Dining

Blazing-fast pizza

Feb 2, 2020

Blazing-fast pizza

In 2012, Blaze Pizza founders Elise and Rick Wetzel pioneered a blazing-fast way to cook pizza — right here in Irvine.

Independent restaurants

Nov 27, 2019

Independent restaurants

Our top picks for 2019 include a restaurant owned by last season’s winner of TV’s “Chopped,” a brewery with nearly 120 awards, and a bakery that makes macarons almost too cute to eat.

Urban Plates for lunch therapy

Feb 26, 2019

Urban Plates for lunch therapy

The steaks are grass-fed. The chicken is free-range. The fish is pole caught. But it’s what Urban Plates does with these ingredients that is special.

Eat to the Latin beat at Cha Cha’s

Feb 26, 2019

Eat to the Latin beat at Cha Cha’s

The modern and inviting restaurant at The Market Place in Irvine is known for live Latin music, bold cuisine and its extended happy hour.