Luciana’s Celebrates 40 Years of Winning Wines and ‘Convivo’
The family restaurant in Dana Point has a new chef and another Wine Spectator award, but its enduring secret sauce is its hospitality.
August 14, 2024
Chapman University’s Incoming Dean of Arts is Eager to Bring Her Philosophy to a New Campus
Anne F. Hogan is passionate about interdisciplinary approaches to the arts and their benefits for students.
August 9, 2024
Despite the Noise, the Chef’s Counter Inside Maizano is Worth It
Our culinary columnist checks out the new chef's counter at Mercado González’s upscale restaurant.
July 17, 2024
Laguna Beach Artist Turned Chef Opens a Cantonese Street Food Concept in Costa Mesa
Artist Jo Situ Allen, with the help of partners Sumter Pendergrast of Sidecar Doughnuts and Stuart Dooley, hopes to make rice rolls the next big thing. Growing up in Kaiping,...
July 10, 2024
Downtown Disney’s Chef Carlos Gaytán is Having a Moment
Our culinary columnist shares the story behind Chef Carlos Gaytán, responsible for three new Downtown Disney dining outlets.
July 3, 2024
Suitors Become Owners of the Old/New Wayfarer
The new Wayfarer owners have a long, personal history with the Costa Mesa music and dining venue that they hope to build on.
June 5, 2024
SCR at 60, Part 2: The Investment in New Plays Pays Off
Editor’s Note: This is PART 2 of a two-part series recognizing SCR’s 60th anniversary season, which continues through August. South Coast Repertory founders David Emmes and Martin Benson had every reason...
May 6, 2024
A Former Percussionist Sings the Praises of Pacific Chorale
Pacific Chorale’s new leader made a mid-career switch from instrumental to vocal music with no regrets. Rhett M. Del Campo, the new president and CEO of Pacific Chorale, was a...
May 1, 2024
Víkingur Ólafsson’s Extraordinary Goldberg Year
The Icelandic pianist has devoted 88 concerts to Bach’s keyboard masterpiece, and nothing else. Most concert pianists in the midst of their careers follow a familiar path: performing the warhorse...
April 29, 2024
Pacific Chorale Names Rhett M. Del Campo President and CEO
The following is a press release from an organization unaffiliated with Culture OC. The information provided has been written by the submitting organization and not by the writers at Culture OC. We include...
March 27, 2024
Tom Bradac, a Pillar of Orange County Theater, Dies
Thomas Bradac, a pillar of Orange County’s theater community for decades, has died. He was 76. Bradac was best known for his longtime championing of Shakespeare as the head of...
March 14, 2024
SCR at 60, Part 1: Committing to New Plays, Eventually
Editor’s Note: This is PART 1 of a two-part series recognizing SCR’s 60th anniversary season, which continues through August. “Twenty-four years ago … two young men set out to start...
March 11, 2024
