The Dose

Eat a Slice of History

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By Greer Wylder
March 09, 2010

Reading about OC historic preservation on OCLNN got us thinking about some of our favorite OC historical buildings that also serve incredible foods and/or make ideal venues for events and parties. The Ramos House Café in San Juan Capistrano was built in 1881 and is reportedly on the oldest residential street in California. Forgetting all of that, it’s just one of the best places in OC (maybe all of CA) for breakfast, lunch and weekend brunch. Chef and owner John Humphreys, a graduate of the New York’s famed Culinary Institute of America, lives on the property where he prepares homemade…

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Urban Invasion

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By Greer Wylder
March 08, 2010

Music, fashion, and art, oh my! The free Urban Arts Fest is returning to UCI Wednesday through Friday with a new collaboration with students, the Hip Hop Congress and Graffiti Beach. The Urban Arts Festival 2010 will feature up and coming fashions, a dance showcase, live entertainment, and a hip-hop concert from Zion-I and Aloe Blacc. Highlights include a fashion show Thursday at 6:30 p.m. from Graffiti Beach featuring clothes from rka, Denim of Virtue (pictured above), Rock Revival, Tank Theory, Vlado Footwear, Shag, Ha-67, and handmade clothing and art from Steppie. You can shop from brands that include Angel…

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20 Acres of Shopping

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By Greer Wylder
March 05, 2010

OC is home to the best swap meet ever; the Orange County Market Place offers 20 acres of great values and quality merchandise. If you haven’t been in a while, you will be pleasantly surprised by the more than 1,000 vendors you can shop from every Saturday and Sunday 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Owner Jeff Teller, one of the nicest men we’ve ever met, says he sees the OC Market Place as a way to give life to entrepreneurial businesses. And we love that. The OC Market Place is really a smorgasbord of cool stuff that you wouldn’t find…

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Your Own Personal Stylist

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By Greer Wylder
March 03, 2010

In full disclosure, I have to admit that I’m just like you. Most of the time I don’t know what the heck to wear at any given moment, and my closet, well, let’s not go there. But then I heard about Leslie Christen Lifestyling, who I could use every day. She has a knack for seeing things that most can’t see. Her specialties include home organization, closet clean out, fashion stylist and image consulting. And wow, she’ll do this for men, women and kids (really?). Her background is as a stylist and costumer for the entertainment and fashion biz. And…

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Raising the Barre

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By Greer Wylder
March 02, 2010

OK, we’ve already published our eco-friendly Secrets of OC Athletes E-Zine with plenty of inspirational stories about fitness and health. Here’s another: Pure Barre, which now has two OC studios in Irvine and Costa Mesa. The Pure Barre technique blends elements of ballet, Pilates and free weights in a 55-minute session (as if an hour would be too intense). Fans of the workout say the benefits include burning fat, toning arms, and flattening abs. The method was founded by Carrie Rezabek, a dancer, choreographer and fitness enthusiast in Birmingham, Minnesota nearly ten years ago. With a devoted following she expanded…

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