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

OC Look Now

By Greer Wylder

July 29, 2014

Join us at one of Orange County’s premiere events of the summer, OC Look, at a gorgeous residence of one of the Real Housewives of Orange County on Thursday, Aug. 14 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. The annual soiree hosted by Orange Coast Magazine raises much needed funds ways to prevent, treat, and find a cure for type 1 diabetes, through the Dream Guild of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. The event celebrates the top tastemakers recognized for their style and accomplishments in Orange County. During the fashionable party meet the honorees and enjoy specialty cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and special…

Now That’s Italian, Pizza!

By Greer Wylder

July 28, 2014

Pizza eateries are continuing to pop up in Orange County. On Friday, Blaze opened in Mission Viejo and Fresh Brothers Pizza opened in Newport Beach and today, Settebello opens at 5 p.m. at Crystal Cove Promenade in Newport Beach. Named after a revered card in an Italian card game, Settebello could easily be one of the best looking Italian restaurants in Orange County, with its stunning indoor/outdoor space designed by Marshall Projects (who also designed LA hotspots Gjelina and Hinoki and The Bird.) The open-air space boasts a greenhouse like bar area, olive trees, classic Italian black and white films…

Fire’d Up About Pizza!

By Greer Wylder

July 25, 2014

Pizza fans are in for a treat today in Orange County with the opening of two new pizza joints: Fresh Brothers Pizza is celebrating its first Orange County location today at Harbor View Center in Newport Beach, and Blaze Pizza is opening at The Shops at Mission Viejo. At Fresh Brothers Pizza today you can stop in for samplings of ooey, gooey, delicious pizza (including gluten and vegan) fresh salads and finger-licking-good wings. Fresh Brothers offers a twist on a traditional pizzeria with family recipes, featuring a thin crust, a skinny crust and a deep-dish pizza. Their Buffalo chicken wings…