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We reveal the lesserknown aspects of our county: secluded camping, surprising services, secret spots, and dishes that are hiding in plain sight.

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“We get two responses (about our drive-in shows): ‘Thank you for bringing us arts during COVID-19’ and ‘Thank you for keeping us safe.’ The first is the one I expected; the second is the one that makes me cry.”

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124 EDITOR’S LET TER PEOPLE & PL ACES A seasonal waterfall in Dana Point

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’HOODS A busy thoroughfare where Cypress meets Buena Park

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PERFECT G E TAWAY Take in the sunset, the oak trees, and the relaxation of Ojai.

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C U LT U R E P H I L E A Santa Ana wildlife artist and muralist

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O.C . E VENT S This month’s top outdoor and online happenings

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ST YLE & HOME Colorful pouches from Stoney Clover Lane at Lido Marina Village

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ON THE MARKET A Santa Ana property with a spa-like bathroom

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FINDS Stock your closet with something blue, this season’s favorite color.

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HOT SHOP ZeroUV at Rodeo 39 Public Market in Stanton

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FOOD & DRINK Family-style dining with Mediterranean flavors shines in San Juan Capistrano

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THREE’S A TREND Roasted marrow adds a rich—and nutritious— element to these local comfort dishes.

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FOOD TRENDS Globally influenced brunch spots

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MY O.C .

Never learning to be comfortable in the water leaves a longtime impression on this writer.

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EXCURSIONS Neighbors look to reclaim Santa Ana open space, but homeless people have few options.

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DINING GUIDE Many of our 200-plus restaurant reviews

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PERSON OF INTEREST Co-founder of Down for Dance, a nonprofit dance program for the Down syndrome community

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ou love to learn about secret spots. How do I know?

Every time we do a Hidden O.C. issue, it quickly flies off newsstands. Though we reveal new secrets about Orange County every few years, this one might be more relevant than ever because of what we’ve discovered.

Our community has suffered. We’ve had to adapt and shift. We need different things— masks, outdoor space, and generosity from each other to name a few. O.C. businesses have accommodated these needs in ways large and small. From online classes that can teach you anything to deliveries of veggies, books, and booze, here are places that are ready to help (Page 66). We’ve rounded up goodies hiding in plain sight, such as chefs’ favorite dishes at their restaurants, as well as other treats that started quietly in the past year—elegant tasting dinners at Knife Pleat or the all-takeaway gourmet menu from Jonathan Blackford at Fork and Knife.

There were innovations in outdoor activities to keep the community connected from surprising partners—Segerstrom Center for the Arts hosted yoga on Argyros Plaza, where dance classes are available this month—and street takeovers in many of our cities. The latter was a fantastic result during a bad time: Laguna Beach, Orange, Fullerton, and more closed busy streets to cars so restaurants could expand outdoor seating and concerts might take place. Can we keep these going permanently?

Some of the finds we mention might subside as the year goes on, and some might not be allowed to shine just yet. But we hope you’ll view this as a collection of what’s possible, what to look forward to, and how to rejoice with new experiences or revisit old favorites as soon as you’re ready to get out and explore.

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M Y F AV O R I T E T H I N G S I N T H I S I S S U E I hope I get a chance to see the Dana Point falls like this.

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From dinosaurs at the fairgrounds to a witch at Argyros Plaza, there are lots of enticing outdoor shows this month.

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IN PL AIN SIGHT  T H E S C E N E A seasonal waterfall in Dana Point  G E T T I N G T H E R E Find it along Dana Point Harbor Drive directly across from the marina parking lot.  E X P L O R E R C R E D I T Rafael E. Sanchez @esraff88  B E H I N D T H E S H O T “I sometimes work in Dana Point doing construction,” Sanchez says. “That day, it rained a lot and I couldn’t work, so I took a drive along the harbor and saw that waterfall. I stopped to take a picture because you can only see the waterfall when it rains.”

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Cafes and shops with friendly service and sweet treats brighten a busy thoroughfare where CYPRESS meets BUENA PARK. by Robin Jones

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Classics Flowers offers nextday delivery for bouquets, as well as for a selection of potted plants, pastries, and its afternoon tea box.

G O O D E AT S & S WE E T S A giant mural meant to look like a blackboard—covered with chalk drawings of dogs, a strawberry, and a cup of coffee with legs—gives this cute cafe and bakery a cheerful air. Like the art, the menu is eclectic and includes cheeseburgers, tacos, burritos, and egg rolls ($2.50 to $6.79). Desserts are more traditional—and irresistible, especially the huge, dense brownie topped with crunchy peanut butter-chocolate fudge ($3.95). 6285 BALL ROAD, CYPRESS, 714-886-2016

CL A S S I C S FLOWE R S A ND CO NFE C TI O N S Floral arrangements, potted succulents, and houseplants sit among colorful canvas tote bags, scarves, and mini teapots at this florist, gift shop, and cafe; but the most tempting display is the bakery case filled with salted caramel brownies, huge chocolate chip cookies, apricot-white chocolate scones, and lemon bars. The cafe menu includes salads and sandwiches, and even afternoon tea to go, complete with scones, sandwiches, fruit, and macarons. 10069 VALLEY VIEW ST., CYPRESS, 714-828-5611

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S A N DWI CH H O U S E Tucked into the back of a strip mall, this hole-in-the-wall sandwich shop has a loyal following for its reasonably priced banh mi ($5.50 to $7), made on French bread and packed with super-fresh carrots, daikon, onion, cilantro, and jalapenos.

The tiny space, filled with packaged cakes, cookies, and other snacks, might be best known for its top-notch service; all orders come with complimentary iced tea and sweets. 9187 VALLEY VIEW ST., CYPRESS, 714-828-9998

FU R N ACE S K ATE SHOP A mainstay of the skateboarding community since 1996, this small shop is packed with everything a skater might need, from decks, trucks, and wheels to Toy Machine socks. Stacks of graphic T-shirts include big brands such as Nike SB and independent ones such as Dime and Quartersnacks. A whole wall of sneakers features new releases from Converse and Vans. Friendly employees will help beginners and experienced skaters build customized boards. 10100 VALLEY VIEW ST., BUENA PARK, 714-828-4226

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Take in the sunset, the oak trees, and the relaxation of this historic town. by Alan Gibbons

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NO TIME FOR REST

Immense, historic, and luxurious, the Ojai Valley Inn welcomes you to its 220-acre property with activities of all sorts. Golf, multiple pools, an artist cottage, a 31,000-square-foot spa, and even an apiary await, in addition to several dining options and grounds made for walking and admiring the oak trees. Be sure to spend time outside for the pink moment, the time just before sunset when the hillsides blush. Rooms and suites ($439 and up) offer various options such as private terraces

or balconies, fireplaces, tubs, and marble bathrooms. The fireplace minisuite showcases hand-painted Spanish tile in the bathroom with a soaking tub.

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When it’s time for a relaxing meal, check out The Oak at Ojai Valley Inn. The outdoor space is vast, and there are plenty of heaters to keep you cozy. You’ll be treated to views of magnificent oak trees

ABOVE The sun provides a splendid backdrop for all kinds of views in Ojai.

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ust a short drive from Orange County, Ojai is a place to vacation without logistical headaches. Jump in the car and drive a few hours north to the old-fashioned hamlet that peeks out across beautiful mountains and sits just a dozen miles from the ocean.

The small-town vibe and the chance to relax away from crowds, particularly this time of year, will reset your outlook.

February is a nice time to visit as you’ll get to use the hotel fireplaces and restaurant fire pits to stay cozy.

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“(Bart’s Books) is this open-air bookstore that only closes when the sun goes down and when it rains. I love their cookbook section, and they have a cute little children’s corner.”

—ST YLIST L AWREN HOWELL, IN HER GUIDE TO OJAI FOR ONE KINGS L ANE

and the green of the golf course.

Gaze at the mountains in the distance while you linger over the estate-based lavender lemonade ($9) and seasonal dishes such as plum-glazed pork belly with red cabbage puree, watercress salad, and heirloom carrots ($22). The service is impeccable, whether you’re having a romantic evening or a family meal.

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Serving handmade ice cream and various other treats since 1979, Ojai Ice Cream is a mustvisit. Besides a cold scoop, you can also choose from housemade fudge of all sorts. Oldfashioned Pez dispensers and nostalgic candies are plentiful in the long, narrow shop that was featured in the movie “Easy A.” SNAPSHOT SPOT

In the center of town sits Libbey Park, home to the oldest amateur tennis event in the U.S., The

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Ojai. The park has an expansive playground that was built by volunteers in October 2015, as well as a bandstand and the Libbey Bowl.

The historic archway from Ojai Avenue leads to a central fountain featuring beautiful Spanish tile and plenty of benches for you to relax and take in the local scene.

Next to the park, you’ll find the historic Ojai Post Office bell tower, a four-story Spanish Colonial Revival-style structure built in 1917 that’s perfectly picturesque.

WIND DOWN

If wine tasting is your favorite pastime, several tasting rooms exist on Ojai Avenue between Montgomery and Signal. You can go below street level at Majestic Oak Vineyard and Wine Tasting with its sunken garden. Or try The Ojai Vineyard Tasting Room where fans unwind with their glasses out front. The Casa Barranca Organic Winery and Tasting Room features an openbeam ceiling and cozy bar.

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Nocciola restaurant provides a charming, intimate space for special occasions. Dine on freshly made pasta dishes such as Salsiccia ($18)—which features rigatoni, sausage, peas, and tomato—and seafood that delights, such as the grilled Portuguese octopus ($16). The cocktails shine a light on local flavors: Try the Herborist with Wilder gin, lemon, lavender, and Génépy des Alpes ($13).

BIKING BLISS

When you’re ready for some exercise, the Ojai Valley Trail is a convenient place to stroll or bike. Go 9 miles to Ventura and connect to the Ventura River Trail to get to the beach. Be prepared for the uphill version on your way back. The path runs along the river and parallel to Highway 33. Animals are welcome as it’s an equestrian trail, and dogs are allowed on leash.

Through February: Experience a special meal from chef Christopher Kostow of the three-Michelin-starred The Restaurant at Meadowood in Napa Valley but closer to home ($495 including wine pairings). Kostow finishes a pop-up winter residency at The Farmhouse at Ojai Valley Inn. thefarmhouseojai.com

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O J A I VA L L E Y I N N P H O T O G R A P H C O U R T E S Y O F M U R P H Y O ’ B R I E N ; B A R T ’ S B O O K S P H O T O G R A P H B Y J U S T I N A I K E N

LEFT The fireplaces in some rooms at Ojai Valley Inn set a relaxing tone.

RIGHT Bart’s Books has been operating in Ojai since 1964.

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Lynn Doyle was ready to have a hip replacement. She did not think there was another alternative to remediating the discomfort that kept her from enjoying her bike rides and other physical activities that were part of her beloved routine.

Staci Johnson tried everything to alleviate the pain from the sciatica that had been troubling her for 13 years. William Manrow had eight back surgeries but still complained of sciatica and uncomfortable stiffness in his legs. These patients and many more are no longer feeling pain and discomfort thanks to a newly developed treatment administered by Dr. Ivar Roth, Hoag Hospital’s highly accredited Founding Chairman of Podiatric Surgery.

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Part acupuncture, derived from wisdom of the ages, part state-of-the-art medical technology, using an advanced drug, and part intuitive medical knowledge, derived from Dr. Roth’s vast experience and expertise in his specialty field, this new treatment is viewed as a revolutionary and long awaited alternative to other forms of pain mitigation that can be addictive, invasive or cause unwanted side effects.

“I am delighted with the results of this breakthrough treatment. There is a neurological connection that exits between the foot and other parts of the body,

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I have been able to identify the exact location on the foot where the base of the nerve can receive treatment that extends all the way up the leg and into the hip and back,” explains Dr. Roth as he conveys the methodology of this newly developed protocol.

“As a foot specialist I have worked with so many patients seeking to restore the quality of life that comes with pain free mobility. Being able to offer a revolutionary and highly sophisticated treatment option that works is truly gratifying.”

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While reducing dependance on pain medications has been a significant benefit for patient Bill Manrow, of Corona del Mar, he is especially delighted with the improvement in his quality of life since undergoing the SciatiCur treatment.

“My pain was so severe that I could not sit for more than two minutes,” says Manrow, who, after treatment, got much welcome relief from his debilitating discomfort. “The improvement of my condition is remarkable. I recently took a road trip along the coast and was able to comfortably sit in the car for hours at a time. I can now enjoy many of my favorite activities including skiing and scuba diving.”

So far, 100 percent of Dr. Roth’s patients have claimed significant improvement of their pain after completion of the SciatiCUR protocol. “I knew this had the potential to relieve pain, but even I was surprised that it has been successful on every single patient I have injected,” says Dr. Roth, whose office staff has extensively interviewed each patient to determine the treatment’s efficacy.

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C O L O S S A L C R E AT U R E S A Santa Ana wildlife artist and muralist creates homages to nature as big as all outdoors. by Valerie Takahama

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onathan Martinez, 29, puts his art to work raising awareness of endangered animals and sparking a love of art and nature in innercity kids. He has partnered with the National Wildlife Federation on its #SaveLACougars campaign, and his art has appeared throughout Southern California.

A proud product of Santa Ana Unified schools, Martinez recently partnered with the district to complete a mural near downtown Santa Ana and plans to lead more art demonstrations for students in the future.

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draw until I was 17 or so.

Growing up, I always enjoyed watching art shows on PBS— Bob Ross, obviously, and this lady who would paint plants.

When I was at Fullerton College, I just randomly took some art classes because I didn’t know what else to take, and that started the whole thing. We had to do a project, a series of paintings that were consistent, and I decided to do it on bears.

That’s how the whole focus on wildlife started. I started learning about all these animals that are endangered or soon will become endangered. So I decided to focus my work on trying to spread awareness of these animals.

THE JOYS OF SPRAY PAINT Ú I was heavily influenced by street art and graffiti artists I looked up to. That’s how I got into murals. I wanted to learn to spray paint the way they do.

Now it’s my favorite medium to work with. It’s so much faster than painting with a brush.

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Once you know how to use it, it’s a very versatile medium. You can do hard lines, soft lines; you can do a lot of different effects.

It’s just a matter of figuring out the little tricks of how spray paint works and using different tips to your advantage. Once you’ve blocked everything out, all the background, the base colors are laid out on the wall, then you start getting into the fine details; that’s what I like most. When the animal is taking shape and coming to life, that’s my favorite part of the process.

LOOKING BACK, LOOKING AHEAD Even now, I wouldn’t call Ú myself a professional artist.

I’ve only been doing this for 10 years. It feels like a long time, but compared to the masters like Matisse—they made art their whole lives. They never settled; they always knew there was more to work on.

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Historian Larry Maurer delves into Sinatra’s 1950s comeback in this outdoor lecture. The event will be held in the Bowers Museum’s Key Courtyard, with seats spaced 6 feet apart. Bowers Museum, 2002 N. Main St., Santa Ana, 714-567-3600, bowers.org

mother was a painter—Cortright studied at the Parsons School of Design in New York and the California College of the Arts in San Francisco. She is best known for her video installations and for collaborating on a series of videos with fashion designer Stella McCartney.

Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens, 415 Avenida Granada, San Clemente, 949-4982139, casaromantica.org FEB. 18

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Shakespeare’s classic tale of warring families and star-crossed lovers in Verona has been staged an untold number of times, in every format imaginable. In this presentation from the Southern California Shakespeare Festival Guild, the story will be told in the traditional style. Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens, 415 Avenida Granada, San Clemente, 949-498-2139, casaromantica.org

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The Broadway actress went straight from college to starring as Glinda the Good Witch in “Wicked.” Since then, she has played Doralee Rhodes in “9 to 5 the Musical” and Brooke Ashton in “Noises Off,” a performance that earned her a Tony Award nomination. In this outdoor concert, she’ll sing Broadway standards and romantic classics with pianist and music director Michael Orland, as well as her husband, guitarist Brian Gallagher.

Ticketholders will be seated in private, socially distanced pods for one to six people. Argyros Plaza, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, 714556-2787, scfta.org OPENS FEB. 16 PETRA CORTRIGHT

A Los Angeles-based artist working in video, digital media, and painting, Cortright has gained recent acclaim for exhibits she has staged around the world, from Mexico to Switzerland. The daughter of artists—her father was a sculptor and printmaker, and her

Members of this critically acclaimed group all play cello, and their concerts feature music drawn from a repertoire that includes everything from medieval madrigals to John Williams’ theme for “Star Wars.” They’ve played across the country in prestigious venues such as the Walt Disney Concert Hall, always bringing a fresh perspective to familiar and lesser-known compositions. Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens, 415 Avenida Granada, San Clemente, 949-498-2139, casaromantica.org OPENS FEB. 28 “HYMNS TO THE SILENCE”

Photographer Jacques Garnier’s works on display in this exhibit focus on the fine details of structures around Southern California. The 25 black-and-white photographs explore the concept of negative space and invite the viewer to contemplate the gaps that create a feeling of silence or a pause. Some of the works received honorable mention at the Worldwide Photography Gala Awards in October 2020.

Laguna Art Museum, 307 Cliff Drive, Laguna Beach, 949-494-8971, lagunaartmuseum.org

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Formerly an indoor exhibit, this educational experience has been converted into a drivethrough interactive presentation with an audio tour you can play on your phone as you cruise through scenes featuring more than 70 animatronic dinosaurs, including some of the largest to ever exist. The exhibit also includes marine creatures from the Jurassic period. OC Fair and Event Center, 88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa, 714-708-1500, jurassicquest.com

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FEB. 7 “BEFORE FIDDLER – LIVE FROM FLORENCE”

Hershey Felder continues his series of livestreamed performances staged in Florence, Italy, with this tribute to Sholem Aleichem, the Yiddish author and playwright who created the character Tevye the Milkman, whose stories formed the basis for the musical “Fiddler on the Roof.” With the Klezmerata Fiorentina musicians accompanying him, Felder will play a variety of characters and perform music from the Old World. Laguna Playhouse, 949-497-2787, lagunaplayhouse.com

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Alton Fitzgerald White, best known for his portrayal of King Mufasa in “The Lion King” on Broadway, has starred in multiple Broadway musicals, including “Smokey Joe’s

the Ox with music and dance performances, arts and crafts, and cooking demonstrations.

Bowers Museum, 2002 N. Main St., Santa Ana, 714-567-3600, bowers.org

Cafe,” “Ragtime,” and “The Color Purple.” In this online lecture, he’ll describe his keys to achieving and maintaining success in whatever pursuit you choose. Bowers Museum, 714-5673600, bowers.org FEB. 28

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KURE IT RIVALS CUP With a sold-out contingent of golfers, Kure It hosted its third annual Rivals Cup golf tournament at Pelican Hill Golf Club and netted nearly $105,000 for cancer research at the USC and UCLA Cancer Centers. A live streaming awards party was held at one of the Pelican Hill Resort villas, where the winning foursome was announced with Anaheim Ducks star Ryan Getzlaf, Scottie Upshall, PJ McKaig and Hossein Karmini, Kelly Ly took Women’s Longest Drive with 225 yds., Mitchell Boswell garnered the Men’s Longest Drive award with 334 yds, and Mike Joseph won Closest to the Pin honors.

Lugano Diamonds hosted the reception and Aston Martin Newport Beach and Bob’s Watches offered hole-in-one honors (with, sadly, no winners!).

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resham Taylor grew up working for his family’s display company, eventually introducing the business to the fashion world. Now he and his wife, Dina, own ViaClover, a design and manufacturing company that creates beautiful retail spaces for companies such as Balenciaga, Louis Vuitton, and more. The company does everything from design to building out the store with its inhouse team—a service unique to ViaClover.

How did ViaClover start?  Gresham: I had a little wood and print shop, and the first client I brought in was Opening Ceremony. They were on the forefront of (experiential shopping) and making a space artistic. We also worked with all these great designers including Alexander Wang and Yeezy’s team and built their designs. From there, we got asked to do (Refinery29’s) 29Rooms in L.A. We started getting a really good idea of how design works from these brilliant minds. We did that for two years and didn’t even design; it was just building all these great creative directors’ ideas out of our wood, metal, and print shop.

About two years into our company, we got a call from The Grove (in L.A.) and they told us they were going to hold pop-ups. We managed the whole program—we worked with a new brand every 28 days, designed it, fabricated it, and then built out their pop-up. Eventually, we were asked to do retail stores because we had that experience of making a space Instagram-y and explosive.

Dina: I was going to UC Irvine at the time and started helping out, which turned into sitting in class and trying to focus while I was taking orders. It got busier and busier, so I ended up leaving that and working full time (and eventually became a sole partner with Gresham).

Tell us about your team.  Gresham: Dina was doing project management, but she comes from a family of engineers. I couldn’t look at blueprints very well, and Dina was just a natural and could read

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Which places have you designed and built in Orange County?  Gresham: At Lido Marina Village we did Aesop, Planet Blue, parts of Faherty, Clare V., Serena & Lily, Velvet by Graham & Spencer, and now Stoney Clover Lane. We also did Lip Lab in the Spectrum and the South Coast Plaza pop-ups for Tiffany’s and Coach. We’re also doing a cool house in Laguna Beach and working with Irvine Company—they just signed us for a contract. We’re partnering with them to design and build out office spaces. We’ll make the spaces cool.

Tell us about your philanthropy work.  Dina: We started working with a nonprofit called Our Own when COVID hit because we had the equipment to cut face shields, so we donated 20,000. They gave us a list of places like Martin Luther King Jr. Hospital or different grocers in L.A. viaclover.com

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Jessica Drew de Paz is the director of mindfulness services at the UC Irvine Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute, which offers a range of classes. She shares advice about this skill in everyday life.

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A mindfulness expert

WHY MINDFULNESS MATTERS …

When we’re not taught to pay attention, our mind and thoughts take over—and our thoughts are not always in this present moment. It just takes checking in with yourself and noticing what you’re thinking about.

BEING IN THE MOMENT …

One of the ways to come back into the moment is through our

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senses. You can start with sight.

Look around the space you’re in, but look at it as if you’re seeing it for the first time and without judgment. Shift your attention to your hearing, and you might notice sounds or you may notice the silence. Then you can shift your attention to your body; wherever you’re sitting, you might notice the points of contact that your body is making with your seat. The final thing is (to

bring) attention to the breath.

MINDFULNESS BENEFITS …

There’s research showing that it helps combat depression and anxiety, and there are changes that happen in our body when we practice this—decreased cortisol levels and an increased immune response to vaccinations. Even 10 minutes a day can be helpful. It doesn’t have to be like an hourlong workout class.

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The Huntington Beach-based brand opened its first brick-and-mortar shop in October at Stanton’s Rodeo 39 Public Market. by Chelsea Raineri

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iet Tran started ZeroUV as a side business on eBay in 2001, and it eventually grew to become a popular online sunglasses brand that he ran with his wife, Khue. “I remember him saying one morning, ‘I think the next big thing is going to be selling eyewear on the internet,’ ” Khue says. “At that point, there was really nothing on the internet like that and I thought, ‘This guy is crazy.’ ” Fast-forward to 2011, when the small company began to sell more than a million pairs of sunglasses each year for several years in a row.

Now customers can shop ZeroUV’s trendy sunglasses at the brand’s first storefront, which Khue designed. Customers need not worry about excessive markups at ZeroUV. When creating the brand, Viet wanted to ensure that his glasses would be cost-effective. Most of the sunglasses you’ll find there are less than $20. “Being in Orange County, everyone needs sunglasses pretty much year-round—one pair in the car, one at home, just grab and go,” Viet says. “We wanted to bring a brand … where when you walk in, you can come out with a couple of items that you really like and enjoy.”

Having opened in the midst of a pandemic, ZeroUV also started carrying face shields ($25).

These face shields aren’t your typical PPE—the brand came up with its own spin and designed them with bright mirrored lenses.

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INSIDE THE MIND OF DESIGN with Jeffrey Wise Q. What sets Cantoni apart in the industry?

A. From the very beginning, our Founder and CEO, Michael Wilkov, sought out the best in modern design by traveling the world and hand selecting products from vendors that we can proudly say are still partners with us even after 36 years.

From furniture and accessories, to lighting and artwork, and kitchen cabinetry and closet systems, you’ll find unwavering commitment not only through our diverse portfolio, but also with our dedicated team of design consultants. No matter your reason for visiting Cantoni, our design consultants can assist you with something as small as a floor lamp to something as grand as a complete home redo.

Q. What home design trends are influencing your product line in 2021?

Jeffrey Wise General Manager, Cantoni Irvine

A. Home has always been our haven, a place where we feel safe, but in the past year, it has come to represent more than anything we could have imagined: our shelter, our workplace, our classroom. With this in mind, we believe the most you can do for your home in 2021 is create a space that is functional, stylish, and most importantly, comfortable and safe.

Q. How does your design team create exceptional customized living spaces?

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A. At Cantoni, we offer a one-on-one personalized approach to helping our clients create the space of their dreams. Our talented design consultants begin by creating a floor plan to help our clients visualize what can be done within their space and budget. This is often done before any furniture orders are placed, ensuring no unnecessary time or money is lost and the client is worry and stress-free throughout the entire process. To aid in the design process, we offer beautiful vignettes within our showrooms to inspire our clients on what can be created, and we have a large resource room where the customization options that are available can be discussed and planned.

Q. How are you continuing to provide exceptional customer service?

A. After 36 wonderful years, Cantoni is still going strong and is backed by our Triple C Philosophy (Cantoni, Customer, Commitment), which remains the driving principle of everyone at Cantoni. From our delivery drivers all the way up to our CEO and Founder, this philosophy represents our dedication to great customer service and our willingness to go above and beyond our clients’ expectations to ensure that they are delighted.

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Gaetano Hardwood Floors, Inc.

Gaetano Hardwood Floors has been family owned and operated since 1955. At Gaetano, we are dedicated to creating, refinishing, and maintaining beautiful custom hardwood floors.

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Westminster Teak

Designed to be as functional as it is sophisticated, the three distinct sectional pieces of the Aman Dais Collection to fit any style and occasion. The pieces can be configured in multiple variations, allowing for endless possibilities of composition and dimension roughly translating to "Platform of Peace," the Aman Dais exudes timeless elegance. See, touch, and learn more about the entire Aman Dais collection at our new showroom and distribution center in Anaheim, CA. In Stock and Ready to Ship.

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PIRCH

Mixed metal finishes are hot in bath fixtures and hardware… and in appliances. With the Hestan line of commercial quality appliances for your home you can mix popular stainless steel with any of 11 colors to create a kitchen that is as visually intriguing as it is functionally innovative. See Hestan kitchen appliances on display in any of our 5 Southern California showrooms.

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Sub-Zero, Wolf, and Cove

If a kitchen remodel is on your to-do list this year, start here at our Sub-Zero, Wolf, and Cove showroom.

Schedule an appointment with one of our informative consultants, test drive our appliances, and make your dream kitchen a reality.

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Pacific Shore Stones

GREIGE, the best color ever!

This color is spectacular. Easy, flexible, and versatile, it allows freedom when transitioning from a warm pallet to a cool one, thus becoming one of the most popular colors in decor. It goes well with an array of design styles and has become "ageless", like a fine bottle of wine.

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Next Level Home Staging & Design

Why leave money on the table? Home Staging gives your home a competitive edge in the market. Want more buyers with better offers? Let us transform your home with strategic space planning and carefully curated furnishings to show your home at its best. We are licensed and fully insured.

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The VERGOLA® opening and closing roof system gives you control over your environment. With smart rain sensor technology and double skin aerofoil louvers for better insulation, the VERGOLA® lets you relax or entertain outdoors, rain or shine.

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B&C Custom Hardware and Bath

Toto’s Neorest NX2 toilet incorporates a bacterianeutralizing ultraviolet light and a titanium dioxidefired toilet bowl, This extraordinary technology initiates a photocatalytic process that breaks down even microscopic waste particles. TOTO has developed the world’s first zero-gravity bathtub in which bathers experience total weightlessness. Zero Dimension is an extraordinarily calming, tensionfree bathing experience, Zero Dimension tub retail $19,269. Neorest NX2 toilet retail $13,000 949.859.6073 customhardware.net

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Builders Surplus Kitchen & Bath Cabinets

So Cal’s Largest Kitchen & Bath Cabinets Warehouse, Over 20,000 Cabinets Assembled & In Stock. 20 Kitchen Styles Assembled & In Stock, 65 Vanity Styles Assembled & In Stock. We can provide assistance with laying out and designing your kitchen and bath, should you need our help.

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Time to let the outdoor living begin Spring is around the corner. Liven up your stay at home with a remodel. Let JC Squared design and build an outdoor living space to fit your lifestyle. We’ll create whatever you desire — from a simple, lightweight aluminum pergola, to an elaborate California Room equipped with a kitchen, barbeque, pizza oven and built-in fireplace.

A Home Like No Other Discover the possibilities that can be achieved in creating your ultimate backyard. At JC Squared, we pride ourselves in doing high-quality backyard new construction and remodeling. Our customers trust us and know we will deliver on what has been promised. As experienced building professionals, we deliver on time and within budget.

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Bazaar del Mundo

Diane Powers and her Bazaar del Mundo Shops have been inspiring SoCal designers and guests for 50 years with eyepopping colors and one-of-a-kind creations. Scouring Mexico and Latin America, Diane and her team showcase treasures like Oaxacan alebrijes, Mata Ortiz pottery and woven textiles – all made by hand. Featured artists include famed Mexican potter Gorky Gonzalez, who revived Mexican maiolica pottery. It’s worth the trip to San Diego to experience Diane Powers’ Bazaar del Mundo.

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Illuminating Waterfalls and Fire Pits Soothing waterfalls and colorful fire pits are focal points for SoCal outdoor living. JC Squared Inc. provides well-designed and built outdoor living spaces with the latest trending amenities to create your ultimate back yard.

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Cantoni

My Story Dining Table This grey gloss finished cedar tabletop with black glass top insert is sure to be the center of attention of any dining room with its statement black chrome double pedestal base and contrasting design. Made in Italy.

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The Folding Door

From your imagination to installation, The Folding Door Store can make your dream home a reality. With over 30 years of construction experience, the owner, Brad Kinder, and his team of design consultants are the best choice to help you seamlessly bring the beauty of the outdoors into your home.

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SHAKSHUK A THE DISH Organic, pasture-raised eggs in a spicy tomato sauce with black kale, feta, fresh herbs, and grilled sourdough THE DETAILS “We slowly cook San Marzano tomatoes with a bunch of garlic, onion, and herbs and spices such as cumin, coriander seed, paprika, and cardamom,” owner George Barker says. THE PRICE $16 THE PL ACE Mayfield in San Juan Capistrano TURN THE PAGE for our review.

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t’s a perfect winter-like day in San Juan Capistrano. Warm in the sun, chilly in the shade. Chatty shoppers and local dogs walking their owners bustle along the narrow sidewalks, making for great people-watching from my seat at Mayfield’s colossal window, wide open to the brisk air. Cocktails arrive and they’re magnificent. Only the ubiquitous face masks reveal this is not a typical late November day.

Mayfield is one of 2020’s restaurants that never knew life before the pandemic. Its existence has always included masks, curfews, distancing, and outright closures. Imagining this split-level space at its capacity is unsettling after months of dining inside 6-foot bubbles. George Barker can picture it, though. He has nursed that vision for five years.

Barker is the transplanted Londoner behind the now-shuttered Hungry Royal food truck, a learning ground for designing what would become Mayfield. The child of restaurateurs, he grew up folding napkins and clearing tables.

He has no illusions about the demands of ownership. Mayfield is a singular concept—local, seasonal California cuisine underpinned by the timeless flavors of the Mediterranean, Middle East, and North Africa. Chef Jayro Martinez, well-traveled but most recently of Social and Ahba, is proving a gifted interpreter of Barker’s vision.

Since its August opening, Mayfield has taken

small steps: first takeout and goodies from the petite market; then cocktails and dinner service; then light daytime meals. By October, both prix fixe and a la carte dinner service were available.

A wine club launched in January.

These days, daytime is all about brunch food and coffee drinks. Grain bowls or bacon sandwiches. Avocado toast or harissa prawn toast.

Luscious burrata salads boasting the week’s ripest fruits. A well-built burger for those who must.

On weekends when dine-in is permitted, dinner assumes a supper-club model: a prix fixe menu with several choices across five courses served family style. It’s a sleek solution to limited human contact, capacity, and hours of operation. It’s also a brilliant ploy that shows off the kitchen’s abundant talents. Diners can’t help but stretch themselves to dishes they wouldn’t order a la carte. Fried eggplant isn’t something I would likely try on my first visit, but it was the

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DRINK best thing I ate in December, thanks to that dinner. A whisper of crunch surrounding a fat aubergine slice yields to soft, almost fluffy, ivory flesh with bitter notes tamed by date syrup with sneaky hot zhoug, Yemen’s beloved herby condiment.

Every supper club dinner opens with Rip and Dip, a rotating sampler of five distinct house-made spreads, thoughtfully garnished and ready for dunking with incredible bread by local baker Karlo Evaristo of 61hundredbread.com.

Memorable flavors that thread through the courses include Hasselback celery root, beet burrata salad with honey walnut pesto, and osso buco unlike any other, the so-tender boneless lamb dripping jus on fine-grind polenta. For dessert, try the surprisingly delicate sticky toffee pudding. My silver lining dream is to get my spoon into that cardamom-rose panna. Mayfield offers a la carte dinners Tuesday through Thursday.

house spice mixes, cool cookbooks, and select dining gear.

Whitewashed and red-tiled, Mayfield’s building looks brand new. It basically is, after major construction expanded the building that once housed two retailers. Natural light floods the soaring ground floor via colossal windows. A quiet mezzanine opens to a rear courtyard. The serene interior is smartly designed to keep your eye traveling to chic touches—curvy light fixtures, a bar top the color of copper patina, blossom pink coffee cups matching grapefruits in the statement art.

Though Mayfield has yet to operate at full throttle, Barker is headlong into new projects for this year. Say, Sunday chicken dinners with a Middle Eastern accent, served family style? Maybe a kebob night? Dauntless energy and category-busting cuisine make Mayfield a precocious newcomer worth cheering.

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And the wines. So intriguing and always small producers from unfamiliar vintners. A French malbec? Greek rosé? The wine club will set you up for agreeably priced quarterly shipments. Do explore the nifty boutique pantry stocked with

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Roasted marrow adds a rich— and nutritious—element to these comfort dishes.

by Michelle Pagaran Terrace by Mix Mix Bone marrow pizza, $19 The team at the South Coast Plaza oasis lets the marrow cook on top of the pizza, which allows the fat to melt and blend beautifully with Mornay sauce, shallot marmalade, red wine sauce, and chives.

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The Recess Room Bone marrow mac and cheese, $18 The gastropub’s signature skillet dish includes pasta and a blend of béchamel sauce, raclette, and Gruyère. The roasted marrow is topped with bacon jam and a sprinkling of chives.

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Pho Alley Bone marrow fried rice, $14 Crispy fried rice comes out in a sizzling stone pot, filling the restaurant with the most intoxicating aroma. The marrow is paired with braised, shredded oxtail and a sunny-side-up egg. CYPRESS, 657-214-3888

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Eggs over baguette slices at Cafe Sevilla

Spanish-inflected brunch classics at striking CAFE SEVILL A include eggs Benedict with jamón Serrano crisp and saffron hollandaise on Kalamata olive loaf.

There’s also breakfast paella with a variety of meats and fried eggs on saffron bomba rice. Tapas brunches exist, too. Start with a pear cava sangria or mezcal muddled Mary. Kick-start with brunch shots such as the Latin Lollipop. 1870 HARBOR BLVD., COSTA MESA, 949-688-1555

You won’t find the Mexican weekend mainstay menudo at EL MERCADO MODERN CUISINE ’s Sunday brunch.

Instead you can dive into huevos ahogados, “drowned eggs” atop estofado broth; an elaborate tlayuda with Oaxaca cheese, black bean spread, pea puree, and skirt steak; and distinctive French toast with sweet custard, goat-milk sauce, and hibiscus syrup. Toast the day with a pretty En las Nubes cocktail with Oaxacan rum and creme de violette. 301 N. SPURGEON

NÊP CAFE & BRUNCH , whose name means “routine” in Vietnamese, serves brunch daily. But the menu at Gem Dining’s new tented spinoff is anything but routine.

Consider the Dao, with potato espuma, sous vide egg, and truffle oil; lumpcrab or uni toast with soft scrambled eggs; and banh mi chao—pork jowl and eggs with pâté, wrapped sausage, creamy cheese, and spicy mala sauce. Sweet wake-meups include cheese-foam milk coffee. 10836 WARNER AVE.,

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In the spirit of its Ultimate Pasta Insanity series, modern Italian eatery BELLO BY SANDRO NARDONE unveils monthly pop-up brunches.

For the inaugural event last month, new chef de cuisine Zach Scherer—who until recently oversaw the Country Club and its nearby siblings—offered dishes such as poached egg with Parmigiano-Reggiano foam, black truffle, and hazelnut, and Sandro’s Breakfast, a prosciutto croissant presented with uni “cappuccino.” 1200 BISON AVE., NEWPORT BEACH, 949-520-7191

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Not Out for a Swim Never learning to be comfortable in the water leaves a longtime impression. by Jeanette A. Fratto

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don’t know how to swim. I say this with the embarrassment of someone revealing a secret to members of a support group, such as Non-Swimmers Anonymous. But there is no such group, because I’m probably the only person in O.C. who can’t do even a respectable dog paddle. I grew up in Michigan, surrounded by lakes, and now live in California with the ocean nearby and swimming pools everywhere. What happened?

As a kid I loved Esther Williams, swimming underwater like a mermaid, smiling, with her eyes open. I wanted to do that, but first I needed to learn to swim. There was no opportunity: We didn’t have a pool, nor did anyone we knew, and we didn’t live near one of the many lakes.

When I was 15, my friend Robbie invited me to stay for a few days at her parents’ summer cottage on the lake.

Great! By now I had developed a fear of water. Was I ready to have another teenager teaching me in a possibly bottomless lake? Drowning crossed my mind a lot.

“Don’t worry,” Robbie said. “You’ll learn to float first, and the rest will be easy.”

I didn’t like water in my face. Swimming requires putting your face in the water, turning your head from side to side as you gasp for air, while coordinating arm and leg movements. But I was not willing to be teased by Robbie’s two younger brothers for admitting how scared this made me. With a brave smile, I proceeded into the lake, watching my steps through murky water.

Trusting Robbie, I let her hold my shoulders as she eased me back into the water. I paddled my hands and kicked my legs. Amazingly, I floated for a short time. Very short. I became anxious and started to sink. I splashed around, her brothers laughed, Robbie tried not to. I found my feet and walked to the shore.

I was done.

WHEN A JOB OPPORTUNITY brought our family to Orange County, we happily settled in Orange. Most houses had a swimming pool, and the ocean was a short drive away. I made sure my illustration by R A C H E L I D Z E R D A

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MY O.C. two small children had swim lessons so they could safely enjoy future pool parties and beach trips. They took to the water, unlike their mother, developing into adept swimmers who found the water a comfortable place.

Warm weather brought out invitations to poolside barbecues, birthday parties, and get-togethers for no reason at all. The pool was usually part of the fun. As my friends dove and swam, I walked into the shallow end, splashed around, and then went back to sunning myself. I became very good at that.

My children loved going to the beach. Our favorite was Little Corona.

I’d pack a lunch, lie on a large blanket, and watch them as they frolicked in the ocean. When the hot sun had me melting, I’d walk into the water (never going farther than waist level), splash a little to cool off, and return to the blanket. My reward was an amazing tan. I enjoyed trips to the beach even after my children were old enough to

go on their own. Listening to the waves lapping against the shore and being in the water (as long as I could touch bottom), I felt refreshed. I never ventured farther than that. The thought of my face in the water was frightening. I envied those who could cut the ocean gracefully, with barely a splash, and smoothly swim away.

MY R E S O LV E T O A LWAY S S TAY above the water was tested when my husband, Ben, and I moved to a senior community in Rancho Mission Viejo.

Among the many amenities was a beautiful swimming pool. Among the exercise classes offered was water aerobics.

I loved to exercise, and the resistance that water gave to the usual routines was easy on the body. Of course, I scouted out the pool, learning the shallow end was 3½ feet deep, progressing to a deep end of 5 feet. No problem. I’m taller than the deepest end, and would

never go there anyway.

Another problem presented itself.

The class was 45 minutes long. I’d never remained in any body of water more than 10 minutes. Would this class work for me? Ben assured me it would be fine. I’d do it!

I ENVIED THOSE WHO COULD CUT THE OCEAN GRACEFULLY ...

AND SMOOTHLY SWIM AWAY. Approximately 20 residents were gathered in the pool when Ben and I arrived. We joined them. Laura, our instructor, stood at the side of the pool to guide us in our exercises, mimicking the moves she expected us to do. The water was warm, and I found myself moving comfortably with the class.

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After 20 minutes passed, I congratulated myself on my progress. Then Laura added the noodle, a long, tubular piece I’d never seen, but everyone else seemed familiar with. Each person was given one. I reluctantly received mine.

It felt heavier than it looked.

The noodle allowed us to do resistance exercises we would otherwise do with weights in a gym. I held the noodle in front of me and did pushups on it as Laura directed. Then she asked us to put the noodle behind our back, linking our arms around either side, and sit on it. OK. Everyone else sat on their noodles. I lowered mine and sat on it. Immediately I fell backward into the water, my face fully submerged. Terrified, I flailed around, trying to right myself, but the noodle held me down. I surfaced long enough to see Laura running toward me, and then I was under again. Would I be rescued in time or drown in 3½ feet of water?

Trying not to breathe in water, I managed to work myself to the edge of the pool. I grabbed it as Laura reached for me. Finally taking in air again, I couldn’t get rid of the noodle fast enough. The memory of my face under water would never be forgotten.

But I was out, coughing and sputtering.

Laura seemed as relieved as I was.

I left the pool. The class was over for me. I lingered with Ben for a while, then we gathered our towels and left.

“You’ll go again, won’t you?” Ben asked, no doubt not wanting this experience to be my last memory of water aerobics.

“I’ll see. Probably.”

Soon after, the pandemic settled the question, at least temporarily. The pool closed. Secretly, it was a relief.

Yet I still yearned to be comfortable in water—maybe not as comfortable as Esther Williams, but enough to enjoy myself.

I’m pretty sure I’ll try the class again once the pool opens. Only this time, when the noodle is offered, I’ll say, “No thank you.”

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35TH ANNUAL NATIONAL PHILANTHROPY DAY After President Ronald Reagan established National Philanthropy Day in November, 1986, thanks to its brainchild and founder, Orange County’s own Doug Freeman, the effort to virtually thank those in the community who are the “ultimate givers” recently celebrated its 35th anniversary, this year themed, appropriately, “Bringing Philanthropy Home.”

Each year more than 130 Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) chapters throughout the U.S., Mexico and Canada honor the philanthropic efforts of individuals, businesses and groups. Freeman, who continues to participate, says of AFP, “I am so grateful that AFP took on the responsibility early on of sponsoring this effort all these years.”

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Who Gets the Park?

Neighbors look to reclaim Santa Ana open space, but homeless people have few options. by Laura Saari

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antiago Park in Santa Ana is a half-wild, sun-dappled strip of green that straddles Santiago Creek from Main Street to the 22 Freeway.

The park, with its 1930s stonework and ancient trees along the riverbed, provides a charming refuge from the nearby Orange Crush, one of the busiest freeway interchanges in the nation.

This month, the public is invited to visit the romantic park, spreading out blankets for a special, COVID-19-era Valentine’s bring-your-own picnic. The theme is

Winter of Love, with music from the Summer of Love era piped in—think Janis Joplin, Jefferson Airplane, Joni Mitchell, the Rolling Stones. We finally get to wear our bell-bottoms and tie-dye.

The event is organized by Friends of Santiago Park, a new group of neighborhood activists who want to reclaim the park for their families—to take it back from the transient population that has found a temporary home along the creek banks. The group’s plan is multifold, offering activities to draw visitors to the park while creating a program to help the homeless find other accommodations. With proper funding, the group also would like to put temporary security substations and social workers in the park, until the homeless issue abates.

It’s a noble venture if the group bestows a better life under a roof on scores of homeless people. But some of the homeless people tell me they like Santiago Park, too. And they’re not leaving any time soon.

IN FULL DISCLOSURE, I’VE ALWAYS had a soft spot for this park. I trained for the Inca Trail by running its WPA-era steps. I ate lunch beneath its leafy trees when I worked in Santa Ana. My kids rode cardboard sleds down a slippery 30foot aluminum slide, flush with a steep dirt hill. Our family has planted native species, gone on naturalist hikes, wasted dozens of cans of tennis balls, and learned to shoot a bow and arrow there. We’ve stood on its antique bridges after a storm and marveled at the white-capped river sprung overnight from a dry creek bed.

It is a park that breathes the grace of a former era. Old-timers tell us we should have seen the park in the ’40s and ’50s. The barbecues. The burger shack. The square dances.

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EXCURSIONS I visit the Friends’ outdoor yoga class one Sunday, spread out on a sprawling green lawn between a square of lawn bowling and the tennis courts. The midmorning sun casts a liquid-gold hue on a couple dozen people in sweatpants.

Floating on their mats across the lawn, the weekend warriors are all ages, races, body types, etc., which is reflective of the neighborhood.

“With everything going on right now in the world, we need to give ourselves this time for stillness and movement and breath,” says the willowy instructor, Kallie Klug, of Huntington Beach. Om, I’m thinking. I’ve needed this.

I dive into down dog on the grass.

David Ball, a sculptor who lives up the street, bicycles away to bring me a yoga mat. While he’s gone, someone doing yoga in the back row tells me to be sure to talk to his wife, Yelena, who is now doing a cat-cow series of poses in the front. She apparently got this whole thing started with a post on Nextdoor.

After class, Yelena Ball tells me that they moved into Park Santiago from South Pasadena in June (2020), taken by the sweet diversity of houses, the caring neighbors, and the splendid park.

But after taking her first walk through the park, “I was very, very shocked,” she says. “I felt bamboozled.”

She wrote “Santiago Park is a hot mess” on Nextdoor. The response was overwhelming.

“WE JUST WANT TO CLEAN IT UP,” she says. “We don’t want to kick out the homeless, but they cannot stay there. …

It’s just what (they) bring to the park that concerns us.”

Not far from the yoga group, I find dozens of homeless men bivouacked next to a building, with plywood and cardboard walls and palm thatch roofing. I feel some trepidation, as I am only a few hundred feet from the spot where a homeless man was stabbed to death in March 2020. Three homeless people were arrested for the attack.

“No way, we’re not leaving,” says a

man who calls himself Sergio.

He disappears into the palm frond shelter and appears again in a minute with Samuel Mata, 50. Mata, a boat builder, says he is speaking on behalf of the homeless men, who are afraid to be identified. He is not homeless, but he hangs out whenever he can with his homeless friends there. He has heard about the neighbors’ plan to make the homeless people leave.

OLD-TIMERS TELL US WE SHOULD HAVE SEEN THE PARK IN THE ’40S AND ’50S. THE BARBECUES. THE BURGER SHACK. THE SQUARE DANCES. “I don’t think their plan will work,” he says. “I’ve been in those homeless (shelters), and you know what it’s like?

It’s like being in jail.” He says the people in the creek bed have formed their own community. “Nobody wants to be homeless. We have one guy, his wife left him, he started doing drugs, little by little, he feels there’s no hope for him. Well, here, he’s got hope. Here, he says, you are my family.” Mata says the neighbors might be successful in their bid to push folks out, but they will all come back.

Yelena has started holding outdoor neighborhood meetings to make sure that doesn’t happen. Jeff Katz, a highly energetic lawyer who lives to the west in the Floral Park neighborhood, got involved and started planning activities in the park for the general public every weekend. So far, there have been guests from Costa Mesa, Laguna Niguel, and Newport Beach.

Katz grew up in L.A., visiting Griffith Park, and he lived in New York City, where he enjoyed Central Park.

He loves a good urban park and wants everyone to be able to use Santiago Park safely. “But you have addicts shooting up, you’ve got illegal drug sales, you’ve got chop shops under the 5 and 22,”

he tells me. Neighbors are scared and have stopped using the park. “At a very minimum, you don’t use your park, you lose it,” he says.

In the past few months, the group has held regular yoga classes and lawn bowling, as well as weekly bicycle rides.

A screening of “Field of Dreams” will take place this spring on the baseball diamond. There are concerts planned.

They hope to stage a small tennis tournament during Wimbledon with strawberries and cream.

“Do I think using it on a Sunday for an hour will address the problem? No,” Katz says. “So I’ve also created a coalition of all the significant stakeholders. It starts with the neighbors and the neighborhood associations. We’ve expanded it to the commercial owners on the border. The restaurants. Then I started reaching out to homeless activists.”

The group hopes to convince the city to put up two substations, either staffed with actual police or private police and, ideally, someone in the role of social worker.

I wonder if this might be a pie-in-the sky idea with all the reduced government revenue. But if anyone can do it, Katz has the resumé. For five years, he has volunteered as a case manager for Second Chance Orange County. He has helped homeless clients maintain sobriety, get jobs, and find housing.

It’s a tough issue, and I know it’s not just happening at Santiago Park. Families deserve a safe park, and yet should we not all be committed to making sure everyone has a roof over their head?

Orange County parks have become an extension of our backyard. The parks have saved us. So far, I applaud these neighbors for reclaiming their beautiful park, especially if they are able to help some homeless people, in a time when so many have lost so much.

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Winter of Love takes place Feb. 13 at noon in Santiago Park. For information, go to lovesantiagopark@gmail.com.

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Secluded camping, surprising services, secret spots, and dishes that are hiding in plain sight: We reveal the lesser-known aspects of our county.

photographs by EMILY J. DAVIS unless noted

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Turn to page 69 to read about ShariNori.

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Discover what these spots have to offer at Rodeo 39 Public Market.

Skin Design Tattoo Look for: Tattoo Removal If you’re regretting the ink you chose long ago, Skin Design Tattoo can offer some relief with removal services.

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Utopia Studios Look for: Virtual Reality Games This VR arcade offers everything from family-friendly to action-packed games in a private, designated booth for $35 per hour.

Beleaf Burgers Look for: Boogie Style Fries The vegan cafe has great burgers, sandwiches, and more including a plant-based take on “animal-style” fries.

SUSHI DELIVERY For an upscale night in, ShariNori by Chef Han offers several sushi boxes ($38 to $75) and platters ($80 to $250) as well as add-ons such as a spicy tuna roll ($9) and premium Santa Barbara uni ($8). Be sure to preorder your meal as these sell out. You can opt for takeout or delivery depending on where you live. sharinori.com

PRODUCE ON DEMAND The owners of Hydrant Pet Hotel bring you Two Chicks and a Hoe—a delivery and pick-up service offering produce and goods from local small businesses. Whether you’re craving baked treats from Rye Goods ($2.75 to $30), coffee beans from Common Room Roasters ($15), or boxes of fresh fruits and veggies ($24 to $43), these ladies have you covered. twochicksandahoe.com

CURBSIDE SANGRIA AND CHARCUTERIE Missing the days of wine pairings and tastings?

Orange Coast Winery not only offers bottles of wine to go but also a 32-ounce container of sangria ($32), which can be picked up on Saturdays with the purchase of food. Enjoy your fruity drink with a side of double-cream Brie, smoked Gouda, prosciutto, crackers, and more ($4 to $40). Newport Beach, 949-645-0400

HANDMADE FINDS Every third Sunday, Westminster Mall hosts Off the Road, an open-air market where you can find artisans and collectors peddling handmade jewelry, soaps, clothing, accessories, and more. Live music and food trucks round out the offerings. It’s the perfect place to shop for unique gifts while supporting local vendors. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., outside JCPenny. Westminster, offtheroadevents.com

PRIVATE SHOPPING South Coast Plaza offers guests a new way to shop at The Pavilion—a private shopping experience in open-air suites. Customers can book an appointment through a participating boutique and specify what they’d like to try on or purchase. At the appointment, you’ll be greeted by the concierge and taken to your suite, where you’ll find a sales associate from the boutique and a curated assortment of items. Costa Mesa February 2021 • O R A N G E C O A S T 69

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Dragonfly Shops & Gardens is just as whimsical as it sounds. The quaint shop offers a variety of classes ($10 to $30) throughout the month, including mosaic tiling, succulent design, fairy garden workshops, and more. If you’d rather enjoy a class with just a few close friends or family, you can call the store and schedule a private workshop. Orange, 714-289-4689

While Old Towne Orange has plenty of treasures hidden within the various antique markets, Bird + Belle’s one-of-a-kind vintage pillowcases ($68 to $98) are worth seeking out. Located in the front of the popular Antique Depot, you’ll find the brand’s assortment of seaside-themed art and decor. You can also find a display of Bird + Belle’s products at Seaside Gallery & Goods in Newport Beach. birdbelleshop.com

BEER AND GRUB Salty Bear Brewing Co. gives customers the option of pairing a craft beer with food from a variety of neighboring restaurants at The Camp.

Whether you’re craving pizza from Folks or a burger and fries from Umami Burger, you’ll be able to sit back and relax while your favorite meal gets delivered to your seat. Costa Mesa, 714-486-2165

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SECRET CAMPING You could camp atop an ocean-view bluff with all the amenities at Crystal Cove State Park’s Moro Campground. But where’s the adventure in that?

Hike a couple of miles inland to Deer Canyon Campground: five primitive sites with no water and no amenities except a vault toilet next to a creek bed in a canyon … below the mansions of Newport Coast. reservecalifornia.com

Kokedama photograph courtesy of Dragonfly Shops & Gardens

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Aliso Viejo resident Charlene Tan started Tan’s Dumplings as a side hustle a month before COVID-19 closures. She handcrafts and delivers dumplings, including popular vegan options, throughout O.C. Order through Instagram @tansdumplings.

360-DEGREE VIEWS A 20-acre area of Laguna Niguel Regional Park, Kite Hill is home to a model-glider area, locals flying drones, and a nice picnic spot. The park has free parking and is a great place for sunsets and some kid-friendly fun thanks to the windsock and short runway. You’re likely to see plenty of wildlife as well, if you can take your eyes off the view. Laguna Niguel

OUTDOOR POP-UP MARKET Head to the Himalayan Grill’s parking lot every other Saturday for Creative Communal. The market brings together various local makers who specialize in everything from paintings to jewelry. While there, you’ll also be able to enjoy live music as well as food trucks. Check the online schedule for upcoming dates. Huntington Beach, creativecommunal.com

A family tradition ...

My mom cooked all the time when I was little. We never went out to eat, and our kitchen was the most lived-in room in the house. (For family parties) we always helped my mom make dumplings, but she was always the one to do the filling and the actual folding. Every time I would fold them, she would just quietly go back and redo it. When I got older, I decided I wanted to learn how to actually do it. I started teaching myself a couple of years ago, and last year, I really got into it. I taught myself more dumpling folds and experimented with fillings.

Adding vegan options …

When I was coming up with the menu, I wanted to make it accessible to everybody. I thought, “Let me make a vegan dumpling that I, as a nonvegan person, would also like.” So I added ingredients like cauliflower, mushrooms, cabbage, and green onions. I also added a gochujang option. It’s a fermented, red pepper paste that I add to the dumpling wrappers. You’ll get a little spicy kick, but it’s also sweet. I also put carrots in the dumpling to balance the spiciness.

Perfect timing …

So far, I’ve made 11,289 dumplings since (last) February. When COVID-19 hit, the grocery stores were empty, and I thought everything was going to be super expensive. Crazy enough, it did work out. Everyone is just staying at home, and the delivery service worked out perfectly. It’s also helped me stay busy during quarantine. I was a graphic designer, too, so it’s cool to be able to use (those skills) again with the menu and the packaging.

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These cities closed their downtown areas to traffic so guests could safely enjoy outdoor dining.

Laguna Beach Guests strolled through The Promenade on Forest, which encompassed Forest Avenue from Coast Highway to Glenneyre Street.

The pedestrian-only experience designed for social distancing offered outdoor dining, temporary art installations, and retail decks illuminated by hanging string lights.

Fullerton With its catchy name, Walk on Wilshire boasted alfresco dining in the heart of downtown Fullerton.

The city closed West Wilshire Avenue from Harbor Boulevard to Malden Avenue to vehicle traffic, allowing restaurants such as Rialto Café and Fullerton Brew Co. to move tables and chairs into the street.

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Huntington Beach The city closed two bustling blocks of Main Street to vehicle traffic, allowing restaurants to seat and serve customers outdoors. Social distancing guidelines were in place while patrons enjoyed the ocean breeze with a cold pint at Killarney’s Irish Pub or dinner at Sushi on Fire.

Orange Old Towne Orange offered its share of street closures, shutting down North Glassel between Chapman and Maple, and South Glassel between Almond and Chapman. Visitors ate pozole verde at Gabbi’s Mexican Kitchen and grilled tri-tip at Smoqued California BBQ.

Placentia Santa Fe Avenue in Old Town Placentia closed to vehicle traffic, designating outdoor space for restaurants including local favorite San Sushi. Tables and chairs were set up on AstroTurf, with umbrellas and string lights setting a relaxing tone for anyone who wanted to enjoy the fresh air.

CUSTOM SUITS You’ve probably driven by The Grotto on 17th Street in Costa Mesa without knowing it. Tucked away in a business park, the custom menswear brand has suits starting at $429 and also offers custom shoes, jacket linings, trims, and personalized buttons. Grooms and groomsmen can enjoy a custom fitting complete with music and drinks. Prices for wedding parties of five or more start at $379. Costa Mesa, 949-566-1224

OMAKASE FOR LUNCH Treat yourself for lunch and indulge in 10 pieces of fresh fish topped with sea salt, yuzu kosho, lemon, or soy sauce for $50 at Ohshima. This deal is for omakase, meaning the chef chooses which fish to use and which sauces or toppings will be added. You can specify which types of fish you dislike. Orange, 714-998-0098

PRIVATE DINING Foodies looking for an exclusive space to celebrate any occasion can turn to Selanne Steak Tavern for a bespoke multicourse menu with wine pairings from the restaurant’s awardwinning list. The private area with its own kitchen seats two to 12, and executive chef Vince Terusa will highlight special offerings such as duck rillette, barramundi, or Nantucket scallops ($400 per person and up). Laguna Beach, 949-715-9881

DUFFY DECOR Taking out a Duffy for a birthday celebration?

Deck it out with a balloon installation from Sunny Bunny Balloons. For $350, your Duffy will feature 10 feet of balloons in various sizes and a large custom decal balloon. The balloons are biodegradable and filled with air rather than helium. Newport Beach, 949-293-7935

FAMILY-FRIENDLY Living Loudly offers a variety of children’s shirts featuring everything from animals to robots, all delivered with wildflower seed paper that you can plant. The site also provides parents with several types of online workshops, with topics such as overcoming parental guilt, building emotional intelligence, creating a calm home, and more. $17.50 for a single class, $99.95 for all seven. livingloudly.com

VAST WINE PROGRAM

The Ranch Restaurant in Anaheim has 10,000 bottles of wine and more than 500 labels. Kristin Markley, one of seven certified Level II sommeliers there, shares behind-the-scenes stories.

What’s a memory that stands out?

One party ordered five bottles of 1863 Madeira. (Master sommelier) Michael Jordan was here then, and he did a full ceremony. He took the port tongs and put them in fire, until they’re glowing red. Then he put them around the neck of the bottle. After it heated, he poured a glass of ice water on the neck and the glass snapped off. It’s a completely clean snap.

You have to do that because the cork will crumble. Corks almost 200 years old can’t survive that. I’m so lucky I got to see that, and try a glass!

Can you share an insider tip?

I get really excited about all the different Madeiras we have.

I got my dad one for Father’s Day, from the year his eldest child was born. I get them for gifts. If a friend has a baby, I’ll buy that year, and by the time the child turns 18 or 21, you can gift it to them. That’s the budget way to do it—buy it when it’s younger. It’s a unique gift.

Anything odd you’ve learned?

There’s a funny story about one of the bar shelves. It’s where all the high-end stuff is. All the Pappys, the nice cognacs, the most expensive stuff we have. One night I had a structural engineer sitting at the end of the bar. He said, “You know those aren’t weight-bearing shelves?” I let someone know and (learned) the shelves were meant to hold a couple of cowboy hats and some knickknacks! We had someone come in and fix it the next day, and now it withstands earthquakes.

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During stay-at-home orders, these businesses pivoted to drive-in entertainment.

MOVIES, CONCERTS, AND COMEDY AT CITY NATIONAL GROVE What: Guests were able to enjoy concerts from bands such as Iration and Deorro as well as movies and stand-up comedy. No outside food or drinks were permitted, and most events welcomed all ages unless otherwise stated.

Cost: Variable depending on show and parking spot

MOVIES AT BREA STARLITE What: Boasting Southern California’s largest outdoor inflatable screen, Brea Starlite’s movie nights were fun for the whole family.

Moviegoers watched from their cars and snacked on concessions at the Brea Mall across from BJ’s Restaurant and Brewhouse.

Cost: $35 per car

CONCERTS AT THE MUCKENTHALER What: Folks rolled down windows or sat in truck beds to enjoy the sounds of outdoor concerts.

Guests wore masks when leaving their cars to use the restroom.

Cost: Variable depending on event

Photograph by Julie Salas-Rodriguez

IMPROV LIVE AT IRVINE SPECTRUM What: Patrons drove to the top of the Regal parking structure to enjoy stand-up comedy from their cars with comedians including Rob Schneider, Carlos Mencia, Bob Saget, and more.

Cost: $80 to $140 per car

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HEALTH-FORWARD COCKTAILS The owners of Healthy Junk introduce Sacred Junk Bar, an outdoor bar experience at Anaheim Packing House. Local bar veteran Jon McConnell crafts all-vegan cocktails made with organic spirits and fresh-pressed juice ($13).

Sip your drink on one of the cozy daybeds and admire the eclectic, bohemian decor. Look out for live sitar performances. Minimum order of $3 on food. Anaheim, 714-533-7225

JAPANESE DELI

What is Atomic Skate Exchange?

With the dance studio closure, my husband, Shesha, and I were finding ourselves spending a lot more time roller skating and just being outside with our kids. We’d share skating videos on social media, and we had a lot of students reaching out and asking where they could buy skates. With COVID, there was a skate shortage, so we wanted to find a way to get skates to the community. At Atomic, we have the main studio and then four small rooms for private lessons, and we ended up opening a little skate shop there in August. We offered people the chance to sell their old skates to us so we could refurbish them and pass them on. Then once we were able to get stock, people could buy new skates.

When are the meetups?

We do it on Sundays from 2 p.m. until sunset. It’s on the huge blacktop in front of (Newport Elementary School) close to the ocean. We blast some music and usually between 20 and 50 people show up to skate. It’s a mix of all ages, genders, shapes and sizes, and all levels.

What has been your takeaway from all this?

It’s really hard to see our studio closed and see so many students lose what is basically their weekly activity or their exercise or social life, so to have this outlet for people to jump into something new is really great. It’s not something we ever thought we’d do, but it’s given us something to look forward to and be inspired by. It’s definitely been a huge silver lining for us.

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BEER WHILE YOU WAIT As much as we love Heritage Barbecue, standing in a two-hour line for prime-time Prime cuts is not the highlight of the experience. Luckily, in true Texas fashion, time flies thanks to pours from neighboring Capistrano Brewing Company, which can be ordered and enjoyed as you queue. San Juan Capistrano, 949-503-2000

MOMMY AND ME JEWELRY Love to match with your little one? Mama Bijoux offers many pieces in various styles for you and your child to match in fine jewelry.

Choose from earrings ($135) or bracelets ($120 to $1,595), all made in either 14- or 18-karat gold. shopmamabijoux.com

SURPRISE SKILLS IN THE GARDEN From watercolor painting and wreath making to happy hour yoga in the summertime and kids classes on herb gardens, the extra offerings at Sherman Library and Gardens are sure to fit your interests. Some classes take place after hours, others are early on Saturday mornings, and members get a discount. Learn something new and meet like-minded folks while savoring the outdoor haven. Corona del Mar, 949-673-2261

Photograph by Jessica Keener

SKATING BY

When the pandemic shut down dancing at Atomic Ballroom, co-owner Nikki Marvin pivoted to outdoor meetups with Atomic Skate Exchange.

Located in an office complex, Lagu Cafe serves Japanese-style snacks and drinks such as onigiri ($6) and iced cold brew with sea salt matcha foam ($5). On Thursdays, you can pick up preordered baked goods from Okayama Kobo in Anaheim. Other items include canned and bottled drinks imported from Japan ($2 to $3), bento boxes ($12), arabiki sausage dogs ($5), and French toast made with Japanese milk bread ($6). Irvine, 949-418-7023

HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT

Check out these delicious dishes that chefs recommend.

Photograph courtesy of Outshine PR

Buried in every menu are items the chef adores but that diners might overlook. Perhaps the ingredients are unfamiliar. Or the item doesn’t sound trendy enough. Poor graphic design can doom a dish, as can a bland description. Dig deep and unearth these gems.

Andy’s Egg, Glasspar One perfectly poached egg in its shell is laden with local uni, caviar shimeji mushrooms, purple dragon radish, and toasted garlic.

Chef Rob Wilson invented this for a frequent customer at his Dana Point spot, and he’ll make one for you on request. $30

Pan-roasted Black Cod, Shorebird Buttery with big velvety flakes, rich sablefish fillet warms up to a vivid sherrytomato vinaigrette at this new spot in Newport Beach.

Chive-speckled whipped potatoes are an indulgent partner. A sunnyside-up quail egg is the finishing touch. $38

Roasted Bone Marrow & Shrimp Spaghetti, Mix Mix Kitchen Bar Fresh tomato sauce, crunchy chile oil, and shrimp fermented in-house combine to make an exceptional pasta entree in Santa Ana that chef Ross Pangilinan loves.

Always order what the chef loves. Always. $26

Mushroom Toast, NOVA Ultra-savory yet somehow light, shimeji and shiitake mushrooms sizzled in butter with a touch of garlic are tempting to eat on their own—but don’t. Those justtoasted baguette slices are the delivery carb with a texture that pushes the tender ’shrooms over the top. $11

Wedge Salad, Wise Guys You expect a faultless wedge salad from a steakhouse, not a busy pizzeria. Find it listed above the minestrone soup at the Orange and Yorba Linda locations. Heavy on all the goodies, it’s a colossal serving that easily satisfies two. $9

Basterma, Rosine’s Ruby-red slices of air-cured, spiced beef tenderloin are crammed with flavor and toothy texture that vaguely recalls prosciutto. Served as an appetizer with spears of Persian cucumber, squares of creamy Valbreso cheese, and fresh mint, this lovely nosh hides in a long list of cold starters. $13

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GO UNDERGROUND

PLACE

DESCRIPTION

GOOD TO KNOW

UNDER CDM

Corona del Mar

The intimate speakeasy with many tables for two is a quiet respite where you can savor a great cocktail.

The old-fashioned photo booth captures a bygone era.

HI-TIME WINE CELLARS

Most of the wine is stored in an underground cellar. You’ll notice the temperature change.

The tasting room on the way down the ramp is a great place for classes and introductions to new varietals.

THE CELLAR

Descending the stairs leads to a quiet, refined space to enjoy a romantic meal in large red booths with 1920s music in the background.

The restaurant was designed by Gene White, who worked on the “Pirates of the Caribbean” attraction at Disneyland.

FLEMING’S

Newport Beach

The dining room below ground can be reserved for private parties and features surround video and sound to transport you to another locale.

The steakhouse now features a three-course family menu for curbside pickup or delivery.

LA CAVE

The 1960s Rat Pack vibe lives on here next to classic drinks and to-order cuts of steak.

The restaurant celebrates its 59th anniversary this month.

Costa Mesa

Fullerton

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Photograph by Lily Fassnacht

Below street level, there are plenty of places to discover in O.C.

UNEXPECTED GOURMET MEALS Tucked in a nondescript strip mall on 17th Street, Fork and Knife lures foodies in the know with its takeaway-only treats. Chef Jonathan Blackford, formerly of CdM and A Restaurant, brings his superior skills to a pandemic-friendly venture. Get extravagant meals specifically designed to go or stop by to peruse the daily prepared offerings, such as Scottish salmon with minted green beans and red curry ($19) or jerk chicken with dates, butternut squash, and couscous ($16). Costa Mesa, 949-877-0330

SURF-INSPIRED PLANT HOLDERS Family-owned Timber Wave uses locally harvested wood as well as eco-friendly ink to construct home decor. Each piece is handassembled in San Clemente, with proceeds going toward ocean conservancy. The surfboard plant holder comes with a 4-inch terra cotta pot ($32) and adds coastal flair to any room or outdoor space. You can also add a macrame holder for $18. etsy.com/shop/timberwave

TASTING DINNER More like experiencing a work of art than having a meal, the six-course feast available on Friday evenings at Knife Pleat provides an excuse to indulge. Chef Tony Esnault capitalizes on the best seasonal ingredients—guinea hen, white Alba truffles, and, this month, black truffles—and presents a delicious and one of-akind meal, full of textures and tastes you might never have known ($175 and up). Add wine pairings ($95 to $110) and relax on the intimate outdoor patio for a three-hour evening of delight. Costa Mesa, 714-266-3388

Sievers photograph courtesy of Wyld Honey Photography

Photograph by Lily Fassnacht

AU NATURALE Mayfield attracts patrons with its delicious menu and colorful interiors (see Page 54), but the restaurant also has a market located on the far right wall with everything from plates and books to natural wines—that is, wines made from grapes that were not sprayed with pesticide and are free of sulfites and additives. The knowledgeable staff can assist you in choosing one that best suits your palate.

San Juan Capistrano, 949-218-5140

FINDING FLORALS

Florist and owner of Peaches Florals Co. Sydney Sievers shares how she started popping up at local coffee shops and salons.

Starting a company in quarantine …

Before the pandemic, I worked for a flower shop, and I loved the creativeness of it and seeing the smiles on customers’ faces. During quarantine, I started my own Instagram page and posted (arrangements) I’d make at home and for friends and family—and then it took off like crazy. I got in contact with a few coffee shops in Huntington Beach and Costa Mesa, and I started to put arrangements in there weekly. I started to go to salons, and that picked up very fast and then people were asking me if I wanted to do pop-up shops.

What to expect at a pop-up …

I’d say my style is more bohemian, farmhouse, boho chic.

I’ve done some modern pieces before for some clients, too. I have a bunch of arrangements starting from little bud vases from $30 all the way up to arrangements that people want to put on their dining table, which can range anywhere from $100 to $150. I also have wreaths and a single-stem bar. People can message or email me with a specific arrangement they want in color, size, price range, and then if they don’t want to pick it up at the pop-up, I’ve been delivering like crazy, too.

Additional services …

I started booking a ton of weddings and events including baby showers. I also host workshops. I’ll bring everything and teach you guys to make the wreaths for two hours.

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BOBA-STUFFED TURKEYS Known for its dessert-like boba milks and boba milk teas, Sunright Tea Studio serves up the ubiquitous tapioca balls in a surprising way at its Irvine location. Get them stuffed inside a Taiwanese egg waffle shaped like a tiny roast turkey. You can also order the waffles unstuffed or drizzled with chocolate or condensed milk.

Four to an order ($3.25). Irvine, 949-316-4000

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CURATED BOOKS Lido Village Books, one of the county’s last independent bookstores, offers a curated quarterly book box. The Lido Marina Village shop picks the season’s most sought-after title and adds themed goodies to match. A past box included the novel “The Lying Life of Adults,” lemon lavender sugar cubes for a Champagne cocktail or mocktail (with recipe card), a Champagne glass, and wildflower shortbread cookies. $60 per box. Newport Beach, 949-220-7632

Boba-stuffed turkeys photograph courtesy of Sunright Tea Studio

HIDDEN

WHAT’S BURIED BENEATH

Five time capsules waiting to be unearthed in Orange County LOCATION

CITY

YEAR BURIED YEAR TO BE UNCOVERED

SLEEPING BEAUTY CASTLE AT DISNEYLAND

Anaheim

1995

2035

BUENA VISTA STREET AT DISNEY CALIFORNIA ADVENTURE

Anaheim

2012

2037

Orange

1973

2073

Laguna Beach

1977

2027

Dana Point

2019

2069

THE ORANGE CIRCLE LAGUNA BEACH VETERAN’S MEMORIAL AT HEISLER PARK DANA POINT HARBOR

A TASTE OF TEXAS

CRYSTALS, CANDLES, AND CLASSES

210 Smokehouse owner and pitmaster Matt Hill digs into his San Antonio roots to bring Prime brisket, pork spare ribs, and more to brewery pop-ups around O.C. The tiny family operation carries all the markers of an authentic Texas experience—from the traditional post oak to the Wonder Bread to the simple spice rub that allows the meat to stand out. Sides are limited (for now) but stellar. 210smokehouse.com

The Lab’s House of Intuition offers a variety of products including crystals, oils, and incense that profess to help with cleansing, healing, protection, love, and more. Not sure where to start? The boutique hosts virtual classes ($10) that teach you about tarot reading, horoscopes, crystals for your zodiac sign, astrology, and more.

Costa Mesa, 714-714-0561

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Top Dentists of O.C. 2021

TOP DENTISTS of ORANGE COUNTY 2021

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DENTAL PROFESSIONALS

CHOSEN BY THEIR PEERS AS SOME OF THE BEST IN OUR AREA

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Top Dentists of O.C. 2021

ENDODONTICS Wallis E. Andelin Huntington Beach 714-847-8488 Richard Angell III Newport Beach 949-640-0020 Steven W. Baba Fullerton 714-316-5811 David C. Beachler Orange 714-637-0976 Daniel J. Boehne Dana Point 949-441-5965 John Buoncristiani Corona Del Mar 949-763-3004 Robert J. Cavalieri Newport Beach 949-644-0595 William Y. Chen Fullerton 714-738-6651 Jason Cho Irvine 949-377-0299 Janice Chou Newport Beach 949-706-5080 Mark Ellis Orange 714-288-8565 Denny Y. Fang Irvine 949-751-2089 Fariborz Farsio Huntington Beach 714-847-3513 Daniel Fife Mission Viejo 949-273-5505 Patrick Garrett Garden Grove 714-799-2888 Sam R. Gharib Irvine 949-857-3636

Joseph H. Greiner Anaheim 714-774-8360

Charles Tatosian Mission Viejo 949-830-3132

Stephen H. Chou Fullerton 714-525-2338

Bruce R. Harkins Newport Beach 949-721-4007

Richard C. Wittenauer Newport Beach 949-729-2200

Vanessa Cruz Mission Viejo 949-458-2088

Rodney D. Ida Tustin 714-547-8494 Lee R. Ingersoll Santa Ana 714-569-1128

Jason G. Wong La Habra 562-266-3636

Samuel H. Ip Rancho Santa Margarita 949-589-4819 Seyed R. IzadiDehkordi Lake Forest 949-305-0202 Lars Björn Jönsson Laguna Hills 949-581-8890 John Lies Garden Grove 714-799-2888 Saman Malkami Fullerton 714-871-8422 Fay Mansouri Irvine 949-540-9891 Steve N. McNicholas Laguna Hills 949-581-8890 Chetan K. Mehta Tustin 714-838-1238 Paul Nguyen Santa Ana 714-689-8168 Jacob S. Otis Newport Beach 949-644-0595 Jeffrey R. Pene Newport Beach 949-644-0595 Reid Pullen Brea 714-529-9029 Wyatt D. Simons San Clemente 949-498-2115 Douglas Szeto Lake Forest 949-305-0202

Nicholas C. Davis Newport Beach 949-644-9211 Dimple Desai Newport Beach 949-647-4227 Jennifer Eli Lake Forest 949-916-9670

GENERAL DENTISTRY Ashraf Sami Abdelmalek Irvine 949-453-9800 Kareem Abraham Santa Ana 657-237-2274 Farzin Allameh Newport Coast 949-706-1711 Samira Amini Santa Ana 714-549-1248 Richard K. Amo Fullerton 714-992-0492 Audrey Andrade Garden Grove 714-893-7571 Lori Bagai Orange 714-602-4871 Rica R. Biagan Fountain Valley 714-887-4337 Brett Brazeal Huntington Beach 714-846-1414 Gilbert E. Cacho Anaheim 714-991-3926 Bruce Cairns Newport Beach 949-642-6880 Alexander Chang Irvine 949-679-1637 Briana Chavez Santa Ana 714-439-9800

Jeff Flores Mission Viejo 949-682-7378 Nelly P. Fowler Santa Ana 714-558-8077

Clementine C. Ignacio Anaheim 714-220-1032

Jeffrey C. Robertson Irvine 714-838-7272

Sarah Jebreil Irvine 949-825-6020

Marjan Roshangar Orange 714-639-9242

Kelli Junker Newport Beach 949-640-2970

Sepehr Aaron Saeedi Santa Ana 714-546-9999

Joseph Kabaklian Newport Beach 949-873-0022 Armaghan Kayhan Irvine 949-559-6988 Andrew-Sunjun Kim Tustin 714-832-8000

Kurt Schneider Mission Viejo 949-380-0700 Geeta K. Seth Santa Ana 714-556-4740 Frank J. Shay Anaheim 714-776-7132

Roy Kim Foothill Ranch 949-830-2003

Ronald Shimoide Anaheim 714-635-8653

Brian A. Lassiter Orange 714-997-2735

Nicole Smith Huntington Beach 714-536-2383

Edison C. Louie Anaheim 714-998-5710

Peter T. Smrecek Jr. Newport Beach 949-303-1309

George Maddox Newport Beach 949-548-5029

Andrew Spath Corona Del Mar 949-541-9382

Brian Green Newport Beach 949-706-0777

Marcos Magar Huntington Beach 714-968-4907

Gregory Telson Tustin 714-544-2000

Manreet P. Grewal Costa Mesa 714-545-0429

Shery Mansouri Irvine 949-748-7373

Kenneth Tjon Laguna Niguel 949-831-1402

Ada Gruita Mission Viejo 949-427-8090

Kaitlyn Nguyen Orange 714-633-2562

Charles P. Tozzer Irvine 949-518-0688

Denise Habjan Santa Ana 714-972-2827

Kaveh Niknia Newport Beach 949-650-6111

Quan Tran Irvine 949-559-1814

Naz Haque Tustin 714-505-0123

Michael J. Paquette Tustin 714-838-7561

Russell S. Uchizono Irvine 949-551-0885

Douglas J. Hauck Newport Beach 949-729-9950

Taylor Rice Irvine 949-238-6755

Scott M. Watanabe Irvine 949-551-1443

Leland S. Hong Fullerton 714-525-8344

Scott L. Rice Irvine 949-238-6755

J. Foster Weems Newport Beach 949-642-7998

Ronald Housepian Costa Mesa 949-642-7495

Jack Ringer Anaheim 714-974-0313

Alison Wight Lake Forest 949-770-2077

Maryam Ghasemyeh Santa Ana 714-547-9411 Jon Erik Glenn Newport Beach 949-644-0071 Rolando O. Gonzalez Santa Ana 714-541-6333

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Top Dentists of O.C. 2021 Laura E. Wittenauer Newport Beach 949-640-5680 Michael Yang Tustin 714-547-9194 Sean H. Yu Irvine 949-552-5500

Keith Hoffmann Orange 714-639-1333 Austin D. Hoover Santa Ana 714-835-8873 Daniel Hsu Irvine 949-679-3470 Vivian Jui Irvine 949-727-4633 Young Jun Placentia 657-216-1617

ORAL & MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY Junil Ahn Aliso Viejo 949-619-8673 Simona C. Arcan Huntington Beach 714-897-3543 Eric Baker Dana Point 949-240-1789 Edward Balasanian Mission Viejo 949-586-7000 Michael P. Blum Anaheim 714-772-2200 Jeffrey M. Caputo Mission Viejo 949-586-7000 Adam T. Clark Aliso Viejo 949-202-4420 David R. Cummings Mission Viejo 949-586-7000 Steven D. Darmstadt Anaheim 714-635-7471 Sharo Fatehi Laguna Hills 949-472-3737 Bao-Thy N. Grant Orange 714-771-7677 David Hochwald Huntington Beach 714-766-6560

Eric Kim Irvine 949-453-9797 Ryan Kriwanek Newport Beach 949-760-1661 Lawrence P. Lorenzi Newport Beach 949-760-1603 Richard A. Mandel Santa Ana 714-835-8873 Michael W. Marshall Huntington Beach 714-766-6560 Thomas Michaelis Newport Beach 949-760-1661 Daniel S. Miller Huntington Beach 714-897-3543 Steven A. Miyamoto Fullerton 714-525-1178 William F. Owen III Orange 714-744-8080 Sanford L. Ratner Santa Ana 714-835-7771 Nader K. Salib Mission Viejo 949-364-0250 Beau McKenzie Soares Anaheim 714-974-5906 David R. Telles Huntington Beach 714-766-6560

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BOTOX: NOT JUST FOR WRINKLES ou can get Botox at a med spa or dermatology practice, but what about a dentist’s office? While the injectable is popular for erasing forehead furrows, it can also help eliminate jaw pain. Learn more with Jeffrey Nguyen, an oral and maxillofacial surgeon at Irvine Oral Surgery & Dental Implant Center.

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How is Botox used in dentistry?

It’s an off-label use for temporomandibular (TMJ) disorders. It’s very effective for relieving mild facial pain or clenching and grinding. When it comes to TMJ disorders, there is conservative therapy, such as mouth guards, and joint replacement surgery, with a variety of minimally invasive treatments in between. Botox is minimally invasive.

Some people use muscle relaxants for weeks at a time, but they don’t have a localized effect like Botox does.

How does it work?

It’s the same thing as using Botox for wrinkles in the face. Dynamic wrinkles are caused by the facial muscles creating folds in the skin, and Botox has a paralytic effect to decrease wrinkles. It has the same effect on the joints in the lower part of the face. This can help improve joint condition and reduce grinding, pressure, and inflammation in the joints.

What’s a typical session?

About 25 units of Botox are injected into each cheek muscle. It reaches peak effectiveness in about two weeks, and the procedure is repeated every four to eight months.

It’s a quick 10- to 15-minute procedure.

—Anastacia Grenda

Top Dentists of O.C. 2021

PRACTICING DENTISTRY DURING A PANDEMIC hat has been the most striking thing about the COVID-19 pandemic for dentist Alan Gonzalez? Witnessing, in real time, the importance of accurate, science-based information from trusted sources. “Research-based information is what medical professionals use to develop appropriate protocols, and the effective implementation of these protocols relies upon the population’s trust in these valued, scientific sources,” says Gonzalez, who practices at Newport Beach Dental Associates.

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Is there an anecdote that illustrates your pandemic experience?

Several patients asked to postpone treating things like acute infections because of fear. We had to reassure them that the potential damage from the infection posed a greater threat to their well-being than coming into a sterile, highly controlled medical environment for the appropriate treatment.

Craig C. Thiede Tustin 657-231-2880

Glenn P. Frial Laguna Niguel 949-276-2105

Suzin Um Foothill Ranch 949-203-3177

Bahar C. Ghafouri Irvine 949-786-7800

Robert T. Wheeler Mission Viejo 949-586-7000

Robert Gire La Habra 562-991-6697

Monty C. Wilson Santa Ana 714-835-7771

Andrew T. Harner Huntington Beach 714-842-9933

Randolph S. Young Yorba Linda 714-961-0907

Cynthia Huang San Juan Capistrano 949-661-3380 Sage M. Humphries Orange 714-997-5961

ORTHODONTICS Tarek Abousheta Irvine 949-786-7800 Dean Azzeh Huntington Beach 714-975-9368

What safety measures have you implemented?

Early on, routine cleanings and non-emergency procedures were stopped as we awaited CDC guidance on how to keep patients and staff safe. Now we are back to offering a full range of services—including examinations, cleanings, and more complex dental procedures—all with the new protocols in place. These include limiting the number of patients we see daily, temperature checks, limiting (the number of ) patients in our waiting room, heightened sterilization techniques, and physical barriers for patients and staff.

Hal Barkate Newport Beach 949-722-9010

Why is routine dental care important even during a pandemic?

Patients can prevent more complicated procedures by continuing with cleanings and routine examinations.

There’s a connection between oral health and general health, specifically, the body’s immune response. Research has demonstrated that neglecting your oral health can compromise the immune system and affect your overall health, including your cardiovascular system.

—Anastacia Grenda

Christopher Chau Brea 714-252-6868

Douglas D. Baum Tustin 714-544-8030 Chi H. Bui Fountain Valley 714-962-8880 Chuck Carlson Huntington Beach 714-465-5065

Flora Chen Huntington Beach 714-593-1010 Debra Cook Rancho Santa Margarita 949-589-7820 John DiGiovanni Newport Beach 949-640-0202 John T. Eli Lake Forest 949-855-8480

Hideki Ikeda Garden Grove 714-893-7539 Jared Jacobsen Anaheim Hills 714-637-6700 Hedi Kermani Newport Beach 949-640-5050 Enoch Kim Irvine 949-472-9155 Brian Luong Santa Ana 714-586-5746 Michael S. Lyons Placentia 714-993-3500 Matthew MacGinnis Fullerton 714-253-5333 Nooshin Majd Fullerton 714-871-8445 Lauren Manfred Fountain Valley 714-963-8931 Evelyn Y. Maruko Anaheim Hills 714-685-3890 Shawn L. Miller Orange 714-639-1061 Lili Mirtorabi Huntington Park 844-757-9799

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Top Dentists of O.C. 2021 Won Moon Fullerton 714-253-5333

Laura McCormack Irvine 949-252-9950

Mark A. Dougherty Yorba Linda 714-993-1194

Ajay B. Setya Mission Viejo 949-482-6089

David S. Hahn Irvine 949-654-3601

Howard M. Nakamura Trabuco Canyon 949-858-4626

Jeanne Nguyen Rancho Santa Margarita 949-858-5150

Ramyar Elyassian Tustin 714-656-4885

Stephen Shepherd Tustin 714-544-2220

Eugene Kim Buena Park 714-994-2501

Nooshin Ghayoumi Irvine 949-502-8844

Rasheed Simjee Tustin 714-508-2513

Nelson Lowe Santa Ana 714-550-7474

Rebecca Hart Tustin 714-544-2220

Nelson T. Yen Fullerton 714-441-0436

Gianmarco O'Brien Orange 714-953-1000

Robert C. Hirst Mission Viejo 949-482-6089

John S. Yun Anaheim 714-502-6990

Kent T. Ochiai Tustin 714-542-9606

Philip Matthew Nisco Fountain Valley 714-979-1400 Vicki E. Okamoto Costa Mesa 714-546-5170 Taylor M. Olsen San Juan Capistrano 949-542-7799

PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY Leslie Butler Fullerton 714-680-9500 Anna Chand Irvine 949-786-0800 Carolyn E. Chong Irvine 949-653-2828

David H. Okawachi Anaheim 714-635-1170 Mary Regina Pham Placentia 714-528-8252 Brian J. Saunders Yorba Linda 714-996-2200 Amit A. Shah Huntington Beach 714-698-9950

James Passamano Irvine 949-552-5542

Nasem M. Dunlop Foothill Ranch 949-668-0686

Robert Passamano Irvine 949-552-5542

Bozhena Fisher Newport Beach 949-640-0501

Bill Redmond Laguna Niguel 949-495-0600

John A. Guijon Huntington Beach 714-847-2566

Thomas P. Rose Fountain Valley 714-964-0021

Geoffrey Hersch Newport Beach 949-644-0611

Simon Shung Irvine 949-264-3314

Brian Hong Fullerton 714-992-5437

Noland D. Soo Huntington Beach 714-842-7775

Phyllis Kawada La Habra 562-690-3750

PERIODONTICS

Heidi Starnes Newport Beach 949-720-8145

Tra Le Tustin 714-368-3334

Glenn Y. Arima Los Alamitos 562-598-3383

Richard Ting Rancho Santa Margarita 949-459-2882

Clara Lee Irvine 949-786-0800

Michael J. Arzouman Orange 714-744-9100

Sophia Updike Irvine 949-870-9713 Steven R. Wynn Newport Beach 949-642-2626 Christopher A. Zachary Laguna Niguel 949-831-5500 Jim Zahrowski Tustin 714-544-5345

Yvonne Lee Irvine 949-786-0800 Harvey Lee Irvine 949-885-9300 Kathleen S. Lim Tustin 714-838-9120 Christian C. Lopez Newport Beach 949-777-5902 Rabin Marfatia Irvine 949-299-1111

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Eddie Surger Newport Beach 949-640-0501 Sam Wu Mission Viejo 949-581-5800 Shaul Yehezkel Irvine 949-559-0674

Stephen Kallaos Lake Forest 949-770-9355 Kian Kar Mission Viejo 949-899-6316 Iman Madi Mission Viejo 949-899-6316 Jeffrey J. McCullough Los Alamitos 714-484-8700 Robert B. McLeod Costa Mesa 949-548-8287 Marlene A. Miller Tustin 714-544-5337

Steven J. Bounds Irvine 949-857-1053 Justin Braga Huntington Beach 714-587-9094 Nicholas Caplanis Mission Viejo 949-899-6316 John U. Choi Fullerton 714-449-8650 Donald S. Clem III Fullerton 714-441-0436

Jacinthe M. Paquette Newport Beach 949-760-6288

Richard K. Parris Orange 714-673-1600 Mark J. Redd Laguna Woods 949-581-6641 Peter A. Russo Huntington Beach 714-842-2515

PROSTHODONTICS Stephen G. Alfano Newport Beach 949-673-7820 Chien-Ho Chen La Habra 562-691-8822 Jesse M. Duncan Huntington Beach 714-846-1386 David W. Eggleston Newport Beach 949-640-5680

Valentina Redden La Habra 562-697-1229 Evangelos Rossopoulos Huntington Beach 714-841-2319 Robert L. Simon Fullerton 714-525-5200 Jean Wu Newport Beach 949-760-6288

Mark A. George Orange 714-953-1000 David L. Guichet Orange 714-771-7555 Gregory Guichet Orange 714-771-7555

To help you find top dental professionals, Orange Coast used a professional marketing company, PRS, to identify the Top Dentists in Orange County. It surveyed practitioners in general and pediatric, oral and maxillofacial surgery, orthodontics, periodontics, prosthodontics, and endodontics, asking them to reveal the best dental professionals in this area. These Top Dentists have been scrutinized for the legitimacy of their licenses as well as their status with the Dental Board of California.

The professionals listed herein were selected by their peers in a survey conducted by Professional Research Services Company of Troy, Michigan.

Professionals may be screened and selected through the verification of licensing and review of any infractions through various applicable boards, agencies, and rating services. For further information, visit prscom.com or email PRS at spinkhasova@hour-media.com.

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Jeffrey Flores, DDS

Rancho Dental Studio

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am honored and humbled to be nominated in the 2021 Top Dentist issue. My name is Dr. Jeff Flores and I am the founder and dentist at Rancho Dental Studio. In my state of the art office, my passion is preventive care and education, as well as aesthetic restoration. Using the Fotona Lightwalker Laser, I perform dentistry with precision, minimize discomfort, offer needlefree options, while reducing aerosol emissions.

With this laser technology, we can treat snoring without a bulky mouth appliance and tighten facial tissue from inside your mouth to reverse wrinkles and signs of aging. We offer clear tray braces as well as Laser teeth whitening. We also utilize the regenerative properties of Platelet Rich Fibrin or PRF to enhance healing and outcomes for years of healthy gums and teeth.

Patient safety has always been paramount and during the pandemic, we have taken additional measures to make your experience safe. We have invested in safety equipment and adhere to the highest safety standards without compromising the quality and comfort you deserve and can expect at Rancho Dental Studio. You can rest assured that your safety and health is our highest priority.

Born and raised in South Orange County, I love our communities and have made it a personal mission to give back with multiple charity events throughout the year. From Food and clothing drives, as well as giving somebody a smile they deserve in my Project Smile initiative, we always have something going on where we help out our communities.

I care for my patients as if they are all my family. I love taking the time to custom tailor plans with my patients and explain each treatment option. Our smiles are not only important as part of our first impressions but oral health and overall health are intertwined.

As we make our resolutions, we need to remember our dental health as well.

As we leave 2020 behind, my hope is that we will all have more to be hopeful for and to smile about. Please let me help you love your smile and keep it beautiful. My name Dr. Jeff Flores, I am the Founder of Rancho Dental Studio and I want to be your dentist. Give me a call at (949) 682-7378 and together we can work towards a healthier 2021.

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949-682-7378 ranchodentalstudio.com 28261 Marguerite Pkwy., Ste. 150 Mission Viejo, CA 92692

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r. Michael Lyons has a passion for creating beautiful healthy smiles. His thriving orthodontic practice takes an “esthetics first” approach to treatment, with an emphasis on the art and science of smile design.

Ever on the leading edge, Dr. Lyons regularly pursues continuing education. In addition to completing the Invisalign® Orthodontic Master’s Program, he is also one of Orange County’s most experienced providers of “Inbrace” braces, which are placed discretely on the back of the teeth.

“I always knew I wanted a profession that allowed me to positively change people’s lives,” he says. “It’s essential I stay current on developments in the field to assess which options are the best for each patient.

714-993-3500 / lyonsortho.com 300 Yorba Linda Blvd., Placentia, CA 92870

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Newport Oral Surgery

Thomas R. Michaelis, DDS, MD, Vivian Jui, DMD, Ryan M. Kriwanek, DDS, MD

Oral Surgery is a full scope oral and Newport maxillofacial surgery practice built upon the goal of

providing superior, personalized care.

Specializing in full mouth reconstruction with dental implants, our expertise and cutting-edge technology allow us to deliver excellent results in the most complex cases. We are one of the few practices to offer CT-guided surgery (the X-Guide Navigation System) to ensure accurate implant placement in the most difficult situations.

Mindful that oral surgery can be a stressful experience, “we strive to treat everyone as we would expect to be treated, with respect, compassion, empathy.”

Newport Oral Surgery Newport Beach Irvine

newportoralsurgery.com

newportoralsurgery.com 1401 Avocado Ave., Ste. 506, Newport Beach, CA 92660 / 949-760-1661 16300 Sand Canyon Ave., Ste. 701, Irvine, CA 92618 / 949-727-4633

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Kareem Abraham, DDS, FAGD, MAGD LifeTime Smiles of OC

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r. Kareem Abraham loves making people smile. As a dentist, he educates his patients about their oral health.

LifeTime Smiles of OC, his modernized, state-of-the-art practice located in Santa Ana, was established in 1979 by Dr. Carl Smetko. Today, Dr. Abraham provides comprehensive and advanced dental treatments using conservative yet innovative technology and techniques. Without question, he is passionate about educating his patients regarding their oral health, as well as how to keep their teeth and smile vibrant and strong for years to come. In a nutshell, Dr. Abraham loves helping people!

“I enjoy getting to know each of my patients and learning about their lives,” he says. “Hearing about a person’s hobbies, interests and lifestyle gives me insight into dental care options that will work for their specific situation.”

Dr. Abraham takes a personalized approach to dental care with each patient. Whether he is offering advanced preventive care, restorative work, conservative cosmetic dentistry or complex aesthetic care, his attention is always attuned to patient’s unique needs and goals. With a practice that specializes in providing general, restorative, cosmetic, and periodontal dental treatments, as well as several sleep dentistry options, Dr. Abraham treats patients of all ages. For those wanting to enhance the aesthetic appearance of their smiles, Dr. Abraham offers smile makeovers, dental bonding, veneers, teeth whitening, and Invisalign. As a part of restorative dentistry, he performs fullmouth reconstruction, tooth extractions, root canal therapy, and the placement of dental implants. Additionally, Dr. Abraham provides treatment for periodontal disease and offers oral appliance therapy as a part of sleep/breathing disorders treatment plans.

Throughout his 15-plus year career, Dr. Abraham has developed a special interest in helping people with sleep apnea and TMJ problems that led him to pursue and complete a part-time residency at the UCLA School of Dentistry in the specialty area of Dental Sleep Medicine and Orofacial Pain and TMJ Dysfunction.

The treatment option is an oral appliance therapy. Based on specific circumstances, oral appliance therapy can be the ultimate solution for managing snoring and sleep apnea.

A perfectionist by nature, Dr. Abraham continually challenges himself to stay current with the latest technology, training and trends in dentistry to provide the best treatment. Currently, Dr. Abraham has research published through the University of Minnesota Dental School regarding an improved bonding strength for fi llings. “For me dentistry is the perfect combination of art and science. I’m passionate about using those two approaches in helping my patients attain and maintain a dazzling and healthy smile.”

714-660-7804 / lifetimesmilesoc.com 720 N. Tustin Ave., Ste. 102 Santa Ana, CA 92705

CERTIFICATIONS Mastership from The Academy of General Dentistry ( MAGD ) Fellowship from The Academy of General Dentistry ( FAGD ) Certification for Dental Laser from The Academy of Laser Dentistry Post Graduate Certificate in Contemporary Conservative Esthetic Dentistry, University of Minnesota Mini- Residency in Dental Sleep Medicine, UCLA Memberships The American Dental Association The Academy of General Dentistry The American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine Academy of Clinical Sleep Disorders Disciplines Spear Dental Study Club

Newport Beach Dental Study Club Seattle Dental Study Club The California Dental Association The Orange County Dental Society The Minnesota Dental Association

MEMBERSHIPS The American Dental Association The Academy of General Dentistry The American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine Academy of Clinical Sleep Disorders Disciplines Spear Dental Study Club Newport Beach Dental Study Club Seattle Dental Study Club The California Dental Association The Orange County Dental Society The Minnesota Dental Association

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Market Place Dentistry

Market Place Dentistry, we have transformed and strengthened our Atsafety and infection control protocols to meet the challenges of these

times. Health and well-being can never be underestimated again. We are proud to announce that we will be offering COVID-19 vaccinations at our office and through a mobile vaccination program to help flatten the curve and help our community return to their lives.

We continue to invest in technology like Laser Dentistry, Intraoral Cameras, iTero Scanner, Digital X-rays, Dental Implants, Custom "One Visit" crowns, and our most recent addition of a 3-D Cone Beam CT imaging system. This technology will help create an Implant Dentistry program that offers our patients endless options for teeth replacement. Combined with our sleep dentistry program, we can offer advanced treatment while you sleep. "Our ultimate goal is to keep our patients healthy and smiling." We have been honored to serve Orange County over the past decade, but especially through the challenges of the past year. We are grateful for the relationships we have built with our community of smiles and their support.

714-505-0123 / mympd.net 2925 El Camino Real, Tustin, CA 92782

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HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS St. Joseph Hospital Corona Regional Medical Center La Veta Surgery Center

SERVICES Laser Dentistry One Visit Crowns Porcelain Veneers Invisalign Implant Supported Bridge Implants

Non Surgical Root Canal Therapy Periodontal Therapy Sports Dentistry TMJ Treatment Hospital Dentistry Member American Dental Association California Dental Association Orange County Dental Society Special Care Dentistry Association InternationalCongress of Oral Implantologists American Academy of Developmental Medicine and Dentistry

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ral and Maxillofacial Surgeon Dr. Steven A. Miyamoto specializes in using growth factors and stem cells to expedite healing after surgery. His practice includes pinhole surgery for gingival recession, wisdom teeth removal, diagnosing and treating facial pain, facial injuries and Osteonecrosis, as well as dental implant and bone grafting procedures. He completed his residency in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey after graduating from UCLA Dental School. Dr. Miyamoto teaches continuing education classes, and serves as general anesthesia inspector for the California Dental Board along with volunteering at several other professional committee boards.

714-525-1178 / fullertonoralsurgery.com 113 W. Amerige Ave., Fullerton, CA 92832

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Resource Guide

Fullerton Oral Surgery

Market Place Dentistry

(714) 525-1178

(714) 505-0123

113 W. Amerige Ave. Fullerton 92832

fullertonoralsurgery.com Green Dental Medicine

280 Newport Center Drive Suite 230 Newport Beach 92660

2925 El Camino Real Tustin 92782 mympd.net

Michael S. Lyon DDS

Newport Oral Surgery (Irvine)

16300 San Canyon Ave. Suite 701 Irvine 92618 (949) 727-4633

newportoralsurgery.com

300 Yorba Linda Blvd.

Placentia 92870

Rancho Dental Studio

lyonsortho.com

Suite 150

LifeTime Smiles of OC

Newport Oral Surgery (Newport Beach)

(949) 682-7378

(714) 660-7804

(949) 760-1661

(949) 706-0777

greendentalmedicine.com

720 N. Tustin Ave., Suite 102 Santa Ana 92705 lifetimesmilesoc.com

(714) 993-3500

1401 Avocado Ave., Suite 506 Newport Beach 92660

28261 Marguerite Pkwy Mission Viejo 92682 ranchodentalstudio.com

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DINING GUIDE ORANGE COUNT Y’S DEFINITIVE SOURCE F O R R E S TAU R A N T N E W S & M I N I R E V I E W S P R I C I N G $$$ $50 and up $$ Less than $50 $ Mostly less than $25 Denotes Critic’s Choice restaurant

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POKINOMETRY Downtown Anaheim’s build-a-poke-bowl canteen is busy for three reasons: The food is delectable, cheap, and made your way. All the elements of delicious Hawaiian poke are assembled based on what you choose. Pick from cubed raw fish, white or brown rice, fresh onions, cucumber, avocado, mild to incendiary sauces, and vibrant garnishes of smelt roe, sesame seeds, nori, pickled ginger, and wasabi.

Parking is problematic, so go off-hours, or pay for a spot in the Wells Fargo garage off West Broadway. 184 S. Harbor Blvd., 657-208-3488. No alcohol. $

ROSINE’S MEDITERRANEAN RESTAURANT This neighborhood darling includes a 20-seat bar, complete with a full liquor license and a clutch of specialty cocktails. Fragrant rotisserie chickens are always popular, though the menu now offers winebraised lamb shanks, and Pacific ono skewers. A sizable roster of gluten-free choices anchors a spin-off menu. 721 S. Weir Canyon Road, 714-283-5141. $$

THE RANCH RESTAURANT & SALOON Oozing top-notch ambition, The Ranch packs some big guns—executive chef Michael Rossi and his brother David, pastry chef. The large venue also includes an upscale saloon and dance hall, sited in the six-story headquarters of Extron Electronics. The whopping (mostly) seasonal American fare is a mashup of down-home and uptown.

1025 E. Ball Road, 714-817-4200. $$$ URBANA This colorful latecomer to the Anaheim Packing House brings vibrancy and a cool cantina attitude to a food hall that really needed a good taco and mezcal cocktail. Executive chef Ernie Alvarado’s short menu of savvy street food changes often, and you can’t go wrong with his daily specials. Cozy surroundings offer a choice of ambience—festive or sultry. 440 S. Anaheim Blvd., 714-502-0255. $$

BRE A CHA CHA’S L ATIN KITCHEN This cool hang with a wraparound sidewalk patio is Birch Street Promenade’s most enduring dining success. Helmed by industry vets Don Myers and Peter Serantoni, the menu of modern Mexican fare is boosted by a wood-burning oven and new dishes that blur some borders—sopes, empanadas, aguachile, and pozole. Taco Tuesday is just one of many weekly specials. Impressive tequila menu.

110 W. Birch St., 714-255-1040. Sunday brunch. See Irvine location. $$ JIMMY’S FAMOUS AMERICAN TAVERN Big and welcoming, this 230-seat sprawling venue is a utility player thanks to a broad menu of modern comfort fare. It’s a handy call for patio lunches, upbeat happy hours, hearty dinners, and bossy brunches. Locals swarm the upbeat space, noshing on mighty burgers, fried chicken, and prime rib. Desserts are fantastically huge, if ordinary. 3325

E. Imperial Highway, 714-733-1310. See Dana Point location. $$$ OLD BREA CHOP HOUSE Finally, North County’s fine diners can skip the trek south to splurge on old-school steakhouse dinners. Longtime Morton’s veteran Tony Fasulo breaks away, polishing the classy formula to a high sheen. Expect deluxe beef, say a Tomahawk chop or a strapping Delmonico, boosted with first-class seafood, precise cocktails, and cosseting service. Marinated skirt steak is the sleeper call. Cozy yet utterly contemporary, the venue includes a 25-seat bar with charcuterie platters and an alluring happy hour. 180 S. Brea Blvd., 714-592-3122. Dinner only. $$$ TAPS FISH HOUSE & BREWERY Taps continues to be O.C.’s landmark pick for dining on a wide range of appealing seafood, pasta, steaks, and spunky New Orleans specialties that go down well with award-winning ales and lagers that change often. Happy hour is a big draw for value-seekers. Sunday brunch is a popular feast.

101 E. Imperial Highway, 714-257-0101. See Irvine location. $$

CORONA DEL MAR FARMHOUSE AT ROGER’S GARDENS This beguiling patio is chef-owner Rich Mead’s fourth and busiest enterprise yet, an inspired collaboration between a farmer’s dream chef and O.C.’s iconic outdoor lifestyle retailer. The restaurant-gazebo seats 120 with rustic style, making this the fresh favorite for dates and celebrations. Mead’s seasonal menu shifts often to reflect his passion for local family farms and ranches. Craft cocktails have a farmers market tilt, and a nascent cheese program rounds out the ever-changing feast. 2301 San Joaquin Hills Road, 949-640-1415. $$$ FIVE CROWNS O.C.’s beloved, vine-covered, fine-dining landmark of 1965 stays current thanks to a refreshed menu by executive chef Alejandra Padilla (formerly with Hillstone and Patina groups). Foodies thrill to foie gras brûlée and roast goose with wild grains, but sumptuous feasts of prime rib retain a hallowed spot on the carte at this Lawry’s-owned institution.

As always, service is polished and accommodating.

Leave room for the righteous sundae made with C.C. Brown’s hot fudge, an old Hollywood marvel. 3801 E. Coast Highway, 949-760-0331. Dinner only. $$$ PIROZZI With this coast-hugging venue, supreme charmer Alessandro Pirozzi stays close to the fans who keep his restaurants perpetually packed. The expansive menu includes his greatest hits, plus items inspired

OUR CRITERIA Restaurants are reviewed by our dining critics and staff and have no relationship to advertising in Orange Coast.

Listings are updated regularly. We do not accept free meals; visits are anonymous. Price classifications are based on a typical three‑course dinner (appetizer, entree, dessert) for one person. Alan Gibbons edits this listing. You can reach her at agibbons@orangecoast.com.

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by an olive-wood-burning Acunto oven from Naples, which at 900 degrees makes his good pizzas even better. Don’t miss the site-specific items: speckwrapped quail, and burrata salad. 2929 E. Coast Highway, 949-675-2932. Dinner only. $$$ SIDEDOOR Nested within the landmark Lawry’s Five Crowns, this gastropub welcomes come-asyou-are diners with a changing daily menu of imaginative small plates, seasonal soups, prime rib sandwiches, potpies, and desserts. Don’t miss the charcuterie station with choice cured meats and artisanal cheeses. Always interesting wines by the glass, craft beers, and signature cocktails boost the inviting room’s jolly British vibe. 3801 E. Coast Highway, 949-717-4322. $$

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GARDEN GROVE NOVA KITCHEN & BAR This glamorous sleeper is a terrific dinner choice for distinctive fare that nods to Japan, Korea, and China. The handsome 35-seat lanai covered patio is beyond fine. Executive chef Abel Vargas oversees a sizeable menu that also includes showy sushi and top shelf cocktails. Do consider the tuna tartare, corn tempura, or coriander-braised short rib. Genteel service. 12361 Chapman Ave., 714-696-0888. $$$

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2145 Santa Ana native and Pizzeria Ortica veteran Eduardo Salcedo brings an artisan mindset and Japanese aesthetic to this Neapolitan-style pizza joint in a cleverly repurposed auto shop. Aromas of almondwood fire whet the appetite for his finely crafted pies and imaginative toasts on house-baked shokupan, Japan’s beloved breakfast loaf. Sit at the white marble bar or under umbrellas on the patio to enjoy bresaola and burrata salad with pickled fennel, or hyper-tender octopus with diced potato, charred scallions, and squid ink mayo. At the daily 3 to 6 p.m. happy hour, try wagyu corndogs dipped in honeyvinegar, and select pizzas. Star dessert: horchata tiramisu. 2145 Placentia Ave., 949-873-5853. Beer and wine. Weekend brunch. $$ DESCANSO Descanso’s novel twist is the elevation of the taquero to center stage. Inspired by the dynamic street foods of Mexico City, owner Rob Arellano seats diners right at the plancha grill to watch their tacos sizzled with pizazz. The kitchen oversees an inventive lineup of 11 tacos and non-taco delights that include a gooey choriqueso verde starter or the terrific aguachile of yellowtail. Happy hour is particularly tempting if you can get to the place midweek, from 3 to 6 p.m. 1555 Adams Ave., 714486-3798. $$ IZAKAYA HACHI A handsome, modern izakaya from the owners of Manpuku, Hachi is a boisterous, convivial gem.

The charcoal-grilled skewers shine, including the chicken meatball and chicken thigh. Expect a little bit of everything here: gloriously marbled beef, fresh oysters, composed salads, fried chicken, and unique pressed sushi. 3033 Bristol St., 657-231-6566.

Dinner only. $ OLD VINE KITCHEN & BAR Popular for its brunch-type fare in a town rife with competing options, this charming nook has upgraded with a new space and bar program. Foodies rave about urbane dishes, many with an Italian accent. Think barbecue pork omelet by day, seasonal tasting menu by night. Chef-owner Mark McDonald likes to pair his dinners with interesting wine flights from the world over, and he regularly leads culinary excursions to southern Italy. 2937 Bristol St., 714-545-1411. $$

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KHAN SAAB DESI CRAFT KITCHEN Born in the crucible of the pandemic, this halal bistro serves flavorful kabobs, curries, and street snacks alongside wood-fired wagyu steaks. Creator and executive chef Imran Ali Mookhi applies a Michelin mindset acquired after years in finedining kitchens. Khan Saab has the best stocked alcohol-free bar in O.C. 229 E. Commonwealth Ave., 714-853-1081. $$

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DANA POINT GLASSPAR Glasspar launched as a classic seafooder, oyster bar, and tap room. Veteran top toque and local Rob Wilson helms his dream retool of the old Mahe site, paused for dining but open for supporting the community with ultra-fresh goods and his five-star tips for serving seafood at home. A tight focus on topshelf drinks is sure to be much appreciated once groups gather within toasting distance. 24961 Dana Point Harbor Drive, 949-240-624. $$$ JIMMY’S FAMOUS AMERICAN TAVERN Big and welcoming, this 225-seat harbor side venue is a utility player thanks to a broad menu of modern comfort fare. It’s a handy call for patio lunches, upbeat happy hours, hearty dinners, and bossy brunches. Locals swarm the upbeat space, noshing on mighty burgers, fried chicken, and prime rib.

Desserts are fantastically huge, if ordinary. 25001 Dana Point Harbor Drive, 949-388-8900. See Brea location. $$

FOUNTAIN VALLE Y THE RECESS ROOM This city’s first gastropub exists because five childhood pals needed a local haunt for gathering after their weekly basketball game. Food and booze enjoy equal amounts of love at this 148-seat venue—a cleverly retooled former Coco’s. Expect small-batch, offbeat brews and ace craft cocktails, plus lots of rich, shareable noshes by executive chef Nikko Marquez. Think tender octopus with toasted quinoa for contrast, luscious pork cheeks confit, and limeyuzu panna cotta. 18380 Brookhurst St., 714-377-0398.

Closed Monday. $$$

HUNTINGTON BE ACH CUCINA ALESSÁ Despite the exit of its founding chef, this two-story trattoria maintains a solid following thanks to a veteran crew at ease with the original menu and recipes for house-made pastas, feather-light pizzas, and breakfast omelets. 520 Main St., 714-969-2148.

See Newport Beach location. $$ RED TABLE The “red” in Red Table, Huntington Harbour mall’s neighborhood tavern, stands for “relax, eat, drink.”

The creative menu of American eats is big on highcarb snacks, savory share plates, and strapping proteins that feel right in a welcoming setting accented with quirky design elements and a red communal table. 16821 Algonquin St., 714-846-4700. Beer and wine. $$ RITTER’S STEAM KETTLE COOKING Chef-partner Michael Ritter and crew chose the gentrifying heart of this big beach town to launch a second unit of this unique shop. Follow the aromas to the Cajun-Creole magic made in steamheated steel caldrons that cook seductive versions of gumbo and chowder. Don’t miss the legendary pan roast, a heady concoction of various shellfish bubbling in a rich sauce of cream, tomato, and secret spices, topped with jasmine rice—by far the bestselling dish. 180 Fifth St., 714-536-7733. See Santa Ana location. $$ SESSIONS Surf City is the ideal spot for the second “West Coast deli,” this time across from the sand. Terrific sandwiches that eat like a meal for two are gourmet creations, meticulous stacks of top ingredients with exacting ratios, so every ’wich is scrumptious to the last bite. From-scratch soups, sides, and dressings.

A surfer ethos extends to hearty breakfasts featuring Kéan coffee and house-made granola. Do check out the weekly special. 414 Pacific Coast Highway, 714-594-3899. Beer and wine. See Irvine and Newport Beach locations. Fourth location (not reviewed) in Newport Beach at 101 Newport Center Drive. $

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IRVINE ANDREI’S CONSCIOUS CUISINE & COCKTAILS Irvine’s ever-slicker business zone is a good home for this classy, top-floor, New American choice for power diners, office pals, and couples. Modern craft cocktails enhance a menu that blends California ingredients with global flavors. Top toque Porfiro Gomez’s menu retains favorites such as the beef spring rolls, watermelon salad, and Duroc pork T-bone. Happy hour is a standout in a crowded field. 2607 Main St., 949-387-8887. Saturday brunch.

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the original dancing Snoopy and Woodstock, a restless mini sombrero and sarape move about the lid. Cerrudo considers the concoction autobiographical: Growing up, he was a “Peanuts” fan and, like the little hat and sarape, he never stopped moving.

The drink is made with Mestiza mezcal,

BISTANGO A longtime airport-area mainstay, Bistango has remained surprisingly contemporary, with creative dishes such as sweet, soulful garlic soup, and black truffle ravioli. It’s also a classy venue for live music, and its rotating art collection adds to the air of urban sophistication. 19100 Von Karman Ave., 949-752-5222. Closed Sunday. $$$ CHA CHA’S L ATIN KITCHEN This addition to the restaurant family owned by industry vets Don Myers and Peter Serantoni is an inviting casa with a menu of modern Mexican fare boosted by commendable new dishes that blur some borders—sopes, empanadas, aguachile, and pozole to name a few. The indoor-meets-outdoor

Luxardo liqueur, Mexican aperitif FernetVallet, and chocolate mole bitters. “It brings you joy, it brings you bitterness, it brings you happiness, it might make you cry,” Cerrudo says. “It’s just life all around.” 301 N. Spurgeon St., Santa Ana, 714-338-2446, mercadomodern.com —BENJAMIN EPSTEIN

patio by designer Thomas Schoos is a fine upgrade of the Brea flagship. Weekly specials add value and excitement. Impressive tequila menu. 13126 Jamboree Road, 714-408-7819. Sunday brunch. See Brea location. $$ CUCINA ENOTECA This 285-seat operation from San Diego’s Urban Kitchen Group offers two sprawling patios and a huge, lively dining room with bar and wine minimarket, and the scene oozes chic with scads of handmade furnishings for sale. The Cal-Ital menu is equally large and inventive, from spreads in Mason jars and salumi platters to handmade pastas. Particularly good for large parties. 532 Spectrum Center Drive, 949-861-2222. See Newport Beach location. $$

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l Mercado Modern Cuisine barman Cesar Cerrudo presents his cocktail El Inquieto, “the restless one,” atop a special-edition toy-piano music box created 21 years ago for the 50th anniversary of “Peanuts.” The keys move as the “Peanuts” theme plays and, replacing

JA JIAOZI It’s all about handmade dumplings here. They grace every table, anchoring meals rounded out with other hot and cold dishes. First-timers, ask your able server for help. Top picks include steamed Flaming Hot and boiled Signature jiaozi, along with refreshing tofu-skin salad. Top-notch shrimp fried rice is a winner, too. Watch the masters at work from a five-seat bar. 13776 Jamboree Road, Irvine, 714-786-8999. $$ MEIZHOU DONGPO Good seating, engaged service, and touches of elegance elevate this classy Sichuan dining room, a retool of a 6,000-square-foot Marie Callender’s in bustling Culver Plaza. Access is easy, and plentiful parking is free. Beyond that, it’s about the Beijingstyle roast duck (whole, $77; half, $40), meticulously sliced into petals of tender meat crowned with crackling amber skin, for rolling into thin crepes.

Weeks of aging, drying, and lacquering coax out heady flavors. Spicy values include dan dan noodles and country-style sliced pork. 15363 Culver Drive, 949-433-5686. Beer and wine. $$$ PORCH & SWING This delightful new indie serves a “taste of Charleston” starring original riffs on American classics by chef Justin Werner and cocktails by Andrew Parish.

Must-try dishes include roasted pork jowl over grits, amazing creamless creamed corn, and gorgeous salads. House-baked breads are a strength, too.

The patio is lovely. 2010 Main St., 949-418-7988. $$

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San Diego’s high-profile taqueria has two Irvine options for O.C. fans. Delectable tacos are the main event, elevated by crispy griddled Oaxacan cheese, and tortillas made by hand from organic, non-GMO, blue corn masa. The cheese is especially brilliant on vegetarian tacos. Always ask about the monthly taco special. The Park Place center location’s indoor-meets-outdoor venue is intimate and color-splashed, thanks to original works by street artist Chor Boogie. Large groups gather at the Los Olivos Marketplace location, so expect some noise on top of the energetic soundtrack. Park Place, 3311 Michelson Drive, 949-608-7272; Los Olivos Marketplace, 8577 Irvine Center Drive, 949-608-9990. $$ ROBATA WASA From the wizards behind popular Wasa sushi comes this sleek, authentic izakaya at the Spectrum, ideal for noshing Japanese comfort nibbles at lunch or after a movie, or tossing back sakes and brews. 926 Spectrum Center Drive, 949-536-5064. $$ SESSIONS No. 3 is a charm for O.C.’s indie chainlet of “West Coast” delis. Expect terrific sandwiches that eat like a meal for two, gourmet creations that are meticulous stacks of top ingredients with exacting ratios, so every ’wich is scrumptious to the last bite. Fromscratch soups, sides, and dressings. A beguiling lakeside setting beckons for lazy breakfasts featuring Kéan coffee and house-made granola. 4736 Barranca Parkway, 949-333-3949. Beer and wine. See Huntington Beach and Newport Beach locations.

Fourth location (not reviewed) in Newport Beach at 101 Newport Center Drive. $ TACO ROSA With agave-sweetened margaritas, daily aguas frescas, and house-made churros, these flagships of the Taco Mesa chain take fresh Mex to the max. Try the Oaxacan enchiladas. 13792 Jamboree Road, 714-5056080. See Newport Beach location. $$ TAPS FISH HOUSE & BREWERY For more than a decade, Taps has been a landmark pick for dining on a wide range of appealing seafood, pastas, steaks, and spunky New Orleans specialties that go down well with award-winning ales and lagers that change often. Happy hour is a big draw for value-seekers. Sunday brunch is a popular feast. 13390 Jamboree Road, 714-619-0404. See Brea location. $$

LAGUNA BE ACH ALESSÁ BY CHEF PIROZZI This village center magnet for robust Italian fare by chef-owner Alessandro Pirozzi boasts a bar featuring primo versions of burrata, scamorza, and other cheese delights, as well as elite cured meats from Italy and up-and-coming domestic producers, all hand-sliced to order. 234 Forest Ave., 949497-8222. $$ BROADWAY BY AMAR SANTANA Boy wonder chef Amar Santana and industry vet Ahmed Labbate decamped Charlie Palmer to create this sexy urban bistro. Fans old and new keep the tight quarters humming to the back-

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Salvatore Faso opened Piccolino Ristorante in 2007. Born to Sicilian immigrants in Chicago raised in the kitchens of Italy where first grandma and then his parents served local cuisine. The goal was simple: combine his lifelong

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experiences accumulated in the restaurants of Chicago, Italy and California with the finest ingredients, authenticity, preparation and Sicilian cuisine philosophy. His passion for the Canyons and its surrounding communities landed him in Mission Viejo. White table clothes and candlelit dining await your visit!

Piccolino Ristorante 29719 Los Alisos Blvd Mission Viejo, Ca 92692 949 380-7261 piccolinomv.com

DINING GUIDE drop of an open kitchen and vintage flicks playing on the flat-screen over the expansive bar. Santana’s dishes are opulent and intense. The wine list includes many notable half-bottles. 328 Glenneyre St., 949-715-8234. $$$

cocktails shift with the seasons. On-point service from a gracious crew. 25250 La Paz Road, 949-4468772. Dinner only. $$$

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THE DRAKE The grownups sipping cocktails are here for a full serving of primo live music paired with the cuisine of Paul Gstrein (ex of Bistango and Bayside).

Laguna’s own Alec Glasser prevails in creating a dashing joint where both the musicians and the kitchen have serious chops. Diners dig into Euroinflected dishes (try the lamb lollipops, the Alpine Melt, the chile-lime swordfish). Musicians dig the highbrow sound system, and the room generates a superlative groove. 2894 S. Coast Highway, 949376-1000. $$$ DRIFTWOOD KITCHEN With its gorgeous seaside panorama, this place perfectly illustrates the food-versus-view gamble.

Prudent choices on chef Rainer Schwarz’s seasonal menu include whole fried fish, an unusual entree pairing of butcher steak-pork belly, and tarts by pastry chef Rene Baez. Craft cocktails and brunch items also are good bets. 619 Sleepy Hollow Lane, 949-715-7700. $$ LUMBERYARD Veteran local restaurateur Cary Redfearn brought new life to this downtown landmark with a welcoming bar and comfort classics such as meatloaf and chicken potpie that lure tourists and villagers alike. Look for a solid happy hour. 384 Forest Ave., 949-715-3900. $$ NEAPOLITAN PIZZERIA & BIRRERIA All about pizza worship and emphatically Italian, right down to the Molino San Felice flour and the glossy red Stefano Ferrara wood-fire oven imported from Italy. These pies—bubbling hot in the middle with a puffy, spotted ring of crust—require a knife and fork. Don’t ignore the cadre of small plates that includes a terrific chopped salad and dandy meatballs the size of softballs. 31542 S. Coast Highway, 949-499-4531. Beer and wine. $$ NICK’S Perched on Laguna’s prime stretch of Coast Highway, this inviting, urbane bar and grill lures grown-ups who prefer to skip the surfer grub scene in favor of tasty cocktails and a compact all-day menu of comfort classics with modern twists. Ace bets include the steakhouse salad and blackened halibut sandwich. Softly lit and cushily appointed, the open-air space boasts a sidewalk patio. Sociable service is notably polished. 440 S. Coast Highway, 949-3768595. No corkage fee. See San Clemente location. $$ OLIVER’S OSTERIA Wedged into an oddball canyon retail center, this tidy shop is chef-owner Erik De Marchi’s all-out defense of faithful fare inspired by his home turf of Italy’s Emilia-Romana region. Pastas are wondrous, but do wait to hear the daily specials that can include juicy lamb chops or crepes (crespelle) with porcini mushrooms in truffle-perfumed béchamel.

Tight quarters make dining noisy when the room is full. And Oliver? He’s De Marchi’s first child, born on opening day. 853 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, 949-715-0261. $$$

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HENDRIX Teeming with natural light and coastal breezes, Hendrix swaggers into Laguna Niguel with a place that promises something for everyone in this option-lean suburb. It’s from the group behind Laguna Beach’s The Deck and Driftwood Kitchen, and partner Austrian-born Rainer Schwarz is executive chef. A showpiece rotisserie roasts plump chickens, porchetta, and lamb while basting potatoes in the catch bin with juices from the meats. Irresistible small plates include prosciutto fritters, Brussels sprouts with Marcona almonds, and chicken-fontina flatbread. 32431 Golden Lantern, 949-248-1912. Weekend brunch. $$

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SAPPHIRE CELL AR CRAFT COOK The latest incarnation of Laguna Beach’s historic Coast Highway venue is much better than it has to be, given its bulletproof location. Upmarket, innovative American cuisine by executive chef Jared Cook includes irresistible weekend brunch waffles and Benedicts, classy lunch salads, and dinners that star fresh oysters and a splendid ribeye. On-site pantry for beach eats. 1200 South Coast Highway, 949-715-9888. $$$ SEL ANNE STEAK TAVERN Anaheim Ducks star Teemu Selanne cements his brand with this polished and popular steak joint on a venerated stretch of Coast Highway.

Prime, pricey beef rules the day on executive chef Vince Terusa’s menu designed for a pro athlete’s appetite and fan base. We like the main floor’s easy, breezy tavern for terrific cocktails, the superlative burger, and world-class people watching. 1464 S. Coast Highway, 949-715-9881. Dinner only. $$$

LAGUNA HILLS BREAK OF DAWN Fine-dining chef Dee Nguyen never looked back when he escaped five-star kitchens to create this daytime diner serving wildly creative comfort fare with Asian inflections. Whether sweet—French toast crème brûlée with Mexican chocolate—or savory— Hawaiian sausage with fried eggs, scallions, green papaya, and rice—the result is spellbinding. 24291 Avenida De La Carlota, 949-587-9418. Closed Monday and Tuesday. $$ IRONWOOD The savvy team behind Vine in San Clemente notches another hit with this welcoming dinner house in a zone with scant options.

Executive chef Jared Cook’s modern, seasonal menu roams from delicate to hearty, but all dishes showcase his knack for upping the crave factor. Examples: chicken schnitzel with mushrooms, Zinfandelbraised lamb shank with mint yogurt. Terrific craft

DUBLIN 4 GASTROPUB Publicans Darren and Jean Coyle welcome a varied crowd to this chipper modern pub, designed to rival Dublin’s finest. Executive chef David Shofner applies fine-dining cred and scratch cooking to a menu of new and old-school fare that sparkles.

Don’t-miss items include premium cottage pies, a killer lamb burger, and anything with house-cured meats. Upscale pricing and dapper surroundings prove this is not your frat brother’s Irish pub. 26342 Oso Parkway, 949-582-0026. $$$ WINEWORKS FOR EVERYONE This near-hidden pocket bistro is a top choice for wine-centric cuisine in South County. A retooled menu by chef David Shofner, who also helms the kitchen at Dublin 4 next door, brims with seasonal California fare that flatters a wine list of West Coast and international bottles. Must-haves include sausage flatbread, and a killer cheese plate.

26342 Oso Parkway, 949-582-0026. Beer and wine.

Dinner only. Closed Monday. $$$

N E W P ORT B E AC H A&O KITCHEN + BAR Expect all the usual share plates: battered fries, shishito peppers, bacon-wrapped dates, plus several hearty plates including a worthy Kobe burger with bacon mayo on a cheddar-bacon bun. Bold, neonautical decor plays off the “anchors and oceans” theme and brings the bay view to life. The water’sedge patio is inviting for sunset drinks or gathering ’round the fire pit. Balboa Bay Resort, 1221 W. Coast Highway, 949-630-4285. $$

BAYSIDE Classy Bayside remains a go-to choice on many fronts. Nightly happy hour stars a winning small-plates menu that keeps the bar hopping.

Rotating artwork keeps the dining room ever fresh for re-laxed meals of debonair American fare. Long favored by the coastal set for jazzy brunches, insiders stop in Friday night for a legendary jam session in the bar. Prix fixe menus are a strength here. 900 Bayside Drive, 949-721-1222. Live music nightly. Sunday brunch. $$$ BELLO BY SANDRO NARDONE Previously of upmarket pizzeria Angelina’s, Sandro Nardone flies solo with this molto moderno Italphotograph by E M I LY J . D AV I S

iano overhaul of a sprawling spot. Nardone’s style is urbane, so expect no lasagna here. Instead, look for distinctive creations such as mortadella mousse canoli with liquid pineapple mustard. Crispy octopus with Calabrian vinaigrette is another crowd favorite. Cocktails show imagination, and the wine list has some rare gems. Coming soon, Nardone’s take on hip patio brunching. 1200 Bison Ave., 949520-7191. $$$ BLUEWATER GRILL SEAFOOD RESTAURANT Classic rich chowder, grilled trout, and fried clams share the daily menu with modern dishes such as zesty cioppino and mahi-mahi sliders with jalapeno aioli. Executive chef Jason Mazur and a seasoned crew smoothly shift from icy platters of just-shucked oysters, to salt-and-pepper shrimp. The menu boasts seasonal specials as well. 630 Lido Park Drive, 949675-3474. No corkage fee for first two bottles. $$ CUCINA ALESSÁ Despite the exit of its founding chef, this trattoria maintains a solid following thanks to a veteran crew at ease with the original menu and recipes for house-made pastas, feather-light pizzas, and breakfast omelets. 6700 W. Coast Highway, 949-645-2148.

See Huntington Beach location. $$ CUCINA ENOTECA Chef de cuisine Cesar Sarmiento helms the busy scratch kitchen of this Fashion Island sibling. The sprawling, lively space with its alluring garden room, hip cocktails, and fun wines supports inventive takes on classic pastas, cured meats, and creative breads. Like the Irvine location, this venue offers

a retail wine boutique and lots of quirky-chic furnishings for sale. Daily happy hour is a deal for tony Fashion Island. 951 Newport Center Drive, 949-7061416. See Irvine location. $$ EDDIE V’S WILDFISH Wildfish lures a loyal following. The finely calibrated menu of pristine seafood and first-class steaks keeps the glossy room and fireplace patio hopping, especially for nightly happy hour deals when upscale locals crowd the sleek bar. Urbane service.

Strong wine list. 1370 Bison Ave., 949-720-9925. $$$ FABLE & SPIRIT From the family behind Dublin 4 BEST NEW RESTAURANT comes this lush addition to the area 2020 across from Lido Marina Village. But don’t assume this is an Irish pub that mimics the other. This plush room features inventive fare that’s a mashup of American and Irish. Here you start with Hares Looking at You, a cocktail starring Wheatley vodka and carrot juice, move on to the refined beet agnolotti with chèvre foam, or share a woodfired duck confit pizetta. Yes, the fish and chips are superior, but so is the rabbit fricassee. 3441 Via Lido, 949-409-9913. $$$ FLEMING’S PRIME STEAKHOUSE & WINE BAR A recent makeover of this flagship location includes a new bar, a much larger patio, and the debut of lunch service. Dry-aged steaks star at this red meat specialist, supported by a luxe array of seafood starters. New a la carte lunch options include a filet mignon wedge salad. The sensational happy hour is

one of Fashion Island’s most popular. Another house signature: an all-star wine list with more than 100 choices by the glass. 455 Newport Center Drive, 949720-9633. Weekend brunch. $$$ LIDO BOTTLE WORKS This handsome waterfront venue sounds like a liquor store, but it’s a sleeper of a full-service restaurant hiding in the swanky Lido Marina Village development. Exec chef Amy Lebrun applies skills picked up at a long string of O.C. kitchens, including Pelican Hill and Ritz-Carlton. Hyper-seasonal and prettily plated, notable creations include Dory Fleet catches of the day, opulent Iberico secreto pork, a solid burger, and one glorious chocolate mousse.

3408 Via Oporto, 949-529-2784. $$ MOULIN Moulin is the passion project of Paris native Laurent Vrignaud. After 30 years in the action-sports industry, he lives his longtime dream of serving bistro classics, selling oven-fresh baguettes and graband-go dishes, and peddling wines and other French pantry items. The unfussy bistro and patio evoke Paris at every turn. Best bets include the Tuesday $29 prix fixe dinner, and enticing salads and Napoleons from the pastry case. It’s O.C.’s gathering spot for expats and Francophiles. 1000 Bristol St. North, 949-474-0920. Locations (not reviewed) in Laguna Beach and Costa Mesa. $$ OLEA CELL AR CRAFT COOK Eastside’s dapper dinner house is the latest offering from the polished crew behind sister restaurants Ironwood and Vine, a homegrown

FROM THE LANDS OF THE MEDITERRANEAN Damasq Café, is local familyowned featuring fast, healthy Halal-certified Mediterranean cuisine in Corona del Mar.

Lamb Salad Plate

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Chef Jamal Diab creates mouthwatering selections made with fresh herbs, bell peppers, onions, garlic, tomatoes and eggplant. Jamal’s menu also includes tender flame-grilled beef, chicken, chicken kabobs and lamb infused with flavorful spices, homemade Habanero, Tahini and Garlic “Secret” Sauces.

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DINING GUIDE hospitality group. Fans of chef Jared Cook will recognize some familiar dishes from his sibling shops, but there are exclusives here, too. We’re mad for the opulent duck liver terrine with bacon and bourbon, and those fine oysters baked with blue crab in tarragon butter. Add great cocktails and 50 notable wines by the glass. 2001 Westcliff Drive, Newport Beach, 949-287-6807. Dinner nightly. $$$ SESSIONS This busy “West Coast deli” on the peninsula crafts terrific sandwiches that eat like a meal for two.

Gourmet creations with kooky names are meticulous stacks of top ingredients with exacting ratios, so every ’wich is scrumptious to the last bite. A surfer vibe extends to hearty breakfasts at 7 a.m. daily, starring Golden State Coffee Roaster coffee. 2823 Newport Blvd., 949-220-9001. Beer and wine. See Huntington Beach and Irvine locations. Fourth location (not reviewed) in Newport Beach at 101 Newport Center Drive. $ SHOREBIRD Hidden inside the Vue Newport enclave, Shorebird is invisible until you enter the airy split-level space dominated by its waterfront view. Expect contemporary American fare plus familiar side detours for sushi and tacos. Best bets include Duroc pork chop, lump crab cakes, and avocado fries. 2220 Newport Blvd., 949-287-6627. Dinner nightly, weekend brunch. $$$ SUSHI ROKU The sixth location of this Cal-Japanese concept makes a huge impression with striking decor and vibrant cuisine. If the dining room’s busier than the sushi bar, blame the thoughtfully designed and executed menu, notably dishes such as fluke kumquat sashimi, blue crab tartare, Prime ribeye Japonais, and the deconstructed s’mores. The creative sushi deserves a night all its own, and the bar and patio offer their own vibes. Look for scores of noodles, salads, and bento boxes at lunch, and sakes. 327 Newport Center Drive, 949-706-3622. $$$ TACO ROSA With agave-sweetened margaritas and house-made churros, these flagships of the Taco Mesa chain take fresh Mex to the max. 2632 San Miguel Road, 949720-0980. See Irvine location. $$ TAVERN HOUSE KITCHEN + BAR David Wilhelm, the county’s restaurant laureate, returns to Newport Beach with this fetching and welcome rehab of a waterside venue. Menus read like a playlist of Wilhelm’s champion recipes tweaked for 2020. Stand out new dishes for dinner and weekend brunch include red snapper Veracruzana, Buddha bowls, sirloin meatballs, and fried chicken with malted waffles. Look for a natty presunset happy hour on weekdays. 333 Bayside Drive, 949-673-8464. Sunday brunch. $$ THE WINERY RESTAURANT & WINE BAR The snazzy new venue overlooks the yacht and Duffy boat traffic in Newport Harbor, flaunting its waterfront charms with 180-degree views from two floors plus a cigar patio. The space sizzles with bonhomie— and diners who love their surf, turf, wine, and VIP treatment. Expect cosseting service from partners JC Clow, William Lewis, and executive chef Yvon Goetz. Best bets include Goetz’s signature Alsatian “pizza” and the Colorado buffalo carpaccio. 3131 W. Coast Highway, 949-999-6622. Full bar. See Tustin location. $$$

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Highway, 949-376-6990. See South Coast Metro location. $$$ ZOV’S NEWPORT COAST This attractive shopping center offshoot of the popular original Zov’s in Tustin is a go-to patio cafe that lures locals with creative Cal-Med dishes such as Moroccan salmon salad, spiced lamb burger, and pomegranate baby back ribs. Desserts are a standout, as are cocktails and chic mezze starters. 21123 Newport Coast Drive, 949-760-9687. See Tustin location. $$$

ORANGE GABBI’S MEXICAN KITCHEN Gabbi Patrick grew up working in her family’s Mexican restaurants, then studied at the Greystone Culinary Academy in Napa. The menu reveals her formal training as it embraces her family’s background.

With items such as gorditas al pastor (masa cakes with Kurobuta pork belly and a pineapple-onion relish), Patrick’s plates celebrate simple, honest flavors. 141 S. Glassell St., 714-633-3038. $$

Tin’s Dressed Oyster at Shorebird

NE WPORT COAST THE BEACHCOMBER The surf’s-edge view might be better than the food, but the drinks and eats are good enough to keep this iconic spot packed with beachgoers, especially in summer. Stick with basics such as grilled artichokes, lobster club, and stuffed salmon. Executive chef Carlos Olivera oversees the breakfast, lunch, and dinner menus that change slightly each season. 15 Crystal Cove, 949-376-6900. $$$ BLUEFIN Adroit chef Takashi Abe applies his considerable talents to pristine ingredients he fashions into gorgeous works of edible Japanese art. His omakase is transcendent (and cheaper at lunch). The setting is suitably spare and visually soothing. Superior sake selection. 7952 E. Pacific Coast Highway, 949-715-7373. $$$ MARCHÉ MODERNE The finest French bistro south of BEST NEW RESTAURANT Beverly Hills is reborn in coastal digs 2018 that express a fresh chapter for the redoubtable Florent and Amelia Marneau. Added space and oversize windows let the outdoors into a room that oozes grace and sophistication. Beloved dishes such as Spanish octopus with chorizo return to the dinner menu alongside new creations from the open kitchen—think crispy suckling pigs and beans, a three-day cassoulet. Amelia’s new desserts include ravishing Napoleons served weekends only.

7862 E. Pacific Coast Highway, 714-434-7900. Dinner nightly, Sunday brunch. $$$ MASTRO’S OCEAN CLUB O.C.’s flashiest hipsters gather here to be nursed like they’re bleeding cash. And they are. Megamartinis, obese lobsters, and Bible-thick steaks don’t come cheap, but this dramatic setting does offer the ocean view and suave service worthy of its position as our finest castle of cholesterol consumption. Thursdays are famed for singles action that approaches tournament level. 8112 E. Coast

HAVEN CRAFT KITCHEN + BAR A serious contender in the gastropub category, this popular storefront in Old Towne lures a mixed crowd of brew fanatics and foodies, thanks to a rich roster of esoteric suds and polished pub grub from chef Craig Brady. New dishes: a braised lamb pappardelle and coriander roasted baby carrots.

Lunch and early dinner are options for bypassing the deafening din that rises with the crowd. 190 S. Glassell St., 714-221-0680. $$

RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA THE BLIND PIG KITCHEN & BAR Lakeside seats, terrific craft cocktails, and daring fare by young chef Karl Pfleider earn local love for this rare gastro-canteen in Rancho Santa Margarita. Midweek tapas start at 3 p.m. with goodies such as steak tartare with pistachio XO sauce. But wait until 5 p.m. for the mahi-mahi with paprika mole. 31431 Santa Margarita Parkway, 949888-0072. Closed Monday. Second location (not reviewed) in Yorba Linda, 4975 Lakeview Ave., 714485-2593. $$

SAN CLEMENTE BRICK The menu of authentic, seasonal cuisine says Italy, but the unfussy setting and beach-casual regulars make for a solid California vibe at this trattoria by chef-owner David Pratt. Thin-crust pizzas from the wood-fired Valoriani oven are composed with care, but don’t miss the house-made pastas and seasonal salads. Amazing meatballs, too. 216 N. El Camino Real, 949-429-1199. Closed Monday. $$ NICK’S On a prime stretch of vintage Avenida del Mar, this inviting bar and grill is just urbane enough to lure grown-ups who prefer to skip the surfer grub scene in favor of crackerjack cocktails and a compact allday menu of comfort classics with a modern twist.

Ace bets include the steakhouse salad and blackened fish sandwich. And there’s a sidewalk patio with fireplace. Sociable service is notably polished.

213 Avenida del Mar, 949-481-2200. No corkage fee.

See Laguna Beach location. $$

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SOUTH OF NICK’S From the festive boxes of Chiclets at the reception station to scores of fine-sipping tequilas at the roomy bar, this beach burg shop from the team behind Nick’s is all about hospitality and scratch cooking. Cocktails are special, so are desserts, but don’t miss the feel-good dishes such as mini-sopes, sea bass in poblano cream, and pork chile verde. 110 N. El Camino Real, 949-481-4545. No corkage fee.

Second location (not reviewed) in Laguna Beach at 540 S. Coast Hwy., 949-376-8595. $$

MAYFIELD Modern, hyper-seasonal California fare NEW meets the timeless food ways of the Middle East at this ingenious newcomer. Breezy twostory digs include a pretty quartz bar for leading-edge cocktails. Do try fried eggplant, lamb meatballs, and shareable dips. By day, look for indulgent brunch dishes. 31761 Camino Capistrano, 949218-5140. Closed Monday. $$$ PUBLIC 74 This county-line gastropub radiates a welcoming vibe that attracts customers of all types to its fauxramshackle chic, second-story venue. Craft brews, booze, and decidedly eclectic eats change often, as executive chef Gerry Kent keeps the smallish menu seasonal. Definitely consider the two-handed Reuben, and there’s a seasonal monster burger. 27211 Ortega Highway, 949-481-2723. Closed Monday. $$

VINE A decor revamp of the cozy dining room and a menu overhaul add up to impressive new heights, because owner Russ Bendel Jr. wisely gives sauce monster and executive chef Jared Cook full reign over the kitchen. Look for killer duck wings and nightly specials that tend to sell out. A garden out back only sweetens this beach burg gem. 211 N. El Camino Real, 949-361-2079. Dinner only. $$$

RAMOS HOUSE CAFÉ A sweet adobe hiding in the historic Los Rios district, Ramos House Café turns out some of South County’s most delectable daytime fare. Contemporary and clever American breakfasts and lunches (brunch on weekends) have a distinct Southern accent that fits the rustic, alfresco setting with passing trains as soundtrack. Look for ethereal biscuits and crab hash. And don’t miss the killer bloody mary. 31752 Los Rios St., 949-443-1342. Closed Wednesday. $$

SAN JUAN C APISTRANO EL ADOBE DE CAPISTRANO This restaurant will always be known as Nixon’s favorite. No surprises here, just steaks, combo plates, friendly service, and a charming setting. Ask for a tour of the purportedly haunted carcel, a former jail converted into a wine cellar. This historic building used to be the juzgado, or court, in colonial days.

31891 Camino Capistrano, 949-493-1163. $$

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Think prosciutto toast with quince honey, and seared foie gras with al pastor spices and charred pineapple. Spiffy craft cocktails, too. 300 N. Main St., 714-836-5158. Dinner only. Closed Monday. $$$ WURSTHAUS This convivial brats-n-brew salon succeeds by owning a deep niche: custom sausages and all-Euro beers on 20 taps. When all others swoon over local craft brews, this crew goes long on atypical sausages with wild sauces on pretzel buns. And no pint is complete without Belgian fries made the Old World way. 305 E. Fourth St., 714-760-4333. $

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DINING GUIDE SE AL BE ACH 320 MAIN Seal Beach’s dark-but-cheerful indie venue boasts a long-respected cocktail program, and new chef James Miller complements those craft cocktails with a menu of rich, high-flavor fare. Think bone marrow Wellington, and for brunch, fried chicken Benedict.

Fun day-of-the-week specials include Tiki Tuesday and Wine and Whiskey Wednesday. 320 Main St., 562-799-6246. Weekend brunch. Closed Monday. $$ MAHÉ Mahé is a hot spot for locals. Entertainment and a lively bar are the backdrops for sushi, steaks, and seafood. The inventive rolls, such as the salmon bomb, will make you a regular. 1400 Pacific Coast Highway, 562-431-3022. Dinner only. $$$

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Tight focus on the fare makes dining at this South Coast Plaza hot spot better than ever.

Executive chef Ron Lee makes delicious harmony with matriarch master chef Helene An’s spicy beef tacos and roasted New Zealand lamb rack, as well as her fabled roast crab (Tuesday only). Zen chic decor turns heads. Drinks at the dramatic bar dazzle the cocktail crowd, but try Sunday brunch for a more kickback experience, or snag a padded stool at the adjacent noodle bar. 3333 Bristol St., 714-557-5679. $$$ CRUDO AT THE HALL GLOBAL EATERY Upscale yet low key, full service Crudo gets a bit lost amid The Hall’s 10,000-square-foot wonderland of casual offerings, but do search out the latest menu from Amar Santana. It stars seasonal riffs on crudos exploding with worldly flavors plus endless choices from the raw bar, charcuterie list, and don’t-miss intricate cocktails by bar star Michael Rooney. Patio seating highly recommended. 3333 Bristol St., 714-515-5544. $$ DARYA Don’t let the chandeliers and acres of marble deceive—this convivial Persian dining room isn’t staid or formal. It’s de facto party central for the county’s Persian expats, their kin, and others who enjoy superb renditions of Middle Eastern kebobs, rice dishes, and classics such as fesenjon, a savory meat entree. Efficient service and huge portions make this a good choice for groups. 3800 South Plaza Drive, 714-557-6600. $$ HAMAMORI Sushi master artist James Hamamori applies persuasive talent to this South Coast Plaza penthouse dazzler of a sushi bar. Son Jim is now behind the bar, too, but this heavenly venue also shows off non-sushi dishes such as uni floating in edamame puree, Kobe rissole, and miso-marinated lamb chops. Omakase is truly top-notch. 3333 Bear St., 714-850-0880. $$$ KNIFE PLEAT Knife Pleat replaces long-gone Marché Moderne in the penthouse of South Coast Plaza.

The radically transformed 80-seat setting is a clear signal that this French arrival is wholly apart from its predecessor. Chef Tony Esnault and partner Yassmin Sarmadi are new to O.C. though acclaimed in Los Angeles, and in the case of Esnault, covered in Michelin star dust after years with mentor Alain Ducasse. Esnault is a disciple of the seasons; his

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style is light, graceful, and precise as revealed by escargot ravioli in broth, his famous legumes de saison, or the ultrarefined cassoulet. Don’t skip Germain Biotteau’s indulgent desserts. 3333 Bristol St., Costa Mesa, 714-266-3388. Sunday tea. $$$ MASTRO’S STEAKHOUSE Be prepared for gargantuan portions, with drinks to match. Mastro’s offers Prime steaks, wet-aged for 28 days. A hand-cut, 33-ounce chef’s ribeye, and a 48-ounce, double-cut porterhouse will tame the manliest appetite. Retro sides include twicebaked potato, and creamed spinach. 633 Anton Blvd., 714-546-7405. See Newport Coast location.

Dinner only. $$$ MORTON’S, THE STEAKHOUSE Steaks, including a 48-ounce porterhouse and a double-cut filet mignon, are wet-aged three to four weeks. Fill your plate with giant sides of broccoli and hash browns, but leave a little room: There’s chocolate cake for dessert. Killer happy hour deals, early and late night, Sunday through Friday. 1641 W. Sunflower Ave., 714-444-4834. See Anaheim location. $$$ RITTER’S STEAM KETTLE COOKING Chef-partner Mike Ritter and crew create CajunCreole magic in 12 steam-heated steel caldrons that cook seductive versions of gumbo, chowder, and the legendary pan poast—a heady concoction of various shellfish bubbling in a rich sauce of cream, tomato, and secret spices, topped with a dome of perfect jasmine rice—that’s by far the best-selling dish. And don’t miss the mean po’ boy sandwich.

1421 W. MacArthur Blvd., 714-850-1380. Beer and wine.

See Huntington Beach location. $$ TERRACE BY MIX MIX Canny chef-owner Ross Pangilinan leverages the success of his original Mix Mix Kitchen Bar in downtown Santa Ana with this minimalist aerie overlooking the stylish Bridge of Gardens skywalk at South Coast Plaza. This venue has wine and beer and is open daily with ample free parking. Fans love the three-course lunch for $20, but weekend brunch with its mimosa cart beguiles, and dinner offers the best prix fixe in the center. Don’t-miss dishes include Asian ribs, hamachi crudo, and pork cheek adobo. 3333 Bear St., 657-231-6447. $$

TUSTIN CENTRO STORICO Old Town Tustin’s new kid on the old block transforms a vintage building into a spaghetteria and bar, plus a back-pocket cafe. Artisan, fresh-daily pasta is the latest effort from the Pozzuoli family behind Centro, the excellent micro pizzeria next door. Signature dishes include casarecce capperi e olive, bucatini aglione, and grilled porterhouse for two. Full bar. 405 El Camino Real, 714-258-8817.

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Gabbi and Ed Patrick of Gabbi’s Kitchen chose Old Town to show off the county’s most sophisticated take on the regional fare of Mexico’s wondrous Yucatan Peninsula, naming their new location after the Mayan rain god. The dazzling space features a retractable roof and sliding Roman shades to lovely effect. Must-have dishes include sikil pec, a roasted pumpkin seed dip, as well as cochinita pibil and carne cruda. A 16-seat bar invites

lingering over elaborate cocktails or a glass from an uncommonly diverse wine list. 215 El Camino Real, 657-699-3019. $$$ ROMA D’ ITALIA Old Town’s durable red-sauce joint keeps fans coming for family-recipe meatballs, pizzas, parmigianas, and pastas. Casual digs include the red-checked tablecloths, and shakers of crushed pepper. Good for groups and speedy work lunches. 611 El Camino Real, 714-544-0273. $ THE WINERY RESTAURANT & WINE BAR The O.C. power crowd doesn’t care that this isn’t a winery, but a huge, handsome restaurant that attracts disciples of steak, wine, and cigars. They’re exactly the folks you’d expect would follow partners JC Clow and William Lewis from their previous gig at Morton’s, with executive chef Yvon Goetz in tow.

Best bets include Goetz’s signature Alsatian “pizza” and the Colorado buffalo carpaccio. If the 7,500-bottle wine cellar isn’t enough, you can always purchase a private wine locker. 2647 Park Ave., 714-258-7600.

Full bar. See Newport Beach location. $$$ THE YELLOW CHILLI The Yellow Chilli is another franchise by Sanjeev Kapoor, India’s mega-celebrity chef. Knowledgeable servers help navigate the options. Don’t miss Sham Savera, one of Kapoor’s most famous creations: open-face spinach dumplings filled with fresh white paneer that float in silky tomato gravy spiked with garlic, cardamom, and mace. The 100seat site on The District’s main drag is modern and stylish. 2463 Park Ave., 714-389-5280. $$ ZOV’S TUSTIN BISTRO Fans love Zov Karamardian’s modern, creative way with Mediterranean flavors. Zov keeps her flagship venue fresh and stylish. Expect Cal-Med dishes such as Moroccan salmon salad, spiced lamb burger, and pomegranate baby back ribs. Desserts are a standout, as are cocktails and chic mezze starters. The patio cafe out back stays busy at lunch and weekend breakfast. 17440 E. 17th St., 714-838-8855. See Newport Coast location. $$$

YORBA LINDA BLUE AGAVE Southwestern favorites, from tamales to carnitas, and mole enchiladas in generous portions keep regulars coming back. Try the Puerto Nuevo tostada with shrimp, mahi-mahi, sour cream, and raspberries in a pumpkin seed-citrus dressing. 18601 Yorba Linda Blvd., 714-970-5095. $$ THE WILD ARTICHOKE Chef-owner James D’Aquila and his winsome crew raise the culinary bar at this teensy, modest storefront. Expect skillful, gourmet incarnations of comfort fare, such as pasta Bolognese. Desserts are few but mighty. 4973 Yorba Ranch Road, 714-777-9646.

Beer and wine. Dinner only. Closed Monday. $$

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2021 THE ANNUAL LIST OF TOP ATTORNEYS

BENTLEY & MORE LLP

Gregory L. Bentley Keith P. More

L to R: Gregory L. Bentley, Keith P. More Super Lawyers Honorees SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Hard-Hitting Representation and Maximum Results Since its founding in 2016, Bentley & More LLP has litigated on behalf of injured victims and workers throughout California and the U.S., securing untold millions in compensation. The firm continues to have the resources, experience and creativity to handle the most complex cases.

At Bentley & More, the attorneys listen closely to their clients. They develop a deep understanding of each client’s unique story, then devise customized solutions to challenging, often life-changing problems. Fueled by their compassion for their clients and their drive for justice, these lawyers provide hard-hitting representation that delivers maximum results.

The firm’s winning record extends to personal injury, wrongful death, automobile crashes, product liability, workers’ compensation, insurance bad faith, e-cig explosions, and injury and property loss from the California wildfires.

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Gregory L. Bentley Keith P. More

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Callahan & Blaine has achieved record-breaking verdicts and settlements across a diverse range of litigation issues. “We don’t have a narrow focus in any one area of the law,” says firm founder Daniel J. Callahan. “Instead, our attorneys have expertise from both plaintiff and defense perspectives in a broad spectrum of complex litigation matters, including business litigation, insurance law, class actions and catastrophic personal injury.”

Established in 1984, Callahan & Blaine consists of 28 experienced trial attorneys. In fact, all of

Callahan & Blaine’s attorneys have at least 10 years’ experience and the majority have more than 15 years’ experience.

Callahan, who leads the firm, is considered one of the country’s top trial lawyers.

The National Law Journal named him one of the Top 10 Attorneys in the United States, and California Lawyer magazine named him Attorney of the Year in litigation. In 2013, Callahan was named to the Super Lawyers Southern California Top 10 list.

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Javier H. Van Oordt Michael J. Sachs

L to R: Daniel J. Callahan*+, Sharon Yuen, Michael J. Sachs*, Brian J. McCormack*

Callahan & Blaine has a broad range of historic results. Most notable is Callahan’s $934 million jury verdict in a complex business litigation trial, which is the highest jury verdict in the history of Orange County. In addition, Callahan obtained a $50 million settlement, which Trials Digest (Westlaw) certified as one of the largest personal injury settlements in United States history. Callahan & Blaine lawyers also obtained the largest insurance bad faith judgment in Orange County history at $58 million and the largest employment settlement at $38 million.

Overall, Callahan & Blaine lawyers have

achieved hundreds of seven- and eight-figure verdicts and settlements.

Remarkable for a boutique litigation firm of its size, Callahan & Blaine has eight attorneys selected to Super Lawyers in 2021. In addition, both Callahan and senior partner Edward Susolik have been again named to the Super Lawyers Top 100 list for Southern California as well as the Top 50 list for Orange County.

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Congratulations to AERLEX President and Founder STEPHEN HOFER on his selection to Southern California Super Lawyers for the 12th consecutive year.

AERLEX is Southern California's premier aviation law firm and recognized as one of the best aviation law firms in the entire world.

AERLEX represents clients in every aspect of aviation law. Since 2005, AERLEX has handled more than 1,000 aircraft transactions valued at over $6.5 billion.

Clients in the United States and more than 30 countries around the world – from Beverly Hills boardrooms, Hollywood studios and Silicon Valley technology titans to business centers throughout Europe and Asia – all have entrusted their aircraft acquisitions and other aviation issues to Stephen Hofer and the AERLEX team.

AERLEX can help you discover the smartest, safest and greenest ways to fly privately anywhere in the world.

11900 West Olympic Blvd., Suite 450 Los Angeles, CA 90064 shofer@aerlex.com 310-392-5200

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Matt Easton***

Travis Easton**** Brian Easton**

Doug Easton*

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Matthew D. Easton 2020

*CHOSEN TO 2009-2021 SUPER LAWYERS **CHOSEN TO 2016-2021 SUPER LAWYERS ***CHOSEN TO 2014-2020 RISING STARS ****CHOSEN TO 2019-2020 RISING STARS

A FAMILY OF DEDICATED PERSONAL INJURY LITIGATORS With more than 100 years of combined personal injury litigation experience and having acquired more than $100,000,000 for their clients in the past five years alone, Easton & Easton—comprised of Doug and his sons Brian, Matt and Travis—only represents those seriously injured or who have suffered the wrongful death of a loved one. In recent years, the Eastons have been making selection to Super Lawyers a family affair. Doug and Brian are Southern California Super Lawyers honorees, Matt is a 2020 Up-andComing 25 (Orange County) Rising Stars honoree for the fifth consecutive year, and Travis is a 2020 Rising Stars honoree for the second year.

UNIQUE ADVOCACY AND SUCCESS As a family of attorneys, the Eastons find they are able to better synergize their efforts to achieve exceptional results for their clients. The power of this synergy was recently exhibited when Easton & Easton acquired $20,000,000 for a client severely injured on the premises of the defendants.

The defendants initially contended that they were not liable for any of the plaintiff’s damages and would not pay a penny for settlement, vowing to spend millions to defend the case. However, the Eastons spent more than two years investigating and litigating the matter until they proved that the defendants had significant liability for this tragic incident, leading to the remarkable $20 million settlement.

The acclaim does not stop with the Super Lawyers list, as the Eastons have each been selected among the 10 Best Personal Injury Attorneys in California by the American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys and have all received Martindale-Hubbell’s® highest AV Preeminent® rating for ethics and legal ability. Doug and Matt have also been selected as Premier 100 Trial Attorneys by the American Academy of Trial Attorneys, while Doug and Brian are both featured among The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100 Trial Lawyers in California.

Due to the respect they have earned among their peers in the legal community while standing up for the rights of victims like this client, Easton & Easton is listed by U.S. News - Best Lawyers® as one of Southern California’s Best Law Firms once again this year.

Doug, Brian, Matt and Travis are all also recognized among The Best Lawyers in America®; Matt and Travis have been selected to The National Trial Lawyers: Top 40 under 40; and Brian, Matt and Travis have all earned lifetime certifications to the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum® - The Top Trial Lawyers in America® (an honor given to less than 1 percent of attorneys in the U. S.). With this kind of pedigree, it is not surprising the firm has been chosen as the Readers’ Choice for Best Personal Injury Law Firm in Orange County by the Los Angeles Times each year since 2018.

EASTON & EASTON, LLP 650 Town Center Drive, Suite 1850, Costa Mesa, CA 92626 PH: (714) 850-4590 • FX: (714) 850-1978

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TOP 50 ORANGE COUNTY AN ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF THE LAWYERS WHO RANKED TOP OF THE LIST IN THE 2021 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SUPER LAWYERS NOMINATION, RESEARCH AND BLUE RIBBON REVIEW PROCESS.

Barnett, John, Law Office of John D. Barnett, Orange

Hodel, Matthew A., Hodel Wilks, Irvine

Bentley, Gregory L., Bentley & More, Newport Beach

Hodes, Daniel Martin, Hodes Milman, Irvine

Brown, Matt, Brown & Streza, Irvine

Hollander, Garrick A., Winthrop Golubow Hollander, Newport Beach

Bruno, Keith J., Bruno | Nalu, Irvine Burke, Sean M., Burke | Argos, Irvine Burkhalter, Alton G., Burkhalter Kessler Clement & George, Irvine Callahan, Daniel J., Callahan & Blaine, Santa Ana

Robinson, Jr., Mark P., Robinson Calcagnie, Newport Beach Seastrom, Brian, Seastrom Tuttle & Murphy, Newport Beach

Hueston, John C., Hueston Hennigan, Newport Beach

Seastrom, Philip G., Seastrom Tuttle & Murphy, Newport Beach

Johnson, Casey R., Aitken • Aitken • Cohn, Santa Ana

Simon, Brad M., The Simon Law Group, Santa Ana

Kazerounian, Abbas, Kazerouni Law Group, Costa Mesa

Simon, Craig S., Berger Kahn, Irvine Sugden, David, Call & Jensen, Newport Beach

Cowhig, John S., Law Offices of John S. Cowhig, Irvine

Keller, Jennifer L., Keller/Anderle, Irvine

Dillion, Gregory L., Newmeyer Dillion, Newport Beach

Kessler, Daniel J., Burkhalter Kessler Clement & George, Irvine

Theodora, Todd C., Theodora Oringher, Costa Mesa

Klein, Gerald A., Klein & Wilson, Newport Beach

Tuttle, Thomas W., Seastrom Tuttle & Murphy, Newport Beach

Djang, Caroline R., Best Best & Krieger, Irvine

Susolik, Edward, Callahan & Blaine, Santa Ana

Dwork, Jonathan, Law Offices of Jonathan Dwork, Irvine

Ly, Geraldine, Law Office of Geraldine Ly, Santa Ana

Ezra, David B., Berger Kahn, Irvine

Milman, Jeffrey A., Hodes Milman, Irvine

Friedland, Todd G., Stephens Friedland, Costa Mesa

Minyard, Mark E., Minyard Morris, Newport Beach

Gibson, Robert B., Gibson & Hughes, Santa Ana

More, Keith P., Bentley & More, Newport Beach

Golden, Jeffrey I., Weiland Golden Goodrich, Costa Mesa

Morris, Michael A., Minyard Morris, Newport Beach

Whyte, Nicole, Bremer Whyte Brown & O'Meara, Newport Beach

Parke, James R., Holstrom Block & Parke, Newport Beach

Wilson, Mark B., Klein & Wilson, Newport Beach

Golubow, Richard H., Winthrop Golubow Hollander, Newport Beach Gross, Wayne R., Greenberg Gross, Costa Mesa Hanna, Mona Z., Michelman & Robinson, Irvine

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Valentine, Kimberly, Valentine Law Group, Mission Viejo West, Michelle M., Robinson Calcagnie, Newport Beach

Yoder, Michael G., O'Melveny & Myers, Newport Beach Popovich, Jerry C., Selman Breitman, Santa Ana

Zipser, Dean J., Umberg Zipser, Irvine

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Lisa Helfend Meyer

Dana Lowy Felicia R. Meyers

Doreen Marie Olson

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IRVINE 2211 Michelson Drive Suite 340 Irvine, CA 92612 PH: (949) 397-3977 FX: (949) 800-1309

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MEYER, OLSON, LOWY & MEYERS, LLP A TRAILBLAZER AND INNOVATOR IN HIGH-STAKES DIVORCE ISSUES “For many of our clients, confronting painful emotions and the possible loss of marital assets or child custody may be the most difficult situation they will ever experience,” says Felicia Meyers, a partner at Meyer, Olson, Lowy & Meyers, LLP (MOLM). “Our job is to help our clients achieve their legal goals and emerge as stronger individuals, confident about their futures.”

With a national reputation for tenacious representation, MOLM is a female-owned firm representing women and men in complex divorces. This high-visibility, high-stakes practice focuses on all aspects of family law, with particular success in high-asset marital estates, child custody matters and international move-away cases. The firm’s team of 20-plus goal-driven and experienced attorneys brings a combination of legal sophistication and empathy to clientele, which includes members of the entertainment, financial and alternative investment industries; business executives; and professional athletes and their spouses.

POWERFUL AND PIONEERING The firm prides itself on settling cases on the client’s terms rather than in a courtroom; however, it also has a strong track record of impressive trial work. This includes trying and successfully appealing the groundbreaking California case establishing that stock options should be included in the supporting parent’s gross income and an international move-away case involving a parent relocating to Israel.

AMONG THE BEST MOLM has been named a Tier 3 firm in Los Angeles in Family Law by U.S. News - Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” in 2021. The award recognizes the firm’s abilities, professionalism and integrity. This year, six of the firm’s attorneys were selected as Southern California Super Lawyer honorees.

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THE ANNUAL LIST

Golubow, Richard H., Winthrop Golubow Hollander, Newport Beach Pg. S-8

Alternative Dispute Resolution .................... S-10

BY PRIMARY AREA OF PRACTICE

Goodrich, David M., Weiland Golden Goodrich, Costa Mesa

The list was finalized as of July 1, 2020. Only attorneys who data verified with Super Lawyers for the current year are included on the list that follows. All current selections and any updates to the list (e.g., status changes or disqualifying events) will be reflected on superlawyers.com.

Guess, David M., Greenberg Traurig, Irvine

Animal Law.................................................... S-10 Appellate ....................................................... S-10 Bankruptcy: Business .................................... S-10 Bankruptcy: Consumer.................................. S-10 Business Litigation ........................................ S-10 Business/Corporate .......................................S-12 Civil Litigation: Defense .................................S-12

Names and page numbers in RED indicate a profile on the specified page. Phone numbers are included only for attorneys with paid Super Lawyers or Rising Stars print advertisements.

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ADMINISTRATIVE LAW

Class Action/Mass Torts ................................S-12 Closely Held Business ....................................S-12

Talmo, Ronald, Law Office of Ronald Talmo, Santa Ana

Construction Litigation ..................................S-12 Consumer Law................................................S-12 Criminal Defense ............................................S-12

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Coviello, Robert D., ADR Services, Irvine

Elder Law ....................................................... S-14

Cronin, Frank, ADR Services, Laguna Beach

Eminent Domain ........................................... S-14 Employment & Labor .................................... S-14 Employment Litigation: Defense .................. S-14 Employment Litigation: Plaintiff ...................S-15

Gray, Geoffrey, Gray Mediation, Laguna Niguel Kuhn, Steven, Judicate West, Santa Ana LaBelle, Lance, ADR Services, Irvine Rabin, Byron, Judicate West, Santa Ana

Environmental ................................................S-15

Reinglass, Michelle A., ADR Office of Michelle A. Reinglass and Judicate West, Aliso Viejo

Estate & Trust Litigation ................................S-15

Wagner, John Leo, Judicate West, Santa Ana

Hays, D. Edward, Marshack Hays, Irvine Hollander, Garrick A., Winthrop Golubow Hollander, Newport Beach Pg. S-8 Lianides, Peter W., Winthrop Golubow Hollander, Newport Beach Lobel, William N., Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones, Costa Mesa Malo, Aaron J., Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton, Costa Mesa Marticello, Robert S., Smiley Wang-Ekvall, Costa Mesa O’Keefe, Sean A., O’Keefe & Associates Law Corp., Irvine Ramsaur, Brett, Ramsaur Law Office, Laguna Hills Wall, William J., The Wall Law Office, Irvine Wang Ekvall, Lei Lei, Smiley Wang-Ekvall, Costa Mesa

BANKRUPTCY: CONSUMER Brand, Don, The Brand Law Firm Corporation, Irvine Heston, Richard G., Heston & Heston, Irvine

BUSINESS LITIGATION

Estate Planning & Probate ............................S-15 Family Law......................................................S-15

ANIMAL LAW

Franchise/Dealership ....................................S-16 General Litigation...........................................S-16

Montevideo, John Michael, Montevideo Law dba Dog Bite Law Group, Irvine

Health Care.....................................................S-16

APPELLATE

Intellectual Property ......................................S-17

Dato, Robert M., Buchalter, Irvine

Intellectual Property Litigation......................S-17

Dodd, John L., John L. Dodd and Associates, Tustin

Land Use/Zoning ...........................................S-17 Media & Advertising .......................................S-17 Mergers & Acquisitions ..................................S-17 Personal Injury General: Defense ..................S-17 Personal Injury General: Plaintiff...................S-17

Professional Liability: Defense ..................... S-18 Professional Liability: Plaintiff ...................... S-18 Real Estate .................................................... S-18 Securities & Corporate Finance .................... S-18 Securities Litigation....................................... S-18 State, Local & Municipal ............................... S-18

Fuller, Marjorie G., Law Offices of Marjorie G. Fuller, Santa Ana

BANKRUPTCY: BUSINESS Andrassy, Kyra E., Smiley Wang-Ekvall, Costa Mesa

Buffington, Roger, Buffington Law Firm, Fountain Valley Burkhalter, Alton G., Burkhalter Kessler Clement & George, Irvine, 949-975-7500 Pg. S-8 Buus, William L., Schiffer Buus, Costa Mesa Callahan, Daniel J., Callahan & Blaine, Santa Ana, 714-241-4444 Pg. S-2, S-8 Chairez, Joseph L., Baker & Hostetler, Costa Mesa

Barbarosh, Craig A., Katten Muchin Rosenman, Irvine

Chapman, William, Law Offices of William D. Chapman, Irvine

Burd, William, Ringstad & Sanders, Newport Beach

Chung, Kenneth W., Kring & Chung, Irvine

Casey, Thomas, The Law Offices of Thomas H. Casey, Rancho Santa Margarita, 949-766-8787

Tax.................................................................. S-18

Garza, Oscar, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, Irvine

Workers’ Compensation................................ S-18

Golden, Jeffrey I., Weiland Golden Goodrich, Costa Mesa Pg. S-8

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Bouton, Todd C., Call & Jensen, Newport Beach

Brown, Gregory G., Brown & Charbonneau, Irvine

Djang, Caroline R., Best Best & Krieger, Irvine Pg. S-8

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Bertram, Christy L., Johnson & Bertram, Mission Viejo

Evanson, Blaine H., Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, Irvine

Surety ............................................................. S-18

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Anderle, Kay, Keller/Anderle, Irvine, 949-476-8700 Pg. S-11

Bowerbank, John E., Garcia Rainey Blank & Bowerbank, Costa Mesa

Plaintiff ....................................................... S-18

Personal Injury Products: Plaintiff ................ S-18

Aitken, Darren, Aitken • Aitken • Cohn, Santa Ana

Dunn, Jr., E. Thomas, Law Offices of E. Thomas Dunn Jr., Tustin

Personal Injury Medical Malpractice:

Personal Injury Products: Defense ............... S-18

Abel, Joshua, Abel Law Offices, Irvine Aljian, Reed, Daily Aljian, Newport Beach

Immigration ....................................................S-16 Insurance Coverage........................................S-16

Abdollahi, Panteha, Theodora Oringher, Costa Mesa

Coleman, Jeffrey A., The Coleman Firm, Newport Beach Cumming, William, Cumming & Associates, Costa Mesa Daily, Justin E. D., Daily Aljian, Newport Beach D’Arcy, Patrick J., Patrick J. D’Arcy, Irvine CONTINUED ON PAGE S-12

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Darnell, David J., Callahan & Blaine, Santa Ana, 714-241-4444 Pg. S-2 Daucher, Brian M., Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton, Costa Mesa Dillion, Gregory L., Newmeyer Dillion, Newport Beach Pg. S-8

Spach, Jr., Madison S., Spach Capaldi & Waggaman, Newport Beach, 949-852-0710 Pg. S-20

Loewy, Robert G., Law Offices of Robert G. Loewy, Aliso Viejo

Sugden, David, Call & Jensen, Newport Beach Pg. S-8

Robinson, Daniel S., Robinson Calcagnie, Newport Beach, 949-720-1288 Pg. S-8

Theodora, Todd C., Theodora Oringher, Costa Mesa Pg. S-8

Robinson, Jr., Mark P., Robinson Calcagnie, Newport Beach, 949-720-1288 Pg. S-8

Orr, Matthew R., Call & Jensen, Newport Beach

Umberg, Thomas J., Umberg Zipser, Irvine

Rothrock, Frank C., Shook Hardy & Bacon, Irvine

Fletcher, Matthew J., Connor Fletcher & Hedenkamp, Irvine

Van Oordt, Javier H., Callahan & Blaine, Santa Ana, 714-241-4444 Pg. S-2

Sims, Scott H., Frank Sims & Stolper, Irvine

Friedland, Todd G., Stephens Friedland, Costa Mesa Pg. S-8

Vincent, Thomas L., Payne & Fears, Irvine

Gessin, Jesse, Jesse Gessin, San Clemente

Wersching, Eric J., Ross Wersching & Wolcott, Costa Mesa

Ghassemian, Mahyar, Ghassemian Law Group, Mission Viejo

Williams, Michael R., Bienert | Katzman, San Clemente

Grant, David C., Grant Genovese & Baratta, Irvine, 949-660-1600 Pg. S-17

Wilson, Scot D., Robinson Calcagnie, Newport Beach, 949-720-1288

Greene, Andra B., Irell & Manella, Newport Beach Gross, Wayne R., Greenberg Gross, Costa Mesa Pg. S-8 Hall, Howard D., Hall Griffin, Santa Ana Hanna, Mona Z., Michelman & Robinson, Irvine Pg. S-8 Hodel, Matthew A., Hodel Wilks, Irvine Pg. S-8

Yocca, Mark W., The Yocca Law Firm, Irvine Yoder, Michael G., O’Melveny & Myers, Newport Beach Pg. S-8 Zipser, Dean J., Umberg Zipser, Irvine Pg. S-8

BUSINESS/CORPORATE

Hodges, Ronald S., Goe Forsythe & Hodges, Irvine

Adams, Addison K., Adams Corporate Law, Villa Park, 714-415-2297 Pg. S-18

Hueston, John C., Hueston Hennigan, Newport Beach Pg. S-8

Blaine, Stephen E., Callahan & Blaine, Santa Ana, 714-241-4444 Pg. S-2

Keller, Jennifer L., Keller/Anderle, Irvine, 949-476-8700 Pg. S-8, S-11

Geraci, Anthony F., Geraci, Irvine

Kessler, Daniel J., Burkhalter Kessler Clement & George, Irvine, 949-975-7500 Pg. S-8

Noroski, Laura A., Garcia Rainey Blank & Bowerbank, Costa Mesa, 714-382-7000 Pg. S-20

Klein, Gerald A., Klein & Wilson, Newport Beach Pg. S-8

Prietto, Jr., Miguel P., Prietto Law, Irvine

Kuo, Hubert H., Ardent Law Group, Newport Beach LeBoff, Michael S., Klein & Wilson, Newport Beach

Kim, John Y., Verve Law Group, La Palma

CIVIL LITIGATION: DEFENSE

Livingston, Daniel M., Payne & Fears, Irvine

Ames, Dennis K., LaFollette Johnson DeHaas Fesler & Ames, Santa Ana

McFee, Linda C., AIM Law Group, Foothill Ranch

Cleeland, Bruce, Haight Brown & Bonesteel, Irvine

Miliband, Joel S., Brown Rudnick, Irvine

Dunn, Jeffrey V., Best Best & Krieger, Irvine

Mower, Jon R., Theodora Oringher, Costa Mesa

Lawrence, Robert Scott, Lawrence Bartels, Irvine

Nelson, Andrew Ryan, Fortis, Costa Mesa

McNamara, Ryan M., Call & Jensen, Newport Beach

Nix, Benjamin A., Payne & Fears, Irvine O’Hare, William S., Snell & Wilmer, Costa Mesa

Scolnick, Chase A., Keller/Anderle, Irvine, 949-476-8700 Pg. S-11

O’Neill, William, Ross Wersching & Wolcott, Costa Mesa

Spitz, Sherman M., Berger Kahn, Irvine Stephan, Paul E., Selman Breitman, Santa Ana

Pacheco, Rod, Pacheco & Neach, Irvine Pistone, Thomas A., Pistone Law Group, Irvine Reagan, Carole E., Umberg Zipser, Irvine Robinson, David A., Enterprise Counsel Group, Irvine

CIVIL LITIGATION: PLAINTIFF Dennis, Jonathan S., Dennis Law Group, Irvine Marlin, Louis M., Louis Marlin Mediation, Irvine

Robinson, Gregory, Robinson & Robinson, Irvine Robinson, Jeffrey A., Robinson & Robinson, Irvine Rudolph, George Cooper, George C. Rudolph, Irvine

CIVIL RIGHTS Karlin, L. Scott, The Karlin Law Firm, Tustin

Sachs, Michael J., Callahan & Blaine, Santa Ana, 714-241-4444 Pg. S-2 Siddiqui, Omar A., Siddiqui Law, Costa Mesa, 714-384-6650 Pg. S-20 Smith, Steven C., Smith, Irvine

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CLOSELY HELD BUSINESS Streza, Richard E., Brown & Streza, Irvine

CONSTRUCTION LITIGATION Barker, T. Darren, LaFollette Johnson DeHaas Fesler & Ames, Santa Ana Dorse, Kevin A., Theodora Oringher, Costa Mesa Kaneda, Joseph, Fenton Grant Mayfield Kaneda & Litt, Irvine Kasdan, Kenneth S., Kasdan Turner Thomson Booth, Irvine, 949-851-9000 Koeller, Keith D., Koeller Nebeker Carlson & Haluck, Irvine Miller, Thomas E., The Miller Law Firm, Newport Beach Throckmorton, Robert, Tomassian Throckmorton Inouye & Grigorian, Irvine Tomassian, Serge, Tomassian Throckmorton Inouye & Grigorian, Irvine

CONSUMER LAW Kazerounian, Abbas, Kazerouni Law Group, Costa Mesa Pg. S-8

CRIMINAL DEFENSE Aquilina, John, Attorney at Law, Rancho Santa Margarita Barnett, John, Law Office of John D. Barnett, Orange Pg. S-8 Blanco, Meghan A., Law Offices of Meghan Blanco, Laguna Niguel Chambers, Dan E., Chambers Law Firm, Santa Ana Cordova, Ron, Attorney at Law, Irvine, 949-748-3600 Pg. S-19 Earley, Jack M., Law Offices of Jack M. Earley, Irvine Goldman, Jeremy N., Law Offices of Jeremy N. Goldman, Irvine Goodman, Jacqueline, Law Office of Jacqueline Goodman, Fullerton Gurwitz, Brian, The Law Office of Brian Gurwitz, Tustin Kent, Jeffrey, The Kent Law Firm, Fullerton Meyer, Paul S., Law Offices of Paul S. Meyer, Costa Mesa

CLASS ACTION/MASS TORTS Karavatos, Karen L., Robinson Calcagnie, Newport Beach, 949-720-1288

Stokke, Allan H., Corrigan Welbourn Stokke, Newport Beach CONTINUED ON PAGE S-14

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Riddet, James D., Bienert | Katzman, San Clemente

Leifer, Michael H., Palmieri Hennessey & Leifer, Irvine

Thiagarajah, Fred, Right Choice Law, Newport Beach

Wilke, Craig, Law Office of Craig Wilke, Fullerton

Murphy, John C., Murphy & Evertz, Costa Mesa, 714-277-1700 Pg. S-19

Welbourn, T. Edward, Corrigan Welbourn Stokke, Newport Beach

ELDER LAW Bell, Melinda, Law Office of Melinda S. Bell, Dana Point

CRIMINAL DEFENSE: DUI/DWI Parker Harris, Kellee, Parker Law Center, Huntington Beach

Blix, Fay, The Law Offices of Fay Blix, Laguna Hills

Simons, Barry T., Law Offices of Barry T. Simons, Laguna Beach

Valentine, Kimberly, Valentine Law Group, Mission Viejo Pg. S-8

Moran, Michael F., Moran Law, Santa Ana

Tucci, Vincent John, Braden & Tucci, Irvine

EMINENT DOMAIN CRIMINAL DEFENSE: WHITE COLLAR Banker, Anish J., Palmieri Hennessey & Leifer, Irvine

Bienert, Jr., Thomas H., Bienert | Katzman, San Clemente

Evertz, Douglas J., Murphy & Evertz, Costa Mesa, 714-277-1700 Pg. S-19

Corrigan, Kate, Corrigan Welbourn Stokke, Newport Beach Hartmann, Robert M., The Hartmann Law Firm, Newport Beach Krieger, Eliot F., SKT Law, Huntington Beach Littrell, John, Bienert | Katzman, San Clemente

DOUGLAS J. EVERTZ MURPHY & EVERTZ, LLP Costa Mesa • 714-277-1700

www.murphyevertz.com

JOHN C. MURPHY MURPHY & EVERTZ, LLP Costa Mesa • 714-277-1700

www.murphyevertz.com

EMPLOYMENT & LABOR Armstrong, Dwight L., Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis, Irvine Barber, John L., Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, Costa Mesa Beaumont, Jacqueline, Call & Jensen, Newport Beach Brand, Ron, Kahana & Feld, Irvine Brown, Jeffrey K., Payne & Fears, Irvine Campbell, Darren J., Aitken Campbell Heikaus Weaver, Irvine Dieguez, Marcelo A., Diefer Law Group, Irvine Donahoo, Richard E., Donahoo & Associates, Tustin, 714-953-1010

Miller, Kenneth, Law Office of Kenneth M. Miller, San Clemente

Hennessey, Patrick A., Palmieri Hennessey & Leifer, Irvine

Fakhimi, Houman, Fakhimi & Associates, Santa Ana, 877-529-4545 Pg. S-14

Munk, Jessica, Wiechert Munk & Goldstein, San Juan Capistrano

Krolikowski, Charles S., Newmeyer Dillion, Newport Beach

Fears, Daniel F., Payne & Fears, Irvine Garbacz, Greg A., Klinedinst, Irvine Jaramillo, Andrew J., Altus Law Firm, Irvine Kading, Theresa A., Kading Briggs, Irvine Kienle, Jenifer L., Kienle Law, San Juan Capistrano Locklear, Tina, Law Offices of Tina Locklear, Irvine

HOUMAN FAKHIMI EMPLOYMENT & LABOR

Selected to Super Lawyers

FAKHIMI & ASSOCIATES 3 Hutton Center Dr., Suite 620 Santa Ana, CA 92707 PH: (877) 529-4545 hf@lawhf.com fakhimi.com employmentlawteam.com

Houman Fakhimi has been a trial attorney since 1998. From 2002 to 2007, Fakhimi served as the general counsel to a publicly traded company, SimpleTech Inc., where he oversaw the semiconductor manufacturer’s entire legal portfolio, including employment cases and class actions filed against the company. Since leaving SimpleTech Inc., Fakhimi has re-established his own practice devoted completely to labor and employment and criminal defense matters in federal and state courts. A familiar face in local courtrooms, Fakhimi has secured millions of dollars in settlements and verdicts for his clients over the past 23 years and has served as lead counsel on numerous class action matters, including a groundbreaking case brought by servers against a major restaurant chain.

Fakhimi has also successfully defended many high-stakes and high-profile criminal defense matters throughout California and in Nevada.

May, Bruce D., Stuart Kane, Newport Beach McCortney, Ryan D., Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton, Costa Mesa McQueen, Teresa A., Saffire Legal, Irvine Morris, James L., Rutan & Tucker, Costa Mesa Payne, James L., Payne & Fears, Irvine Sessions, Don, Sessions & Kimball, Mission Viejo Walraven, Larry A., Walraven & Westerfeld, Aliso Viejo, 949-215-1991 Wesierski, Christopher P., Wesierski & Zurek, Lake Forest Wirth, Gabrielle M., Dorsey & Whitney, Costa Mesa

EMPLOYMENT LITIGATION: DEFENSE Barritt, Douglas A., Barritt Smith Miner, Irvine Cohen, Ellen, Call & Jensen, Newport Beach DiSante, Marie D., CDF Labor Law, Irvine Freudenberger, Timothy M., CDF Labor Law, Irvine Jayakumar, Jehan N., Carlson & Jayakumar, Newport Beach, 949-222-2008 Pg. S-19 Moss, Jr., James R., Payne & Fears, Irvine Patton, Amy R., Payne & Fears, Irvine Pearl, II, Carmine J. (CJ), Pearl Legal, Irvine Trotter, Julie R., Call & Jensen, Newport Beach

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EMPLOYMENT LITIGATION: PLAINTIFF

Vollmer, Michael V., Murtaugh Treglia Stern & Deily, Irvine

Gelbart, Saul M., Stegmeier Gelbart Schwartz & Benavente, Irvine

Weiner, Christine C., Christine C. Weiner, Irvine

Gold, Daniel R., Tredway Lumsdaine & Doyle, Irvine Haapala, Michael J., Des Jardins & Haapala, Orange

FAMILY LAW

Hittelman, Steven G., Hittelman Strunk Law Group, Newport Beach

D’Abusco, Matthew, Ares Law Group, Newport Beach

Bayati, Brian A., Bayati Law Group, Newport Beach, 949-798-5700

Freeze, Tamara S., Workplace Justice Advocates, Irvine

Block, Carrie, Holstrom Block & Parke, Newport Beach

Glyer, Leslie J., Leslie Glyer Law, Newport Beach

Kutinsky, Laurence A., Law Offices of Laurence Kutinsky, Newport Beach

Bogosian, Matthew R., Holstrom Block & Parke, Newport Beach

Loos, Joan E., Stegmeier Gelbart Schwartz & Benavente, Irvine

Brandon, Lisa E., Brandon Law Group, Seal Beach

McNamara, Barbara, The Law Office of Barbara E. McNamara, Huntington Beach

Kimball, Stephen C., Sessions & Kimball, Mission Viejo Kristy, James, The Kristy Law Firm, Huntington Beach

Briggs, Steven E., Attorney at Law, Newport Beach

Kwik, Angeline (Angie), Mehr & Associates, Irvine

Burch, Robert, Burch Shepard Family Law Group, Newport Beach, 949-502-4400

Nguyen, Nicole, Sessions & Kimball, Mission Viejo Pedersen, Neil, Pedersen Law, Westminster Petrofsky, Melissa A., The Petrofsky Law Firm, Newport Beach Shah, Sandeep J., Shah Law Group, Costa Mesa

ENVIRONMENTAL Bois, Thomas J., Bois Legal Counsel, Costa Mesa

ESTATE & TRUST LITIGATION

Buttacavoli, Matthew S., Minyard Morris, Newport Beach, 949-724-1111 Cowhig, John S., Law Offices of John S. Cowhig, Irvine Pg. S-8 Curtin, Judi A., Phillips Whisnant Gazin Gorczyca & Curtin, Newport Beach Dockstader, Janet, Dockstader Orliczky, Seal Beach Dolnick, Keith E., Law Offices of Keith E. Dolnick, Irvine Eisenberg, Donald S., The Law Office of Donald S. Eisenberg, Seal Beach

Klausner, Andrew, Klausner | Johnson, Irvine

Minyard, Mark E., Minyard Morris, Newport Beach, 949-724-1111 Pg. S-8 Morris, Michael A., Minyard Morris, Newport Beach, 949-724-1111 Pg. S-8 Nelson, Paul, Nelson Kirkman, Newport Beach, 949-760-8888 Parke, James R., Holstrom Block & Parke, Newport Beach Pg. S-8 Phillips, Ben, Phillips Whisnant Gazin Gorczyca & Curtin, Newport Beach Rogers, Dorie A., Law Offices of Dorie A. Rogers, Orange Schilling, John R., Attorney at Law, Newport Beach CONTINUED ON PAGE S-16

Gokal, Abbas K., Gokal Law Group, Foothill Ranch Gostanian, Amy L., Gostanian Law Group, Newport Beach Lemmons, Phillip C., The Legacy Lawyers, Fountain Valley Mermelstein, F. Edie, FEM Law Group, Huntington Beach Miliband, Nikki Presley, Good Wildman, Irvine, 949-955-1100 Pg. S-19 Sherak, David, Vogt Resnick Sherak, Newport Beach Stein, Matthew G., Law & Stein, Irvine

ESTATE PLANNING & PROBATE Brown, David A., Brown & Streza, Irvine Brown, Matt, Brown & Streza, Irvine Pg. S-8 Chou, Brian Y., BarthCalderon, Orange Clarkson, Paula, Merhab Robinson & Clarkson, Santa Ana Daff, Leslie R., Estate Plan, Laguna Beach Doyle, Mark C., Tredway Lumsdaine & Doyle, Irvine Kim, Ernest J., Law Offices of Ernest J. Kim, Tustin Kundani, Lalit, Bridge Law, Anaheim, 714-525-2400 Leese, James K., Ferruzzo & Ferruzzo, Newport Beach, 949-608-6900 Pg. S-19 Morgan, Darlynn C., Darlynn C. Morgan Law, Newport Beach Schaller, Gordon A., Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell, Irvine Smith, W. Bailey, Tredway Lumsdaine & Doyle, Irvine SUPER LAWYERS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA / ORANGE COUNTY 2021

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Thakur, Pamela Tahim, Thakur Law Firm, Fullerton

Seastrom, Brian, Seastrom Tuttle & Murphy, Newport Beach Pg. S-8

Thomas, Michael Paul, Law Office of Michael Paul Thomas, Laguna Niguel

Seastrom, Philip G., Seastrom Tuttle & Murphy, Newport Beach Pg. S-8

HEALTH CARE

Cohn, Stephan S., Berger Kahn, Irvine Collins, Richard T., Callahan & Blaine, Santa Ana, 714-241-4444 Pg. S-2 De Jong, Jared, Payne & Fears, Irvine Dunakin, Christopher S., Wilcox Dunakin Chrisopoulus, San Juan Capistrano

Seide, Lonnie K., Minyard Morris, Newport Beach, 949-724-1111

Barta, Theresa, Barta Law, Newport Beach

Ellison, Michael W., Smith Ellison, Irvine

Shepard, Courtney L., Burch Shepard Family Law Group, Newport Beach, 949-502-4400

McMahon, Raymond J., Doyle Schafer McMahon, Irvine

Ezra, David B., Berger Kahn, Irvine Pg. S-8

Strunk, Kerri L., Hittelman Strunk Law Group, Newport Beach Torres, Yolanda V., Law Firm of Yolanda V. Torres, Santa Ana, 714-541-5400 Pg. S-20 Tuttle, Thomas W., Seastrom Tuttle & Murphy, Newport Beach Pg. S-8 Whyte, Nicole, Bremer Whyte Brown & O’Meara, Newport Beach Pg. S-8 Wilkins, Michael, Law Offices of Michael D. Wilkins, Newport Beach

FRANCHISE/DEALERSHIP Davey, Gerard, Davey Law Corp., Newport Beach

GENERAL LITIGATION Parvaneh, Ali, Madison Law, Irvine

IMMIGRATION Hirson, David, David Hirson & Partners, Costa Mesa Padilla, Annaluisa, Padilla Global Law Group, La Habra Wilner, Richard M., Wilner & O’Reilly, Orange

INSURANCE COVERAGE Aguilera, A. Eric, The Aguilera Law Group, Costa Mesa Arnold, Larry, Cummins & White, Newport Beach Baratta, James Mark, Grant Genovese & Baratta, Irvine

Feeley, John E., Smith Smith & Feeley, Newport Beach Ford, Caroline Hurtado, Haynes and Boone, Costa Mesa Henshall, James F., Selman Breitman, Santa Ana Lehavi, Limor, Mokri Vanis & Jones, Newport Beach McInnis, Terrence R., Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders, Irvine McKennon, Robert J., McKennon Law Group, Newport Beach, 949-387-9595 Ponder, Teresa R., Berger Kahn, Irvine Simon, Craig S., Berger Kahn, Irvine Pg. S-8 Smith, Phillip E., Smith Smith & Feeley, Newport Beach

Brower, Steven, Brower Law Group, Laguna Hills

Smith, Stephen E., Smith Smith & Feeley, Newport Beach

Brown, Raymond, The Aguilera Law Group, Costa Mesa

Susolik, Edward, Callahan & Blaine, Santa Ana, 714-241-4444 Pg. S-2, S-8

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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Hansen, Scott R., Viking IP Law, Irvine

Chambers, Gary, Law Offices of Chambers & Noronha, Santa Ana

PERSONAL INJURY GENERAL: DEFENSE

Cifarelli, Thomas A., Cifarelli Law Firm, Irvine

DeGrave, Douglas M., Poliquin & DeGrave, Laguna Hills

Davis, Allan F., Robinson Calcagnie, Newport Beach, 949-720-1288

Mall III, William J., Law Office of William J. Mall III, Fullerton

Dubin, Eric J., Dubin Law Firm, Irvine, 949-477-8040 Pg. S-19

Heller, Susan L., Greenberg Traurig, Irvine Thompson, Ph.D., Sandra P., Finlayson Toffer Roosevelt & Lilly, Irvine, 949-759-3810 Tsang, Mei, Umberg Zipser, Irvine

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LITIGATION

Dwork, Jonathan, Law Offices of Jonathan Dwork, Irvine Pg. S-8

PERSONAL INJURY GENERAL: PLAINTIFF

Easton, Brian W., Easton & Easton, Costa Mesa, 714-850-4590 Pg. S-7

Adams, III, John C., Hunt & Adams, Santa Ana

Easton, W. Douglas, Easton & Easton, Costa Mesa, 714-850-4590 Pg. S-7

Aitken, Ashleigh E., Aitken • Aitken • Cohn, Santa Ana

Eisenberg, Lawrence S., Eisenberg & Associates, Irvine

Aitken, Christopher R., Aitken • Aitken • Cohn, Santa Ana

Arledge, Christopher W., One, Newport Beach

Aitken, Wylie A., Aitken • Aitken • Cohn, Santa Ana

Gibson, Robert B., Gibson & Hughes, Santa Ana Pg. S-8

Armond, Michelle, Armond Wilson, Newport Beach

Bahan, Cornelius “Neil”, Cornelius P. Bahan, San Clemente

Hicks, Aaron, Hicks Law Firm, Costa Mesa

Berstein, David A., Berstein Law, Newport Beach

Ballidis, James, Allen Flatt Ballidis & Leslie, Newport Beach

Brennan, Sterling A., Maschoff Brennan, Irvine

Baruch, Joel, Law Offices of Joel W. Baruch, Irvine

Brown, Jr., William J., Brown Wegner, Irvine

Bentley, Gregory L., Bentley & More, Newport Beach, 949-783-8479 Pg. S-1, S-8

Kazerouni, Mohammad R. (Mike), Kazerouni Law Group, Costa Mesa

Bruno, Angela E., Bruno | Nalu, Irvine

Kimura, Joshua M., Kimura London & White, Irvine

Finkelstein, Mark A., Umberg Zipser, Irvine

Bruno, Keith J., Bruno | Nalu, Irvine Pg. S-8

Glasser, Lisa Sharrock, Irell & Manella, Newport Beach

Caldwell, Brent W., Law Offices of Brent W. Caldwell, Huntington Beach

Kohan, Nicholas P., Kohan & Bablove, Newport Beach

Cordrey, Gregory S., Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell, Irvine

Holcomb, John W., Greenberg Gross, Costa Mesa

Jackson, Mitch, Jackson & Wilson, Aliso Viejo Johnson, Casey R., Aitken • Aitken • Cohn, Santa Ana Pg. S-8

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Carrazco, Angel J., Carrazco Law, Tustin

Hottinger, Tyson K., Maschoff Brennan, Irvine Katz, Michael I., Maschoff Brennan, Irvine Lapple, Matthew, Lapple Ubell IP Law, Irvine, 949-756-4889

DAVID C. GRANT

McBride, Kevin G., Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, Irvine

BUSINESS LITIGATION SECURITIES LITIGATION REAL ESTATE: BUSINESS

Rooklidge, William C., Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, Irvine Strub, Jr., Michael H., Irell & Manella, Newport Beach Tehranian, John, One, Newport Beach Thomas, Jeffrey T., Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, Irvine Vakil, Imran F., Nexio, Tustin Van den Bosch, Carlo F., Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton, Costa Mesa Viscounty, Perry J., Latham & Watkins, Costa Mesa

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LAND USE/ZONING Rosenthal, Deborah M., FitzGerald Yap Kreditor, Irvine

MEDIA & ADVERTISING Schumann, Kim, Schumann Rosenberg & Arevalo, Costa Mesa

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS

GRANT, GENOVESE & BARATTA, LLP 2030 Main St., Suite 1600 Irvine, CA 92614 (949) 660-1600

ggb-law.com

Dave Grant, a 1972 cum laude and law review editorin-chief from Loyola University, Los Angeles, and the senior founding partner of Grant, Genovese & Baratta, is one of the premier business and real estate lead trial lawyers in Orange County, California.

Grant has successfully prosecuted or defended to verdict or judgment over 120 complex matters in venues ranging from California, to Maine and Texas.

In the words of one of Santa Barbara County’s most respected jurists after the successful defense of a business tort jury trial: “You’re one of the best lawyers . . . your style, your knowledge of the scholarship was wonderful . . .

This is a backwater, maybe . . . our cases are filled with out-of-town lawyers, and from big cities and big firms, and . . . you’re right up there at the top of them . . .”

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Ledger, Emery B., The Ledger Law Firm, Newport Beach McCormack, Brian J., Callahan & Blaine, Santa Ana, 714-241-4444 Pg. S-2 Montevideo, John A., DiMarco | Araujo | Montevideo, Santa Ana, 714-835-6990 Pg. S-15

Michaels, Jonathan, MLG, Costa Mesa West, Michelle M., Robinson Calcagnie, Newport Beach, 949-720-1288 Pg. S-8

Paoli, William, Paoli & Purdy, Newport Beach

Garner, Scott B., Umberg Zipser, Irvine

PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY: PLAINTIFF

Penn, Michael A., Aitken • Aitken • Cohn, Santa Ana

Traut, James R., Traut Firm, Santa Ana, 714-835-7000 Pg. S-20

Ritsema, Scott, Bisnar Chase, Newport Beach

Wilson, Mark B., Klein & Wilson, Newport Beach Pg. S-8

Roberts, Jeffrey, Roberts | Jeandron Law, Newport Beach, 800-441-2756 Pg. S-13 Simon, Brad M., The Simon Law Group, Santa Ana Pg. S-8 Sitzer, Andrew D., Sitzer Legal, Santa Ana Stewart, Morgan, Manly Stewart & Finaldi, Irvine Strongin, Eric, Smith | Hall | Strongin, Ladera Ranch Torkzadeh, Reza, TorkLaw, Irvine Wacker, Ted B., Law Offices of Ted B. Wacker, Newport Beach

REAL ESTATE Baker, Jr., William E., Baker & Baker, Santa Ana, 714-558-4832 Brackmann, Eve, Stuart Kane, Newport Beach Corfield, Michael, Corfield Feld, San Juan Capistrano Emmel, Drew, Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis, Irvine

Brown, Alan C., Day Day & Brown, Tustin

Hardwick, Craig D., AlvaradoSmith, Santa Ana

Burke, Sean M., Burke | Argos, Irvine Pg. S-8

Jackson, F. Scott, Jackson Tidus, Irvine

Cohn, Richard A., Aitken • Aitken • Cohn, Santa Ana

McFarlin, Timothy, McFarlin, Irvine

Gutierrez, Javier F., Stuart Kane, Newport Beach

Stuart, Bruce C., Stuart Kane, Newport Beach

Milman, Jeffrey A., Hodes Milman, Irvine Pg. S-8

Sykes, Robert J., Cox Castle & Nicholson, Irvine

Silberberg, Marshall, The Law Office of Marshall Silberberg, Irvine, 949-718-0960

Taylor, Corey, Law Office of Corey E. Taylor, San Clemente, 949-429-3481 Pg. S-20

Keligian, David L., Brown & Streza, Irvine Lamons, Thomas, Law Offices of Thomas R. Lamons, Costa Mesa

Wilson, Joseph P., Wilson Tax Law Group, Newport Beach, 949-397-2292 Pg. S-20

WORKERS’ COMPENSATION Ly, Geraldine, Law Office of Geraldine Ly, Santa Ana, 714-442-9998 Pg. S-8 More, Keith P., Bentley & More, Newport Beach, 949-783-8479 Pg. S-1, S-8 Stoody-King, Amy M., Stoody & Mills, Irvine, 949-223-9876 Pg. S-20

AMY M. STOODY-KING STOODY & MILLS Irvine • 949-223-9876

www.smdcomp.com Willyard, Robert, Nantha & Associates, Santa Ana

SORTED ALPHABETICALLY

Ulwelling, James K., Ulwelling Law, Costa Mesa Wensley, David W., Cox Castle & Nicholson, Irvine Selected to Super Lawyers

www.silberberglaw.com

PERSONAL INJURY PRODUCTS: DEFENSE

Dyess, Jr., Robert W., Good Wildman, Irvine, 949-955-1100 Pg. S-19

Stroffe, Jennifer V., FSG, Irvine

Hodes, Daniel Martin, Hodes Milman, Irvine Pg. S-8

Walkon, Craig, Law Offices of Craig S. Walkon, San Juan Capistrano

Cicione, Douglas D., Law Offices of Douglas D. Cicione, Newport Beach

Burris, Jason R., Burris Law, Santa Ana

Grushkin, Josh C., Stuart Kane, Newport Beach

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TAX

Nelson, Lisa O., Law Office of A. Lavar Taylor, Santa Ana

PERSONAL INJURY MEDICAL MALPRACTICE: PLAINTIFF

THE LAW OFFICE OF MARSHALL SILBERBERG Irvine • 949-718-0960

Niesley, Robert C., Watt Tieder Hoffar & Fitzgerald, Irvine

PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY: DEFENSE

Morrell, III, Rivers J., Law Firm of Rivers J. Morrell III, Mission Viejo Pakiz, Derek, The Reeves Law Group, Santa Ana

SURETY

SECURITIES & CORPORATE FINANCE Bancroft, Ellen S., Morgan Lewis & Bockius, Costa Mesa Feuchter, Bruce, Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth, Newport Beach

ADDISON K. ADAMS ADAMS CORPORATE LAW, INC. 17853 Santiago Boulevard Suite 107-283 Villa Park, CA 92861 Tel: 714-415-2297 addison@adamscorporatelaw.com www.adamscorporatelaw.com

Calareso, Christine D., CMBG3 Law, Irvine McNulty, Elizabeth V., Evans Fears & Schuttert, Newport Beach Popovich, Jerry C., Selman Breitman, Santa Ana Pg. S-8

PERSONAL INJURY PRODUCTS: PLAINTIFF

SECURITIES LITIGATION Privette, Howard M., Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders, Irvine Schneider, Marc J., Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth, Newport Beach Taggart, Craig A., Mortenson Taggart, Irvine Young, Meryl L., Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, Irvine

Ammirato, Vincent A., Ammirato Legal, Aliso Viejo Calcagnie, Kevin F., Robinson Calcagnie, Newport Beach, 949-720-1288 Chase, Brian, Bisnar Chase, Newport Beach

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BUSINESS/CORPORATE MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS SECURITIES & CORPORATE FINANCE

Addison K. Adams, Esq. works with business owners and investors on corporate transactions and securities laws to close the deal. His experience includes venture capital financings, private equity acquisitions, partner buyouts and outside general counsel contracts and transactional work. His decades of experience include technology, software, entertainment, manufacturing, distribution and service companies, and complex securities transactions involving public and private companies. He handles all manner of offerings from angel and online offers to private fund formation. Mr. Adams is a full service business lawyer for startups and small and medium sized businesses.

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SORTED ALPHABETICALLY Selected to Super Lawyers

Selected to Super Lawyers

Selected to Super Lawyers

RON CORDOVA

ERIC J. DUBIN

ROBERT W. DYESS, JR.

RON CORDOVA, ATTORNEY AT LAW

DUBIN LAW FIRM

GOOD WILDMAN

19200 Von Karman Avenue Sixth Floor Irvine, CA 92612 Tel: 949-477-8040 edubin@dubinlaw.com www.dubinlaw.com

19000 MacArthur Boulevard Suite 575 Irvine, CA 92612 Tel: 949-955-1100 Fax: 949-833-0633 rwdyess@dyesslaw.com www.goodwildman.com

CRIMINAL DEFENSE CRIMINAL DEFENSE: WHITE COLLAR FAMILY LAW

PERSONAL INJURY GENERAL: PLAINTIFF BUSINESS LITIGATION PERSONAL INJURY PRODUCTS: PLAINTIFF

TAX REAL ESTATE BUSINESS/CORPORATE

Ron Cordova is a former California state legislator and Orange County deputy district attorney who has represented clients in 37 states and the District of Columbia as well as several foreign countries. Ron combines experience, skill and integrity with aggressive representation to obtain outstanding results in even the most difficult cases. He is knowledgeable, compassionate and accessible, handling every client’s matter personally. Ron is admitted to practice in all state and federal courts in California and federal courts in Arizona, Colorado, Michigan and Texas.

Recognized by OC Metro magazine every year since 2009 as one of Orange County’s best criminal defense attorneys, Ron has tried more than 150 cases throughout the U.S. and makes his 13th appearance on the Southern California Super Lawyers list.

With offices in Orange and Los Angeles counties, Eric Dubin litigates some of the leading personal injury and wrongful death cases in Southern California. With 28 years of experience, Eric shot to fame when he obtained a $30 million verdict in the wrongful death case against Baretta star Robert Blake.

Other multimillion dollar results include a $10.2 million verdict in an Orange County medical malpractice case; a $15 million wrongful death settlement in an Los Angeles truck case; and a $3.4 million negligence verdict in Pomona. Eric was named 2019 “Lawyer of the Year” in Orange County by The Best Lawyers in America. He is the author of Star Chamber and co-author with Larry King of Beyond a Reasonable Doubt.

Robert W. Dyess, Jr. is a tax attorney specializing in business and real estate transactions and estate planning. His business and real estate practice includes company formations, acquisitions, mergers, reorganizations, and liquidations; real estate purchases, sales, exchanges, syndications, financings, workouts, and property tax matters for all types of investment real property, and asset protection planning. His estate planning practice includes tax planning through the use of wills, trusts, family limited partnerships, business reorganizations, and private foundations, and the administration of trusts and estates for decedents. Mr. Dyess is certified as a tax specialist by the California Board of Legal Specialization of the State Bar of California.

16520 Bake Parkway Suite 280 Irvine, CA 92618 Tel: 949-748-3600 Fax: 949-748-3888 roncordova@roncordovalaw.com www.roncordovalaw.com

Selected to Super Lawyers

Selected to Super Lawyers

Selected to Super Lawyers

DOUGLAS J. EVERTZ

JAMES O. HEITING

JEHAN N. JAYAKUMAR

MURPHY & EVERTZ, LLP

HEITING & IRWIN

CARLSON & JAYAKUMAR LLP

650 Town Center Drive Suite 550 Costa Mesa, CA 92626 Tel: 714-277-1700 Fax: 714-277-1777 devertz@murphyevertz.com www.murphyevertz.com

6216 Brockton Avenue Suite 111 Riverside, CA 92506 Tel: 877-574-6074 Fax: 951-682-4072 joheiting@heitingandirwin.com www.heitingandirwin.com

2424 Southeast Bristol Street Suite 300 Newport Beach, CA 92660 Tel: 949-222-2008 Fax: 949-222-2012 jehan@cjattorneys.com www.cjattorneys.com

EMINENT DOMAIN LAND USE/ZONING

PERSONAL INJURY GENERAL: PLAINTIFF WORKERS’ COMPENSATION PERSONAL INJURY MEDICAL MALPRACTICE: PLAINTIFF

EMPLOYMENT LITIGATION: DEFENSE

Douglas J. Evertz has compiled a remarkable record of litigation successes. He specializes in complex real estate litigation matters including eminent domain, inverse condemnation, land use, CEQA, water and construction. Over his career, Mr. Evertz has represented a number of cities, counties, water districts and school districts in connection with major public agency acquisitions/public works projects. He also represents a number of commercial and industrial property owners in lawsuits throughout the state. Clients include Fortune 500 companies, major developers and high-net-worth individuals.

James Heiting is a top-rated lawyer in Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice (American Lawyer), one of the Top 100 Trial Attorneys in the Nation (National Trial Lawyers), ABOTA, and former president of the State Bar of California. Peers, judges and clients rate him “Superb” (Avvo); and AV Preeminent, the highest possible rating in legal ability and ethics by Martindale-Hubbell.

He is a member of his law school’s Hall of Fame and has been named Inland Empire Magazine’s “Best of the Best.” He has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for his clients. Mr. Heiting specializes in representing clients victimized by serious injuries, wrongful death, negligence and serious accidents. He is also involved with a variety of nonprofit and community groups and named to Super Lawyers 11 times.

Jehan N. Jayakumar is a founding partner with the law firm of Carlson & Jayakumar LLP, where he practices all aspects of employment law and related litigation. He has extensive experience representing businesses in matters involving discrimination, harassment, wage and hour claims, wrongful termination, business disputes, and representation before administrative agencies. Mr. Jayakumar also regularly advises clients on contractual matters affecting employee classification and compensation. Mr. Jayakumar is a member of the Orange County Bar Association, Labor and Employment Section. He received his J.D. from the University of California, Davis, School of Law, and his B.A. from the University of California, Irvine.

Selected to Super Lawyers

JAMES K. LEESE

Selected to Super Lawyers

Selected to Super Lawyers

NIKKI PRESLEY MILIBAND

JOHN C. MURPHY

3737 Birch Street Suite 400 Newport Beach, CA 92660 Tel: 949-608-6900 Fax: 949-608-6994 jleese@ferruzzo.com www.ferruzzo.com

GOOD WILDMAN

650 Town Center Drive Suite 550 Costa Mesa, CA 92626 Tel: 714-277-1700 Fax: 714-277-1777 jmurphy@murphyevertz.com www.murphyevertz.com

ESTATE PLANNING & PROBATE

ESTATE & TRUST LITIGATION BUSINESS/CORPORATE ELDER LAW

EMINENT DOMAIN LAND USE/ZONING REAL ESTATE

Jim Leese is a partner in the law firm of Ferruzzo & Ferruzzo, LLP. He is a California Bar Certified Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law Specialist. He is the practice group leader for the firm’s estate and business succession planning departments and limits his practice to matters involving estate and gift tax planning and preparation of trusts and wills for individuals and owners of businesses. Mr. Leese taught the fundamentals of estate planning and advanced estate planning courses in the personal financial planning certificate program at the University of California, Irvine Continuing Education for 25 years and contributes to texts and writes articles on estate planning.

Nikki Presley Miliband has nearly 30 years of experience successfully representing parties throughout California in trust, estate, conservatorship and financial elder abuse litigation, and in the administration of trusts and estates. Ms. Miliband is a skilled litigator who quickly analyzes and then implements a strategy to solve the most difficult of problems. Ms. Miliband is licensed to practice law in California and Oklahoma. Active in the legal community, Ms. Miliband served as 2018 President of the Orange County Bar Association, having served on the Board of Directors since 2011. She also served as President of the Orange County Bar Association Charitable Fund in 2019, and has served on its Board of Directors since 2008.

John C. Murphy, and Murphy & Evertz, LLP, have earned their clients eminent domain awards totaling more than $300 million over the past six years. Mr. Murphy lectures and writes frequently on eminent domain trial tactics and is contributing author to both national (ABA) and state (CEB) legal practice guides. He has repeatedly been recognized in The Best Lawyers of America (14 consecutive years); earned recognition in the 2012 Orange County Top 50 list in Southern California Super Lawyers; and co-chairs the annual Southern California CLE International eminent domain conference. He represents many of the most prominent agencies, corporations and landowners in the state.

FERRUZZO & FERRUZZO, LLP

MURPHY & EVERTZ, LLP

19000 MacArthur Boulevard Suite 575 Irvine, CA 92612 Tel: 949-955-1100 Fax: 949-833-0633 nmiliband@goodwildman.com www.goodwildman.com

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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ORANGE COUNTY 2021 Selected to Super Lawyers

SORTED ALPHABETICALLY Selected to Super Lawyers

Selected to Super Lawyers

LAURA A. NOROSKI

JOHN S. PETERSON

OMAR A. SIDDIQUI

GARCIA RAINEY BLANK & BOWERBANK LLP

PETERSON LAW GROUP PC

SIDDIQUI LAW APC

633 West Fifth Street 26th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90071 Tel: 213-236-9720 Fax: 213-236-9724 jsp@petersonlawgroup.com www.petersonlawgroup.com

695 Town Center Drive Park Tower, Suite 700 Costa Mesa, CA 92626 Tel: 714-384-6650 Fax: 714-384-6651 osiddiqui@sidlawpc.com www.sidlawpc.com

BUSINESS/CORPORATE BUSINESS LITIGATION REAL ESTATE

EMINENT DOMAIN LAND USE/ZONING REAL ESTATE

BUSINESS LITIGATION GENERAL LITIGATION INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LITIGATION

Laura Noroski, Partner, represents a wide range of clients in transactional matters, from multi-national corporations to entrepreneurs. She helps clients achieve their objectives quickly while analyzing broader legal and business concerns.

Ms. Noroski’s background experience litigating an array of disputes in state and federal courts enables her to provide her clients with efficient and practical results. Ms. Noroski holds a degree in economics with honors from UCLA. She earned her law degree and served as an editor of the Law Review at USC’s Gould School of Law, where she recently taught the course, Mergers & Acquisitions, as an adjunct professor.

John S. Peterson and Peterson Law Group PC represent California real property and business owners in eminent domain, inverse condemnation, CEQA and land use litigation, and landslide and subsidence litigation. Clients range from local owners and businesses to publicly traded corporations.

Peterson has achieved numerous multimillion-dollar verdicts and settlements and embraces creativity and pragmatism in problem solving. Peterson is recognized in Super Lawyers and The Best Lawyers in America and is rated AV Preeminent

by Martindale-Hubbell. Also with offices at 19800 MacArthur Boulevard, Suite 290, Irvine, CA 92612. Tel: 949-955-0127.

High-profile trial lawyer, engineer, and former U.S. Congressional Candidate (CA48), Omar A. Siddiqui is managing partner at Siddiqui Law APC. Mr. Siddiqui and his high-profile cases consistently appear in prominent media circuits including television, radio, and newspapers. A powerful courtroom advocate, Mr. Siddiqui’s practice includes civil and business litigation in state and federal courts throughout the country.

He obtained a Juris Doctor from Loyola Law School and holds Master of Science and Bachelor of Science degrees in Engineering from USC. From simple transactions to complex high-stakes litigation to working with the FBI and the CIA, he is known for his innovative solutions, investigations, and case strategies. Trial Lawyer + Engineer + Scientist = Problem Solver.

695 Town Center Drive Suite 700 Costa Mesa, CA 92626 Tel: 714-382-7000 Fax: 714-784-0031 lnoroski@garciarainey.com www.garciarainey.com

Selected to Super Lawyers

Selected to Super Lawyers

Selected to Super Lawyers

MADISON S. SPACH, JR.

AMY M. STOODY-KING

COREY TAYLOR

SPACH, CAPALDI & WAGGAMAN, LLP

STOODY & MILLS

LAW OFFICE OF COREY E. TAYLOR

4675 MacArthur Court Suite 550 Newport Beach, CA 92660 Tel: 949-852-0710 Fax: 949-852-0714 madison.spach@gmail.com www.scwlaw.us

19762 MacArthur Boulevard Suite 350 Irvine, CA 92612 Tel: 949-223-9876 Fax: 949-223-9879 astoody@smdcomp.com www.smdcomp.com

629 Camino De Los Mares Suite 305 San Clemente, CA 92673 Tel: 949-429-3481 Fax: 949-271-2704 corey@taylorlawoc.com www.taylorlawoc.com

BUSINESS LITIGATION CONSTRUCTION LITIGATION

WORKERS’ COMPENSATION

REAL ESTATE BUSINESS LITIGATION LAND USE/ZONING

Madison S. Spach Jr., Esq. is a partner of Spach, Capaldi & Waggaman, LLP. He received his J.D. degree from the Duke University School of Law in 1980. He has extensive experience handling complex, often multiforum, business litigation matters involving contract and interactive entertainment/new media assets, as well as real estate matters focusing on land use and construction issues. He has tried or arbitrated a large number of business disputes and handled an extensive number of appeals. In 2019, Mr. Spach was named to a special advisory committee for the Department of Commerce focusing on International trade finance. He is a frequent speaker on technology developments and electronic discovery.

Amy Stoody-King is a Certified Legal Specialist in Workers’ Compensation law and an expert witness in third party cases.

Amy was co-chair of the Workers’ Compensation Section of the Orange County Bar Association and a national speaker on current issues in workers’ compensation law. Amy graduated with honors from both UC Santa Barbara and Western State University College of Law, where she received several American Jurisprudence Awards and was an editor of the Law Review.

She has served as a Judge Pro Tem and has been selected to Southern California Super Lawyers for the years 2005-2014, 2019, 2020 and 2021. Amy was featured on America’s Most Influential Women in the Law on American Airlines and is a legal consultant on CBS Affiliate KNX News Radio.

The Law Office of Corey E. Taylor focuses on the representation of commercial land owners, property managers, and investors in both litigation and transactions. Founder Corey E. Taylor has over 25 years of experience of ethical and zealous representation of real estate owners, real estate professionals, and small business owners. The firm has successfully and efficiently resolved unlawful detainers and other lease disputes, buy/sell disputes, land use disputes, foreclosures, receiverships, and other related litigation throughout all of California, whether via trial, alternative dispute resolution, or settlement. The firm also drafts lease agreements and represents buyers, sellers, and borrowers in purchase and sale transactions.

Selected to Super Lawyers

Selected to Super Lawyers

Selected to Super Lawyers

YOLANDA V. TORRES

JAMES R. TRAUT

JOSEPH P. WILSON

LAW FIRM OF YOLANDA V. TORRES, APLC

TRAUT FIRM

WILSON TAX LAW GROUP, A PROFESSIONAL LAW CORPORATION

601 North Park Center Drive Suite 109 Santa Ana, CA 92705 Tel: 714-541-5400 Fax: 714-242-7416 yvtorres@yvtorreslaw.com www.yvtorreslaw.net

5 Hutton Centre Drive Suite 700 Santa Ana, CA 92707 Tel: 714-835-7000 Fax: 714-835-5900 james@trautfirm.com www.trautfirm.com

1401 Dove Street Suite 630 Newport Beach, CA 92660 Tel: 949-397-2292 Fax: 949-535-2234 jwilson@wilsontaxlaw.com www.wilsontaxlaw.com

FAMILY LAW

PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY: PLAINTIFF LEGAL MALPRACTICE PERSONAL INJURY GENERAL: PLAINTIFF

TAX TAX AUDITS/ LITIGATION/ CRIMINAL TAX DEFENSE

Yolanda V. Torres began her career as a lawyer by working for a renowned boutique family law firm in Beverly Hills. She became a Certified Family Law Specialist by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization in November 2007. Yolanda provides her clients with the one-on-one attention they need at her boutique firm. Her commitment to the legal industry goes beyond her practice of the law. She has spoken on various family law topics such as fiduciary duties, issues involved in domestic violence, and complex family law subjects. She is an adjunct professor at Western State College of Law where she teaches a family law course. She has expanded her practice to include family law mediation.

Jim founded the Traut Firm in 1978, which is ranked Tier 1 “Best Law Firms” by U.S. News - Best Lawyers for the past five years.

He represents plaintiffs in legal malpractice litigation and has been lead counsel in more than 200 jury trials. Jim has achieved over 100 six- and seven-figure verdicts and awards and is one of less than 100 National Board of Trial Advocacy Certified Specialists in California. He has been recognized as O.C. ABOTA Trial Lawyer of the Year, and Orange County Trial Lawyers Association Trial Lawyer of the Year. Jim has been selected to Super Lawyers annually for 16 years, is rated AV Preeminent

by Martindale-Hubbell, is named a Top 100 Trial Lawyer by the National Trial Lawyers Association, and selected to The Best Lawyers in America. He is also an ABOTA Diplomat.

Firm Founder Joseph P. Wilson has numerous years of handling tax controversy matters. He is a former Federal tax prosecutor, trial attorney for the IRS and trial attorney for the Franchise Tax Board. He has litigated a wide variety of civil and criminal tax cases in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Federal district court, U.S. Tax Court, California Superior Court, California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board and Property Tax Assessment Appeals Boards, in matters arising from various types of tax assessments, collection matters and criminal tax investigations. Wilson Tax Law Group, APLC has been named to the Daily Journal’s exclusive list of California’s Top 20 Boutique Law Firms.

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THE JOY OF MOVEMENT Down for Dance co-founder Annie Griffith discusses how the nonprofit expanded its reach from O.C. and Long Beach to the Down syndrome community nationwide. by Anika Ljung

What is Down for Dance?

It’s a dance program for individuals with Down syndrome, though we are definitely open to other abilities. We created it to offer high-quality dance programming to this population that we felt was really lacking.

What inspired you to start the group?

My brother has Down syndrome, so I feel super connected to that population.

I went to school for business and marketing, so I handle that side of the organization, and (co-founder) Sari Anna Thomas, being a professional dancer, does the choreography and artistic direction. It just came together perfectly.

When did the organization launch?

We started in 2017 with 20 dancers and

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two classes and organically grew from there. Pre-pandemic, we had seven classes with 75 dancers across four locations (in O.C. and Long Beach).

How were you affected by the pandemic?

Starting in June, we did an eight-week online summer program, which we advertised across the country. We held nine classes and had 87 dancers across 16 states. We got such awesome feedback. And for our 12-week fall session, we had 103 dancers across 20 states taking 10 classes, almost all of them being sold out.

What does the future look like?

Eventually, we’re going to have an in-studio and an online program. (The

new students) are part of our Down for Dance family now.

What impact does this organization make?

Raising awareness about Down syndrome is so important. Those affected are capable of doing so much; they just need to be given the proper tools and support. In our program, not only are they dancing, they’re learning socialization, coordination, balance, and following instructions— all important life skills.

FIND O UT MO RE!

Head to downfordance.org.

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