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Locally Delicious!

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By Greer Wylder
December 06, 2011

Join Avanti Café Thursday for a special community agriculture dinner and celebrate the winter harvest with live music, art and prizes. The five course prix-fixe dinner includes raw, vegan and vegetarian fusion cuisine with two seatings at 6:30 or 8:30 p.m. Avanti has teamed up with the Palmo Project, and it’s a chance for you to meet local farmers and learn more about their mission of planning sustainable events to support a plant based lifestyle. The cost is $35 per person. Purchase tickets at Avanti Cafe or online at palmoproject.com/events. Avanti Café is at  259 E 17th St. in Costa Mesa. 949.548.2224.

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Special event at Carrol Boyes

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By Greer Wylder
December 06, 2011

Acclaimed South African designer Carrol Boyes is hosting a special shopping event in support of the UCI Diabetes Center all day Thursday. Carrol Boyes flagship West Coast store at Fashion Island specializes in contemporary and innovative designs for the kitchen, table top, bath, office and home. The stunning products are made of lead free pewter, stainless steel, aluminum and wood. It’s the perfect place to find whimsical and artistic holiday gifts. Purchase $150 or more and receive a free gift and 15% of all sales will be donated to he UCI Diabetes Center. Wine and hors d’ouevres will be served from 5 to 10 p.m. RSVP to diabetes@uci.edu or call…

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30,000 Meals for OC Families

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By Greer Wylder
December 05, 2011

Today’s great DealGooder offer is featuring Chick-fil-A as its deal and 100% of the profits from both Chick-fil-A and DealGooder will be donated to Chick-fil-A's Give the Gift of Food campaign benefiting SPIN, Human Options and Orange County Rescue Mission. Its goal is to help deliver more than 30,000 hot meals from Chick-fil-A. They delivered 15,000 last year.  The deal running at DealGooder.com is $10 for a $20 Chick-fil-A gift card or $46 for two medium catering trays ($95 value) at Chick-fil-A at Bristol and MacArthur in Santa Ana. You can purchase it here.

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Oh My Nails!

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By Greer Wylder
November 29, 2011

Celebrate the opening of the upscale Oh My Nails! Salon and Spa at Parkview Center in Irvine by saving 20 to 50% off services Friday, Dec. 2 through Sunday, Dec. 4.  Also, customers can enter to win a spa treatment giveaway over the weekend, and Champagne and hors d’oeurves will be served on Saturday, Dec. 3 at 6 p.m. The extensive menu at Oh My Nails! includes manicures and pedicures, facials, waxing, and makeup applications.  Just in time for holiday gifts, the spa and salon provides gift certificates and pre-purchased spa packages, as well as hosts private events. Open 9…

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Poinsettia Sale

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By Greer Wylder
November 29, 2011

Support local horticulture students at Orange Coast College’s annual poinsettia sale on Friday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Or if you want avoid the sale rush you can pre-order plants and pick them up Thursday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Minimum $100 order required, just fill out the online form at occhorticulture.com and mail it in.) As part of their studies, students have been growing red, white, peppermint, ice punch and red and white poinsettias in greenhouses for you to enjoy for the holidays. Proceeds from the plant sale will help fund their upcoming projects. Choose from six-inch pots filled with three lush plants, rather than…

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