The Eat Index: OC: The critic’s critics — See what Brad A. Johnson’s readers have to say 🖊️🍽️ - OCRegister

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When readers critique the critic. (Photo by Brad A. Johnson, Orange County Register/SCNG)

“I am afraid you have finally done it, Mr. Johnson!,” a reader wrote Brad A. Johnson in an email recently. “Your taste buds need a level of ‘fire’ that only a dragon could understand!…It’s too bad that you have burned out your taste buds because you used to give cogent, worthwhile reviews that most of us could enjoy.”

Brad A. Johnson is a dining critic, but he also has some critics of his own. He gets emails, some praising him on recent reviews and others claiming that he’s got no taste or is too political.

Take a peek behind the curtain to see what the critic’s critics have to say. Read more. 

Javier’s Newport Beach location closed for cleaning and sanitizing in mid-June after at least one employee tested positive for COVID-19. It reopened Tuesday, July 14 for patio dining. (File Photo by Cindy Yamanaka, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Coronavirus closures 

Javier’s, a popular Newport Beach Mexican restaurant that closed after an employee got COVID-19, is back open.This week, seven more OC restaurants closed due to coronavirus concerns. Anne Valdespino has more. Read more. 

Pork al pastor taco from the takeout menu at Taquiero Taco Patio in Irvine (Photo by Brad A. Johnson, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Prime pastor for the pandemic

Brad A. Johnson says he has always wanted to raid the kitchen at Taquiero Taco Patio in Irvine and abscond with their trompo, the vertical rotisserie that its delicious al pastor cooks on. He’s got the next best thing now that the restaurant has family-style takeout packages. Read more. 

A Restaurant in Newport Beach has decided to close temporarily, a decision brought on by new state guidelines prohibiting indoor dining. Seen here, traffic along W. Coast Highway in Newport Beach flows in front of A Restaurant and A Market. (CINDY YAMANAKA, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER/SCNG

A Restaurant closes 

A Restaurant in Newport Beach has closed its doors for now, a decision sparked by Gov. Gavin Newsom’s order that restaurants can’t do indoor dining for now. Anne Valdespino has more. Read more. 

Tomatoes stuffed with couscous, red onion, yellow bell pepper and raisins make for a colorful dish that celebrates summer produce. (Photo by Cathy Thomas)

If you’re about to pull out your hair because your pandemic garden is making more tomatoes than you know what to do with, Cathy Thomas is here to help with recipes for tomatoes both big and small, including tomato salad with mangoes and blue cheese and baked tomatoes stuffed with couscous. Read more. 

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