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DAVIO S SPREADS HOLIDAY CHEER • UC IRVINE S CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF CANNABIS • PHOTOGRAPHY E HIBIT AT IRVINE FINE ARTS CENTER
DECEMBER 11 019 • VOL. NO. 4
Destination Dumpling
Where to Find Irvine’s Best Bite-Size Delicacies
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DIN TAI FUNG CRAB KUROBUTA PORK IAO LONG BAO
DESTINATI N D ING
A ROUND-UP OF IRVINE S PROMINENT DUMPLING
LOCATIONS.
BY: SCOTT FEINBLATT
VEGETABLE STEAMED JIAOZI
JA JIAOZI AUTHENTIC DUMPLINGS
PHOTOS: COURTESY OF FEATURED RESTAURANT
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here are many types of food that can warm dumplings — today Irvine Weekly is going to be tak- (aka soup dumplings); for dumpling neophytes, give
the spirit as we proceed into the cold sea- ing a look at some of the most popular restaurants for it a minute before you bite into these, as you may be-
son. Peering into the Chinese section of our finding some high quality Chinese dumplings in the come the subject of amusement by those around you
options, many people gravitate toward restaurants neighborhood. Enjoy! who know that the soup within the dumpling can
that serve hot-pot style, which of course is delicious. be pretty darn hot. Other frequent diners prefer the
However, for those who also like their edibles to be 101 Noodle Express restaurant’s jiaozi (which are commonly pan-fried
cute, self-contained, bite-size delicacies, there are 101 Noodle Express is one of the more [aka potstickers], steamed or boiled), and their beef
always dumplings. And while dumplings are not mom-and-poppier places on our list. It’s a low-key rolls are pretty good too! Make sure you bring cash
exclusively Chinese — kreplach, pierogi, gnocchi, dining establishment, but they’ve got it where it along with your appetite; they don’t accept credit
ravioli, etc. all qualify, architecturally speaking, as counts. Many customers swear by their xiao long bao cards. 5408 Walnut Ave. Ste. A, Irvine; (949) 654-8542.
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you’re likely going to be closing your eyes and mak- dishes, especially their House Special Lobster with
ing a soft, satisfied moan. As for the cryptic name of noodles. 770 Spectrum Center Drive, Irvine; (949) 788-
the restauranwt, their website reveals that “Tang 9218, spectrum.capital-seafood.com.
means hot boiling soup, and 190º Celsius is the ideal
temperature to achieve the best taste and balance.” JA Jiaozi Authentic Dumplings
Needless to say, their soups are their main draw and Last, but certainly not least, is one of Irvine’s newer
are very popular. 14121 Jeffrey Road, Irvine; (949) 651- dumpling destinations. JA Jiaozi’s reputation has
1901, tang190.com. been picking up steam (no pun intended) since it
opened, about a year and a half ago. Stylewise, it
Din Tai Fung and Din Tai Fung run neck and neck for the award
No dumpling list can be complete without Din Tai for “fanciest” — beef onion steamed Jiaozi and their
Fung. While Irvinians wanting to indulge in this in- Shrimp Jiaozi are particularly delectable. That said,
ternationally renowned chain (which is based out of their steamed jiaozi combo, and its cornucopia of
Taiwan) do need to travel to the neighboring city of dumplings with different colored skins, is something
Costa Mesa, where Din Tai Fung awaits them inside to look upon. On that note, for spicy food fans, they
A J DUMPLINGS
South Coast Plaza, dumpling tourists will find the have red-skinned flaming hot jiaozi. Their braised
extensive varieties of xiao long bao, spicy wontons, beef brisket with quail eggs is also definitely worth a
shao mai (those dumplings that look like mini mesas), try! Irvine Marketplace, 13776 Jamboree Road, Irvine;
A & J Restaurant and bao zi (the more breadlike-style dumplings that (714) 786-8999, jajiaozi.com.
A & J is an extension of a Chinese food chain from are frequently filled with bbq pork) enough to fill
Taiwan. They, too, have an assortment of dumpling them up several times over. But if you have any room
types, including xiao long bao, jiaozi (served steamed left, their rice cake dishes are extremely satisfying as
or pan-fried), as well as spicy wontons, which are well. South Coast Plaza, 3333 Bristol St., Costa Mesa;
very popular. Additionally, may folks are drawn in (714) 549-3388, dintaifungusa.com.
by their tasty scallion pancakes and beef noodle
soup. If you’re not enamored with close quarters din- Capital Seafood Restaurant
ing or long waits — this place gets pretty packed and The long-wait trend continues at Capital Sea-
frequently requires long waiting periods, due to its food. What can we say, the people’s stomachs have
popularity — feel free to phone in your order for take- spoken, and they know what they like! At the end
out! 14805 Jeffrey Road, Ste. D, Irvine; (949) 786-3585, of the line, this establishment offers dim sum style
aj-restaurant.com. dining. Their dumpling varieties include shao mai,
bao zi, xiao long bao, steamed jiaozi and har gao
Tang 190 (another variety of steamed dumpling which has
OK, this next one is a bit of an anomaly on our list a more translucent wrapper made of wheat and
because it is a Korean restaurant. That said, boy are tapioca starch and are frequently filled with shrimp);
their dumplings good! Whether you are inclined to additionally, there are plenty of other dishes that are
indulge in their steamed dumplings (which include worthy of investigation. Their Peking duck platter is
beef, pork, chives, vermicelli noodles, eggs and as popular as it is artful to look upon, and, needless
BRAISED BEEF BRISKET WITH UAIL EGGS
sesame oil) or their mandu (deep fried dumplings), to say, they have some pretty impressive seafood JA JIAOZI AUTHENTIC DUMPLINGS
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SNARE HEAD PHOTO BY VICTOR HERNANDEZ
A SENSE STER AND NDER
IRVINE FINE ARTS CENTER S SILVER: AN ANALOG PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW
FEATURES A VAST VARIETY OF STYLES AND SUBJECTS.
BY: LIZ GOLDNER
PHOTOS: COURTESY OF THE ARTISTS
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rett Hillyard’s photo “Moose,” Arts Center’s exhibition, “Silver.” These show featuring 20 artists interested in ing their own prints that was the impetus
featuring a soldier wearing images present a vision of life today in vastly different subjects, who employ for this group endeavor. They submitted
military garb, strumming on a Southern California, and the surround- different styles, and whose careers vary a formal proposal to IFAC (that other
guitar, a big smile on his face, demon- ing environs. Wendy Ortiz’s “Los Guer- in stages of development, it felt import- members of the public can do), which
strates that joy can be found among rerenses” photo, for example, depicts a ant to create a foundation that would showcased the range of creativity and
difficult circumstances. Contrasting dark-haired mother (probably of Latino link their work together. The idea of diversity, harnessed in the darkroom.
this image is Jesse Childers’ “Unti- origin) carrying her child, alongside a focusing on the analog black and white
How did you find and choose your
tled” photo, depicting an elegantly Mexican style business, which could be silver halide print made sense.”
photographers?
adorned young woman, sitting on in Santa Ana or south of the border.
Irvine Weekly: How and why did
a long stairway, her head buried in All photographic artists in this show Nick Sosin, a patron of the lab and ex-
the Irvine Fine Arts Center decide to
her lap. Nick Sosin’s “Untitled” image used the Irvine Fine Arts Center’s pho- hibiting photographer in the show, put
mount a photography show?
shows an unclad store mannequin tography lab to develop their work. The out an open call for interested photogra-
Is this a yearly event?
set amidst an empty field, perhaps results are finely wrought images, both phers to join the proposal.
indicating that it was discarded. dramatically posed and candid, with Virginia Arce: The exhibition was the
How and why did you include only
Meanwhile, Ray Barbee’s wide-angle many conveying a sense of mystery result of a proposal submitted by a cohort
black-and-white photography?
”Untitled” presents a startling anthro- and wonder, and with most featuring who uses the IFAC darkroom. All of the
pomorphic-style vision of two large sharp contrasts of light and dark. participants use the lab on a regular There’s a kind of romantic element to
cranes hoisted into the sky. The curator of this exhibition, Virginia basis. There’s a kind of synergy in their this type of photography that I also think
These are just four of the 151 black and Arce, the Fine Arts Center exhibitions shared love of the process of shooting on binds together this seemingly disparate
white photographs in the Irvine Fine program coordinator, explains, “With a film, processing their own film and creat- selection of images. Seeing the world in
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MOOSE BY BRETT HILLYARD
black and white somehow makes it seem What else you would like to explain
new, exotic and almost otherworldly. about this exhibition?
Some photographers in this exhibition In the course of developing this show,
are relatively new to the process, while getting to know each photographer,
others have been developing their talking to each about their work, seeing
practice for decades. If you speak to any bodies of work grow and refine, it has
of them, you’ll see their faces light up been rewarding to see professional and
when they talk about developing imag- emerging photographers consider what
es and knowing that their own hands it means to capture an image on the finite
produced them. material that is film. In a culture that is so
saturated with images, and that gives us
Did you ask the photographers to the ability to easily take photos of any-
address any particular theme? thing, it is important to pause and consid-
er why people take certain photographs.
All of the photographers were free
The ability to take a photograph,
to pursue the existing themes that they
develop it and print it is a process that
were already invested in. My curatorial
many people can easily fall in love with.
work came in selecting the strongest
The photographic process further helps
images from their portfolios, identifying
the artists become aware of the signifi-
major themes in their work and making
cance of using cameras for their work.
sense of their unique visual language.
Brett Hillyard’s work, for example, has a
“Silver” is on view through January 11,
kind of joie de vivre that comes through in 2020, at Irvine Fine Arts Center; Mon.-Thu.,
all of his work, whether he’s photograph- 10 a.m.-9 p.m., Fri., 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat., 9 a.m.-5
ing a soldier or a surfer. Michael Weitz- p.m; cityofirvine.org/irvine-fine-arts-cen-
man’s photography is wholly dedicated ter/current-exhibitions.
to creating unique images that aren’t The 13 other artists featured in this exhibi-
easily reproducible. Gabriel Magallanes’ tion are Remy Alegado, Carlo Andaya, Art
work uses modernist aesthetics to docu- Brandt, Eric Bryan, Christina Cao, Jennifer
ment skateboarding culture. Chen, Christopher Fetter, Victor Hernan-
My selection was an attempt to iden- dez, Eduardo Jeronimo, David Kline, Chris-
tify and highlight the strongest elements tine Lee Smith, Guillermo Lefranc and
MAN ON WALL BY JJC HB
of their work for a broader audience. Hugo Zhang.
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CFO of Illumination Foundation.
Recently, Orange County released its
Point in Time Count, a federally man-
dated biennial report that addresses
the homeless crisis affecting OC citizens.
Recent data shows that close to 7,000
are officially homeless in Orange Coun-
ty, with an estimated 3,961 sleeping on
the streets.
Operating a shelter in Anaheim, IF
does all it can to assist those without
homes — providing immediate relief
when neces-
sary, as well as
housing, case
management,
medical care,
mental health
services and
workforce
services. Their
low-entry
threshold 9
allows them to
help thou-
sands of peo-
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critical gap in
the continuum
of care for the
S READ H IDA HEER ITH homeless.
Winter
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can be an
especially
tumultuous time for those lacking reli-
able shelter. The cold and wet weather
PROCEEDS FROM GINGERBREAD HOUSE WORKSHOP WILL exacerbates health problems and
BENEFIT ILLUMINATION FOUNDATION S FIGHT AGAINST the lack of stability makes the season
especially difficult. These difficulties are
HOMELESSNESS. why Davio’s Irvine has partnered with
the Illumination Foundation, in hopes of
spreading joy to those who need it most.
More than 30,000 youth are homeless
BY: TARA FINLEY
in Southern California. The gifts collect-
ed at the workshop will be distributed to
PHOTOS BY: COURTESY OF DAVIO S
children experiencing this crisis.
“When choosing a charity to part-
ner with for the Gingerbread House
L
ooking for a fun holiday spread holiday cheer, but to give back graduate students, the Illumination Workshop, Illumination Foundation was
activity to get into the spirit of to the community as well. Every family Foundation is a nonprofit, non-denomi- an obvious choice. We are excited to
the season? Davio’s Northern is asked to bring one unwrapped toy national, grassroots organization whose welcome guests to Davio’s on December
Italian Steakhouse is hosting families which will be donated to a charity mission is to break and prevent the 15 for an afternoon of holiday fun, food
at their Gingerbread House Workshop close to Davio’s heart, the Illumination cycle of homelessness in Orange County. and family!” invited DiFillippo.
on Sunday, December 15, from noon Foundation (IF). The foundation provides services to our
to 2 p.m. “We were first introduced to Illumina- county’s most vulnerable adults and Those who would like to participate in
The event will welcome children of all tion Foundation while participating in children — a vital need with more than the event can purchase tickets through
ages to join Davio’s pastry chef Lena last year’s OC Chef’s Table at Disney- 50,000 homeless in Southern Califor- Davio’s Irvine website, davis.com/irv.
Huynh as she demonstrates how to land. Davio’s loves to get involved with nia alone. Since 2008, IF has provided Tickets are $55 per child. Each child
create the perfect personalized ginger- multiple philanthropic events through- housing and health care to more than must be accompanied by an adult. Da-
bread house. Each child will receive a out the year, and this charity was one 10,000 at-risk individuals and families. vio’s is located at 18420 Von Karman Av-
gingerbread house of their very own to that instantly touched our hearts,” “Every person deserves compassion, enue, Irvine, and was recently featured
decorate while families enjoy lunch. explained Davio’s CEO, Steve DiFillippo. dignity and the safety of a place to call in our Best Of Irvine issue.
The purpose of the event is not only to Originating as a class project by UCI home,“ says Paul Cho, co-founder and
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cologically-resistantdiseases
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UNION CENTER IN ALBANY,
NEW YORK.
interactions with her dog. Most recently, the former
Disney star made headlines with some new ink, the
word Toulouse in cursive etched across the back of
her hand. Toulouse is the capital of the French region
Occitanie, also known as The Pink City.
To prepare for Ariana’s highly anticipated show
at The Honda Center in Anaheim, Irvine Weekly has
ARIANA GRANDE ONSTAGE DURING THE SWEETENER WORLD compiled eight of her biggest hit records. If you’ve
TOUR AT THE O2 ARENA IN LONDON, ENGLAND
been to an Ari show, you already know it’s going to
be a night for the books.
ARIANA GRANDE’S “thank u, next”
The second Ariana Grande dropped “thank u,
8 BIGGEST HITS COURTESY REPUBLIC RECORDS
next,” the entire music industry froze. Not only did this
pop star just release yet another incredible record,
but the realness and vulnerability she bared made
the record 10 times greater. This song is an ode to
THE POP SUPERSTAR PLAYS THE HONDA CENTER IN all her ex-boyfriends, including the late Mac Miller,
who we all miss dearly. Plus, the Mean Girls-themed
ANAHEIM ON DECEMBER 13. music video (which boasts over 448 million views on
YouTube) is everything.
“Don’t Call Me Angel” featuring
BY: SHIRLEY JU
Miley Cyrus & Lana Del Rey
PHOTOS: COURTESY KEVIN MAZUR/GETTY This is the female-empowerment song the world
has been waiting for. If you saw the recent Charlie’s
A
riana Grande quite possibly might be the thenticity she exudes in all that she does. Her lyrics Angels in theaters, this brings the theme of badass
biggest pop star of our generation. Hailing stem from real-life experiences and allow audiences women who slay to life. The song’s official music vid-
from Boca Raton, Florida but now residing into her life, proving she goes through obstacles just eo has over 118 million views on YouTube and count-
in Los Angeles, the singer-songwriter has had a like the rest of us. At the end of the day, music is her ing, with all three artists dressing up in white angel
momentous year, especially with the release of saving grace and she wouldn’t have it any other outfits inside a boxing ring. Ariana’s voice crooning
thank u, next. The project’s title track itself is an ode way. the words “don’t call me angel,” is both catchy and
to all her ex-boyfriends, including Pete Davidson, Boasting 166 million followers on Instagram alone, fierce, reminding you females rule the world.
Mac Miller and Big Sean. Ari might have one of the biggest fanbases the
Beyond her sonically appealing, feel-good records, music industry has ever seen. Everything she does “7 Rings”
fan gravitate to her honesty, vulnerability and au- gets picked up — from what she eats for lunch to her As with every Ariana song, “7 Rings” broke theMUSIC
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ARIANA GRANDE PERFORMS ON STAGE DURING HER SWEETENER WORLD TOUR AT THE O2 ARENA IN LONDON, ENGLAND
internet. With the music video already at over 625 miss too much. But I don’t wanna miss your touch.” Ar-
million views on YouTube in less than a year, this iana’s ability to persuade (and unpersuade you) she’s
record serves as the second single off thank u, next. your wifey comes completely naturally. At the end of
The title refers to her collection of matching friend- the day, the secret’s all yours. Although some members
ship rings Ariana and her six friends purchased in of Social House may feel some type of way. 111 million
New York. If you’ve got a bestie and you guys share views in just a few months.
anything matching, you already know the sentimen-
tal feelings these items bring. “no tears left to cry”
Ariana’s music is happy, it’s sad, it’s happy, it’s sad
“Side To Side” featuring Nicki Minaj ... but ultimately it’s happy. “No tears left to cry” seem-
This is one of the best music videos Ariana has ever ingly comes off as a depressing song, but it’s actually
put out, clocking it at a whopping 1.6 billion views on about coming into your own without needing a
YouTube alone. The scene opens with a beautiful partner to hold you up. The record also serves as her
Grande leading a sexy cycling class, with all the ability to blend genres, from dance-pop to disco to
riders in sync with the dance moves. This is Soulcy- dance-R&B over a U.K. garage beat. The song entered
cle: Ariana Grande edition. Nicki Minaj spits, “I’m the the Billboard Hot 100 at #3, as she became the only
queen of rap, Ariana run pop.” That’s a bar! artist to debut in the Top 10 with the lead single from
all of her projects.
“The Way” featuring Mac Miller
Rest in peace, Mac Miller — gone way too soon. “Monopoly” featuring Victoria
While fans ate up every second of Ariana and Mac’s
relationship, it’s both of their loves and talents for
Monét
music that made this record what it was. The visual, Ariana and Victoria Monét’s friendship is every-
which clocks in over 382 million views, showcases thing we look for in our own. “Monopoly” arrives as a
the two lovebirds hanging, playing and enjoying fun-filled, good vibes only anthem amongst two best
each other’s company. At the end of the way, it’s that friends who work together, hang out together, have
bond you share with your significant other that can- sleepovers together and slay together. They croon on
ARIANA GRANDE - SWEETENER not be replaced. the chorus: “Bad vibes, get off of me, Outta here with
WORLD TOUR - OPENING NIGHT
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that fuckery / Treat my goals like property, collect
ALBANY, NEW YORK. “Boyfriend” featuring Social House them like Monopoly.” Play this song on repeat as you
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