Start Reserving Now for O.C. Restaurant Week!
If you’re a foodie, you already know what I’m about to tell you because you’ve been looking forward to this week for … ehrm … 51 weeks since it last occurred. O.C. Restaurant Week returns March 5th – 11th for seven days of significant feeding at 100 Orange County...
Get In On the “Swing For Seals” Golf Tourney for PMMC Seals & Sea Lions
The Pacific Marine Mammal Center is officially one month out from its first “Swing for the Sea Lions” golf tournament. Set for March 27th at the Aliso Viejo Country Club, this is your chance to enjoy a great day of festivities while helping our seal and sea lion...
Laguna Chefs Score for Anaheim Ducks Foundation at Dux In Tux
Dux in Tux, One of the most wanted tickets in Orange County has become the annual Dux in Tux event, a giant fundraiser hosted by the Anaheim Ducks hockey team. In its 17th year, Dux and Tux took place last Thursday, Feb. 23rd, at the Anaheim Hilton. I was so very...
Our Own Nelson Coates Earns International Honors for 50 Shades Darker Movie
This past weekend, our own Laguna Beach’s Nelson Coates hit the bigger time. As one of the most in-demand Production Designers in Hollywood, Nelson has already been “big time” but this weekend, his star soared even higher. This guy works so hard, there can be no one...
Best Place to Watch Superbowl in O.C. – Laguna Beach!
It’s Superbowl Game Time with 25 TVs at Skyloft on Sunday, Feb. 5th The Big Game is on in a big way at Skyloft in Laguna Beach! With the most TVs in town, Skyloft’s doors open on Game Day at 9:00 a.m. Skyloft’s decadent breakfast menu is served until 3:00 p.m., with...
Chef Azmin’s Sapphire Restaurant: A World of Flavors
When longtime Laguna resident and even longer time commercial developer Joe Hanauer first considered the re-development of The Pottery Shack, he knew two things: First, it was important to cater to the everlasting love and memories so many thousands of people had with...
More on Newport Beach Restaurant Week
Last Thursday, I had the terrible job of attending the kickoff party to the Newport Beach Restaurant Week. Poor me. In fact, it was such a terrible job that I had to drag one of my girlfriends along with me. Poor us, sipping champagne, chatting with chefs and grazing...
Jan 21 Women’s March in Laguna Beach
Guest Column from Cindy Obrand, KX93.5 FM Laguna Beach will hold its own rally on Jan 21 to support the Women’s March on Washington. This local effort has grown through word of mouth, grassroots style, where local folks will stand in solidarity with the Women’s...
Mozambique Reopens After Forced “Footloose” Inspired Closure With Capacity Crowd
Sometimes, we find ourselves so mired in the everyday life we live that we forget to remember we’ve created a “Wonderful Life” for ourselves. On Tuesday evening at Mozambique Steakhouse, this became clearly evident to Owner Ivan Spiers when more than 300 well-wishers...
Emerging From ABC Penalty Box for “Footloose” Ways, Mozambique Invites Supporters to Re-Opening Party
This Tuesday, Jan. 10th at exactly 5:15 p.m., Mozambique Steakhouse re-opens after a required 5-day suspension levied by the Alcoholic Beverage Control board (ABC). Owner Ivan Spiers will be celebrating the occasion with his usual forward-thinking aplomb by inviting...