Diane Armitage
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Chef Maro: The Boy is Back in Town
If you’ve seen this guy wandering around town, it’s not an optical illusion. Chef Maro (Mariano) Molteni is back in town AND looking for a new restaurant space to hang his chef’s hat. Last year in May, local favorite Maro Wood Grill suddenly changed ownership and Chef...
Harley plans uncommon guest experience for 370 Common’s former space
One of our most talented chefs in Laguna Beach, Chef Ryan Adams of 370 Common Kitchen + Drink, is pulling up stakes and moving on … but he’s really just moving down the road a patch. Adams announced this week that he will be closing 370 Common by mid- to late...
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Get Discount Coupon to Newport Wine & Food Festival Now!
If you’ve followed me for any length of time, you know that I’m a big fan of the now 3-year-old Newport Beach Wine & Food Festival. Honestly, I think it’s one of the best events in Southern California. The team at NBWFF started out with a bang in 2014, and the...
To Live and Dine Launches Foodie September
September is beginning in grand style with three of Laguna’s own chefs participating in the annual “To Live and Dine in O.C.” this Thursday, Sept 1st at Soka University. Tickets are just $40 in advance and $50 at the door. It’s the beginning of a cornucopia of...
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Dogs Who Brunch – Kona
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 was a year old at the time, and she found that pups were the first to be adopted all around her. But then, a honeymooning couple from Aliso Viejo came up to her little cage and changed her life . . .
Happy New Year from Laguna Beach Best!
Well, folks, as you’ve probably seen and heard on the news, it’s been a heck of a couple weeks here in Laguna Beach. As I was driving Laguna Canyon yesterday, I counted more than 20 prominent mud slides, many of which have messed with homes and businesses there at the bottom. My BFF is still sluicing out her house from mud slides before Christmas, and you see just as many shovels. . .
Dogs Who Brunch – Harriett
On a shockingly beautiful New Year’s Day in Laguna Beach, we meet Miss Harriett, a shockingly beautiful 8-week-0ld English Mastiff pup. (Look at those paws!!) Harriett had just arrived the night before – “express mail” on New Year’s Eve – from her Wisconsin roots, and this was her first amble out and about with her chosen people . . .
Dogs Who Brunch – Igloo
An American Eskimo dog, Igloo is always wrapped and ready for the December holidays. While he’s been a Southern California dog all his life, his person insisted on living up and down the coast before settling in Laguna Beach a couple years ago …
Di’s 5: What to Do in Laguna Beach This Weekend, Dec. 3-5
Ok, folks. I hope you took my advice a few days ago and have been hydrating with your feet elevated in preparation for the upcoming crazy schedule of activities in Laguna Beach this weekend. Per this specific column, I can only list my 5 Favorites, a justifiable nightmare on such a great holiday-prep weekend, but stay tuned to the blog over this weekend (subscribe in the “Breaking News Alert) and you just might find a few others squeezed in . . . .
Santa Claus Coming to Laguna Beach tonight, huge retail/restaurant night
Our Laguna Beach annual Hospitality Night is going on tonight, Friday, Dec. 3, from 5-9 p.m. Normally, it’s one of the coolest parties we have going on each year, and we have thousands of visitors join us to celebrate.
While Santa’s arrival is definitely a plus, there’s a heck of a lot more going down. Just about all Laguna Beach stores are open with wine, hors d’ouevres, and cookies (be sure to hit the parking lot behind Laguna Drug for their renowned S’mores on an open fire, and check out the greatest holiday decor on the second block of Forest at Colony. Bars and restaurants offer specials all night. Live music crowds in everywhere (and don’t limit your live music to just downtown – remember . . .
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