Diane Armitage

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Bodega Laguna Dropping Into Former Laguna Fish Co.

Laguna restaurateur Ivan Spiers is doing a fast and efficient restaurant...

Pinafini Joining Laguna’s Restaurant Row

At last a "coming soon" banner has appeared at the former...

Red Dragon Flying High

For oh … maybe about 8 years … the ownership of the Red Dragon enterprise on...

San Shi Go Closing Sept. 17th, 2023

The go-to sushi favorite for three decades, San Shi Go Laguna Beach, is...

Pageant of the Monsters Returns – Oct 2023

Just when you thought the backstage at Pageant of the Masters had gone dark...

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The Deck Beckons with Chef Rainer’s Impeccable Menu

The Deck Beckons with Chef Rainer’s Impeccable Menu

When Chef Rainer Schwarz and his team took over as owners of The (then struggling) Deck in Spring 2013, everything changed for the better. And I mean everything. Extensive renovations took place in April and May, which included the creation of The Deck’s own kitchen...

Central Coastal Peruvian Makes Top 50 O.C. Restaurants List

Central Coastal Peruvian Makes Top 50 O.C. Restaurants List

Today's mail delivered this month's Modern Luxury magazine and, as I was hoping, it's all about Orange County's "50 Finest Restaurants." I hustled to my kitchen table and hastily tore through the pages. I figure Laguna Beach has more restaurants per square inch than a...

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Cat in the Hat Moves Into Laguna Beach

Cat in the Hat Moves Into Laguna Beach

Tonight, the Cat in the Hat arrives in Laguna Beach, which can only mean a party is in store. This time, though, the Cat in the Hat isn’t leaving. Only the second if its kind in the United States, the Art of Dr. Seuss Gallery officially opens at 417 South Coast...

Chef Amar Santana in Bravo’s Top Chefs Season

Chef Amar Santana in Bravo’s Top Chefs Season

  At summer’s end when I finally caught Chef Amar Santana in his restaurant, I asked him where he’d been hiding all summer. He replied with a sly smile and a cheeky response, “You’ll find out soon enough.” On Monday, the whole world found out what Chef Amar...

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