Food + Drink
10 Things to Do in Orange County This Halloween Weekend
Halloween weekend in Orange County comes with a choice: brave the fog at Knott’s Scary Farm, pick pumpkins at Tanaka Farms or settle into a coastal bar where the cocktails get dressed up, too. From Oct. 30–Nov. 1, 2026, the calendar…
North Italia Gives Fall a Pasta Course
New dishes and seasonal produce give the Irvine and Brea menus a reason for another look. Roasted butternut squash and Fuji apple arrive alongside burrata; a pasta inspired by Roman supplì leans into tomato, mozzarella and…
10 Halloween Things to Do in Orange County This October 2026
Haunted mazes, ghost stories, pumpkin dance parties and seaside cocktails: Orange County has a spooky-season outing for every level of courage. Fog rolls through Ghost Town in Buena Park. In Huntington Beach, squid ink spaghetti…
10 Halloween Things to Do in Orange County This October 2026
Haunted mazes, ghost stories, pumpkin dance parties and seaside cocktails: Orange County has a spooky-season outing for every level of courage. Fog rolls through Ghost Town in Buena Park. In Huntington Beach, squid ink spaghetti…
Tim Ho Wan Brings Hong Kong’s Mid-Autumn Traditions to Irvine
The acclaimed dim sum restaurant will fill September with mooncakes, milk tea, special dishes and a ticketed Mid-Autumn celebration at Diamond Jamboree. Steam rising from bamboo baskets, cups of strong Hong Kong milk tea and a mooncake waiting at the end—September is…
OC Food Alert: Din Tai Fung Is Now Open at Brea Mall
North Orange County’s newest dumpling destination is serving guests by reservation during a limited soft opening ahead of its Aug. 31 grand opening. The 14,000-square-foot restaurant features an open dumpling kitchen, indoor dining and an outdoor patio…