Diane Armitage
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As Dine-In Hopes Edge Closer, Laguna Restaurants Get Ready to Get Ready
With Governor Newsom's hopeful announcements for restaurants this Tuesday, our Laguna Beach restaurants are feeling like there might actually be light at the end of this tunnel. While there are a very large number of hurdles for each county to leap before their...
Laguna Restaurants Still Love All the Women You Call “Mom”
Now that our dear city has essentially been "closed" through St. Patrick's Day, Easter, Eastern Orthodox Easter, Earth Day, the First of Ramadan and May Day, you'd better believe that our Laguna restaurants have Mother's Day wrapped and ready to rock for you. We all...
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Pet Parade & Chili Cook-Off
Dress your pets and prep that palate for the return of Laguna Beach's Pet Parade & Chili Cook-Off on September 30th at the Tivoli Too Grounds. A 22-year tradition, this is one serious contest for pets (well, and maybe their owners) as pets participate in six...
Ohio State Buckeyes at Skyloft
Last year as the college football season rolled into play, Skyloft hoisted a flag that caused quite a stir – an Ohio State Buckeyes flag, a mere 2,250 miles from the famed Columbus, Ohio Buckeyes stadium. While it took residents and visitors by surprise, it certainly...
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K’ya Bistro Giant Small-Plate Menu is a Giant in Gourmet, Too
When people ask me about my favorite restaurants in Laguna Beach, I mention my top five. K’ya Bistro – on the lobby level of the Casa del Camino hotel – is one of them. In fact, I’d even go so far as to say it’s in my Top Two. I’ve waxed euphoric about K’ya’s Chef...
Starfish Asian Celebrating 3rd Year With Big Party
Starfish Asian Cuisine, the SoLag restaurant that I once tagged, “The little restaurant that could” is celebrating its 3rd Anniversary next Monday with decided aplomb. “Our first couple years had some ups and downs, but we’ve definitely turned the corner,” says...
Ivory Restaurant Adds Vibrance to Laguna Canyon
The new Ivory Restaurant is adding a serious splash of color and vitality to the “Festival Center” commercial space between The Sawdust Festival grounds and Seven Degrees. Most recently housing Chef Mark DePalma’s ReMark’s, Ivory has all the makings of an enduring...
Carmelita’s Kitchen: Fantastic Creations That Even Suit Vegetarians
This week, my beloved goddaughter, Lacey, was in town. She’s something of a pescatarian as her diet is almost entirely vegan, but she eats organic and sustainable fish. This makes for interesting restaurant and menu hunts for me whenever she’s in Laguna Beach....
Neighborly Coyote Grill is Boisterous Fun
For years, I’ve lived about 30 yards from The Coyote Grill in South Laguna Beach. Except for the early, weekday mornings when I might trot up for breakfast while I work on weekly business, Coyote is always basking in a happy jumble of noise. On weekends, the jumble...
Great New Slapfish All About Sustainability
This Tuesday, Slapfish opened its second Orange County restaurant location in the “food court” area next to Carmelita’s Kitchen on Broadway. In a gesture that reflects the restaurant’s generous personality, Slapfish staff handed out 100 of their meaty lobster rolls to...
Upcoming Events & News
Hobie’s Annual SurfSwap & Sale begins Friday
This is a Dana Point event, but it STARTED in Laguna Beach and it's quite sizable in nature! Hobie’s 14th annual SurfSwap & Sale is this Friday through Sunday (May 23-25) from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Dana Point. Normally, this is big, quite big. Bring in your old...
The Ranch at Laguna Beach: The Grand Dame’s Final (and Most Spectacular) Legacy
In 1871, she welcomed the first home in Laguna Beach. Now – 142 years later – she will play host to Laguna’s last, great resort. It’s a fitting honor for this grand dame, who’s so reticent of the spotlight that most people drive right past her without even looking in...
These Global Top Sellers Began in Laguna Beach Garages
Given that we seem to have skipped winter this year in Laguna Beach, it’s time to discuss a very serious “summer” matter: Flip-flops. Proper flip-flop selection is a paramount decision for every man, woman and child. Fortunately, two of the best-selling flip-flops in...
Slapfish Laguna Beach Offering 100 Free Lobster Rolls
For months, we've been happily anticipating the arrival of Slapfish Laguna Beach. Last winter, the crazy-popular HuntingtonBeach restaurant chose to expand its operation into the Laguna Beach "food court" area on Broadway (just next to Carmelita's), and they're...
Sick Seals Need Our Help at PMMC in Laguna Beach
Thanks to extremely rough seas, temperature variations and who knows what else in recent weeks, our coastline is swamped with sick seal pups again. Too closely reminiscent to last year's onslaught of sick seals at this same time last year, our PMMC in Laguna Beach...
Live Music in Laguna Beach
Enjoy every genre of Live Music in Laguna Beach with this comprehensive weekly listing from LagunaBeachBest.com Featured here each week are live music venues, artists and club DJs through the week ahead in Top 40, Pop, Rock, Reggae, Jazz, Blues, Bluegrass, Folk and...
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