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Steal the Glass at Eureka!

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By Greer Wylder
August 16, 2016

Love beer and collecting beer memorabilia? Join Eureka! in Irvine at University Center, or Huntington Beach, for an exclusive Steal The Glass event on Wednesday, August 17. The ongoing event, celebrated every Wednesday at 6 p.m. features a beer from a local brewery and when you order the designated beer, you can take home the branded glass it comes in. The Steal The Glass event features Rogue’s Honey Kolsch, a light and sweet beer that is brewed with honey that is foraged straight from the bees at rogue, to the bottle, then to Eureka! Eureka! will also be tapping Rogue’s…

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Cloth & Metal Summer Select Sale

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By Greer Wylder
August 16, 2016

One of our favorite stores in Costa Mesa---Cloth & Metal offering a curated selection of men's fashions, art and high-end audio equipment is having a select sale at its flagship store on East 17th Street in Costa Mesa and online. You can take avantage of savings and enjoy 40-75% off all remaining inventory on nearly every brand - from Shinola, Saturdays Surf NYC, NN07, Reigning Champ, Gitman Vintage and Thierry Lasry. It's rare, but as part of Cloth & Metal’s select sale they will also be clearing out audio floor models in anticipation for some exciting new product introductions arriving…

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Tour of Italy Wine dinner

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By Greer Wylder
August 16, 2016

You can take a culinary tour of Italy paired with wines from five regions of Italy--Lombardy, Sicily, Campania, Piemonte, and Veneto without even leaving the country at Antonello Ristorante at South Coast Plaza Village in Santa Ana on Thursday, August 18 at 6:30 p.m.   The Tour of Italy Wine Dinner features wines paired with a specially prepared prix-fixe menu.  When you arrive, you can enjoy a chef's selection of passed hors d'ouevres and small bites with Pinot Nero Bianco (Lombardy). And then, the appetizer--Salumi e Formaggio -- a variety of Italian cold cuts served with grana padano cheese paired with Nero D'Avola Rossa (Sicily). The next course is…

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Final Week Golden Foodie Voting

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By Greer Wylder
August 13, 2016

It's the final week of the Golden Foodies--People's Choice Food Awards. It’s your last chance to vote for OC’s best local chefs, libations and cuisine of chef driven and independent restaurants for the upcoming 5th annual Golden Foodie Awards celebrated on Sunday, Sept. 25 at the Fairmont Newport Beach.   The third week’s categories (Monday, Aug. 15- Sunday, Aug. 21) will include Best New Restaurant, Dessert, Steak, Wine, Cocktails, Asian Cuisine and Best Sushi. . You can vote here. At the end of each week, the top 3 nominees for each category will be announced via the Golden Foodie Awards Facebook. You…

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Orange County’s Newest Craft Brewery

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By Greer Wylder
August 13, 2016

Anaheim’s newest and most unique craft brewery, Unsung Brewery just opened in the newly renovated Make building next to the Anaheim Packing House. Unsung’s owner and award-winning craft beer maker, Mike Crea, explains his specialty: “We strive to craft beer of uncanny flavor and depth that plays well with food.  Our lineup reflects a blending of Midwest heritage with West Coast progression.” Here’s the thing, Unsung was inspired by of all things heroes and heroines from comic books. Mike says, “I feel the brewer is the unsung hero; out of the public eye brewing in a potentially dangerous environment for…

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