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Taco Tuesday: La Super Birria, Santa Ana

  • February 26, 2019
  • Brad A. Johnson
Give it a minute. Blowing on it doesn’t help. The consommé at La Súper Birria is served so hot it could melt paint off of an airplane engine. Let it…
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The 25 Best Things to Eat in Orange County’s Little Saigon

  • January 30, 2017
  • Brad A. Johnson
The scent of Little Saigon hits me in the face. An intoxicating perfume of jackfruit and bananas and the vanilla-y scent of pandanus leaves wraps itself around me in a…
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O.C. Review: Sushi Hana re

  • June 20, 2016
  • Brad A. Johnson
The hostess sees me peeking through the window, so she opens the front door. “May I help you?” “Two for dinner?” I ask. I can see that almost every seat…
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OC’S Top 20 Pizzas. Period.

  • April 17, 2016
  • Brad A. Johnson
After several years of research, these are the 20 best pizzas in Orange County.
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First Place, Travel Writing – OC Press Club Awards!

  • September 27, 2011
  • Brad A. Johnson
I'm excited to announce that I won First Place in the OC Press Club Awards for my travel article La Dolce Grotta, a story about the ancient cave village of Matera, Italy. Matera was once considered the shame of Italy. But not anymore. You can read...
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MingCha: An Amazing Tea Shop in Hong Kong

  • April 29, 2011
  • Brad A. Johnson
When in Hong Kong this month, I enjoyed all kinds of amazing food and drink: street food, boat food, rooftop cocktails, underground speakeasies, luxury five-star feats... And one of the greatest highlights of all was discovering MingCha tea boutiq...
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Quick Look: Afternoon Tea at St. Regis, Singapore

  • October 29, 2010
  • Brad A. Johnson
Multiculti afternoon tea at the St. Regis Singapore:1. Beef and chicken satay2. Shrimp dumpling 3. Samosa4. Tea sandwiches and scones5. Petit fours6. Cakes and madeleines7. Roses in a teacup
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Hotel Review: Four Seasons Florence

  • May 9, 2010
  • Brad A. Johnson
Europe???s best hotel? For years, my answer has been the Four Seasons George V in Paris. But regardless of whether you agree with that pick, there???s a new contender that now tops my list. Opened last year after seven years of meticulous restoration ...
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Le Cordon Bleu World Food Media Awards Announced!

  • May 6, 2010
  • Brad A. Johnson
Wow! I just won the world???s top food critic prize at the international 2010 Le Cordon Bleu World Food Media Awards. The only global contest of its kind, the biennial World Food Media Awards honor the best food and drink journalists from around the...
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There have been too many to list them all, but these are some of my favorite margaritas to-go during this never-ending pandemic. Story in today's @ocregister⁠⠀ 177 10
Modern Italian(ish) cooking in Westminster. Story in today's @ocregister⁠⠀ 113 1
Sticky toffee pudding really is "the best pudding." I could eat this stuff all day long. ⁠⠀ 138 8
This might be the best cassoulet you ever eat, delivered to your door from an old French bistro that no longer exists. Story in tomorrow's OC Register (online now at ocregister.com). Bonus: cheese! 135 8
How it started vs how it's going: The most extraordinary bites of a tumultuous year. ⁠⠀ 177 7
Cocktail of the Year: La Niña at @perla.dtsa⁠⠀ 166 3
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