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Bombay Bowl, Veggie Grill, vegetarian restaurants

The Veggie Grill Solution #Lent

March 18 by Priscilla Leave a Comment

Veggie Grill listened to its guests to create the new Mindful Living menu that focuses on the nutritional elements that are most important to their diners such as protein, fiber, vitamins, antioxidants, and amino acids.  All Veggie Grill menu items are free of animal fat, dairy, eggs, cholesterol, hormones, antibiotics, trans fats, and high-fructose corn syrup […]

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Lucca Cafe, crispy pork belly

Lucca Cafe: small plates, big taste

March 16 by Priscilla 11 Comments

Oh yeah! This week, and any week’s obsession, Lucca Cafe’s Own Cured and Braised Crispy Pork Belly, on a bed of corn kernel and mascarpone polenta, topped with a slather of dried apricot chutney: the sticky sweet apricot is the perfect foil for the crisped porcine richness and creamy polenta wraps each bite with a […]

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Cucina Enoteca, clams and linguine

Cucina Enoteca: a must try

March 2 by Priscilla 9 Comments

Enoteca is the Italian word for a “wine shop” where one can sample and buy local or regional wine at a reasonable price while enjoying good food and good company; CUCINA Enoteca is uniquely that, and a breath of fresh air in our suburban dining landscape. On my first visit to CUCINA Enoteca in Irvine […]

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Capital Seafood House Special Lobster

Chinese New Year at Capital Seafood

January 16 by Priscilla 10 Comments

Dim sum, private dining, banquet seating, and traditional Chinese specialties to please even the most discerning palate, Capital Seafood has it all. Now, with two restaurants in Irvine; one at Diamond Jamboree and the newest in Irvine Spectrum, Orange County lovers of dim sum and Chinese cuisine are very happy to have Capital Seafood right […]

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Paul Martin’s American Grill Happy Hour

December 9 by Priscilla 2 Comments

Irvine Spectrum is hot, hot, hot right now with three highly anticipated openings: Capital Seafood, Cucina Enoteca and Paul Martin’s American Grill. Being Friday and bubbling with holiday cheer, I’m switching gears and inviting you to kick start the weekend with me at Paul Martin’s Happy Hour. Of all the gin joints (err, shopping malls)  […]

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Veggie Grill

August 6 by Priscilla 18 Comments

This week’s obsession…. The Veggie Grill is no secret to vegans, vegetarians and devotees of a plant-based diet, but The Veggie Grill is also the perfect indulgence for the uninitiated or those who know they really should attempt to eat more vegetables and fruits. Hopefully you all were introduced to the USDA food pyramid in […]

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The Evolution of Sushi

April 12 by Priscilla 1 Comment

Being part of a tweetup at the recently opened Sushilicious in Irvine, was as much about conviviality and good times as it was about the sushi – for us anyway 🙂  And when I sat down to write this post, I started wondering about the origins of sushi – we all know it came from […]

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