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Spell It!

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By Greer Wylder
February 25, 2013

Fancy yourself a gifted speller? Well, here’s your chance to test your spelling skills (publicly no less) and possibly raise $1,000 for your favorite charity. My multi talented food writing friend Dave Lieberman of OC Weekly’s Stick A Fork In It  and I will be entering the $1,000 National Adult Spelling Bee Sunday at 4:30 p.m. in Long Beach. I hope to come home with $1,000 for Jack and Milly, the two students in Kenya that I’m helping put through college in Nairobi and Dave would like to hand over a check to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society to support its efforts in finding a cure. This will be…

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Viva Oscar’s Fish Tacos!

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By Greer Wylder
February 25, 2013

The next time you’re in San Diego and craving Baja-style fish tacos, it will be worth your while to seek out Oscar’s Mexican Seafood. We haven’t found anything quite like it in Orange County, which is too bad for us. This hole in the wall is the place to go for the freshest Mexican style seafood, surf and turf tacos, ceviche, cucurachas (deep fried shrimp with shell on) and more. You’d swear you were at one of the great seaside stands in Ensenada. Oscar’s is in the sleepy town of Pacific Beach, just five seats, and takes cash only. Plan on ordering at the counter and eating…

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Love Your Skin

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By Greer Wylder
February 25, 2013

If your skin is in need of rejuvenation and special attention make an appointment with Robin Marie Skin Therapy, one of our favorite estheticians in Newport Beach. She’s offering a special through the end of March on a MicroPeel procedure: it’s a two-step clinical procedure combining dermaplaning, and chemical peeling to reduce the appearance of fine lines, wrinkles, hyperpigmentation, laxity, dullness, and skin imperfections. Dermaplace is a painless, manual exfoliation technique that safely removes surface debris with a dermaplaning blade, making the skin perfect for the chemical peel solution. The chemical peel offers optimized solutions formulated for resurfacing the skin by removing the outer epidermis and stimulating collagen to improve hyperpigmentation, fine…

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Ducks in Tux

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By Greer Wylder
February 20, 2013

The Anaheim Ducks will be hosting the 13th annual Dux in Tux presented by Honda on Friday, at the Hyatt Regency Irvine. Dedicated to raising funds for the Anaheim Ducks Foundation, the evening will feature some of OC’s most renowned chefs, each of whom has donated their time to the cause. Paired with an Anaheim Ducks “sous chef,” each chef will serve a table of 12 for a unique dining experience. With an expected attendance of 300, supporters of this sold-out event ($250 per plate) will enjoy an evening of incredible food and great company, while also learning about the…

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Hollywood’s Biggest Night

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By Greer Wylder
February 20, 2013

On Oscar night this Sunday, Anaheim GardenWalk and UltraLuxe Cinemas will roll out the red carpet for CSUF and raise scholarship funds for The College of Communications. Join the 3rd annual “Hollywood’s Biggest Night” at Anaheim GardenWalk’s UltraLuxe Cinemas and wear your award watching fashions to watch the Oscars on one of the largest movie screens in Orange County, a 65-foot UltraMAXimum movie screen. All proceeds from the red carpet affair will provide scholarships for students in The College of Communications at CSUF. Pricing starts at $15 for CSUF students and $20 general admission. Tickets will be $25 at the…

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