The Dose

The Hoag Summer Classic Food and Music Event

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By Greer Wylder
June 21, 2016

The Hoag Summer Classic —the 29th annual foodie and music event to benefit Hoag Hospital will be celebrated on Wednesday, June 29 from 5 to 8 p.m. at Newport Dunes in Newport Beach. Hoag Hospital Foundation and the 552 Club are bringing more than 30 of the finest restaurants in Orange County to host an evening of fantastic food, friends, and entertainment. It will feature live music by the Chicago Experience and the Doobie Experience. Last year, guests sampled exquisite food from such restaurants as A Restaurant, Andrei's, Back Bay Bistro, Bear Flag Fish Company, Bluewater Grill, The Bungalow, Canaletto…

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Five Crowns Celebrates 50 Years with a Major Refresh

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By Greer Wylder
June 20, 2016

As part of its 50 year anniversary celebration, the Five Crowns in Corona del Mar just completed a major renovation of both the interior and exterior as well as a new Cooper’s Bar. “We’ve invigorated the Five Crowns experience,” said Ryan O’Melveny Wilson, Five Crowns’ executive chef and vice president. “From our updated sign out front, to refreshed dining rooms, the new bar and a menu that honors our classics and highlights seasonality, we’re setting the table for the next 50 years.” Five Crowns boasts a new landscape design by Roger’s Gardens, as well as re-imagined branding outside and dramatic…

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The OC Night Market

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By Greer Wylder
June 17, 2016

Bring your friends and family of all ages and your appetite to the OC Night Market on June 17-19 at the OC Fair and Event Center in Costa Mesa. It's deemed the largest Asian-themed night market in the United States, a place where you can graze on hundreds of foods such as lobster fries, grilled squid, donor kabobs, taiyaki with ice cream, udon, popping fish balls, fish roe sausage, oyster omelet, stinky tofu, and much more. OC Night Market features hundreds of food, merchandise, crafts, arts, games, music, and entertainment attractions in a jam-packed festival for the whole family. Produced…

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Celebrate Your Graduate at The Triangle

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By Greer Wylder
June 16, 2016

Graduation season is in full swing, so Newport-Mesa families looking for fun, family-friendly places to host celebration dinners or parties should make reservations at one of the multiple restaurants at The Triangle in Costa Mesa. Perfect for graduates as well as Father’s Day, Yard House at The Triangle has an array of tried and true favorites for everyone in the party. Known for its burgers, Yard House also has an eclectic menu of salads and entrees ranging from sandwiches and seafood to pasta, pizza and more. Yard House also has a one-size pleases all gift solution – Yard House gift…

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The Taste of Santa Ana

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By Greer Wylder
June 15, 2016

Santa Ana’s beloved eateries, restaurants and chefs will be celebrated at Taste of Santa Ana at MainPlace Mall on Thursday, June 16 from 5 to 8 p.m. The annual food event will feature a delicious array of unlimited food tastings from local restaurants, beer and wine samplings, photo booth from Happy Photos, and live entertainment by the SMITH DUO and DJ Paul-Dean Martin. Participating hotels, restaurants, wineries and breweries include: Applebee’s, Bella Marri’s, Boudin SF, California Pizza Kitchen, Chick-fil-A, Corner Bakery Café, Dog Haus, Evans Brewing Company, Farm Fresh to You, Laguna Beach Beer Company, Lucille’s Smokehouse BBQ, Meritage at…

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