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Travel: Go wild for Walla Walla, Washington

Here are the best places to wine and dine at this Evergreen State getaway.

The eastern edge of the Walla Walla Valley AVA is bordered by the picturesque Blue Mountains. (Photo by Dorene Cohen)

Critic Brad A. Johnson says this is not an easy job to give up, but after 10 years it’s time to return his tray table to its upright position.

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Restaurant critic Brad A. Johnson says farewell

September 6, 2022 at 4:22 p.m.

Critic Brad A. Johnson says this is not an easy job to give up, but...

Critic Brad A. Johnson says there’s just no excuse for eating mediocre pizza when all these excellent pizzerias exist.

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These are the 20 best pizzerias in Orange County in 2022

By Brad Johnson

September 7, 2022 at 2:58 p.m.

Critic Brad A. Johnson says there’s just no excuse for eating mediocre pizza when all...

Critic Brad A. Johnson says you’ll probably have to stand in line, even at 3 p.m. on a weekday, but it’ll be worth the wait. Just cross your fingers they don’t run out of banh mi before you can order.

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Short order: This is the hottest restaurant in OC’S Little Saigon right now

By Brad Johnson

September 1, 2022 at 11:06 a.m.

Critic Brad A. Johnson says you’ll probably have to stand in line, even at 3...

Critic Brad A. Johnson says this new Mexican restaurant is very, very slow, but the food is delicious.

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Best thing I ate: This chile relleno in San Clemente is worth the wait

By Brad Johnson

September 1, 2022 at 11:30 p.m.

Critic Brad A. Johnson says this new Mexican restaurant is very, very slow, but the...

Critic Brad A. Johnson says you’ll eat very well at Ini, but you’ll need to let go of any strongly held feelings about Italian cuisine and tradition.

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Short Order: Fountain Valley’s new Ini Ristorante is Italian in spirit but Japanese at heart

By Brad Johnson

August 27, 2022 at 4:52 p.m.

Critic Brad A. Johnson says you’ll eat very well at Ini, but you’ll need to...

Critic Brad A. Johnson says OC’s best Vietnamese clay pot fish isn’t in Little Saigon, it’s in Irvine.

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Best thing I ate: Sweet, salty, spicy, incredible Chilean sea bass

By Brad Johnson

August 24, 2022 at 11:01 a.m.

Critic Brad A. Johnson says OC’s best Vietnamese clay pot fish isn’t in Little Saigon,...

Critic Brad A. Johnson says yet another French restaurant has opened at South Coast Plaza, and it’s unlike anything else in the region.

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Restaurant Review: South Coast Plaza’s Populaire rewrites the French bistro playbook

By Brad Johnson

August 18, 2022 at 12:02 p.m.

Critic Brad A. Johnson says yet another French restaurant has opened at South Coast Plaza,...

Critic Brad A. Johnson says the new El Coyotito Mexican restaurant in Orange differs a lot from the original El Coyotito in San Juan Capistrano, but the recipes and hospitality are exactly the same.

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Short Order: The new El Coyotito is the same, but different

By Brad Johnson

August 18, 2022 at 4:13 p.m.

Critic Brad A. Johnson says the new El Coyotito Mexican restaurant in Orange differs a...

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