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BRING ON THE BOUILLABASSE!

By Greer Wylder

July 10, 2012

We love France and we love South Coast Plaza’s Marché Moderne, so what better way to celebrate Bastille Day than by savoring a true Marseillaise-style bouillabaisse. Served for only eight nights (from July 12-19), this celebrated seafood stew from the South of France really does feature fish caught off the coast of Nice, Marseilles and Toulon and air-shipped to the restaurant for next day delivery. Chef-owner Florent Marneau’s bouillabasse is made with rouget, Saint Pierre, dorade grise, rascasse and sèche, plus octopus, scallops, mussels, clams and shrimp. Seafood may change from day to day depending on the catch. This regional…

Sweet Tunes and Great Foods

By Greer Wylder

June 25, 2012

Nirvana Grille in Laguna Beach is ready for summer and its Rooftop Bliss Bar just opened for dinner on Fridays through Sundays. Also at the Rooftop 'Bliss Bar’ singer/songwriter Anesha Rose will be performing live every Sunday at 6 p.m. The 'Bliss Bar' is open Fridays and Saturdays starting at 5 p.m. Nirvana Grille is at 303 Broadway, #101 in Laguna Beach. For more information, call 949.497.0027, or visit [url=http://www.nirvanagrille.com/]http://www.nirvanagrille.com/[/url]

Eat Out and Help Out

By Greer Wylder

June 25, 2012

A local foodie’s favorite spot in downtown Brea, Cha Cha’s Latin Kitchen, is giving back to the community today through Thursday with a charity event to help a local single mom, named Linda, who is in need of financial help while fighting both cancer and heart failure. Her story touched the heart of Cha Cha’s co-owners Don Myers and Peter Serantoni, who found out that she had lost her job and is living in a local hotel with her girls. The restaurant will offer a “Giveback Menu” featuring three-courses for $24.95. Ten dollars from every sale of this menu will…

New Menu at Crow Bar and Kitchen

By Greer Wylder

June 03, 2012

The Crow Bar and Kitchen in Corona del Mar just announced their new menu by James Beard nominated chef John Cuevas. The menu is a pleasure to read. It not only features their famous burgers but also gives history of the importance of local farms, and their beer list is hard to put down. For example, their guest keg Stone’s More Black than Brown IPA reads deep brown, a bit hazy, with tan foam, a powerful hop blend. Modest body with lingering bitter, drying end hints of roasted malt/chocolate. After reading that, how can you not want to wash down…

STONEFIRE GRILL QUINOA SALADS ROCK!

By Greer Wylder

May 06, 2012

Review by Joanne Tucker and Sheryll Alexander When we headed to Stonefire Grill in Fountain Valley (and Irvine!) for lunch with grandma to test out the restaurant’s new quinoa salads, we were not expecting such a delicious experience. Stonefire Grill, however, delivered a memorable meal and lots of leftovers for a rather low price. Quinoa has been given “super food” status because it is both high in protein and contains all nine essential amino acids. Harvested in the high altitudes os South America’s Andes Mountains, quinoa is also free of gluten and has no wheat. When steamed, quinoa has a…