Author Archive for Sarah Wong
The Dish List: Urban Seoul
Nestled in the corner of UCI’s primary hangout hotspot, Diamond Jamboree, Urban Seoul, which opened on March 1, is an Asian-fusion-inspired restaurant. The food-truck-like eatery refers to itself as a Borderless Kitchen, meaning executive chef, Kacy Jun, actively seeks to merge the cuisine of various cultures into one tantalizing fusion. What struck me about Urban [...]
Thriving, Not Just Surviving: The Art Lab
The UCI CARE (Campus Assault Resources and Education) office collaborated with ASUCI to feature a project called, “We Step Into the Light” at The Art Lab on Feb. 27. Held on the Student Center Terrace, the project showcased a variety of artwork such as photographs, watercolor paintings and 3-D pictures that told stories of sexual [...]
The Dish List: Kean Coffee
There’s nothing quite like a coffee shop — it is home for the writer, the reader and the dreamer in all of us. And in a world where coffee culture rules, Kean Coffee is the king. This hidden gem is tucked in between a few small businesses across from Westcliff Plaza in Newport. I arrived [...]
The Dish List: SoCo Farmer’s Market “Farm to Food Truck IV” Competition
Challenge accepted. These words may have been spoken by Barney Stinson in “How I Met Your Mother,” but this test was of a different kind. The Farm to Food Truck Challenge IV was an endeavor held at SoCo Farmers’ Market on Saturday, Nov. 17 from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. Located in Costa Mesa near [...]
The Dish List: Mama D’s Italian Kitchen
Parking: $2.00. Pink Sauce: $3.50. Customer Service: Priceless. Wave goodbye to plain ol’ tomato sauce and say hello to a new kind: pink sauce. Mama D’s Italian restaurant, located in Newport, is a must-try, and for good reason. I visited Mama D’s for dinner with a group of friends, and as we piled into the [...]
The Dish List: ‘Lette Macarons
Paris may be the city of lights, but it is also home to one of a most delectable treats: the macaron. Fortunately for us in America, a macaron connoisseur by the name of Paulette Koumetz has traveled far and wide and, with the help of French pastry chef extraordinaire Christophe Michalak, has created ‘Lette Macarons, [...]
Unique Places in Orange County
For the regular Irvine kid, you wake up one morning and just know. As you open the window, a breeze of warm air wafts gently into your room and it suddenly clicks – it’s springtime!
