Diane Armitage
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Royal Hawaiian’s Royal Take-Out Treatment
If you've been reading my columns this summer, you know that I've begun to lean somewhat heavily on our great restaurants in town whenever I have a small dinner party to pull off. A couple weeks ago, it was a special birthday dinner party for a neighbor. I invited...
August’s “Best of Laguna Beach” Food Finds
As I was flipping through my phone's August photos this morning, I realized that if you aren't following my social media platforms, you're missing out on most of the food I eat all month long! So, I'm introducing an end-of-month Diane's Best of Laguna Beach™ round-up...
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Taste for Charity event aims to surpass last year’s $80,000 win for local non-profits
On Wednesday, April 24th, the 24th annual “A Taste for Charity” is hosting a rousing number of local restaurants, live music and sizable silent and live auctions to raise funds for 10 local non-profit organizations. Some tables are still available for sponsorship...
Janice Freeman always rose above it all
When you own a marketing agency for 25 years, you figure you’re going to have to deal with some bad PR from time to time. Fortunately, my clients have been so stellar that we’ve rarely seen something fall apart that we’ve had to jump on … until Sunday morning, just...
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With a Big Bang, Planet Urth Caffe Arrives
There’s some serious bustling going on at Urth Caffé. Our newest restaurant to join the Laguna Beach culinary throng, Urth Caffé finally threw open its doors to the public last Sunday, doling food and drink to about 5,000 people. “At 7:00 p.m., when it was time to...
Rumors in Laguna Beach: Cafe Zoolu Still Cookin’
Ah, how the rumor mill churns in Laguna Beach! Just to set the record straight on one circulating around Cafe Zoolu's head … Cafe Zoolu isn't going anywhere … yet. Last week, the Orange County Register noted that Chef David Pratt was taking over Café Zoolu’s location...
Football Happy Hours in Laguna Beach
In case you hadn’t noticed, the football season has arrived. Exhaustive coverage of college and pro draft, pre-season, regular and post-season “American” football will tote up to more than 2,100 televised hours in the 5 months ahead. (That would be non-stop 24-hour...
Broadway Chef Amar’s Latest Menu Just Another Patient Innovation
Most people think 33-year-old Chef Amar Santana leads a charmed life. His Broadway by Amar Santana restaurant took off like a racehorse from its opening gates in 2011. Even on weekdays in the offseason, his restaurant is burbling with a great, cool vibe 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...
Sergio’s Empanadas Opens in Laguna Beach (The Crowd Goes Wild!)
Talk about a little empanada that could! From its quiet beginnings in its first farmer’s market, Sergio’s Empanadas has now expanded to a real brick-and-mortar restaurant in the heart of Laguna at 977 S. Coast Highway. Doors opened last Friday and word is already on...
Upcoming Events & News
Save the Date: June 18th Starfish Anniversary Party
Just met with Gretchen Andrews, Co-Owner of Starfish Asian Cuisine in South Laguna, for details on their 4th Starfish Anniversary party on Thursday, June 18th. Although many details are still in the works, this is a party you definitely want to save the date for NOW....
Idol’s Haley Reinhart Kicks Off Jazz Wednesdays with 10-Piece Band
LagunaBeachLive.org, our fabulous non-profit organization devoted to bringing great national and international acts to Laguna Beach, is debuting its summer season of Jazz Wednesdays on June 17th. Once again at the Ranch on the Harvest Patio (fabulous in and of...
May 31st For Martini Madness!
Now that we're past the Memorial Holiday, Laguna Beach is in full summer swing. I've never seen a busier month of parties and celebrations than what we have coming down the pike in June. Heralding the coming month of June parties, though, is the most meaningful of 'em...
Montage Hosts Taste of the Nation, Raises $200,000
On Sunday, the Montage’s Chef Craig Strong welcomed nine renowned L.A.-based chefs to his home turf for an afternoon of fantastic food, drinks and fundraising for the Share Our Strength Taste of the Nation event. A national touring event, Taste of the Nation was...
Memorial Day Pancake Breakfast Returns
On Memorial Day in Laguna Beach you can always count on one thing to remain constant: pancake flipping by Laguna’s finest. For years now (probably decades), the Laguna Exchange Club teams with Laguna Beach Police and Firefighters to host a $5 pancake breakfast at...
Biggest Spring Party in Laguna: Martini Madness Tickets on Sale Now!
May is just halfway through but the last day of May is already booking quickly for “the” Laguna spring party – Martini Madness at Madison Square Garden & Café in North Laguna. A few years ago, Jon Madison came up with this great party idea, and generously...
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