The Dose

16th Annual Laguna Beach Music Festival

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By Greer Wylder
February 01, 2018

Grammy-nominated tenor Nicholas Phan will serve as guest artistic director of the 16th Annual Laguna Beach Music Festival taking place February 7-11 in Laguna Beach. Phan is the first vocal soloist to serve in this capacity. The Festival is a platform for the discovery of up-and-coming artists with its presentations of world-class musicians in intimate venues. The Festival highlights include appearances by special guest artists, the world premiere of a new song cycle by composer Missy Mazzoli (“Brooklyn’s post-millennial Mozart” - Time Out New York), a new multimedia event around Leoš Janáček's powerful The Diary of One Who Disappeared, and…

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Orange County’s Best Resource for European Antiques

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By Greer Wylder
January 31, 2018

Easily the best resource for beautiful, high-quality European antiques, lighting and home furnishings in Orange County can be found at Summerhill Ltd. Antiques & Design in Old Towne Orange. Since 1995, Summerhill has been specializing in hard-to-find lighting-- antique chandeliers, sconces, table and floor lamps. All antique and vintage lighting are brought back to life from its original condition, but better. Each vintage piece is refurbished with modern wiring, all new lead crystal and is a one-of-a-kind original. Summerhill also carries a wide range of stock and custom lampshades in a great variety of styles, fabrics and stunning colors. In…

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Bay Area’s SAJJ Mediterranean Coming to OC

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By Greer Wylder
January 30, 2018

SAJJ Mediterranean, the Bay Area-based family of restaurants and food trucks known for fresh Middle Eastern eats, will open their first SoCal locations in Orange County. The first location will open soon in Rancho Santa Margarita, and the second in Irvine at the Sand Canyon Plaza in the spring. Since first opening doors in 2012, SAJJ has made a name for itself for offering traditional Mediterranean dishes that take guests on a culinary adventure. SAJJ was named in San Francisco Magazine’s ‘Best Fast-Dining Spots in the Bay Area,’ PureWow’s ‘13 Best New Restaurants in San Francisco,’ and as one of…

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Orange County’s Oldest Operating Brewery | Eatery and Tasting Room

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By Greer Wylder
January 29, 2018

Evans Brewing Co. is the oldest operating brewery in Orange County, and its official restaurant and tasting room, Public House features an innovative gastropub menu, ales, lagers, and beer cocktails. With locations in the SOCO District of Downtown Fullerton and in the Bella Terra Mall in Huntington Beach, their menu is designed to complement craft beer offerings. Enjoy brick-oven hand-pulled pizzas, house-ground rib eye blend hamburgers, as well as bison burger specials and an offering of brats infused with Evans beers. Artisanal sandwiches, seasonal soups, and salads, sides, and desserts round out the menu including healthy offerings as well.  Live…

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From Thailand To Union Market Tustin, All Coco Opens

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By Greer Wylder
January 26, 2018

All Coco, a premium, all-coconut desserts shop concept based in Thailand, is opening its first U.S. location at Union Market, at The District Tustin on Saturday, Jan. 27. Coconut fanatics will be able to try an abundance of coconut- centric treats, from coconut ice cream with flavors such as lemon coconut, charcoal coconut, and blueberry coconut – to coconut water slushies, coconut soft-serve and frozen pudding mixed with young coconut flesh. Certified organic coconut water will also be available and served either bottled or in an edible young coconut casing. “All Coco is the next evolution of the coconut water…

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