The Dose

Chef Bill Bracken Combating Food Insecurity in OC

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By Greer Wylder
July 13, 2017

There are chefs who lend their culinary talents at charity events to raise funds for important causes, but until Chef Bill Bracken came along and started Bracken’s Kitchen in 2013, there hasn’t been a chef primarily feeding the homeless high quality gourmet meals always made from scratch---no canned foods, frozen foods, always fresh--using an innovative rescued food program. Bracken, formerly an award-winning chef at the Four Seasons in Dallas, The Peninsula Beverly Hills, and The Island Hotel Newport Beach, as well as at the DivBar Smokehouse in Newport Beach, left a career in luxury hotels and restaurants to pioneer a…

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Farm Fresh Fun at The OC Fair July 14 to Aug. 13

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By Greer Wylder
July 12, 2017

The OC Fair kicks off Friday with a full lineup of Farm Fresh Fun. Get ready for 23 days and nights of entertainment, food, rides, shopping, exhibits, animals and headline performances in the Pacific Amphitheatre, nightly music in The Hangar and adrenaline-inducing events in the Action Sports Arena.  You can get free admission and parking for the first three hours on Opening Day from noon to 3 p.m. this Friday. The OC Fair runs Wednesdays through Sundays, July 14-Aug. 13 Here are some highlights: New OC Fair rides: The OC Fair is adding three new rides this year and one…

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The Best Sleep You’ll Ever Have

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By Greer Wylder
July 11, 2017

Your bedroom is a sacred place, the part of a home you spend your night in getting restful sleep to recharge after a long day. Unfortunately, many of us settle for a less than stellar mattress and compromise our sleep quality when we don’t know of better mattress options. Hadley Olivia Luxury Mattress Shoppe opened their doors a year ago in San Juan Capistrano with a simple purpose, to help Orange County get better rest. Founder Ronnie Lane curated a retail experience that unveils a selection of the world’s best mattresses to the Southern California market. Some of the mattress…

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Summer Music Series Kicks Off at The Triangle

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By Greer Wylder
July 10, 2017

The Triangle is celebrating its 25th anniversary with Sizzling Summer Sounds, a weekly music series kicking off July 12 from 5 to 8 pm, and continuing every Wednesday evening through August 23. The live music, held in the upper level courtyard between Saddle Ranch Chop House and La Vida Cantina, will feature guitarists, duos and solo artists performing a variety of genres to appeal to everyone in the community. The schedule of performances includes: July 12: Back to the Beach! Surf Classics July 19: Reggae & Calypso Steel Drums July 26: 70s Troubadour Guitarist August 2: Classic Country August 9:…

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Pressed Juicery Expands in OC

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By Greer Wylder
July 07, 2017

Pressed Juicery, the popular cold-pressed juice brand, just opened its fifth OC location in Crystal Cove. Other locations include Fashion Island, Irvine Spectrum Center, Westcliff Plaza in Newport Beach, and Plaza de la Paz in Laguna Niguel. The new outpost offers the brand’s cold-pressed juices, signature beverages, specialty waters and two ounce functional shots in addition to the brand’s newest offerings, Freeze and Heat. Freeze is a vegan, dairy-free, gluten-free frozen soft serve treat made from only the ingredients found in Pressed’s juices (think cold-pressed juice, only colder!). Freeze is currently available in four different flavors (chocolate, vanilla, matcha and strawberry almond—flavors…

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