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RENOWNED CHEF, ROSS PANGILINAN opening eatery at LONG BEACH EXCHANGE

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By Greer Wylder
July 11, 2019

Long Beach Exchange, East Long Beach’s dynamic destination for shopping and dining, will open ReMix Kitchen Bar in the fall. It’s a new concept created by locally renowned chef and restauranteur, Ross Pangilinan. ReMix Kitchen Bar at Long Beach Exchange will be the award-winning chef’s third restaurant concept in Southern California and will offer customers a uniquely different dining opportunity centered on New American fusion flavors.  Pangilinan’s first two restaurants, Mix Mix Kitchen Bar in Downtown Santa Ana and Terrace by Mix Mix at South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa, are acclaimed dining destinations that have been recognized among Orange…

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Tommy Bahama Restaurant, Bar & Store Unveils New Look

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By Greer Wylder
July 11, 2019

Tommy Bahama Restaurant, Bar & Store at Corona del Mar Plaza unveils its new light and bright remodeled look just in time for summer. Tommy Bahama, an innovator in the combined restaurant and retail experience, has been a mainstay in the Newport Beach community since 1998 and this dramatically redesigned space with its fresh indoor/outdoor feel is the perfect fit for the Orange County lifestyle. The Tommy Bahama Restaurant, Bar & Store remodel is part of the Corona del Mar Plaza renovation, which will be completed later this year. Tommy Bahama Restaurant, Bar & Store has an all-new reconfigured patio…

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Blue Bowl Coming to Long beach Exchange

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By Greer Wylder
July 10, 2019

Long Beach Exchange, East Long Beach’s premier shopping, dining and lifestyle destination, just added Old Navy that will celebrate its grand opening on July 27, and Orange County-local acai bowl shop, Blue Bowl. These new additions will help to further bolster the list of clothing and eatery options for Long Beach shoppers. Blue Bowl will be the newest addition of unique eateries inside The Hangar at Long Beach Exchange. Co-founded by a military veteran and a health food insider, Blue Bowl offers customers a variety of superfood menu items including “create your own” acai and pitaya bowls, coffee, kombucha and more.…

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Chefs Collaborative Dinner with Chef Brian Huskey

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By Greer Wylder
July 10, 2019

Executive Chefs Istvan Toth of Davio’s Northern Italian Steakhouse and Brian Huskey of Tackle Box join forks for a one-night-only exclusive collaboration dinner at Davio’s Irvine. On Friday, July 12, the chefs will unite their personal cooking styles and deliver a five-course dinner menu. Chef Brian Huskey competed on BRAVO’s nationally acclaimed TV hit show Top Chef Season 11: New Orleans, where he had a national platform each week to showcase his talent. He cooked his way to the top 5! Since Top Chef, Brian has been busy with private and corporate events, catering, consulting and cultivating concepts – and with Tackle Box, which has two OC locations in…

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What’s New in OC Fair Food?

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By Greer Wylder
July 09, 2019

You can almost smell the hot dogs, burgers, turkey legs and just about anything coming out of the fryer in Costa Mesa today. The OC Fair’s famed foods will be ready on Friday, July 12.  There will be more fried foods this year than you can devour. The new stand coming this year is Papi's Puffy Tacos, and Tater Twister is bringing a whole bunch of toppings for tots. You can also try a Buffalo Chicken Chimichanga at Chicken Charlie's to Fruity Pebbles Shrimp Po' Boy at Get Fried. And for dessert lovers, the new sweets include Cinnamon Maple Bacon…

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