Diane Armitage
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“12 Days of Christmas Cocktails” at Royal Hawaiian
Here's a fun one. Royal Hawaiian's resident Mixologist (and local favorite) Sean Melia has come up with a whole new raft of holiday and seasonal cocktails (hey, Hawaii dreams of a white Christmas, too). What better way to celebrate than to offer a uniquely crafted...
Tommy Bahama Closes Its 10-Year Operation
Tommy Bahama, known internationally for celebrating the island life, will begin island hopping this Tuesday when it closes its Laguna Beach location in search of a new home. On Saturday morning, the corporate offices notified management at both the restaurant and...
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“Rocktoberfest” Officially Launches Sept. 16th
While most folks think that Octoberfest begins in … ehrm … October, the event begins on the 3rd Saturday of September every year. Who gets to determine this date? Why, Munich, Germany, of course. Held annually in Munich, the world’s largest beet festival begins...
Chef Debra Sims Exits Laguna To Pan for Gold at Prime
The worst thing about being buddies with the great chefs of Laguna Beach? When they leave. When the great Chef David Fune exited Splashes a couple years ago, I was inconsolable for weeks. (I might still be inconsolable, now that I think about it.) When Chef Camron...
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Laguna Beach “K’ya” Restaurant is Top-Notch
Five years ago when he decided to create the “K’ya” restaurant, Chef Craig Connole took over Savoury’s here, introducing a menu he describes as “Pacific Asian with some Nebraska thrown in.” He then opened The Rooftop upstairs (big O.C. singles scene) and renamed Savoury’s to K’ya, altering the menu again to offer 80 “small plates” that average $5 – $10.
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Laguna Beach Sawdust Festival Winter Fantasy Closes Dec. 9th
It may be sawdust instead of snow you're tromping around in, but there's still no better pre-holiday event than the Laguna Beach Winter Fantasy Festival at the Sawdust Festival grounds. This Sunday - Dec. 9th - marks the closing of this fantastic fare. Given that more...
Dogs Who Brunch – Gus
As of 6 weeks ago, Jersey-born Gus relocated his people to Laguna Beach.
Dogs Who Brunch – Kona
Kona's still living her "honeymoon" with her people Dogs Who Brunch SeriesLaguna Beach, Main Beach About three years ago, Miss Kona, a mix of Black Lab and . . . ehrm . . . we're not sure what . . . was hanging in a pound in San Luis Obispo without much hope. She...
Dogs Who Brunch – Hanna
All I can say about Hanna, this mini Australian Shepherd visiting Laguna Beach a sunny Sunday, is that her peeps who discovered her at a pet shop within hours of her landing there are DARN lucky . . .
Vic Skim World Championships Start Today (July 7)
It's already rolled around again. The Laguna Beach based, highly anticipated Victoria Skimboards WCS (World Championships in Skimboarding) takes place today and Sunday (July 7th & 8th) at Aliso Creek Beach. At 7:30 a.m. now, the beach is already thrumming with...
Dogs Who Brunch – Sierra, the Great Pyrenees
Sierra, the Pyrenees from Celebrity Lines Dogs Who Brunch Series Laguna Beach, Main Beach Meet Sierra, the Great Pyrenees whom I spotted on her way to Main Beach. Having owned and dearly loved a Great Pyrenees of my own (I still miss you terribly, Merlin),...
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