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Pouring Joy: Blue Hummingbird Welcomes Its Newest Café

11.30.25

Blue Hummingbird Coffee is expanding in Orange County with the opening of its fifth local café at Irvine Company Office Properties Jamboree Center. The grand opening celebration takes place Wednesday, Dec. 3, all day at 1 Park Plaza, Suite 165, Irvine.

Guests will enjoy Blue Hummingbird’s signature handcrafted drinks, including seasonal favorites like the Cinnamon Roll Latte and its signature Blue Hummingbird Latte made with house-made pandan syrup and blue spirulina. The menu also features a wide selection of breakfast and lunch items, from fresh pastries and breakfast burritos to favorites like turkey bacon club sandwiches and a bacon cheeseburger.

In the spirit of the Season of Giving, guests who bring at least one canned food item to benefit Families Forward’s Food Pantry will receive 20 percent off their order and be entered into a raffle. Prizes include a $25 Blue Hummingbird gift card, a Fellow Aiden coffee maker, and the “Blue Ticket” grand prize that awards a 25 percent discount on all purchases at any Blue Hummingbird location throughout 2026.

This new opening marks continued growth for Blue Hummingbird Coffee within Irvine Company Office Properties. 

It joins two existing Irvine locations at Tripointe at 13844 Alton Parkway and Discovery Park at 530 Technology Drive, Suite 100.

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Puesto Goes Seed-Oil Free and Launches New Winter Menu

11.28.25

Puesto, the family-owned Mexican-American restaurant group known for its award-winning tacos and modern take on Mexico City cuisine, is celebrating a major milestone this winter.  The restaurant has introduced new seasonal dishes and has officially transitioned to a fully seed-oil-free operation at every location.

Puesto is the first Mexican restaurant group to eliminate all industrial seed oils from its kitchens. Every dish, from tacos and salsas to chips and fried favorites, is now crafted without seed oils. Since its debut in Southern California in 2012, Puesto has been committed to ingredient integrity, including hand-pressed organic non-GMO blue corn tortillas and wild-caught seafood. Its additive-free tequila program set a new standard in 2022, and this next step continues that ongoing mission.

The transformation was completed in partnership with Seed Oil Scout, who helped review every recipe. Fried items now use RSPO-certified sustainable palm oil, while non-fried dishes are made with extra virgin olive oil, olive oil, or avocado oil. Puesto’s move reinforces its dedication to bold flavors and thoughtful sourcing.

New Winter Menu

Creative Chef Raul Casillas brings fresh seasonal flavors to the table with new dishes available at all Puesto locations, including:

• Crab and Shrimp Crispy Tacos with potato, salsa roja, crema, queso fresco, lettuce
• Huitlacoche Mushroom Taco with oyster mushrooms, fresh huitlacoche, mole, pickled mushrooms, maitake chips
• Grilled Shrimp Taco with guajillo and pasilla chiles, green tomatoes, salsa verde cruda, habanero yuzu mayo, cabbage
• Calabacitas Taco with squash, zucchini, salsa verde, salsa cruda, cilantro aioli, zucchini chips
• Calabacitas Bowl with squash, zucchini, salsa verde, salsa cruda, cilantro aioli, zucchini chips
• Mango Enchilado with tajin, passionfruit, chamoy, and finger limes

Vice President of Bar and Spirits Beau du Bois expands Puesto’s bar program with new margaritas and a non-alcoholic option that uses the same premium ingredients. New beverages include:

• Dirty Soda with Mexican Coca-Cola and house-made horchata cold cream
• Spiced Pear Margarita with Levantó blanco tequila, spiced pear, organic agave nectar, fresh lime, and elderflower foam
• Fruit Cart Margarita with Pueblo Viejo blanco tequila, chamoy, fresh lime, watermelon, cucumber, mango, pineapple, and habanero
• N/A Passionfruit Margarita with a custom non-alcoholic tequila alternative, passionfruit, fresh lime, and organic agave nectar

The new menu and winter cocktails are available daily beginning November 19, 2025. For menus, locations, and hours, visit eatpuesto.com.

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