Forking Around With . . . Dr. Orly Taitz, Esq.

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Orly Taitz was the subject of a Weekly cover story in June 2009.

​”Forking Around With . . .” is our occasional feature meant to spotlight the food likes and dislikes of people of prominence in Orange County.

Dr. Orly Taitz, the Rancho Santa Margarita attorney and dentist who is best known for her challenges of Barack Obama’s eligibility for the presidency, is certainly prominent here in our red county.

She graciously took time from her busy caseload to share her thoughts on OC’s food scene.

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​OC Weekly: What are your favorite restaurants in Orange County?

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C’est La Vie

​Orly Taitz: We love the ocean, and we go for walks by the ocean on the weekends and visit a few restaurants in Laguna Beach and Dana Point. Probably my favorite is C’est La Vie (373 S. Coast Hwy., Laguna Beach, 949-497-5100; cestlavierestaurant.com). This restaurant has great food, excellent service, friendly waiters and waitresses, and incredible ocean views. RJ’s Cafe in Dana Point Harbor (25001 Dana Point Harbor Dr., Ste. 120, Dana Point, 949-218-5757; rjscafe.com) has piano entertainment from time to time, great fish dishes and beautiful views of the Harbor. Ichibiri (16 Monarch Bay Plaza, Dana Point, 949-661-1544) in Dana Point offers Japanese food, which is cooked in front of your eyes, in a very fresh and friendly atmosphere. China Moon in Laguna Niguel (30001 Town Center Dr., Laguna Niguel, 949-249-6868; chinamoonrestaurant.com) and Peking Dragon in Dana Point (34171 Pacific Coast Hwy., Dana Point, 949-493-9499; pekingdragonrestaurant.com) are our favorite Chinese restaurants.

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RJ’s Cafe in Dana Point.

​OCW: If you could snap your fingers and instantly have any dish delivered to you, what would it be?

OT: If I could snap my fingers and order something, it would be tart frozen yogurt with chocolate morsels.

OCW: Do you drink alcohol? If so, what’s your favorite? If not, what do you drink with dinner?

OT: I rarely drink wine, as I work long hours and prefer to stay alert. Maybe once a week, I would order a glass of white Zinfandel with dinner.

OCW: If you could import any restaurant from anywhere else in the world to Orange County, what would it be? Why?

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OT: This is a tough question. I traveled a lot. I’ve been to some 45 countries and nearly 40 states in the U.S. Each place has something special to offer.

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​Another place I would transplant to OC is New Orleans, with its incredible beignets in Café du Monde, carnivals and great Cajun dishes practically on every corner. I remember my husband and I found a small restaurant, a hole-in-the-wall called Miss Ruby’s. It had only a few tables; it was small in space, but huge in taste. Chef Paul, of course, was quite a fixture. I decided to try a few exotic dishes there and settled on frog legs, which tasted like a cross between fish and chicken (quite appropriate for its evolutionary standing). My husband didn’t care much for my choice of food and threatened that he would not kiss me again if I eat frog legs. Oh, well, the threat lasted for about 10 minutes or so. . . . 

OCW: What one food would you banish from Orange County if you could?

OT: I would not ban anything from the OC. The beauty of OC is in a blend of cultures and traditions, which includes the blend of dishes and cuisines.

4 Responses to “there was a mix-up with the name of a restaurant and they used pretty bad pictures, but it is better than prior articles in far left OC Weekly, that used to attack me right and left”

1. John
   January 5th, 2011 @ 1:52 pm

   Just because you’re not smiling doesn’t mean you don’t look good, Orly.

2. Neil SANKEY
   January 5th, 2011 @ 4:12 pm

   How refreshing to hear from someone well-travelled, intelligent and with refined taste. If only these meatheads would shut up and listen to the lady, this world would be a better place.

3. Phil
   January 5th, 2011 @ 11:59 pm

   LOLOL! Neil…loved it!!! Poor “John,” he just doesn’t seem to be able to pull himself off the “street,” long enough, as I guess he has other things that keep him busy, like his nights, to keep tabs on his “investments”!

   Davey Crockett…

4. Helen
   December 2nd, 2015 @ 8:42 pm

   , I can use whatever name I want, rrasedlegs of whether this is the name with which I was born or legally adopted. I can put this name on my driver’s license or my marriage license. As long as I am not using this name instead of my legal’ name for the purpose of committing fraud. What is the law in D.C. regarding the binding effect of swearing an oath using the name by which a man is commonly known, notwithstanding it is not his legal’ name? Answer that question first, before you conclude whether he is or is not President on account of that one oath. (Of course, he can never be President because he is not a NBC.)

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