by Diane | May 2, 2022 | Best Restaurants
Cinco de Mayo lands on Thursday this week, which is a perfect time to present my updated “Top 5 Margaritas of Laguna Beach” list. Here’s how my search for the best margaritas in Laguna Beach began … For 14 years now, I’ve been polling my readers and faithfully...
by Diane | Apr 29, 2022 | Best Restaurants
My Mom LOVES Laguna Beach. (And I so love my Mom. The photo is us when I was about 8.) There’s no place she would rather be on Mother’s Day than here in Laguna Beach. So, by default, I’m sure your mothers all feel the same. Fortunately, there are a...
by Diane | Apr 28, 2022 | Best Restaurants
After years of delay, the Red Dragon restaurant in the former Mosun/Club M space, has received its Conditional Use Permit (CUP) approval from Laguna’s Planning Commission. The April 26th vote approved the CUP, design review, a Coastal Development permit and a...
by Diane | Mar 17, 2022 | Best Restaurants
Last night (Wednesday, March 16th), my friend Lisa and I ate at South of Nick’s because I was sure that the newly opened Rum Social would be packed. At about 7:30 as we were leaving, I suggested we “poke our heads in” to see how it was going. Our...
by Diane | Mar 6, 2022 | Best Restaurants, Best Retail in Laguna Beach
It’s been four months since the popular Paso Robles winery, Bianchi opened its “bottle shop” in North Laguna. It was almost an afterthought, really, as the primary reason for the real estate was to situate a southerly home office back in Laguna Beach where family...
by Diane | Mar 3, 2022 | Best Restaurants
Rum Social, the anticipated new eatery in the old Watermarc space, is finally set to open to the public next week, “hopefully around the 10th of March,” said Partner John Fisher. The team began its soft open process this past weekend, inviting only friends, family and...
