by Diane | Jan 21, 2020 | Best Restaurants
Chef Alessandro Pirozzi has been in the spotlight this week, thanks to a rumor mill that announced the closings of both of his restaurants in Laguna Beach, Alessa and Salerno by Chef Pirozzi. And he wasn’t happy about it. For the record, Chef Pirozzi has no...
by Diane | Jan 19, 2020 | Best Restaurants
Bear Flag’s popular taqueria concept, Wild Taco, opened on Thursday, Jan 16th in the old Johnny Rocket’s space at the corner of Ocean and Coast Highway. Interestingly, the opening was 362 days from the day the City of Laguna Beach granted the company...
by Diane | Jan 16, 2020 | Best Restaurants
Laguna Beach Restaurateurs Chime in on Biggest Challenges In the last two weeks, I’ve written about restaurant growth, changes and trends over the last decade in Laguna Beach. (If you missed them each Friday in StuNews, you can find them here: Restaurants in...
by Diane | Jan 13, 2020 | Best Activities, Best Restaurants
The biggest, swankiest chefs’ dinner in the LA Basin, OC Chef’s Table is back at the largest ballroom Disneyland® has to offer in the Disneyland Hotel’s Grand Ballroom on Sunday, March 1st. Here’s your chance to dine at your favorite...
by Diane | Jan 9, 2020 | Best Restaurants
On Friday last week, I wrote “Part One” about Restaurants in Laguna Beach and how they’ve changed and fared since 2010. This is “Part Two” on when the accelerated growth … and consequent churn … began. A Couple Updates First, a couple...
by Diane | Jan 4, 2020 | Best Restaurants
My favorite mentor and client, Bob Proctor, always tells me that when things are looking particularly grim, the best response is to stop, mentally turn in the exact opposite direction and look for an action you can take to counter-balance the grim. Given the...
