If you follow my blog or my book, you know I’m a big fan of our long-standing Orange Inn’s breakfast and lunch options. How can you not adore those giant cinnamon rolls that Kathy Bodrero creates herself, or not savor John Bodrero’s Guinness World Record Orange...
Here’s the best of the best – the 50 Best Summer Events in Laguna Beach! An unpaid, unsolicited, completely objective compilation by resident Diane Armitage, the 50 Best Summer Events in Laguna Beach is based on what longtime residents actually...
As a dining reviewer here in Laguna, there’s nothing more exciting than new Laguna Beach restaurants opening in town. Given that it’s the most frequently asked question of me wherever I go in town, it’s clearly an exciting topic to Laguna locals, too. We all had high...
When you create the menu and orchestrate the nightly kitchen for the only Forbes 5-star ranked restaurant in Orange County, you really don’t need to change a single thing. Since his arrival in 2009, Chef Craig Strong’s impeccable Modern French cuisine at the Montage’s...
Just met with Gretchen Andrews, Co-Owner of Starfish Asian Cuisine in South Laguna, for details on their 4th Starfish Anniversary party on Thursday, June 18th. Although many details are still in the works, this is a party you definitely want to save the date for NOW....
On Sunday, the Montage’s Chef Craig Strong welcomed nine renowned L.A.-based chefs to his home turf for an afternoon of fantastic food, drinks and fundraising for the Share Our Strength Taste of the Nation event. A national touring event, Taste of the Nation was...