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Protect Your Hair
11.22.10
Now open at the Irvine Spectrum, LoK is the first store in OC solely dedicated to hair color protection. LoK’s V3-Infusion System aims to preserve, protect and revitalize color treated hair from sunlight, heat from blow dryers and flat irons and frequent hair washing with its unique formula. This blend of ingredients can be found in all of LoK’s products, ranging from Sulfate Free Shampoo’s (great for Gluten Intolerant readers!) and Color Protection Hairsprays to the Dry Shampoo.
Dining

We Love Smoked Turkeys for Thanksgiving!
11.20.10
By Joanne Tucker
The Thanksgiving holiday may be fun, but it can also be full of stress when you’re in charge cooking, serving and cleaning.
Here’s a solution to ease your mind for a relaxed and carefree Thanksgiving dinner party without cooking the old bird.
Every year, we order up a deliciously smoked barbecue turkey from Beach Pit BBQ. The succulent turkeys are rubbed with a Southern spice mixture and then smoked on premises for up to 12 hours in a special blend of hickory and pecan wood. Plus, the bird comes with Beach Pit’s proprietary barbecue sauce and turkey gravy.
This year, Beach Pit BBQ offers two sizes of smoked turkeys. You can order a 10-14 lb. turkey (serves 10-15 guests) for $49.99 or a 20-24 lb. turkey (serves 20-25 guests) for $79.99. Each order comes with barbecue sauce and gravy.
Perhaps you’re tired of putting on the holiday spread and wish for a complete down-home, pre-cooked Thanksgiving dinner? No problem! For the holidays, each Beach Pit BBQ also offers trays of four sides (candied yams, mashed potatoes, blueberry cornbread stuffing, green beans with bacon) that costs $25 each and serves 20+ guests.
BUT HURRY! Your last day to order your turkey(s) and sides is Sunday, November 21. (Pick up time is 10:00 a.m.-noon on Thanksgiving Day.)
Beach Pit BBQ has six Orange County locations:
Costa Mesa
1676 Tustin Avenue, Costa Mesa
949.645.7427
Tustin Garage in Old Town
560 El Camino Real, Tustin
714.929.7427
Old Towne Orange
128 N. Glassell Street, Orange
714.633.7427
Huntington Beach
301 Main Street #107, Huntington Beach
714.374.3033
Laguna Niguel
32371 Golden Lantern Ste. G, Laguna Niguel
949.496.7427
Aliso Viejo
26541 Aliso Creek Road “C”, Aliso Viejo
949.362.7427
Joanne Tucker is a lifestyles writer based in Costa Mesa, Calif.
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