The worst thing about being buddies with the great chefs of Laguna Beach? When they leave. When the great Chef David Fune exited Splashes a couple years ago, I was inconsolable for weeks. (I might still be inconsolable, now that I think about it.) When Chef Camron...
Celebrate Five Decades of Art with G. Ray Kerciu on Saturday, August 12, from 6-9 pm in an Opening Reception in the space next to the former Tabu Grill in Laguna Beach. Admission is free. Enjoy viewing nationally recognized art work and talking with G. Ray about his...
My favorite weekly event at the Festival of Art? Easy. Thursday evening’s “Art, Jazz, Wine & Chocolate.” I’m not sure that this event needs a lot of salesmanship. When you have art, live jazz, wine and chocolate at your disposal for two full hours, life can’t get...
Summer is officially on! With the grand opening of the Pageant of the Masters last night (Fri, July 7), all FOUR of the internationally famous Laguna Beach Art Festivals are open and rockin’. Here’s an easy, all-in-one reference for schedule, times and...
If you’ve been reading my blog posts and StuNews columns long enough, you know that I have three favorite bartenders in Laguna Beach, each of which is an absolute master of mixology: Neil Skewes, resident genius at Starfish Asian Cuisine. Adam Bernstein, resident...
For years now, Laguna Beach has participated in the worldwide party, Fete de la Musique, and for year now, many Laguna residents have no idea what it really is. It’s BIG music party, man! One the same day of the year – June 21st – more than 550 cities worldwide...