The Dose

What’s in a Name?

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By Greer Wylder
January 13, 2011

Amid the spectacular celebration last night to announce the Orange County Performing Arts Center’s new name (Segerstrom Center for the Arts), we were excited to learn about the venue’s new “Access for All” program, in which more than 10,000 tickets for various performance will be available for the special price of $10 each. That piece of news made the feel-good evening feel even better. The night honored Henry Segerstrom and the Segerstrom family, who continue to give our community unsurpassed experiences in international dance performances, the world’s greatest classical, jazz and cabaret artists, award-winning Broadway musicals, innovative arts education, and…

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Help Save a Life!

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By Greer Wylder
January 12, 2011

Today marks the one-year anniversary of Haiti’s devastating earthquake, and here are some ways you can easily aid in relief efforts and add to stylish timepiece to your collection. Newport Coast residents Jeff and Jackie Bird spent six months in Haiti following the earthquake and returned home to launch Epic Timepieces, an online watch company raising funds for clean drinking water in Haiti. For each sold watch (they come in 15 color choices and cost $39.95), Epic will provide filters that purify water, which will help halt the recent cholera outbreak. After Epic provides 10,000 filters to Haitians from the…

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Crazy for Tacos!

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By Greer Wylder
January 11, 2011

Tacos will be going global when Taco Asylum opens at The CAMP in Costa Mesa on Thursday. The same masterminds that brought us the delicious Haven Gastropub in Old Towne Orange are thinking out of the box when it comes to tacos. They’re serving up gourmet tacos with non-traditional ingredients ranging from Mediterranean-style grilled octopus to East Indian-style curried paneer. Executive Chef Greg Daniels has constructed 10 taco offerings, each with a distinct flavor profile, ingredients, and accompaniments. You may have never tasted tortillas like this before, including naan, herbed, and cabernet tortillas, that are made in-house and from-scratch marinades…

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True Food for Dogs!

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By Greer Wylder
January 10, 2011

We won’t judge if you feed your dog what’s on sale in shelf kibble—been there, done that. But if you’re concerned about ingredients in the foods you’re feeding four-legged family member, you’ll be happy to know the first dog kitchen, True Food For Dogs just opened in Orange County. It uses only FDA- and USDA-approved ingredients such as meat, fruits, vegetables, whole grains and vitamin supplement blends that are all 100% certified for human consumption. True Food For Dogs’ commercial kitchen and bakery in Newport Beach offers entrees ranging from restaurant quality beef and russet potatoes to turkey and whole…

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Health Conscious Dining at Fairmont!

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By Greer Wylder
January 07, 2011

Wow! Fairmont Newport Beach is giving diners with specific dietary requests new choices with health and flavor in mind. As of Monday, bambú Restaurant at the Fairmont will be offering Lifestyle Cuisine Plus, a new menu available upon request for specific diet-dependent conditions such as diabetes, heart disease and gluten free, as well as unique dietary preferences including, macrobiotic, raw and vegan diets. The luxury hotel’s motto: “Why stop eating well just because you’re on the road?” bambú is set in middle of a four-story atrium with tropical gardens filled with palms, orchids, and towering bamboo trees. The menu offers…

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