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It's places like this that make me want to live or at least work downtown. Literally, I could go to Catch 21 several times a week for lunch or dinner and never get tired of it.

Titanic Belfast is an exhibition opening to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic--enjoy your last supper as well

Slammin' Sliders and Slummin' Gourmet are two SoCal food trucks that knock sliders out of the park, as Guy Fieri would say

The Arroyo Chop House in Pasadena knows protein, so go as a caveman, or caveperson, and forget the veggies etc.

I had to quibble to find fault with the Haven Burger at Haven Gastropub in Orange, Calif. Next trip I'll do the poutine.

The perfect complement to a great hot dog is a great beer; alas, Johnson's Hot Dogs has great dawgs but no beer

The Shenandoah at the Arbor in Los Alamitos, Calif, offers a great setting and a great menu, but does it deliver?

After the sunny days of spring and summer and long lines, the Grilled Cheese Truck seems suddenly accessible in wintertime

The Azteca Mexican Restaurant and Crooners Lounge is a shrine to Elvis Presley, but with some pretty good Tex-Mex offerings

I was looking for Villains Tavern (which, as it turns out, is open only at night) but found, first, Wurstkuche (highly recommended but had a line that I didn't want to deal with), then NOLA's (I entered but no one ever greeted or seated me), an...

Is the Berkeley Dog the ultimate sausage experience? Whatever, it's worth a repeat visit.

The Bazaar by Jose Andres in Beverly Hills is a glamour destination, but the menu can be a bit bewildering

I wanted to try the food at the Backstage dive bar in Culver City, Calif., but ended up at the dreadful ersatz bistro, La Dijonaise

Bad oysters spoiled my four-day Thanksgiving weekend, and I'm still recovering without a single taste of turkey, stuffing, or cranberry

I was only thinking of going to the L.A. Auto Show, but along the way I also discovered a great wine tasting at Bottle Rock in Los Angeles

Can anything as over-saturated as the food truck scene in Southern California continue forever with no casualties? I don't think so!

The Grand Oak Steakhouse and Bar at the Highland Springs Resort in Cherry Valley, Calif., is a grand escape with good food and drink priced right

The totally overrated Ludo Lefebvre can't even complete with KFC, let alone El Pollo Loco.

Peter's Gourmade in Tustin, Calif., all 100 square feet, serves yummy food and has a nice story behind its inception

Both Shrimp Pimp and Temaki Truck serve food-truck Japanese-inspired fare, and both are worth a try

Cafe Sevilla in Riverside specializes in Spanish food and tapas, but in try to be too many things to too many pople, it falls short

SoCal Gas Co. offered up a combi oven cooking demo with smashing and ordinary food results

Riviera at the Fireside, a Continental Cuisine destination in Westminster, Calif., will be shuttering for good on Oct. 23.

The second incarnation of the Inland Empire Food Truck Festival on Oct. 8 proved more creature-comfortable than the first

Truck Norris serves up the most phenomenal Shepherd's Pie anywhere, and for just $4!

After my first visit to Slater's 50-50 Burgers in Anaheim Hills, Calif., all I can say is half of what I experienced was stellar, the other half, well, ordinary or not to my liking.

Cha Cha's Tacos and Tequila in Brea, Calif., is a nice after-movie or before-movie destination, with Flamenco dancing during Sunday brunch

Chinatown Summer Nights in L.A. proved a largely successful affair, combining food trucks, art galleries, arts and craft stalls and more

The Hound Dog is a bacon-wrapped (and I assume deep-fried) rather overweight hot dog served by the Rock-a-Billy Deli and Grill located next to the Chamber of Commerce in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., a city that should be famous for being home to the first...

'Latin Dance Fire' at the Center Stage in Fontana, Calif., was entertaining, but the food could stand some freshening up

Toru Sushi at Angel Stadium offers a healthy respite from fried and fast food while Five Guys, incredibly enough, serves the finest fast-food hot dog in Southern California

Servite High School held a food truck festival on Saturday, Aug. 13, with a good array of food offerings

The Waterfront Bar and Grill is San Diego's oldest tavern, but skip the Caprese Burger. Instead, head to San Diego's dive bar find of the century--the Aero Club.

Since I can't afford to eat in good restaurants anymore, I naturally latched onto the food truck phenomenon as the last refuge of the penniless seeking culinary fulfillment. Pennies were lavished everywhere, but fulfillments were few, alas. The Beh...

The cheeseburger at the Concourse bowling alley in Anaheim, Calif., is both simple and special--the best ever?

At an event sponsored by the Southern California Gas Co. Vietnam-born Haley Nguyen demonstrated Vietnamese cooking techniques, combinations and secrets

Schooner or Later has dibs on a prime waterfront location in Long Beach, Calif., and serves humongous portions of American favorites

Takoyaki are octopus balls popular in Osaka, Japan, and now coming to the U.S. on street vendor carts. I call them two things: 'OctoBalls' and 'delicious.'

Eight trucks, including seabirds from Orange County, will compete in the 'Great Food Truck Race 2' beginning Aug. 14.

The Concourse in Anaheim is the perfect location for a food truck gathering since you can go inside and finish off your food over a cold beer, or other drink of choice.

The inaugural Inland Empire Food Truck Festival was hugely attended and great fun, but has the NomNom Truck lost its magic?

In search of the perfect hamburger, I prowled the Las Vegas Strip to sample greatness. Did I find it?

Bobby Flay got his way and Soul Daddy won 'America's Next Great Restaurant,' and a month later two of three locations have been shuttered

Naples, Calif., sits on the ocean in all its splendor, and it also has the distinction of being home to Kelly's, a great wine-dine destination

I finally caught up with the oh-so-popular Lobsta Truck and came away much the wiser about the food truck craze

The Bowery in Hollywood and Charlie Palmer's DG Burger spot in Costa Mesa don't know of each other, probably, but they both claim to have the best burgers

Both BJ's and Taps are Southern California brew-house chains--but which serves the best grub?

Grill 'Em All is still riding a wave of popularity from winning the Great Food Truck Race on Food Network, and it showed at the Fullerton High School Food Truck Fundraiser May 13

In impeccable timing, just as the annual James Beard Awards were announced, the Carl's Jr./Hardee's icon--Miss Turkey's bikini--went on auction on eBay

In a battle of deep-fried, bacon-wrapped hot dogs, Dogzilla beats The Bomb handily

Miss Turkey probably never ate turkey before she promoted the Carl's Jr./Hardee's turkey burger. So how does it taste?

Eureka Burger specializes in craft beers, Angus beef chuck burgers, hand-cut fries, and gourmet salads--and brags about it

Pho Vi is a Vietnamese restaurant in Pomona, Calif., that is about as good as it gets in that city

Santa Anita Race Track held its second Food Truck Festival of the year on Saturday, April 2, with 80 trucks and thousands of hungry fans

How are Misa and Jen with their Vietnamese-inspired 'banh mi' food truck doing after massive exposure on the Food Network? I finally caught up with the vehicle.

For St. Patrick's Day, I visited two Irish/pseudo-Irish pubs, both located in nondescript strip malls

If you're ever in Walnut, Calif. (I know, where's that?), and have a craving for Japanese food, you'd enjoy a restaurant I'd driven by countless times but only recently tried on a Sunday night with my wife. Akasaka, as it is named (for ...

An Australian favorite, Oporto opened a week ago in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., serving its famous chicken burgers with hot Portugese chili sauce, along with other chicken concoctions

Tio's Mexican Restaurant in Etiwanda, Calif., serves up yummy Tex-Mex dishes with fast-food ordering combined with table service.

Aburiya Toranoko Sushi Bar and Izakaya in L.A.'s Little Tokyo serves up some of the most delicious food anywhere