The Dose

Your Guide to the Ultimate Thanksgiving - from SOCO and The OC Mix

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By Greer Wylder
November 18, 2014

Thanksgiving is only a week away...and if you still need ideas on where to get your tabletop decor, hard-to-find spices and ingredients, cooking equipment and more - SOCO is your one-stop holiday entertaining destination! Read on to see how you can make your Thanksgiving stress-free and focus on what really matters - spending quality time with family and friends!  Surfas Culinary District - This is the go-to cooking destination for OC's chefs and amateur cooks alike, offering everything you could possibly need for Thanksgiving. Whether this is your first go at making the turkey, or you've been hosting Thanksgiving for years, Surfas' Thanksgiving Survival Guide Checklist (available in-store…

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OC BAKING COMPANY 2ND ANNUAL PRE-THANKSGIVING BAKE SALE FUNDRAISER

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By Greer Wylder
November 18, 2014

The Saturday before Thanksgiving is one of OC Baking Company’s busiest days at the Orange Home Grown Farmers and Artisans Market in Old Towne Orange. If you visited the market on that day last year, you know that your bread purchase went to support diabetes awareness for a cure. This Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., they will be hosting the fundraiser again, OC Baking Company will be donating 100% of Saturday's Orange Home Grown  sales to the making of “The Human Trial," the first major film about diabetes. And, the good people at Orange Home Grown will MATCH the amount…

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Thanksgiving Dining in OC

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By Greer Wylder
November 17, 2014

No time to cook a Thanksgiving feast this year? Let some of the local experts do it for you. Here’s a round up of some renowned restaurants at, or near South Coast Plaza offering Thanksgiving dinner on Thursday, Nov. 27. If you simply can’t wait for Thanksgiving, there are some restaurants already serving turkey for the season. Charlie Palmer at Bloomingdale’s South Coast Plaza The three-course menu with choices features favorites such as market oysters, Maine lobster chowder, and roasted heirloom beet salad; entree selections like slow-basted organic turkey, crispy skin Scottish salmon, and filet mignon. Desserts include roasted pumpkin…

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Orange County’s First Chocolate Factory

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By Greer Wylder
November 14, 2014

SoCal’s original bean to bar chocolate factory, ChocXO (pronounced: choc-zo) just opened in Irvine, on Irvine Center Drive. It’s a dream come true for chocoholics, a dedicated lab that sources the world’s premium cacao beans and expertly processes it into sensational chocolates such as chocolate bars, filled chocolates, chocolate bark, English toffee, chocolate covered Oreos and other chocolate specialties. What sets ChocXO apart from other local chocolate and confectionary brands is that ChocXO sources pure Criollo beans from hand-select farmers in Central and South America and with state-of-the-art processing equipment they can roast, winnow, roller refine and even conch the…

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Maje Chic Parisian Fashions Opened at SCP

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By Greer Wylder
November 12, 2014

Maje, one of the leading contemporary French women’s wear brands, just opened its 16th U.S. boutique at South Coast Plaza. It’s created for cool-girl chic women who love glamorous and feminine fashions, such as draped dresses worn with blazers and jackets. The Maje boutique offers the brand’s unique range of contemporary Parisian fashion including women’s apparel, shoes and accessories. The chic Parisian label was founded by Moroccan-born designer Judith Milgrom, who choose the to name her collection after the initials of her loved ones. Open 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday; 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday; 11…

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