Diane Armitage
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Last Chance for Restaurant Reservations on Easter Sunday
Several additional restaurants have submitted their plans for Easter, so I’ve expanded my column from last week to help you make your Easter dinner decisions. Orange Tier: No Change For Restaurants Although we’ve recently graduated to Orange Tier, our restaurants are...
Cocktails, Anyone?
With the announcement of their new spring cocktail roll out, Oak Laguna Beach (photo above) reminded me this morning that next Wednesday is (drum roll please) National Cocktail Day. If you're willing to play, I'm here to take your votes! I'll be writing in next...
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Dining Project OC Pops Up at Hotel Laguna
Sometimes, when I feel like my life is nearing an alarming level of chaotic flurry, God/the gods/angels have a pow-wow on how to give me a break. Things are so busy in my life right now that they know they can’t send me on vacation. So, they decide, instead, to bring...
Laguna Art Museum Gala Promises Sophistication & Surprise
Laguna Art Museum's history and future is being celebrated again this coming Saturday, Sept. 21st, when the Laguna Art Museum Gala takes place at the Festival of Arts grounds. Last week, I wrote an article about the Museum's history and reasons for the expansive shift...
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Chef Craig Strong Opens Restaurant Friday, Oct. 5th
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 reservations: (949)...
Lost Pier Café: A Local’s Love Offering
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...
This Week in Laguna Beach: Restaurant Rumors Running Wild
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...
Locals Rejoice: 230 Forest’s Happy Hour Blooms Again
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...
Chef Maro: The Boy is Back in Town
If you’ve seen this guy wandering around town, it’s not an optical illusion. Chef Maro (Mariano) Molteni is back in town AND looking for a new restaurant space to hang his chef’s hat. Last year in May, local favorite Maro Wood Grill suddenly changed ownership and Chef...
Harley plans uncommon guest experience for 370 Common’s former space
One of our most talented chefs in Laguna Beach, Chef Ryan Adams of 370 Common Kitchen + Drink, is pulling up stakes and moving on … but he’s really just moving down the road a patch. Adams announced this week that he will be closing 370 Common by mid- to late...
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Collector’s Choice Gala: The Best Way to Add Art to Your Walls
Ready to add some great art to your life? Interested in acquiring something for that special someone for the upcoming gift-giving season? Our acclaimed Laguna College of Art and Design (LCAD) is celebrating its 27th Annual Collector's Choice Auction and Fundraiser...
Skyloft Debuts Taps & Tastes Beer Dinner
Skyloft Beverage Director Louie Palmerin is one proud papa … and deservedly so … as Palmerin has skillfully crafted the largest and most innovative selection of craft beers in Laguna Beach. Now, Palmerin and Skyloft Chef Arthur Ortiz are raising the bar even further...
Film Night This Thursday Offers Rare Hollywood Treat: Nelson Coates
Every once in a rare while, you meet someone who has the coolest job in the world. In my world, that’s Nelson Coates. And he’s talking about his coolest job at the Laguna Art Museum THIS Thursday, Oct. 20th. Trust me – this is going to be one of the most interesting...
Make a Point to See the Live Painting at This Week’s Plein Air!
This weekend, I had a very rare head cold and missed – for the first time in 12 years – the opening of the Laguna Beach Plein Air Invitational. Believe me, this did nothing to improve my mood. I love the Plein Air Invitational. In my small opinion, I think it’s one of...
Get Discount Coupon to Newport Wine & Food Festival Now!
If you’ve followed me for any length of time, you know that I’m a big fan of the now 3-year-old Newport Beach Wine & Food Festival. Honestly, I think it’s one of the best events in Southern California. The team at NBWFF started out with a bang in 2014, and the...
To Live and Dine Launches Foodie September
September is beginning in grand style with three of Laguna’s own chefs participating in the annual “To Live and Dine in O.C.” this Thursday, Sept 1st at Soka University. Tickets are just $40 in advance and $50 at the door. It’s the beginning of a cornucopia of...
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