"Jonathan Gold kicks off the new year with a review of the newly relocated Marché Moderne down in Newport Beach. The restaurant was originally known as the best place to refuel with champagne and oysters after an arduous day of shopping, being that it was located within the swanky South Coast Plaza mall. The French eatery reopened its doors after a brief hiatus in the Crystal Cove area of Newport Beach last September. Despite the fact that former iteration of the restaurant was a constant addition to the critic’s 101 list, not every dish is a hit: However, the real hits are the hangar steak and coq au vin that at the original mall location felt as if it “existed as a personal favor to you rather than as one of the most popular things on the menu”: In the end, the Goldster seems to endorse the relocated restaurant as a bougie place to indulge in a classic French meal." - Crystal Coser
