What's going on in Orange County

Are oysters actually an aphrodisiac? Well, do you really want to take the chance they're not? Grab a bottle of white wine (liquor license coming soon!), and take your date to Shuck Oyster Bar. Interesting conversation, cold wine and the best oyste...

In a coup of programming, every month or so, Irvine Barclay Theatre and ARTS Orange County host performances filmed on London's National Theatre stages, in front of a live audience, and broadcasts them for a mere $20 per ticket. Top-quality Britis...

This Fountain Valley shop not only stocks the newest comics and has a massive backlog of the old, not only hosts people who want to play games of all die and boards, and not only does it with a smile and great recommendations, but it also has a li...

The décor's kind of ugly, and the waiters' vests are dated, but none of that stops Napa Rose's Michael Cox, chef, sommelier, affineur and one of the most knowledgeable waiters in Orange County. Better known by his well-deserved nickname, Saucy, Co...

Room service, hotel pools and chocolates on your pillow: overrated. How about renting a Crystal Cove Beach Cottage and waking up in the morning to the sound of crashing waves? The once-private cottages, built in the 1930s and '40s, have been resto...

Almost every weekday and -night, Mike Harrah's Original Mike's Restaurant in downtown Santa Ana is loaded with wealthy businessmen, federal and state judges, corporate lobbyists, prosecutors, sheriff's executives, high-ranking county bureaucrats, ...

Partake of this happy hour just once, and brace yourself for a daily struggle to not ditch work early. The fun times begin at 2:30 p.m. and last until 6:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, which is unheard of these days. If you can make it there by 2:3...

Soho Taco has earned fame for its tacos, made from fresh tortillas and quality cuts; the expert salsas of chef Gabriel Zambrano; and a masterful social-media campaign that had foodies craving the tacos long before they became commercially availabl...

We appealed to Randy Youngman, a longtime Orange County Register sportswriter (until he was unceremoniously jettisoned earlier this year, the dumb fucks . . .) and avid golfer for this one. He says the south course at Pelican Hill is the jewel in ...

​Great banh mi in Little Saigon is not news. Great banh mi a mile from Disneyland, though, is earth-shaking. As the name implies, they specialize in rotisserie chicken, which is shredded and piled onto what is one of the county's best sandwiches, ...

Order a Loucette at Laguna Beach's Broadway By Amar Santana, and you'll get a small, delicate glass filled with 42 Below vodka, Martini & Rossi Bianco, grapefruit juice, lime juice, honey and rosemary water. The combination of flavors is like a sw...

A pizza buffet replete with a fresh-doughnut maker and all-you-can-pour soft serve is exactly what parents don't want for their already sugar-loaded, barely controllable offspring. But at least John's Incredible Pizza—a gigantic, kid-friendly über...