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Some Laguna Restaurants Open for Dine-In This Week While Others Quietly Assess
At the start of our Memorial Holiday on Saturday morning, word came down that Orange County restaurants could begin opening for dine-in service, provided they followed approved plans and health-driven protocols. It put our Laguna Beach restaurants in an interesting...
Laguna Beach Restaurants Open for Dine In as of Monday, May 25th
Laguna Beach restaurants are beginning to open for dine-in and/or patio dining. This is a list of those who have opened to date. Watch for dates of more openings this week here in this blog and in tomorrow’s @stunewslaguna. DINE IN & PATIOS OPEN Today (Memorial...
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Karloff’s Frankenstein movie is bigger than life on big screen
I love seeing movies at Cinepolis at Ocean Ranch. Just seven miles from downtown Laguna Beach (and a mere four miles for me), it’s become my reward for surviving particularly stressful weeks. In fact, I rarely see a movie anywhere else. Although the food they serve...
Sip ’n Shuck Shindig Returns Nov. 4th
I know the 5th annual Driftwood Kitchen + The Deck Sip ’n Shuck party isn’t happening for an entire month (Nov. 4th to be exact, 2:00 – 6:00 p.m.). The tickets for this event, though, disappear faster than oysters on the half shell, the namesake for this event. Our...
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Lumberyard Restaurant: Roasted Chicken Dinners To Go
Most of us locals here in Laguna Beach are big fans of resident-friendly Lumberyard Restaurant. Their happy hours rock … their food is a nice combo of comfort food (the only chicken pot pie in town; it is ungodly) and great foodie fare (cedar planked Salmon) … they...
Tabu Grill’s New Chef Working His Own Voodoo Magic
There’s a new chef in town and he’s already shifting it up at our cozy foodie restaurant, Tabu Grill. Long known for her rich and innovative menu of Polynesian and Asian influences, Tabu Grill has had the reputation as a “special event” restaurant with long waits to...
GG’s Bistro: A Euro Café for Leisurely Sunday Breakfast
For nine years now, the two husband-and-wife teams of GG’s Italian Mediterranean Bistro have managed to keep the life in the main level of this 540 South Coast Highway complex. GG’s Bistro splits its restaurant between a lovely in-house dining and bar establishment...
Bungalow Restaurant Owners Buys The House
This week, the Bungalow Restaurant, a longtime favorite for steaks and fresh fish in Newport Beach's Corona Del Mar, has acquired The House of Big Fish & Ice Cold Beer here in Laguna Beach. Bungalow owners Jim Walker and Louie Feinstein will be renaming the...
News on Coming Soon Opening and Restaurant Party
At last Wednesday’s Taste of Laguna event at the Festival grounds, it was great to see all the executive chefs representing their restaurants at the booths. Of the 33 restaurants there, I’d say less than a handful of the primary chefs were MIA, and that says a lot for...
43 Years Later, Bodreros’ Orange Inn Still Doling Out the Love
John Bodrero has owned The Orange Inn for so many years that he still remembers celebrating his 21st birthday as its new owner. At the time, The Orange Inn was in its original location in what is now Newport Coast. Theplace was first established in 1931 as a...
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Famed Laguna Beach Plein Air Begins Sunday, Oct. 12
Next Sunday, October 12, more than 40 of the country's top "plein air" (meaning "painting outdoors in natural light") painters will descend on our lovely town for the Laguna Beach Plein Air Invitational. I love the Laguna Beach Plein Air. First, it starts with a bang...
Lumberyard Proving Monday “Football Viewing Headquarters”
We all know that the hallowed Monday Night Football probably rivals the Sunday afternoon games now. On the average, about 17 million people tune in to watch, and that's just a statistic from single televisions being turned on at home. With the Lumberyard restaurant...
Upcoming Girls’ Night Out Celebrates Boys & Girls Club
I know it seems we’re hustling you through the month of September already, but early birds reap rewards in these ticket purchases, so I’m giving you a heads up now . . . The 6th Annual Girls’ Night Out will likely draw more than 250 women again on Thursday, Oct. 2nd...
Big Wine & Food Fest Just Two Weeks Away!
A few weeks ago, I wrote about the upcoming Newport Beach Wine and Food Festival, and the event has just been expanding since then. The bulk of this “first annual” event takes place on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 20th and 21st at the Newport Beach Civic Center. This is...
Barefoot Movement Does Bluegrass This Saturday
It has now been five years since The Barefoot Movement took off their shoes and took to the stage. Hard work and talent have taken this bluegrass team all over the country and even overseas, and now they're arriving in Laguna Beach. On Saturday, Sept. 21st, the...
Newport Beach Wine and Food Festival Showcases Laguna Chefs, Too
A month from now, Sept. 19-21, the very first Newport Beach Wine and Food Festival will premier at the Newport’s Civic Center. Every time I mention this Festival, people immediately think I’m talking about the Taste of Newport, which, after its 24-year run, was...
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