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Spreading Beauty Cheer

11.05.13

The holidays are just around the corner, so it’s time to start thinking about holiday beauty cheer, give a gift to someone special or just buy it for yourself. At Beauty Collection in Corona del Mar Plaza we found some fun kits, candles and a great unique item and Greer’s OC readers can receive a 15% discount online at BeautyCollection.com with this promo code: Greersoc15.

Trapp: Holiday Candles ($22). Experience fragrances of the holidays such as White Fir, Orange Clove and Holiday Medley.
TooFaced: Joy to the Girls ($46). The set includes: 15 limited edition shadows, full-size LashGASM Mascara. Glamour Guide with 3 looks. (Available in stores only.)
Stila: Masterpiece Series Eye & Cheek Palettes ($39). The Masterpiece Series includes 3 adorable paper-wrapped palettes containing 15 beautifully wearable shades of eye shadows and 3 universally flattering shades of blush. It comes in three volumes – The Minimalist, Impressionist and Modernist. (Available in stores only.)
And the darling, Little i Mirrored Mint Tin ($3) is a great price and stocking stuffer.

Open 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday to Saturday; 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday.

The Beauty Collection is at Corona del Mar Plaza at 932 Avocado Ave in Newport Beach. 949.717.6554.

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Inspired Ways & Means of Eating

10.30.13

Orange County, meet Ways & Means, the newest inspired eatery to open in Old Towne Orange, this time it's seafood-centric and helmed by United Culinary Artists founder Parnell Delcham who opened acclaimed concepts such as 25 Degrees, Public Kitchen & Bar, and Asia De Cuba along with Michelin-starred Chef Conrad Gallagher whose impressive culinary background includes working in top kitchens in London, Ireland, South Africa, and New York.

Ways & Means made its debut last week in the former A-frame Coco’s Bakery on E. Chapman Avenue, now it's dramatically transformed into an East Coast-style seafood shack with a West Coast relaxed atmosphere.

Delcham and Gallagher are on a mission to offer an exciting gourmet experience for all, from shares plates, entrees and sides, to a cocktail with an oyster sampling at the bar. Gallagher’s inventive, evolving menu will showcase global cuisines and seasonal Southern California ingredients. Even in the ealry morning hours, Gallagher’s a regular fixture at local docks selecting fresh, sustainably caught seafood for the day.

Choose from a rotating mix of East and West Coast oysters, as well as raw seafood cocktails and towers. The dinner menu offers shared plates like Caesar salad with baby cos, crab meat, Scotch egg, and sourdough; and Kataifi-style crab cakes with cilantro, Meyer lemon, and celeriac remoulade. Gallagher’s signature main dishes include seared ahi tuna with wasabi sesame crust, served with wok-fried shiitake mushrooms, beansprouts, bok choy, enoki, and tofu wontons; and wild salmon with red pepper couscous, ratatouille, saffron aioli, and zucchini flowers; as well as grilled premium 40 day aged steaks, fish, and lobster, served with a choice of sauces. Guests can also enjoy side dishes such as charred Brussels sprouts with capers, red onion, and Serrano ham, or corn on the cob with smoked chili butter and cilantro.

Ways & Means also offers elevated takes on classic cocktails such as Mai Tais and Daiquiris, as well as premium beers, a curated wine list with accessibly priced global and coastal wines.

Open 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday to Wednesday; 11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Thursday and Friday; 5 to 11 p.m. Saturday; 9:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday.

Ways & Means is at 513 E. Chapman Ave. in Orange. 714.516.1800.

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