The Dose

Build Your Own Mediterranean Bowl Eatery

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By Greer Wylder
June 05, 2018

Cava, the Washington, DC-based Mediterranean fast-casual restaurant and culinary brand, just opened its third Orange County restaurant on East 17th Street in Costa Mesa. CAVA is also in Irvine on Barranca Parkway, and in Mission Viejo on Crown Valley Parkway in March. Cava's build-it-yourself, seasonally-inspired menu features a variety of customizable meal options (salads, grain bowls or pitas) made from scratch in-house every day. The menu features over 50 offerings and 58 million possible combinations of bold ingredients and flavors. The Costa Mesa location offers a seasonally inspired spring menu, which includes roasted carrots, cauliflower, and yellow beets; sumac radishes;…

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Negroni Week, 7 days, 3 ingredients, 1 simple way to give back!

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By Greer Wylder
June 03, 2018

Negroni Week, presented by Imbibe Magazine and Campari, launched in 2013 as a celebration of one of the world’s great cocktails and an effort to raise money for charities around the world. Negroni Week grew from about 100 participating venues to over 7,700 venues globally, and have collectively raised nearly $1.5 million for various charitable causes to date. From June 4-10, participating Negroni Week bars and restaurants will be mixing up their best Negroni concoctions, all while spreading awareness for their favorite charities. Inspire Artistic Minds is hosting the fourth annual Negroni Week Launch Party and Competition at Mesa in…

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For Your Eyes Only

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By Greer Wylder
June 01, 2018

Summer is here, which makes me think about sunglasses more than ever. And, yet it’s always sunglass season in Orange County. With more sunny days than not, it’s fun to find new fashionable frames for casual days and stylish outings. Recently, I discovered IVI Vision, a premium eyewear brand based in Orange County. I’m so impressed by its high quality, chic styles, the variety in lens colors and that world-renowned eyewear designer Jacques Marie Mage designed the sun collection; and Salt co-founder and Cartier designer Richard Wilhelm designed their optical collection. IVI’s innovative handcrafted designs are made with premium materials…

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#LiveSoft at the First Soft Surroundings in OC

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By Greer Wylder
May 31, 2018

The first Soft Surroundings store in Orange County is celebrating its grand opening at The Shops at Mission Viejo on Friday, June 1 from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. The first 100 shoppers will receive an amazing gift bag filled with products. The day of the grand opening Soft Surroundings will also provide complimentary beauty treatments, drinks, treats and 15% off customers’ entire purchase. Soft Surroundings mission is to help women to #LiveSoft and take time out for themselves. The women’s lifestyle brand of apparel, beauty, gift and home décor products continues to expand in product offerings across the country. They…

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The Spirits Event Of The Year

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By Greer Wylder
May 30, 2018

Spirits enthusiasts can look forward to Proof-- A Whiskey Social presented by Hi-Time Wine Cellars & Westside Museum featuring over 220 different whiskeys, bourbons and ryes from around the world at Westside Museum in Costa Mesa on Saturday, June 2 from 2-5 p.m. Attendees can indulge in a wide array of whiskeys from the United States, Scotland, Ireland, India, and Japan, along with fine cheeses & charcuterie and tray passed appetizers from Westside Museum while interacting with distillers & mixologists, enjoying games and live musical performances.  The world of brown spirits in general, and whiskeys, in particular, is one of…

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