The Dose

The Classic BLT, Now a Pizza at Fresh Brothers

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By Greer Wylder
January 24, 2017

The all-time classic BLT sandwich— made up of four simple and perfect ingredients: bacon, lettuce, tomato and bread---gets a fresh spin starting today as Fresh Brothers launches the BLT Pizza. Fresh Brothers created the perfect and tasty pizza with bacon, mozzarella and cheddar, fresh Romaine and cherry tomatoes, drizzled with creamy ranch. The BLT pizza is only available through March 31. One of the things we love most about Fresh Brothers is its commitment to giving back to local schools and its fresh ingredients, healthy cooking styles, and that it can accommodate special diets. Fresh Brothers’ sauce is packed with…

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Juice Served Here Debuts the JSH Marina Cafe

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By Greer Wylder
January 23, 2017

Looking for a new and tasty option for a healthy breakfast or lunch? Juice Served Here just opened its first full service restaurant - JSH Marina Cafe! At their renovated and expanded space (with a patio!) at Lido Marina Village, you can expect locally inspired, organic and sustainable breakfast and lunch items. The menu features simple, high quality ingredients - think market frittatas and delicious smoothie bowls. The cafe also carries JSH's full line of cold pressed juices, coffee by Common Room Roasters, grab and go items, macadamia milk based shakes, and so much more. Open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily. 3418 Via Lido in Newport Beach.…

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Stax Cookie Bar Debuts Thai-Style Rolled Ice Cream

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By Greer Wylder
January 20, 2017

Two years ago, Stax Cookie Bar in Irvine made a sweet OC debut by offering hand-crafted ice cream sandwiches, sundaes, milk shakes, malts and affogatos. All Stax treats are made with high-quality ice cream and cookies, brownies and waffles baked fresh daily on the premises. Today, Stax Cookie Bar is one of the first in Southern California to offer the hard to find dessert sensation---thinly rolled Thai-style ice cream. Stax put its own spin on the Thai treat, creating new signature CreamRitos and Duo Layer Rolls---the first rolled ice cream desserts to feature two flavors. Stax new desserts are hand-crafted…

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The Food Trends of 2017 at Bonchon

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By Greer Wylder
January 19, 2017

If you’ve paid any attention to the reported food trends of 2017, we will be eating more egg yolks, French foods, spirulina, whey, smoked food, Bibimbap and a few others.   And guess what? At the brand new Bonchon in Costa Mesa, you can get your fill of the some of the world’s best Korean fried chicken, plus you can experience Bibimpab that also features the trendy egg yolk of the year. It’s a bowl of white rice, assorted seasonal vegetables, topped with egg, served in a sizzling stone bowl with Korean red pepper paste on the side. You can…

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Newport Beach BBQ Competition Gets Serious

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By Greer Wylder
January 18, 2017

BBQ gets serious when the Newport Beach BBQ Competition returns for a Winter Q & Expo on Saturday, January 28 from noon to 6 p.m. at Newport Dunes Waterfront Resort. Fifty professional BBQ teams will be competing to win their share of $10,000 in cash prizes and for the title of Grand Champion.    The Winter Q attracts top BBQ teams in California and the region. Nearly half of the teams registered to compete are rated Top 50 in the CBBQA including Big Poppa Smokers, who is currently #1 in California (CBBQA) and #3 in the nation (KCBS), will be defending his…

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