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Sneak Away to the Island Hotel!
11.16.11
With the holidays fast approaching, if you’re like us, you’re staring down weeks of commitments, family, parties, shopping and just plain craziness, so best to keep some respites in your back pocket—you'll need them.
At the Island Hotel in Newport Beach, sneak away for a lunchtime spa escape Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. through Dec. 31. The hotel is offering a special that includes a re-energizing 30-minute massage (choice of Swedish, deep tissue or reflexology), followed by a light Spa lunch served in the Palm Terrace Lounge – with choices including ahi tuna sandwich, Palm Terrace chopped salad and a roasted whitefish.
Cost is just $99 per person, including treatment, lunch, tax and parking; therapist gratuity is not included. For reservations, call 949.760.4992.
Or just stop by the Island Hotel for an express lunch from one of our favorite OC chefs, Bill Bracken. He’s serving buffet-style weekday lunches from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. offered buffet style of soups, salads, sliders and sandwiches.
Choose from tortilla soup, Asian chicken salad, chilled salmon salad wrap, Angus beef sliders, pulled pork sliders, and house-fried potato chips – as well as delicious sweets from Pastry Chef Michael Owens. Cost is $9.95 per person, including tax and gratuity, and parking is complimentary.
Island Hotel Newport Beach is at 690 Newport Beach Drive in Newport Beach. 949.760.4920.
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Troy Lee in OC!
11.15.11
For the past 30 years, Troy Lee has created helmets for everyone from the world's fastest racers to Notre Dame’s Shamrock Series football helmets in last Saturday’s game.
And now all motorsport enthusiasts can shop from the iconic Troy Lee Designs at its flagship boutique and design center in Laguna Beach. It features the Troy Lee Designs sportswear line, premium tees, jeans, and the higher end Steve McQueen line. The shop also offers Troy Lee Design’s bicycle wear and racing history’s favorite motorcycle memorabilia.
Open 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily. 380 Glenneyre Street, Suite A in Laguna Beach. 949.715.8142.
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