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Where to Eat Around the Newport Beach Film Festival

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By Greer Wylder
October 01, 2026

Film lovers, mark your calendars for Oct. 15-22, when the 27th annual Newport Beach Film Festival returns to Triangle Square in Costa Mesa. Starlight Triangle Cinemas will screen feature films, documentaries, animated shorts, action sports films and international entries throughout the festival.Round up your friends and book a brunch, lunch or dinner reservation at one of Triangle Square's popular restaurants before or after a screening. Options include elevated Southern comfort food at the recently opened LJ's Lounge, Tulum-inspired fare at Casa de Onda, traditional tapas at Cafe Sevilla and casual steakhouse favorites at Westwood Coast.Sushi fans can make a night…

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Surfing Heritage & Culture Center Opens New Laguna Beach Home

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By Greer Wylder
September 28, 2026

Visit Laguna Beach is celebrating the opening of the Surfing Heritage & Culture Center (SHACC), one of the world's most respected surfing museums, in its new home in the heart of downtown Laguna Beach. Located just 200 yards from the shoreline at Main Beach, the center honors Laguna Beach's place as one of California's earliest surf towns while preserving the stories, craftsmanship and culture that shaped the sport around the world.SHACC was founded by legendary surfer, explorer and Laguna Beach native Dick Metz, and its move from San Clemente to downtown Laguna Beach marks a new chapter for the institution.…

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Levain Bakery Brings Peanut Butter Cookie to Fashion Island

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By Greer Wylder
September 28, 2026

The cookie peanut butter fans have asked for by name is back, and this year it's coming to Orange County for the first time. Levain Bakery's limited-edition Peanut Butter Dark Chocolate Chip Cookie returns for three days only, Friday, Oct. 2, through Sunday, Oct. 4. Now in its second year, Peanut Butter Dark Chocolate Chip Weekend arrives at Levain Fashion Island, giving Orange County cookie lovers their first chance to try it at their neighborhood bakery.When Levain introduced the cookie last year, the response was overwhelming. This year, the bakery is bringing it back to all of its locations, along with…

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Puesto Pours a Wellness-Minded Margarita With Cymbiotika

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By Greer Wylder
September 28, 2026

At Puesto, good food has always been about how guests feel when they leave. So the restaurant asked a fair question: why shouldn't the margaritas do the same?Puesto has teamed up with Cymbiotika, the San Diego-based wellness brand known for its science-backed supplements, clean ingredients and liposomal delivery system, to bring that thinking to the bar. The result is a short lineup of margaritas built on premium ingredients, bold flavor and a few wellness-minded additions.It's a natural pairing. Both are Southern California brands that have made ingredient integrity and transparency part of the pitch, and Cymbiotika's products are now carried…

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Pete’s Spookeasy Returns to Huntington Beach This Fall

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By Greer Wylder
September 26, 2026

Pete's Spookeasy is back at Pete's Sunset Grille inside Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach Resort & Spa, running Sept. 27 through Nov. 2. The coastal restaurant gets a full Halloween makeover for the occasion, with themed decor, a spooky food and drink menu, and a few movie nights thrown in for good measure.The food leans into the theme without losing sight of flavor. Starters include Dracula Bat Wings and a Char-BOO-terie board, and from there diners can order the Grill-Reaper's Ribeye, a 10-ounce house-butchered rib eye with crispy fries and cowboy butter, or the Haunted Harbor Cake, a lump crab cake…

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