Anne Marie Panoringan, Food Columnist, Culture OC Part 3

Anne Marie Panoringan is Culture OC’s well-informed food columnist. She reports industry news, current events and trends. Anne Marie also contributes regularly to Eater Los Angeles, LAist, TASTE and a host of other well-respected and noteworthy publications.Anne Marie continues with us in-studio to discuss her work as Food Columnist for Culture OC and highlight her current columns. Of course, more tasty Orange County morsels will be part of the conversation including a recent column (November 26, 2025) highlighting her favorite spots in the OC for fried chicken. Also the surprise closing (after 7 years) of Toast in Costa Mesa on the site of the long-running Golden Truffle. Anne Marie is our resident Disneyland Resort authority. Napa Rose at Disney’s Grand Californian has been closed since April for a major refurbishment and reimagining. Curious minds want to know when in 2026 Napa Rose will relaunch? We’ll ask Disneyland Resort aficionado Anne Marie.