The Dose

Micro But Mighty Bar

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By Greer Wylder
May 20, 2013

Orange County’s newest martini and small plates eatery Microbar, just opened at Mercantile West shopping center in Ladera Ranch. Microbar, from the same owner of the popular Pizza e Vino in Rancho Santa Margarita, offers seasonal small plates with influences from Spain and Italy and all seafood is wild, and beef is grass fed and hormone free. Microbar's Chef Brad Robison’s specialties include proscuitto wrapped dates, burrata with roasted tomatoes with balsamic reduction, olive oil and basil; shrimp wontons; bone marrow with crostini, maldon salt and roasted garlic; and pan-fried oysters with Asian greens and Cajun remoulade. Heartier plates includes…

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Laguna, Living and Loving Juice

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By Greer Wylder
May 17, 2013

Laguna’s new destination for health minded advocates is the Living Juice store that just opened specializing in raw, organic, cold-pressed, and unpasteurized juice. If you’re unsure about which juice you want to try, they offer tasting flights so you can sample them before you buy! Living Juice has over 18 juice recipes and 4 cleanses with seasonal juices such as,  “Heart of Gold” which is great for reducing heart disease and has ingredients like tomato, spinach and cayenne.  The tasty “Island Nectar” combines cashews, coconut and vanilla for a delicious and healthy treat. If you like the traditional green juice,…

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Planet Beauty’s Grand Opening Weekend Affair in CDM

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By Greer Wylder
May 16, 2013

Orange County’s loved beauty boutique, Planet Beauty is celebrating its grand opening in Corona del Mar this Friday to Sunday with giveaways, savings and pampering treatments. Nestled next to neighborhood hot spots on the Pacific Coast Highway, Starbucks and Nekter Juice, this au petit Planet Beauty boutique provides the first-class customer service that loyal fans have experienced for over two decades. The store carries a prized selection of Orange County’s most must-have beauty products, including: Rodial, Pureology, Dr. Perricone, Clarisonic, GHD, dermalogica and Jane Iredale. Stop by the boutique for product demos including mini manicures, mini facials, mini makeovers and…

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Katin Meets Club Monaco in Costa Mesa

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By Greer Wylder
May 15, 2013

New York centric Club Monaco just launched a new partnership with the legendary California surf-wear company Katin. The Club Monaco x Katin USA limited edition collection of surf trunks, shorts, hats and tee's is available for summer at Club Monaco South Coast Plaza. Katin, was born in the 1950s, after Nancy and Walter Katin, owners of a canvas boat cover shop in Surfside, made a pair of trunks of canvas for a surfer. Word spread quickly throughout the surf community about how awesome the sturdy trunks were and the Katins' new business grew Ever since Katin USA has maintained a…

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Old World Charm in Los Cabos

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By Greer Wylder
May 14, 2013

On a recent trip to Cabo, after only a 2 hour and 25 min. flight from Orange County, via AirTrans Airways non-stop flights, we were in Cabo heaven: secluded beaches, glass-bottom boat rides, snorkeling excursions and deep-sea fishing trips, and of course seeing the El Arco de Cabo San Lucas, the famous rock formation where the Sea of Cortez meets the Pacific Ocean. Not to mention dining on fresh seafood from one of the world’s premiere fishing areas: camarones en aguachile, fresh red snapper, fried squid and lobster. Now if you want to experience a breathtaking oceanfront resort in Cabo,…

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