a beet salad with herb feta cheese, roasted hazelnuts, and lemon vinaigrette; or Pascal’s homemade pâté plate with country pâté with onion marmalade and condiments; vichyssoise with chilled potato…

New Natural Store

By Greer Wylder

December 12, 2012

Avanti Café just launched Avanti Natural Store to make it easier to order their delicious vegan cookies and other gourmet organic treats made daily at their kitchen. (We’ve never tasted better snickerdoodles in our lives, and they’re vegan!) It’s also a perfect time to order holiday treats to share with friends and family. Choose from tangy oat chew cookies, brownies, chocolate truffle cookies, vegan snickerdoodle cookies, vegan chocolate chip pecan cookies, and mix ‘n’ match spices and salts such as its margarita salt that rims the glasses of Avanti’s award winning margaritas. As a special for Greer’s OC readers, you…

Smashburger Opens

By Greer Wylder

November 20, 2012

Smashburger, the self-proclaimed “better burger” restaurant is opening its first Orange County location today in the food court at the Shops at Mission Viejo on Wednesday, Dec. 5, in Aliso Viejo. You can create your own juicy burger or enjoy one of Smashburger’s innovative signature recipes, along with a Haagen-Dazs shakes, sides and special menu items like the OC Smashburger, a 100-percent Angus Beef burger topped with grilled sautéed mushrooms, grilled onions, baby arugula, aged Swiss cheese and truffle mayo on an egg bun. Their “secret” is in the “smash,” a fresh Angus beef that’s smashed on a 400-degree flat grill…