Plan Breakfast To-Go on Inauguration Day
Every four years, I take the day off for Inauguration Day. I vote, so I feel it’s my duty. I like the spectacle and swelling Democracy heart of it all. This year, even without the crowds and the bands and the balls, it’s still Inauguration Day, and...
Deal of the Century: Brussels Bistro’s Monthly Meal Plan
This holiday, while perusing some of my favorite Laguna Beach restaurant sites for various take-out options, I stumbled across an amazing deal that almost seemed too good to be true. Brussels Bistro had begun a new offer: A subscription of $89 a month gets you 10 new...
Ring in NYE with Laguna Restaurants “To Go”
We’ve finally made it. Well, sort of. Normally, this town is rocking on New Year’s Eve with plenty of restaurants open, live music playing and parties rambling from north to south. This year …not so much, for obvious reason. The good news? Most of our...
Holiday Feasts for Take Out from Laguna Beach Restaurants
Can you believe Christmas Eve is just 10 days away? Fortunately, a number of Laguna Beach restaurants are ahead of the curve with a variety of take out/delivery options for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. This article lists seven participating restaurants, but more...
Citing COVID Cases, Sawdust Marketplace Closes
Initially scheduled through December 20th, the Sawdust Marketplace closed yesterday (Saturday) for the season and the year. Marketplace organizers noted that “Due to rapidly increasing COVID-19 cases in our own area, and several confirmed cases among our Sawdust...
Laguna Restaurants Shift Once Again to Take-Out Only
Take-out programs are back in play at all Laguna Beach restaurants. Recent Stay At Home orders went into effect on Sunday evening, Dec 6th at 10 p.m. It is expected to last at least three weeks. Along with sweeping closure changes, all restaurants are to cease outdoor...
A Tale of Two Pot Pies
While it seems that winter may never arrive in Laguna Beach this year, two of our restaurants are certainly ready with their own homemade versions of Chicken Pot Pie. My longtime favorite, The Lumberyard Chicken Pot Pie, has been on the menu since the restaurant...
Thanksgiving Options in Laguna Beach: Outdoors & Take Out
This is an updated article from the one I first published a couple weeks ago on Thanksgiving dining options in Laguna Beach. Last week’s announcement of the dreaded return of “COVID’s purple tier” created its share of chaos in restaurants...
“Tuscany Beyond Expectations” Documentary Fills That Travel Yearning
Did you miss your trip to Tuscany this year? I have a solution for you. Three years ago, a friend introduced me to Brian Gendece. My friend was a giant foodie fan, and Brian had recently retired with the idea to expand his cooking hobby as “The Showbiz...
Everything’s Coming Up Pumpkin
As we all scream around the curve that is October and head for the straightaway of November, it has suddenly occurred to me that this is high-season pumpkin time. This week’s gentle reminder of Wednesday’s “National Pumpkin Cheesecake Day”...