The Dose

OMG it’s OMakase Bliss

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By Greer Wylder
February 05, 2020

Chef Gino Choi unveiled OMakase by Gino in Santa Ana a year ago. The 10-seat restaurant has been booked for months ever since. If you’re lucky enough to score a reservation, you’ll be in for a huge treat---it’s easily the most special sushi restaurant in Orange County. Plan on about a three month wait for a reservation and a good two hours-plus for a dining experience.   You’ll be in sushi bliss the entire time. Fish is flown in daily from Tsukiji Fish Market in Tokyo, as well as from local seafood purveyors that Gino has curated from his 20…

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Hi-Time Wine Cellars Tour de Napa

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By Greer Wylder
February 03, 2020

For the 3rd year in a row, Hi-Time Wine Cellars will bring Napa Valley’s finest wineries together on Saturday, February 8th to pour over 100 different wines at Crevier Classic Cars in Costa Mesa. Attendees will indulge in the top wines that the valley has to offer from 4:30-7 p.m., while listening to live music, enjoying hors d’oeuvres, perusing vintage cars and interacting with winemakers, sommeliers, and industry leaders. Curated by Hi-Time Wine Cellars’ North American buyer, Dan Williams, the list of wineries participating is growing daily. Highlights include Cade, Caymus, Louis M. Martini, Orin Swift, Rombauer, and Silver Oak.…

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Newport Beach-Based O’Collett Fine Cashmere Collection

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By Greer Wylder
January 31, 2020

Newport Beach-based fashion designer Olga Collett grew up in Northern Russia in the days of the Soviet Union where her love and flair for fashion was born. She spent her childhood with her grandmother in her sewing studio and was making clothes for her dolls out of leftover scraps. By the time Olga was in high school she was designing and making her entire wardrobe applying all the skills she learned in her childhood: pattern making, sewing, knitting, embroidering.  Olga is a longtime art lover, collector, and abstract artist so naturally, her cashmere O'Collett Collection is influenced by her background.…

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Coffee + Beer = Chapman Crafted Beverage Company

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By Greer Wylder
January 30, 2020

Chapman Crafted Beverage Company just added Chapman Crafted Coffee to its lineup of specialty beverages. Like its sister company, Chapman Crafted Beer, the brand is inspired by the history, craftsmanship, and community to produce craft coffee that is focused on flavor and freshness. The goal is to deliver a unique experience that is a throwback to a simpler time – one cup at a time. The origin of Chapman Crafted Beverage Company begins with its founding partners Wil Dee and Randy Nelson, two long-time entrepreneurial collaborators with extensive experience in real estate, hospitality, restaurant operations, and business development as well…

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Nonprofit Management Courses at UCI Division of Continuing Education

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By Greer Wylder
January 29, 2020

Have you always dreamed of entering the nonprofit sector for a rewarding career, yet need to learn more? Or, are you working for a nonprofit as a staff member or a volunteer and want to enhance and improve your knowledge and skills? You’re in luck, UCI Division of Continuing Education is offering online Nonprofit Management courses for nonprofit staff members and development staff, volunteer coordinators, and career changers who are looking to enter the nonprofit sector.  The Nonprofit Management Specialized Studies program is designed to help you take a more proactive approach to the organizational needs and activities of both…

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