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Kitchen + Drink
Skyloft
The Loco Okimoto, a Hawaiian
island-inspired dish at Skyloft, is
a delicious way to start a day of
relaxing in the sun or playing in the
waves at Main Beach, which is just
a short walk from the restaurant.
Based on a traditional Hawaiian
loco moco, this dish incorporates
a bed of garlic sticky rice with a
skinny beef patty and fried egg
piled on top. The chef also adds
grilled Spam, serving slices of it
alongside the stack with brown
gravy and au jus. This dish started
as a brunch item, but became so
popular that the restaurant has
made it available all day.
(949-715-1550; skyloftoc.com)
Sapphire Laguna
Sapphire has a different approach,
creating global-inspired dishes
like the braised pork chile verde
served with fried eggs, avocado,
queso and roasted tomatillos,
as well as buttermilk pancakes
topped with kumquat marmalade
and ricotta cheese. While recently
celebrating its 12th year in town,
Sapphire also launched bottomless mimosas with orange, mango
or grapefruit juice. (949-715-9888;
sapphirelaguna.com)
Splashes
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On the weekends, Splashes at Surf
& Sand Resort offers an upscale
yet tranquil setting, with windows
that fold in to create an open-air
dining room with unrivaled views.
But Splashes, says Ron Fougeray,
the restaurant's executive chef, is
more than the view. "Our location
extends to the cuisine, as well. ... We
are completely inspired by the sea,
not just as an abstract emotion but
as our everyday working environment." Dine on unique dishes like
red velvet pancakes topped with
whipped mascarpone, cocoa powder, white chocolate and raspberries, or seared scallops crafted with
jade rice, romanesco, purple potato
puree and more. (949-376-2779;
surfandsandresort.com)
In its large, industrial chic space,
Reunion Kitchen + Drink redefines
American comfort food by innovating on classics in a fresh and
creative way. The grilled breakfast
sandwich with sausage, egg and
cheese on sourdough bread is
flavorful, buttery and as deliciously
toasted as you may get from those
bottomless drinks served here.
For something a bit more adventurous, try the tender and hearty
short rib machaca. (949-2268393; reunionkitchen.net/laguna)
Nick's
Laguna Beach
Nick's Laguna Beach serves
straightforward yet superbly executed New American and Californiainspired comfort cuisine. Customers
come back for the El Jefe Breakfast
Burrito; the ingredients all work
together beautifully in this ultimate
brunch dish. Can't decide between
coffee or a cocktail? At Nick's, you
don't have to. The eatery's signature Spanish Café Carajillo has
Licor 43, espresso and one large
King Cube ice cube, making for
an unassuming yet dangerously
addictive drink. (949-376-8595;
nicksrestaurants.com)
Ocean at Main
Acclaimed chef Craig Strong's
Ocean at Main officially opened
its doors last fall, but started serving morning meals late last year.
"Our weekend brunch presents
a lively environment that offers
something for everyone," Strong
says, noting that the rib-eye steak
and eggs, the brioche French toast
with Grand Marnier and vanilla
bean, and the chipotle chicken
chilaquiles made with Strong's
own salsa fuerte (a play on his
last name, as "fuerte" means
Strong in Spanish), continue to
impress guests at the upscale
venue. Another simultaneously
stunning and scrumptious offering
is Scarlet's Favorite Five Spice
Pancakes, which is named after
his daughter, who adores the dish
and asks her father to make it
nearly every day. (949-715-3870;
oceanatmain.com)
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