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OC Restaurant Week Round-Up

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By Greer Wylder
March 05, 2018

Orange County Restaurant Week is in full swing now through Saturday, March 10. More than 150 participating restaurants are offering prix-fixe menus at lunch for $10, $15 or $20, and dinner for $20, $30, $40, $50, and $80. Once again this year, a limited number of restaurants will offer a special $80 “Luxe” menu featuring dinner with wine or cocktail pairings. You can search the list of participating restaurants by name, location and price point at OCRestaurantWeek Here's a round-up of some delicious choices: Andrei’s is offering a $20 3-course lunch menu, as well as a $40 3-course dinner menu, which includes…

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Six Restaurants Extend Dine Out Long Beach, Restaurant Week 2.0

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By Greer Wylder
March 02, 2018

Dine Out Long Beach, Restaurant Week 2.0, happening now through March 3 will be extended through March 8 at select participating restaurants. Out of the 50 participating Dine Out Long Beach restaurants, six dining destinations will extend their Restaurant Week menus through next Thursday, March 8, including: Russo’s Italian Ristorante (Naples Island) featuring a 3-course dinner menu for $30 King’s Fish House (Downtown Long Beach) is offering a 2-course lunch for $20, and a 3-course dinner for $40 with optional enhancements that include lobster ($45) and King Crab Legs ($50) both served with two sides. The legendary Queen Mary has…

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Mediterranean food crafted with care

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By Greer Wylder
March 02, 2018

Was eating healthier one of your New Year’s resolutions? You can still make 2018 the healthiest year yet with Luna Grill, where you can eat wholesome Mediterranean cuisine. And with locations in Huntington Beach, Aliso Viejo, Dana Point, Irvine, Lake Forest, and Rancho Santa Margarita, chances are there’s one near you. Luna Grill specializes in signature kabob plates, gourmet salads, appetizers including hummus and falafel, wraps, desserts, craft beer and wine. One of the hottest items on their menu, the Better Beet Bowl, is jam-packed with vitamins and bold flavor. Perfect for foodies seeking a fresh and healthy meal, this…

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Hatch Culinary Lab launched at OC Fair & Event Center

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By Greer Wylder
March 01, 2018

A new cutting-edge cooking academy launched at OC Fair & Event Center to empower underserved youth through free culinary education and mentorship. A commercial kitchen on the fairgrounds is being transformed into Hatch Culinary Lab. The new education program is a partnership between OC Fair & Event Center (OCFEC), CulinaryLab Cooking School, Anaheim’s Innovative Mentorship Experience program (AIME) and Spectra, the Fair’s master concessionaire. OCFEC is investing an initial $54,000 in equivalent value in this community program that this year will provide up to 50 students with training in everything from knife skills, cookery basics and making healthy meals to…

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Style is Simple, Shopping with EAse

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By Greer Wylder
March 01, 2018

Style is Simple, the online shopping destination dedicated to helping women curate fashionable wardrobes with ease is just debuted its e-commerce site, StyleisSimple.com. The new website is designed to help women shop based on their style preference, creating a more enjoyable shopping experience. Prospective customers are greeted with a streamlined interface guiding them from trend call-outs to head-to-toe outfit suggestions, offering easy shopping for any occasion or style preference. With the option to shop by brand, occasion, style, trend, or something they spotted on social media, shoppers can quickly filter out irrelevant styles and direct their own shopping experience. Additionally, the…

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