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Burger Week Satisfies Mid-Summer Cravings
Just when you thought you could get started on that diet after all your comfort food eating, Burger Week rolls around. (So, yes I'd recommend you put that diet off just one more week.) From Sunday, July 12th through this Saturday, restaurants throughout L.A. and...
Dine-In Closures Prompt Rapid Outdoor Action
On Wednesday this week, Governor Newsom announced that dine-in options would close in 19 counties, including Orange County, for the next three weeks. Outdoor dining and take-out can still continue. Minutes after the announcement, Laguna Beach restaurateurs and chefs...
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Playhouse Beauty and the Beast – free tickets to patrons 21 and under
Thanks to the generosity of the Suzanne and James Mellor Fund, Laguna Playhouse is offering patrons age 21 and under two free tickets to Beauty and the Beast: A Christmas Rose on Wednesday, Dec 5 and Thursday, Dec 6 at 7 p.m. Laguna Playhouse Artistic Director Ann E....
Holiday Singalong at SoLag Park – Dec 9th
Holiday Sing-Along at The Garden Park takes place this Sunday The community is invited to the annual Holiday Sing-Along at The Garden Park (SoLag) this Sunday, Dec 9 from 2 - 4 p.m. Bring your instruments, singing voices, and treats to share during this festive day in...
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Gu Ramen Laguna Beach Serves Up Awesome Noodles
So, when you survey the Laguna beach culinary scene from a 50,000-foot level, what’s missing in this patchwork quilt of foodie greatness? Well … noodles, of course. Ramen noodles, to be specific. At least, it’s what three longtime Thai chefs surmised when they began...
Orange Inn Wild West Roots Are Smokin’ This Summer
If you follow my blog or my book, you know I’m a big fan of our long-standing Orange Inn’s breakfast and lunch options. How can you not adore those giant cinnamon rolls that Kathy Bodrero creates herself, or not savor John Bodrero’s Guinness World Record Orange...
50 Best Summer Events in Laguna Beach – Concerts, Tours & More
Here's the best of the best - the 50 Best Summer Events in Laguna Beach! An unpaid, unsolicited, completely objective compilation by resident Diane Armitage, the 50 Best Summer Events in Laguna Beach is based on what longtime residents actually attend and enjoy...
Eleven New Laguna Beach Restaurants: Opening Dates, Food Details and More!
As a dining reviewer here in Laguna, there’s nothing more exciting than new Laguna Beach restaurants opening in town. Given that it’s the most frequently asked question of me wherever I go in town, it’s clearly an exciting topic to Laguna locals, too. We all had high...
Montage’s Chef Craig Strong Unveils Studio Bar Menu
When you create the menu and orchestrate the nightly kitchen for the only Forbes 5-star ranked restaurant in Orange County, you really don’t need to change a single thing. Since his arrival in 2009, Chef Craig Strong’s impeccable Modern French cuisine at the Montage’s...
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....
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How to Prepare for Chinese New Year (Feb. 19th)
If your New Year didn't get off to a great start, I'm here to tell you there's redemption. The Chinese New Year officially begins on Feb. 19th (this Thursday), and this is one serious customer when it comes to setting intentions and living in a year you deserve....
Valentine Cabaret a Perfect Start to Weekend of Love
Laguna Nursery is at it again with its annual Valentine Cabaret. The fun, food and cocktails begins this Friday, Feb. 13 at 6:30 p.m., with "Music of the Heart" rolling until 10 p.m. Here's your perfect entrée to a fabulous weekend of love with returning favorites...
Nirvana Grille Gives Back & I’m All For PMMC!
This morning in StuNewsLaguna, Shaena reminded us all that Chef Lindsey at Nirvana Grille always offers a 10% giveback on Sunday evenings. (Just one more reason why I adore this great lady - she just has so much more going on than chefery.) As the article notes: At...
Big Kahuna Concert This Saturday a Must Go
Every now and then, a cause is so great outside of Laguna Beach that I’ve just got to mention it. This Saturday evening, Jan 17th, the classic OC Tavern in San Clemente is doing a “Big Kahuna Koncert for a Cause,” in honor of Terry “Tubesteak” Tracy. Two of the finest...
Art of Fitness Nudges You Back Into Shape
It seems that everyone is in the New Year’s mode of “new you” this week, particularly at our local Art of Fitness, where the gym floor and classes are definitely more populated. I don’t believe the City of Laguna allows us to call Art of Fitness an actual “gym” but,...
Heat Up Your January With Sizzling Live Jazz
There’s no better cure for our brisk January temperatures than the toe-tapping, hand-clapping, get-up-and-move jazz concerts beginning January 21st. Every other Wednesday through April 15th, Laguna Beach Live! is bringing back the finest regional and national jazz...
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