by Diane | Aug 9, 2019 | Best Restaurants
When he was a teenager, Alec Glasser spent three summers working at the Drake Hotel in Midtown Manhattan. Because his family didn’t want him traveling back and forth each day to their home in Queens, they negotiated a sweet deal: He was allowed to live at the...
by Diane | Aug 7, 2019 | Best Restaurants
This week in Laguna, our restaurant community suffered another casualty. The new Mediterrania restaurant (also called MG Laguna) closed its doors unexpectedly. Mediterrania Owner Mohamed Mamoun opened his first Mediterranean restaurant in Irvine in 2013 (Mediterrania...
by Diane | Jul 3, 2019 | Arts + Laguna Culture, Best Activities, Best Restaurants
The Taste of Laguna Food & Music Festival combines two of our community’s favorite events, The Chamber of Commerce’s Taste of Laguna and KX 93.5’s concert, into one mega evening for foodies and live music fans. This limited event will sell out,...
by Diane | Jun 8, 2019 | Best Restaurants
Last night, I drove through a gray and cold Laguna Beach and wondered when the gods above were going to cut our retailers and restaurants a break. Although there were people roving the streets … in parkas … the town was relatively quiet for a Friday night. It was a...
by Diane | May 2, 2019 | Best Restaurants
It’s been one month since the newest rendition of The Royal Hawaiian Fire Grill opened with Chef Owner/Operators Maro Molteni and Martin Molteni. “My brother and I have opened many restaurants around the world, but we’ve never experienced an opening...
by Diane | Apr 30, 2019 | Best Restaurants, Holiday Events & Gifts
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...
