The Dose

Farm To Box Asian Street Food

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By Greer Wylder
January 25, 2017

Asian Box Irvine celebrates its grand opening today with a benefit--100% of sales will benefit Wounded Warrior Project that works to foster a successful and well-adjusted generation of wounded service members. Asian Box is a fine-casual dining destination that features authentic Asian street food created with sustainable and local ingredients using traditional methods and recipes from culinary director Chad Newton and executive chef Grace Nguyen. You can feel good about eating here; there are no hormones, antibiotics and pesticides—produce is always sustainable grown and harvested. The kitchen doesn’t use woks or fryers and everything is gluten free. The ordering system…

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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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