TRADE Marketplace Coming in August, by Nanda Dyssou

“Office workers, residents, and students in the downtown Irvine business district will soon have a convenient destination for their lunch breaks, business meetings, and evening dinner dates, as TRADE is set to open in late September. The marketplace on the northwest corner of Michelson and Bixby Drive will feature forty businesses, including highly anticipated new concepts by renowned chefs. Some of the names that have created a buzz include Hop Phan and Viet Tran of Dos Chinos, Andrew Gruel of Slapfish, Kurt Chen of Ootoro, and the team behind organic wonder KRISP Fresh Living.”