Posted on June 2, 2008 by Cogito
Last weekend I went back (again!) to one of my FAVORITEST restaurants of all time, Break of Dawn, which is located in a depressing, nondescript shopping center in the culinary wasteland that is Orange County.
This time around I tried a new item on Chef Dee Nguyen’s menu: his take on the American hot dog (above). [...]
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Posted on May 29, 2008 by Cogito
As you may already know, one of the buffoons contestants of Hell’s Kitchen will win the grand prize, which is the title of executive sous chef at Gordon Ramsay’s latest restaurant in Los Angeles. Well, apparently they couldn’t wait for the results show.
Yesterday “Gordon Ramsay at the London, West Hollywood” (say that 3 times [...]
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Posted on May 22, 2008 by Cogito
The other night I had the chance to check out the Korean owned and operated BBQ Chicken, a restaurant poised to slowly take over the world one bird at a time. In the end, I had the very tasty meal but really shitty service. But hey, what’s good Korean food without a little [...]
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Posted on May 20, 2008 by Cogito
Financial BURGERtory
Reuters is reporting that Wall Street Burgers Shoppe in New York is upping the price of their most expensive item. Before you exclaim “WTF?!” (like I did), let’s find out what’s in this glorified meat sandwich:
The burger, created by chef and co-owner Kevin O’Connell, seeks to justify its price with a Kobe beef [...]
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Posted on May 19, 2008 by Cogito
Lately it’s been hotter than Chef Gordon Ramsay’s panties here in Southern California. So, what better way to endure the heatwave than to have a gourmet lunch in Laguna Beach? Last week that’s exactly what I did.
Last Friday I had the opportunity to attend a business meeting at The Loft, located at The [...]
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Posted on May 5, 2008 by Cogito
The MAHHH-velous Meatloaf
by Chef Dee Nguyen
Yesterday (Sunday) I visited one of my favorite haunts of all time, Break of Dawn, which is located here deep, deep, deep in Orange County, California.
For those of you that do not live near the vicinity, I’m not showing these pictures to torture you, rather to show you what a [...]
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Posted on April 21, 2008 by Cogito
Brunch pastries to lose your mind over
by Chef Patrick Florendo
You’d probably have a better chance of finding Britney Spears’ psychotherapy bill than you would locating the tucked away restaurant Tableau at the Wynn of Las Vegas. And, trust me: both can be just as pricey.
In fact, whereas one would be a boon for [...]
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Posted on April 9, 2008 by Cogito
“I need a hiro!”
What do you get when you cross a Japanese with a European? A hilarious racial joke? A crappy compact car? No! You get Cafe Hiro! More info after the jump.
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