Orange County, California Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Food culture=== As recently as the 1990s, award-winning restaurants in Orange County consisted mostly of national chain restaurants with traditional American or Tex-Mex comfort food.{{citation needed|date=July 2021}} In the late 1990s, Tim and Liza Goodell with chef [[Florent Marneau]], and David Wilhelm, established culinary restaurant groups featuring nouvelle cuisine, gourmet burgers and more. The Orange County Register states that the "tipping point" came in 2007 when Marneaus founded Marché Moderne (since moved to Crystal Cove), and ''[[Top Chef]]'' chef [[Amar Santana]] opened a branch of [[Charlie Palmer (chef)|Charlie Palmer]] (closed 2015),<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/news/tn-dpt-me-0306-charlie-palmer-20150305-story.html |title=Charlie Palmer restaurant is closing its doors in Costa Mesa |date=March 5, 2015 |website=Daily Pilot |access-date=January 21, 2020 |archive-date=January 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200128032510/https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/news/tn-dpt-me-0306-charlie-palmer-20150305-story.html |url-status=live}}</ref> both at [[South Coast Plaza]]. Santana followed opening restaurants Broadway in Laguna Beach and Vaca in Costa Mesa. Other Top Chef chefs followed with their own restaurants including Brian Huskey (Tackle Box), [[Shirley Chung]] (Twenty Eight), [[Jamie Gwen]] of ''[[Cutthroat Kitchen]]'', and from ''[[The Great Food Truck Race]]'', [[Jason Quinn (chef)|Jason Quinn]] (Playground), who also opened three stands at the 4th Street Market<ref>{{cite news |last1=Luna |first1=Nancy |title=Food hall shake up? Playground's Jason Quinn closing three 4th Street Market food stands; four new restaurants coming |date=January 22, 2016}}</ref> [[food hall]] in [[Downtown Santa Ana]] in 2016.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Valdespino |first1=Anne |title=Best of Orange County 2018: A new generation of chefs have turned Orange County into a culinary hub |url=https://www.ocregister.com/2018/09/20/best-of-orange-county-2018-a-new-generation-of-chefs-have-turned-orange-county-into-a-culinary-hub/ |access-date=January 21, 2020 |publisher=Orange County Register |date=September 20, 2018 |archive-date=January 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200128032510/https://www.ocregister.com/2018/09/20/best-of-orange-county-2018-a-new-generation-of-chefs-have-turned-orange-county-into-a-culinary-hub/ |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Food halls]] with gourmet vendors include the {{cvt|42000|sqft|sqm|adj=on}} [[Anaheim Packing District]], the 4th Street Market in [[Downtown Santa Ana]], Lot 579 in [[Huntington Beach]], Trade Food Hall in [[Irvine, California|Irvine]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.timeout.com/los-angeles/restaurants/guide-to-food-halls-in-l-a-and-orange-county |title=The 13 best food halls in L.A. and Orange County |website=Time Out Los Angeles |access-date=January 21, 2020 |archive-date=January 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200128032512/https://www.timeout.com/los-angeles/restaurants/guide-to-food-halls-in-l-a-and-orange-county |url-status=live}}</ref> OC Mix in [[Costa Mesa]], and The Source OC in [[Buena Park]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Top 10 Attractions & Destinations in Orange County |url=https://www.visittheoc.com/top-10-attractions-in-orange-county/ |website=Visit The OC |access-date=January 8, 2020 |date=November 29, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200128032514/https://www.visittheoc.com/top-10-attractions-in-orange-county/ |archive-date=January 28, 2020 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2019, the [[Michelin Guide]] awarded stars for the first time to Orange County restaurants, awarding Hana Re and Taco Maria one star each.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ocregister.com/see-which-28-southern-california-restaurants-were-awarded-stars-in-the-new-michelin-guide |title=Two O.C. restaurants awarded stars in the new Michelin Guide |date=June 4, 2019 |access-date=March 31, 2020 |archive-date=February 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220210233747/https://www.ocregister.com/2019/06/03/see-which-28-southern-california-restaurants-were-awarded-stars-in-the-new-michelin-guide/ |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2021, [[Knife Pleat (restaurant)|Knife Pleat]] in Costa Mesa was awarded one [[Michelin star]] as well.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://guide.michelin.com/us/en/california/us-costa-mesa/restaurant/knife-pleat |title=Knife Pleat – Costa Mesa - a MICHELIN Guide Restaurant |website=MICHELIN Guide |access-date=January 3, 2022 |archive-date=December 30, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211230001844/https://guide.michelin.com/us/en/california/us-costa-mesa/restaurant/knife-pleat |url-status=live}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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