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ANQI PREPARES 400 PANTRY BOXES FOr RESTAURANT EMPLOYEES

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By Greer Wylder
April 24, 2020

AnQi by House of AN at South Coast Plaza is inviting fellow workers in the food and beverage industry affected by COVID-19 to pick-up a large box of pantry essentials and fresh food to help them get through these troubled times on Monday, April 27 from 12-5 p.m. 400 boxes will be distributed starting at noon until they run out. To receive a box, a current or recent paystub must be presented showing employment in the food & beverage industry.   Social distancing will be observed and facial masks are required by the City of Costa Mesa. The giveaway began…

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Newport Beach Restaurants Giving Back

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By Greer Wylder
April 23, 2020

Despite this crisis, Newport Beach restaurants are finding ways to give back, even as they struggle to stay in business. Here is a roundup of restaurants that are doing good in our community with their incredible philanthropic endeavors, from starting grassroots campaigns to donating and delivering meals to essential and frontline medical workers. AVILA’S EL RANCHITO Avila’s participated in the Frontline Foods OC, the orange county chapter of the COVID-19 clinician meal support program. This initiative brings meals to frontline staff and Avila’s brought a feast to UCI Health’s medical team who are essentially working in wartime-like conditions. ATOMIC CREAMERY…

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“Death, Discovery and Carne Asada”

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By Greer Wylder
April 23, 2020

My friend Thomas Curran walked across America last year all by himself (well his dog Wink accompanied him for a good part of the trip) to raise funds for Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation. And that’s not all, he also wrote a book, but it’s not what you are thinking. It’s called “Death, Discovery and Carne Asada” and the opening line is “I didn’t plan on killing people when I walked across America.” Thomas says there are plenty of great books already written about walking across the country, so he wrote something much different, “I wrote a fiction novel using my…

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Farmhouse At Roger’s Gardens Brunch to Go

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By Greer Wylder
April 22, 2020

Farmhouse at Roger’s Gardens introduces a menu of Sunday Brunch specials to go courtesy of Owner and Executive Chef Rich Mead. A welcome addition to the ever-evolving lineup of takeout offerings, Farmhouse Sunday Brunch presents seasonally inspired favorites. Choose the Frittata with ham, gruyere cheese, caramelized onions, spinach, shiitake mushrooms and potatoes, or the Farmhouse French Toast with macerated berries, sweet vanilla cream and orange-scented maple syrup. Each meal comes with a housemade seasonal scone for each person and a choice of salad. Toast to the weekend with the Curbside Cocktail Brunch Special like this week’s Bloody Mary for four, choose…

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#LIVINGLOCALOC Supports Local Businesses

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By Greer Wylder
April 22, 2020

Three locals from the Alumni Collective, Arthur Jeppe, Alan Buchanan, Steve Kalatschan came up with a way to support local businesses during these tough times that anyone can get involved in. They created a great grassroots solution called #LivingLocalOC. They built a website that aggregates the hashtag #LivingLocalOC and presents it as a feed to our community. All it takes on a business end is to add #LivingLocalOC to their Instagram posts and they take care of the rest, including getting the site and their posts in front of as many locals as possible. You can check the website here thealumnicollective.com/livinglocaloc and…

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