The Dose

My Top Five Fashion Finds

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By Greer Wylder
May 30, 2017

Orange County is a shopper’s paradise. We have it all, from high end couture to discount fashions, and everything in between. The funny thing is that you can have a great wardrobe just by mixing it up and buying what you love, no matter the label. I've worn dresses from Target with Manolo Blahnik's, and it looked great.  After reading Japanese lifestyle/organizing consultant Marie Kondo’s advice on how to declutter your home and her mantra: “discard everything that does not spark joy” and watching the Netflix documentary, Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things, I’m on a mission to only…

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Farmer Boys Expands in OC

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By Greer Wylder
May 26, 2017

Farmer Boys, the SoCal fast casual concept known for serving award-winning burgers, made-from-scratch breakfast served all day, hand-chopped salads and specialty sandwiches, is opening its seventh Orange County location in Laguna Hills in June. Other locations are in Anaheim (two), Brea, Buena Park, Fullerton, Orange and Santa Ana.  The new Farmer Boys will be located at 23952 Avenida De La Carlota in Laguna Hills.   Farmer Boys offers a fresh take on fast casual with their expansive menu of dishes prepared with quality ingredients that are locally sourced whenever possible.  Favorites include the award-winning Farmer’s Burger, the crisp Farmer’s Chopped…

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The Oldest, High Quality Butcher Shop in Costa Mesa

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By Greer Wylder
May 25, 2017

You can support your local butcher and serve your family the highest quality meats available. Celestino’s Meats is the oldest, family-owned butcher shop in Costa Mesa. Just a few doors down from Sidecar Doughnuts and next to Pie-Not on East 17th Street, Celestino’s specializes in fresh all-natural meats. Since 1980, they’ve bought their meat from Manning’s a small independent company that raises beef that is beyond compare in California. The beef comes in several varieties: choice, prime, dry age, and grass fed. Celestino’s still does things the old-fashioned way: they grind their own beef fresh daily; hot dogs, sausages, and…

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Seaside Concession Stands Open for Summer

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By Greer Wylder
May 24, 2017

You know it’s almost summer when SeaLegs at the Beach and its sister concession stands: Pacific Kitchen, Beach City Provisions, and SeaSalt Burger at Bolsa Chica State Beach, all surfside extensions of the award-winning SeaLegs Wine Bar, are open! Throughout the summer season, you can stop by for free concerts at SeaLegs at the Beach, the one-acre beach club within Bolsa Chica State Beach every Friday night and Reggae Sundays. It’s a one-of-a-kind live music venue with big names to come throughout the summer. For Memorial Day weekend, on Saturday, May 27 from 2 to 7 p.m. the Wheeland Brothers will…

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South Orange County’s first certified ‘Ocean Friendly Restaurant’

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By Greer Wylder
May 23, 2017

Waterman’s Harbor in Dana Point was just honored and recognized by the Surfrider Foundation as South Orange County first certified “Ocean Friendly Restaurant.” With incredible  views of the Dana Point Harbor, Waterman’s meets all mandatory standards for qualifying as a Surfrider Foundation Ocean Friendly Restaurant, as well as uses Rainforest Alliance Certified paper products and eco cardboard containers.  Surfrider Foundation’s campaign works with and recognizes restaurants who institute self-regulated ocean friendly practices that reduce disposable plastic waste that end up on our beaches and oceans.  Restaurants cannot use polystyrene (eg. Styrofoam), and they must have proper recycling practices, reusable tableware,…

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