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Best Margaritas in Laguna Beach, 2021
National Margarita Day is Monday Feb. 22nd, an as far as I'm concerned, this is the love holiday we really need to be paying attention to this month. So, it's time to roll out (once again), Diane's updated Annual "Best Margaritas of Laguna Beach." Here's how my search...
Celebrate Year of the Ox This Week With Mandarin King
This Thursday, Feb. 12th, Chinese New Year is upon us, ushering in the Year of the Ox. The Chinese believe the personality of the astrological sign infuses the year. We couldn't be more fortunate to have the "yin" stability of the Ox in the year ahead. Known for its...
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Ohana Fest 2019: Red Hot Chili Peppers Making Rare Appearance
Back in 1983, the Red Hot Chili Peppers came together in L.A. when high school buddies Anthony Kiedis (now infamous lead singer) and Flea (aka Michael Balary and now infamous bassist) decided it was time to create a band. During that first year, the scrappy...
World’s Largest Skim Contest, The Vic 2019, Returns Aug. 17th-18th
In May this year, the Pros' United Skim Tour began 2019's seasonal run for the crown at a full-on gallop. The Tour hits both coasts, with Cabo San Lucas and Santa Cruz early in the season, followed by East Coast Outer Banks (NC) and Dewey Beach, Delaware continuing to...
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Former Jean Paul’s Goes Vietnamese … BLKdot Coffee … Mais Oui!
If you’re still mourning the departure of Jean Paul’s Goodies in Boat Canyon because you miss our dear “Coffee Nazi,” I’m afraid to say … he’s still not coming back. There is, however, a bit of whip cream joy I can share in your otherwise dark espresso cloud: BLKdot...
Skyloft’s Beer Program Takes Top OC Honors
In a vote by beer enthusiasts everywhere, Laguna's Skyloft restaurant is now ranked in the Top 3 Beer Programs in all of Orange County. Hundreds of people placed their votes with the esteemed "Golden Foodies" awards online. In late September, the crowning Beer Program...
Ain’t No Blues at ROUX!
Obviously, the tiny restaurant space at 860 Glenneyre Street has some serious mojo going on. For years the host to Michael and Toni Leech's well-loved Cafe Zoolu, she re-invented herself for a soft-opening last weekend with a soft-spoken Chef and a rowdy rabble of...
2017 Football Season, Skyloft is Ohio State Buckeyes’ Skybox
Yesterday, I was tooling down PCH when…What to my wondering eye did appear? A huge Ohio State flag on Skyloft rafters – right here… Last time I checked Columbus, Ohio was 2,250 miles from Skyloft’s front doors. And, there are at least 758 colleges in the U.S. that...
7000-Pound Pizza Oven Shoehorns Its Way Into Slice
I stopped in today at the Lumberyard and owner Cary Redfearn was grinning from ear to ear. It turns out his oven for his new restaurant across the street (Slice), arrived early Wednesday morning … via forklift. This 7,000-pound girl ain’t no ordinary pizza oven. She...
Fit to Be Fried at the OC Fair
I’ve lived here 17 years without a single visit to the Orange County Fair. Fearing that the mere fact might physically force me out of California’s borders, I made a commitment to find my way there this summer. This year, the OC Fair rolls through Aug. 13th (next...
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Best Superbowl Viewing in Laguna Beach This Sunday
This Sunday, Feb. 7th … this magnificent Superbowl Sunday, the likes of which seems to take precedence over every national and religious holiday in our United States … is being celebrated in several restaurants and bars throughout Laguna Beach. I’m a Denver native,...
Feb 27th Napa in Newport Event Showcases 40 Vintners
On February 27th, the popular wine-themed gala, Napa in Newport, is actually in Laguna Beach’s other backyard at the St. Regis in Monarch Beach. And this year, it’s bigger and better than ever! Napa in Newport is the brainchild of the non-profit organization, Cure...
The Ranch Chefs Cookin’ For Couples
Last Friday, I had the pleasure of meeting with Chef Camron Woods and Jim Tolbert, Director of Sales & Marketing, at The Ranch. Despite – or maybe because of – the development issues and delays at The Ranch, these guys are immensely creative in their efforts to...
Celebrity Musician Sits In Tonight at Hotel Laguna
Laguna Beach has its own share of great local and regional music talent. A big plus, however, lies in the fact that so many music celebrities settle here in Laguna Beach for a quieter lifestyle away from the Santa Monica and Hollywood scenes. They show up unexpectedly...
Laguna Beach Music Festival Returns Feb. 10-14
A few weeks ago, I wrote about the upcoming live jazz season, Jazz Wednesdays, produced by LagunaBeachLive! As the regular jazz season gets underway, the ever-creative LagunaBeachLive.org is also teaming with a number of sponsoring festival supporters for the 14th...
Live Music in Laguna Beach, 12/28 through NYE, 2015
Given that this is one of those weeks when people really don't work as much as they had planned, I'm filling you in on live music in Laguna Beach that's happening throughout this holiday week, from Monday, Dec. 28th, 2015, through New Year's Eve. (After all, you've...
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