Take a weekend trip to Italy! The Resort at Pelican Hill® invites visitors and locals to enjoy Southern California’s ideal autumn climate during Festa dell’Autunno from October 7-9, 2016. New this year, a family-friendly Italian Street Festa will feature an al fresco children’s carnival located adjacent to the main event. “Just as we do in my […]
Newport Beach
Empower Yourself with #Gratitude
The upscale sister to Los Angeles’s Cafe Gratitude, Gratitude in Newport Beach delivers vegan, organic cuisine with a healthy dose of Gold Coast beach sophistication to satisfy Orange County’s desire for a unique balance of indulgence and a flexitarian outlook on a plant based diet. In other words, in a suitably fashionable, sunny and SoCal zen-like […]
Ritz Prime Seafood Offers Extended Tax Day Happy Hour
I don’t know about you, but we’ll be joining thousands of others on Tax Day, April 15th to either celebrate a refund or try to forget the dent in your bank account for taxes due. The Ritz Prime Seafood in Newport Beach is at the ready to cheer and console with a Tax Day Promotion on Friday, April […]
Salmon Chilly Chili by Chef Rick Moonen and What You Missed at #NBWFF
See “Top Chef Masters” chef demonstrations by chefs Rick Bayless, Hubert Keller, and Rick Moonen; talk with executive chefs from Orange County’s best restaurants and savor tastes of their cuisine; meet Shirley Chung, Brian Huskey, Brooke Williamson, and Louis Maldonado, finalists from Bravo’s “Top Chef“; participate in a Home Chef “Top Chef” challenge; sip and learn […]
Summer Duffy Rides in Newport Beach
The lazy days of summer are drawing to a close. I know it when a trip to Target reveals all the Back-to-School promotions and we watch gaggles of beach-goers with kids in tow dragging boogie boards and coolers to catch the last days of family fun in the sun. No summer in SoCal is complete […]
Seafood Abounds at SOL Cocina, Newport Beach
June being National Seafood Month, was the perfect opportunity for SOL Cocina, Newport Beach’s popular hot spot for Baja-inspired Mexican cuisine and cocktails on the bay, to launch their expanded sustainable seafood offerings for the glorious summer months ahead. Just in time for the warmer weather, the menu includes stunning Seafood Samplers, Playa Broiled Oysters, […]
Sushi Roku – Exciting Addition to Fashion Island
Yin and yang and the forces of the five elements come together at Sushi Roku where sushi purists and modern fusion Japanese food lovers can find satisfaction and life energy in the feng shui sanctuary of Sushi Roku in Newport Beach. Warm wood and ebony glazed raku ceramic tableware accent a calming color palette of muted […]
Waterline Rising and a Classic Sazerac
With Executive Chef Vincent Lesage at the helm of Balboa Bay Resort’s refined waterfront restaurant, Waterline Newport Beach (formerly the First Cabin), continues to offer residents and visiting Newport Beach guests stunning scenic harbor views while they savor new menus of fresh seafood, savory steaks, and delicious complements. The House Roll (above) as served at Riviera’s Live […]
A & O Kitchen+Bar: Great Bites + Sweet Light
A total facelift for the former Duke’s Place at Balboa Bay Resort has livened things up at one of Newport Beach’s favorite Gold Coast hangouts. The acclaimed jazz lounge and restaurant, bearing the beloved nickname for John Wayne – Orange County’s most iconic figure, has morphed into a modern beach-side gastropub offering craft beers, specialty […]
Date Night at The Sliding Door Cafe
The allure and lightheartedness of a summer romance is yours for the taking year-round in Balboa now that The Sliding Door Cafe and Bakery has arrived. Bringing genuine high quality bistro dining in a cozy, casual ambiance, this bohemian little gem near the Balboa Fun Zone was warmly embraced by locals happy to have a […]