southern california

Brazilian Steakhouse Fogo de Chão serves fresh vegetables and fruits on their Market Table.

Brazilian Fogo de Chão Steakhouse in Irvine, California

Brazilian-trained gaucho chefs carve delectable, high-quality cuts of meat at your table after roasting over an open flame. Participate in the Full Churrasco Experience at Fogo de Chão and encounter the culture and cuisine of Southern Brazil. Location: 623 Spectrum Center Drive, Irvine, California – at the Irvine Spectrum Center. Menu: The Full Churrasco Experience (the most …

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Kura Revolving Sushi

Sushi Fast, Fresh, Fun at Kura, Irvine, California

Sushi meets the Jetsons at Kura Revolving Sushi Bar. Fresh and authentic Japanese food is served fast on a space-age revolving conveyor belt reminiscent of the 1960’s American sitcom cartoon, The Jetsons. Enjoy the flavors and traditions of Japan in a showy and lively way. Location: 2700 Alton Parkway #133 Irvine, California, in the Diamond …

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Fusion and favorites at LIT Café quinoa and vegetable salad

Fusion and Favorites at LIT Café in Anaheim, California

Fusion and favorites are on the menu at LIT Café. Bowls piled high with fresh, colorful ingredients make a mouthwatering meal engaging to the eye. And, petite pastry artworks like delicate meringue peaks and chocolate with berries desserts look too delicious to eat. But, eat you must because this beautiful fare is a tasty and …

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Comfort food for a Cause at Toast Kitchen + Bakery Fried Chicken and Belgian Waffle

Toast Kitchen + Bakery: Costa Mesa, California

Dunch, donations, and dedication to comfort food with a twist, Toast Kitchen + Bakery treat lunch and dinner (dunch) patrons to unique dishes and flavor combinations. More than that, however, are the 10% profits going to local charities personally checked by the Executive Chef and Co-Owner, John Park. With the ability to create flavors that …

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The pot roast at The Lighthouse Cafe & Deli in San Pedro, California, slathered with rich brown gravy and accompanied by mashed potatoes and steamed fresh vegetables

Eat Like a Local: The Lighthouse Café & Deli–San Pedro, California

When the prime rib is tender and tasty, the chicken fried steak is obviously made from scratch, the whiteboard specials include Cajun snapper with a fresh tomato spinach salsa, the room is full of locals, and the staff laughs a lot… well, you know you’re where you ought to be eating. Add in an oceanside …

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A big bowl of fresh chili topped with grated cheddar cheese and chopped onion

The Red Kettle, Idyllwild, California—Mountain-Fresh and Down-Home

Idyllwild, California, a mile high up in the San Jacinto Mountains above Palm Springs, is one of those pretty little mountain towns you always hope to find and seldom do. It’s artsy, quiet, cozy. It has no ski-lifts, no lake, no factory outlet stores. Just pine-fresh air, a clutch of hiking trails, a burbling creek …

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