The New Irvine Improv with Umami Burger

By Greer Wylder

August 06, 2014

The Irvine Improve is celebrating its grand opening of their new location at Irvine Spectrum with all-star comedians headlining in the next few weeks: Gabriel Iglesias Aug. 12 (sold out), Todd Glass on Aug. 13, Maria Bamford on Aug. 14, David Spade at 7 p.m. on Aug. 16, and Daniel Tosh at 9 p.m. on Aug. 16. The new Irvine Improv boasts a state-of-the-art theater that seats 500 plus guests, as well as the largest stand alone Umami Burger in Orange County and outdoor patio bar. It’s the perfect pace to entertain guests daily and nightly with Umami’s signature burgers,…

The Live Music Hollywood RedHour at AnQi

By Greer Wylder

August 04, 2014

The most exciting night of summer will be Friday’s RedHour Jam Session at AnQi by Crustacean at South Coast Plaza presented by The Left Shoe Company and Newport Beach Magazine, with celebrity guests Macy Gray, along with American Idol Season 12 Winner Candice Glover, jamming with hosts Pia Toscano & Jared Lee, Haley Reinhart, Casey Abrams, Jaden Michaels, Dylan Chambers, Tanner James and favorites from “American Idol” and “The Voice” singing live on the AnQi Catwalk for the kick-off of the monthly Hollywood-style RedHour music series. For the first time in OC, RedHour Jam Sessions along with Billboard Magazine and the Hollywood…

Soul Delicious

By Greer Wylder

August 01, 2014

The Anaheim Packing House just opened Georgia’s Restaurant, a mouth-watering, Creole-inspired eatery featuring family recipes from Nika Shoemaker-Machado and her husband Marlon, and inspired by her mother’s Gretchen Shoemaker’s lifelong dream to open a restaurant of her own. Georgia’s Restaurant serves traditional soul food favorites such as fried chicken, black eyed-peas, pulled pork and collard greens (made with smoked turkey). Other house specialties include potato salad, baked beans, mac n’ cheese, signature salads and delicious desserts like rustic peach cobbler, pound cake and lemon cake. “Making good food for family and friends is how my mom shows her love,” says…

Golden Dine Out Season is Here

By Greer Wylder

July 31, 2014

Get ready to vote for OC’s best restaurants for the upcoming 3rd annual Golden Foodie Awards celebrated on Sunday, Sept. 28 at the Fairmont Newport Beach. (Tickets are on sale for $150, and will cost $200 after Aug. 1.) The Golden Dine Out is a three-week opportunity starting Sunday, Aug. 3 through Saturday, Aug. 23 for Orange County restaurants to receive votes for awards in 23 delectable categories. Foodies can participate by dining out, sampling the restaurants’ dishes and voting for their favorites in each category. During the first week (Sunday Aug. 3 – Saturday, Aug. 9) of the Dine Out,…

Join Burke Williams for an Evening of Pampering

By Greer Wylder

July 30, 2014