by Diane | Oct 17, 2018 | Best Restaurants
I love the way our Laguna restaurateurs love their restaurants. Last week, I met with Cary Redfearn, who will be celebrating the 1-year anniversary at Slice Pizza and Beer, the crafty concept restaurant he and wife, Suzanne, concocted. It sits directly across the...
by Diane | Oct 2, 2018 | Best Restaurants
When Chef Craig Strong left his immaculate Montage-based restaurant, Studio, to start his own restaurant in Laguna Beach, the news was something akin to Moses coming down from the Mount. As much as we’ve all loved Craig Strong in our community, few of us...
by Diane | Oct 2, 2018 | Best Restaurants
This just in from Chef Craig Strong and his new Laguna Beach restaurant, Ocean on Main. I’m heading there now for a dining preview – news and photos shortly! His website isn’t quite live yet –oceanatmain.com but you might be able to call for...
by Diane | Sep 28, 2018 | Best Restaurants
You’re not going to believe this. I finally found a truly great cup of morning coffee in South Laguna. It’s in the uncanniest of locations: The Lost Pier café. Right. I already know your question: “Lost Pier Café? Excuse me?” Correct. In the last few months, while we...
by Diane | Sep 27, 2018 | Best Restaurants
This weekend, a large ad in the OC Register noted that Stonefire Grill was expanding to Brea this fall and, then, to Laguna in early 2019. Really? A 12th location for Stonefire Grill here in Laguna? Well … no. After jumping on the phone to chat with the City and the...
by Diane | Sep 13, 2018 | Best Restaurants
If you’re a Laguna local, this might be the first week you’ve emerged from your home since the first week of June. I understand. I’ve harbored myself, too, in my South Laguna home, escaping when necessary to the south until the “all-clear” sirens began blaring from...
