Diane Armitage
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Worker Bee Oliver’s Osteria Still Alive in “The Hive”
Although The Hive in Laguna Beach's Canyon may seem to be slumbering, rest assured – there are still a couple worker bees buzzing in that hive. Laguna Beach Beer Company is still open seven days a week with significant beer sales occurring daily. Their food menu is...
Chef Marc Cohen Permanently Closes Watermarc
On Monday (yesterday), Chef Marc Cohen announced that he has permanently closed his second restaurant in Laguna Beach, Watermarc. "I can't tell you how distraught I am to announce that Watermarc Restaurant is now closed permanently," he noted in his online message....
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Crazy Rich Asians Premieres Aug 15th – Nelson Coates Wins Again!
Photo above: Crazy Rich Asians Production Designer Nelson Coates with the best-selling book author, Kevin Kwan If you've followed me for any length of time, you know I'm a crazy, adoring fan of Nelson Coates, a Laguna Beach resident who happens to be an uber-talented...
Giant Outrigger Race on Saturday, Aug. 10th
This Saturday, August 10th, something really big will be swimming in our Laguna waters. All 32 of the Southern California Outrigger Paddling Clubs begin the most strenuous part of their summer season – the 9-man relay race – in the annual Whitey Harrison Canoe Classic...
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Best Food & Drink
Love Potion #10 at Starfish Asian Cuisine – ONLY Valentine’s Weekend
As a late entry for consideration this Valentine's weekend, make a beeline to Starfish Asian Cuisine for Mixologist Neil Skewes' Valentine's Weekend libation, "Love Potion #10." (Because, really, why stop at less than perfection?) Because this annual favorite...
Broadway Restaurant Plans a 2nd Valentine’s Day
Last night after the Art Auction at the Laguna Art Museum, I dropped in to The Broadway Restaurant to say hello to Chef Amar and General Manager Ahmed. As usual, the place was rocking, but Ahmed squeezed in a quick chat to catch me up on the latest. As it...
Selanne Steak Tavern Pulls Off Hat Trick
With my recent return visit to Selanne Steak Tavern, I'd say the team has managed a hat trick with three wins in one seating: Chefs' Attention to Superb Detail A Happy Hour That Has Definitely Become a New Watering Hole The Majority of the Team On Board With Friendly...
Selanne Happy Hour is a Foodie-Rich Treat
This last Wednesday, I brought two wealth managers with Merrill Lynch to Selanne Steak Tavern for an introduction and a try at the Selanne Happy Hour. Fortunately, we were there just as the hostesses cracked the doors open as the bar filled quickly. Only the bar...
Best Holiday Martini – The Gingerbread Dude
Just to ensure that your Christmas spirit remains at the "ho ho ho" level, several bartenders in Laguna Beach have created speciality holiday cocktails. It seems that everyone is in on this holiday concoction craze, so I've faithfully tried and tested a number of...
New Year’s Eve Parties in Laguna Beach
Here's a beginning list of the most popular New Year's Eve parties in Laguna Beach to ring in the 2014 New Year. I've talked with each of these folks, and ticket sales are already brisk. Don't be left out in the cold! Click each entry for complete information and...
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Saving Seals and Sea Lions Another Day in the Office for Kirsten Sedlick at PMMC
If it hadn’t been for her knee injury, she wouldn’t have discovered the Pacific Marine Mammal Center (PMMC) in Laguna Canyon. Kirsten Sedlick began as a PMMC volunteer and now, 18 years later, she is a PMMC Supervisor with an extraordinarily unique life experience...
Let’s Help Laguna Beach Books Receive a James Patterson Grant
Bestselling author James Patterson has sold more than 300 million copies of his books worldwide, and now he’s giving back to the people who have helped him reach that status – independent bookstores. In late February, he announced that he’s beginning to give away $1...
Culinary Adventure Includes Montage Whiskey Dinner Event
This coming weekend in Laguna Beach, several great entities here are joining forces with Visit Laguna Beach, our Visitor's Bureau, in a number of great culinary events. Titled Celebrate Great Taste: A Three-Day Culinary Adventure, the list is long and profuse!...
March 9th Gospel Brunch Will Raise the Rafters
Set for its third sold-out year in a row, the great-fun, high-energy Gospel Brunch is coming up quickly at Tivoli Too! on Sunday, March 9. Tickets are still available at this time, but this is truly one of Laguna Beach Live’s most popular events – there are normally...
“Big Bruce” To Be Released By PMMC This Week
On Friday, I had the most amazing gift come my way - the Pacific Marine Mammal Center invited me down for a last look at "Big Bruce," the now-famous sea lion who arrived at our seal and sea lion hospital with great white shark bites on his right torso and flipper....
What I Recommend You Try for Laguna Beach Restaurant Week
OK, OK, OKAY! Stop bugging me! Sheesh, you people keep peppering me with requests on where you REALLY should go for Restaurant Week in Laguna Beach (starts next week, Feb. 23 - March 1st), and I'm supposed to be something of a Switzerland here. I think ALL 18...
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