Dining
Last-Minute Thanksgiving Dinner Eve and Black Friday Whiskey Special
11.22.21
At Lido Bottle Works in Newport Beach, Executive Chef Joel Gutierrez is celebrating Thanksgiving with a Thanksgiving Eve Gnocchi Special. The dish features turkey confit, handmade sweet potato gnocchi, braised chard, pickled cranberries & brown butter jus!
Available 4 p.m.- closed Wed., Nov. 24 only!
Reservations: LidoBottleWorks.com
Happy Hour: 4 to 6 p.m.
Lido Bottle Works is at 3408 Via Oporto #103 in Newport Beach. 949.529.2784
LIMITED BLACK FRIDAY WHISKEY SPECIAL at CRAFT HOUSE, Dana Point
Craft House will have a unique Black Friday offering on Friday for whiskey lovers! The restaurant, with over 160 bottles of whiskey in its collection, will have 50 available bottles of Craft House proprietary Balcones Single Malt Single Barrel Private Selection.
The whiskey maker, out of Waco, TX, is one of Craft House's chef/owner Blake Mellgren’s favorites outside of Kentucky. Balcones ages their whiskeys in American, French, and Hungarian oak barrels.
For $150, purchasers will receive a bottle of the limited Balcones, Proof Pecan Old Fashioned Mix + a $25 Craft House Gift Card!
Buying a bottle also enters that person into a raffle to win a bottle!
Craft House is at 34094 Pacific Coast Highway in Dana Point. 949.481.7734

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Skincare Expert on Masking, CBD & Finding Your Mantra
11.21.21
Face masks have been proven to instantly improve your complexion. Designed to refine pores, draw out impurities, increase hydration, and even out skin tone all at once, a face mask should be an essential part of your beauty regime. Combine a beauty mask with CBD, and you have some serious health benefits to enjoy!
OC-based Kim Wellen, founder, and owner of Mantra Mask, a line of CBD sheet masks and skincare products, clearly believes in the power of masking and CBD combined. Kim is dedicated to making paraben and phthalate-free beauty products with the highest quality all-natural, cruelty-free, and vegan ingredients and the anti-inflammatory power of CBD.
Mantra Mask was born from Wellen’s belief that she could be part of a change in the beauty industry and develop natural, high-quality skincare available at an affordable price to everyone. Her background in skincare research and development over the last thirteen years has been integral to her innovation.
In 2016, when she could not find a sheet mask made in the United States from all-natural ingredients, she partnered with Dr. Hal Simeroth to develop her own line, and Mantra Mask was born. Together they researched and sourced all the natural ingredients to create the first two sheet masks.
In 2018, Wellen was at the forefront of understanding the benefit of CBD for skincare and began incorporating CBD into all of her products. She was a visionary in understanding the effect that the anti-inflammatory power of CBD had on the skin.
The Mantra Mask line has expanded to seven sheet masks to address just about every skincare need and also includes eye gels, cleansers, and serum. The name Mantra Mask came from Wellen’s guiding belief that “beauty comes from the inside out,” and taking the time to sheet mask while focusing on a positive mantra (that comes with each product) is the ultimate form of self-care.
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