by Diane | Feb 28, 2020 | Arts + Laguna Culture, Best Activities
In Laguna Beach, the well-loved Annual Patriot’s Day parade starts at 11 a.m., which means hundreds of happy citizens participating, thousands watching from the sidewalks, and traffic diversions beginning as early as 9:00 a.m. The parade starts at 11:00 a.m. by...
by Diane | Feb 28, 2020 | Best Restaurants
When Bear Flag Co’s Wild Taco restaurant opened six weeks ago in the old Johnny Rocket’s location in Laguna Beach, they chose to start with lunch and dinner items. Weekend breakfast, however, is a very big deal for Newport Beach fans at the original Wild...
by Diane | Feb 28, 2020 | Best Restaurants
For 13 years, Chef Azmin Gharhreman has offered one of the most innovative, globally-oriented menus in Orange County. While I’m a fan of everything I’ve had the pleasure to try at Sapphire, I have to tell you this, straight up: If you’ve never tried...
by Diane | Feb 26, 2020 | Best Activities, Best Hotels Laguna Beach
Hotel Laguna operators, Laguna Creative Ventures, has launched what it calls a “first stage” Beach Club, open Wednesday through Sunday and holidays (weather permitting) with limited beach service. Anytime between 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., you can walk down or park...
by Diane | Feb 25, 2020 | Best Restaurants
In August last year, the same Bear Flag Co. of Wild Taco announced its intentions to move its third Bear Flag Fish Co. restaurant into the former Boom Boom Room space. At that time, Bear Flag Founder Thomas Carson noted that he had always wanted to open his first Bear...
by Diane | Feb 21, 2020 | Best Restaurants
National Margarita Day is Saturday, Feb. 22nd, and as far as I’M concerned, THIS is the LOVE holiday we really need to be paying attention to in the month of February. (I can’t believe the greeting card industry hasn’t caught on to this one yet.) SO,...
by Diane | Feb 19, 2020 | Best Restaurants
Wine Gallery has another pop up Tasting Tuesday happening on Feb 25th, 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. These are awesome fun. It’s a mini-workshop … maybe more like a science lab … with a variety of wines and proffered pairings with the regular Wine Gallery menu. This...
by Diane | Feb 17, 2020 | Best Activities
Three weeks ago on January 25th, a GoFundMe page went live for well-loved, longtime Laguna Beach bartender Adam Bernstein and his wife, Rachel. The couple has been financially beleaguered since Rachel was diagnosed with Stage 4 brain cancer last summer. GoFundMe...
by Diane | Feb 15, 2020 | Best Activities
Here’s your perfect reason to actually celebrate President’s Holiday on Monday, Feb. 17th – an Art & Music Soirée at The Deck’s Bungalows! While The Deck provides its usual great party fare, there will be plenty going on with Pink and Foo...
by Diane | Feb 14, 2020 | Best Activities, Best Hotels Laguna Beach
Hopefully, you’ve made dinner reservations for Valentine’s Day (that’s tonight, folks) or Valentine’s weekend. If you haven’t yet, you can check out my Valentine Dining Roundup article on what’s available out there. Now, for that...
by Diane | Feb 13, 2020 | Best Restaurants
Rumors are true … Chef Azmin Ghahreman, Executive Chef & CEO of Sapphire Culinary Group, is selling the Sapphire Restaurant and Pantry at The Pottery Place to focus on other Sapphire Culinary interests. In a statement released late Thursday afternoon, Chef Azmin...
by Diane | Feb 12, 2020 | Best Activities
Years ago, I actually owned an amazing condo on Catalina Island. I used to go over there in the winter months to write big projects – my own books, ghostwritten books, or those massive 20-page sales letters to sell something like a Tony Robbins coaching program....
