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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Best sandwiches in Laguna Beach … for starters, The Orange Inn

The last two weeks have been busy with friends dropping in from colder climes to soak up our Laguna Beach sunshine. Being the Laguna Beach tour guide that I am, I've been trotting these friends to a variety of Laguna Beach restaurants, and you'll see a number of...

At Laguna’s Starfish, Year of Dragon party is firing up your year

[singlepic id=571 w=320 h=240 float=right]OK, every time I think about writing this entry, the old Ohio Players song, "Fire," keeps running through my mind … this is one sassy year ahead! This week, the fire begins for the entire 2012 year when Year of the Dragon...

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Great Wine Tastings on Saturday Afternoons

Great Wine Tastings on Saturday Afternoons

Aside from their magnificent cooking classes and formal chef's school, Laguna Culinary Arts has the city's best cheese shop around, which I've covered in my book (no worries, I'll do an update here in the blog prior to the holidays, I promise).  The NEXT best kept...

2nd Annual Pageant of the Monsters Returns

Back by popular demand, the family-friendly Pageant of the Monsters returns to the Festival of Arts grounds the weekend preceding Halloween ( Oct. 25, 26, 27) and then on Halloween (the, ehrm, 31st) from 6:00 - 9:30 pm.   The backstage of the Pageant of the Masters is...

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