Diane Armitage
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A Tale of Two Pot Pies
While it seems that winter may never arrive in Laguna Beach this year, two of our restaurants are certainly ready with their own homemade versions of Chicken Pot Pie. My longtime favorite, The Lumberyard Chicken Pot Pie, has been on the menu since the restaurant...
Thanksgiving Options in Laguna Beach: Outdoors & Take Out
This is an updated article from the one I first published a couple weeks ago on Thanksgiving dining options in Laguna Beach. Last week's announcement of the dreaded return of "COVID's purple tier" created its share of chaos in restaurants everywhere. Fortunately, the...
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Pageant of the Masters 2019 – Time Machine
If you know anything about Laguna Beach, you know that the Pageant of the Masters is a "Must Attend" event each summer. It's truly one of the most innovative 90-minute shows on the planet, and brings art alive in exactly THAT way - real humans posing at artistic...
Area 4th of July Festivities & Fireworks 2019
Here's a grand list of all the 4th of July festivities here in Laguna Beach and in neighboring communities for July 4, 2019! LAGUNA BEACH 4th of July Fireworks 2019 The City fireworks show will begin at approximately 9pm. Monument Point area will be closed all day on...
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March 15th Party at Nirvana Grille Celebrates PMMC, Friendship Shelter
With more than 100 sick seals and sea lions already piling into our little hospital in the Canyon, The Pacific Marine Mammal Center knows it’s in for a big summer ahead. They’ve already set up their “mini-clinic” in Huntington Beach, a temporary hospital for the...
OC Restaurant Week Starts March 6th!
OC Restaurant Week is just around the corner with dates set for Sunday, March 6th – Saturday, March 12th. For locals here in Laguna Beach, this can be a bane or a boom, depending entirely on the opinion you chose. On the bane side, this always designates a...
OC Restaurant Week Starts Sat., March 8th, 2020
OC Restaurant Week is just around the corner with dates set for Sunday, March 8th – Saturday, March 14th. For locals here in Laguna Beach, this can be a bane or a boom, depending entirely on the opinion you chose. On the bane side, this always designates a much...
Taverna Restaurant Laguna Beach Opening This Weekend
For about six months or so, I've been dropping into the new Taverna Restaurant Laguna Beach location to get their latest construction progress report. I don't think it's a giant stretch when I say that I'm not the only person in Laguna Beach interested in seeing a...
Popular Moulin Moving to Laguna Beach
After decades of serving up pastries and coffee, Scandia Bakery closed its doors a few months ago. And then … we all waited to see what was coming next. Interestingly, the rumor is true - the very popular Moulin Bistro is expanding from Newport Beach to Laguna's...
Valentine Dinner Options in Laguna Beach
OK, folks. As much as you may decry the blasphemous sale of love on Valentine’s Day, the fact is this: If your partner is expecting some sort of special Valentine’s Day dinner in one of Laguna Beach’s finest restaurants, you had better get hustling. Several...
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Rumors in Laguna Beach: Poler is Not Adding a Coffee Shop
Yet another rumor circulating in Laguna Beach that I thought I'd track down for you, dear reader: Portland-based Poler is actively constructing its office at the old Laguna Nursery location but its construction plans do not include an in-house Stumptown coffee shop....
Artist Steve Adam Opens In Laguna Beach
A year or so ago, one of my great girlfriends, Mary, introduced me to Steve Adam and his great abstract and coastal art, and I've been a fan ever since. While Steve has galleries that bookend Laguna Beach, he hadn't ventured into Laguna proper until just a couple...
Newport Beach Wine & Food Festival: Complete List of Chefs Participating
I wrote about the awesome Newport Beach Wine & Food Festival a couple weeks ago ( See details here). And, as I expected, this festival is selling out very, very quickly. Honestly, it doesn't come any better than this. This is an opportunity to not only meet and...
Urth Caffe Hosts Opening Party This Sunday
Nobody but nobody is happier to see Urth Caffe finally open in Laguna Beach than Owner Shallom Berkman. Boy howdy. Shallom and wife, Jilla, have had their eye on this property since 2010, but weren't able to purchase until 2013. And THEN the wait truly began as they...
Superior Artists Grace Our Stage This Week During Laguna Dance Festival
Shortly after I moved to Laguna Beach, the Laguna Dance Festival was launched, but I didn’t immediately grasp the level of talent these folks brought in for the 3-day fest. It’s why Founder Jodie Gates created the Laguna Dance Festival in the first place, actually....
Newport Beach Wine & Food Festival: The Don’t-Miss Event This Fall
Just when you were feeling a bit boo-hooey about summer’s events fading into the setting sun, I bring you happy salvation: The Newport Beach Wine & Food Festival. Granted, this event doesn’t occur until Oct. 2-4, but I’m getting the word out to you now for four...
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