Tom's Foodie Blog

Ever tried churrascaria? Do you even know how to pronounce it (it’s pronounced chew-ruh-scare-ee-uh, and it’s Spanish for “to singe,” if you were wondering)? Although this style of cooking and serving is most popular in other countries, a fine churrascaria restaurant has arrived in Orange County: Agora Churrascaria of Irvine. A churrascaria is a Brazilian [...]

If you look at my rating scale and even previous posts, I rarely write bad reviews. The times I have written bad reviews, I have tried to find redeeming value in the restaurant. Folks, this post will be my most scathing ever, as the restaurant failed at so many levels that the public deserves to know. [...]

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This is a Video Blog of one of my favorite Gourmet Food Trucks, Taco Maria. What makes this truck one of my favorites? Watch the video to find out.  I will tell you that it is a combination of high-end ingredients, cooking with the soul of a family owned restaurant and the technique of a [...]

  The Home Skillet Truck, as I pointed out in a previous post “Top 10 Food Trucks of 2011”, is one of my favorite new food trucks. This gourmet food truck is the baby of Orange County native, Chef Christie Morisoli. She gained her street cred by graduating from the Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Institute [...]