The Dose

Inaugural Newport Beach Wine & Food Festival

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By Greer Wylder
September 02, 2014

In less than 3 weeks, the First Annual Newport Beach Wine and Food Festival, a two-day food fest on Saturday, Sept. 20 to Sunday, Sept 21 at the Newport Beach Civic Center will kick off with live cooking demos with celebrity and local executive chefs, tastings from over 40 wineries, elite sommelier panels, mixology courses and live jazz. And you can purchase a two-day weekend pass, a single day all-access pass, or buy a ticket for the VIP launch party on Friday, Sept. 19 at Red O in Newport Beach. Highlights from the festival include: A blind tasting and sommelier panel from 11:30 a.m.…

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Dumpling Nirvana

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By Greer Wylder
August 29, 2014

The long wait for Din Tai Fung’s revered dumplings is over. One of Taiwan’s most famous restaurants, known for its delicately steamed dumplings just opened at South Coast Plaza in the former McDonald’s on Level  2.  Din Tai Fung originated in Taiwan in 1958, and has since opened 82 locations worldwide including mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore Korea, and three U.S. locations closer to home, in Arcadia, Glendale, and Seattle. The New York Times reportedly named Din Tai Fung one of the top ten restaurants in the world. Din Tai Fung serves more than a dozen varieties of…

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Newport Beach Vineyards and Winery Harvest PIck-A-Thon

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By Greer Wylder
August 28, 2014

Ever want to be a part of a wine harvest? Here’s your chance. Due to a mild winter and a warmer summer in SoCal, the Newport Beach Vineyards and Winery will be harvesting a month ahead of schedule and you can join its 13th annual grape harvest on Saturday, Sept. 6 in Newport Beach.  For a $30 admission, you will receive a continental breakfast starting at 7:30 a.m. provided by Le Biarritz Catering followed by the Pick-A-Thon at 8 a.m. with all proceeds benefitting the Raise Foundation, dedicated to stopping the cycle of abuse through education advocacy and community collaboration.…

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Solutions Denim Back to School Specials

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By Greer Wylder
August 27, 2014

It’s the best time to get great deals for back to school shopping at Solutions Denim in Newport Beach. Solutions is offering 20% on your back to school jeans on Thursday, Aug. 28 through Tuesday, Sept. 2. There are also ultra-flattering dresses, tops, and blouses to choose from. Solutions carries favorite denim brands such as Hudson, Paige Denim, Joe’s Jeans, 7 For All Mankind, AG denim, Genetic and Siwy. Owner, Susan Cianciulli Bailey chooses the hottest brands and most flattering styles. Open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Solutions is at 1719 Westcliff Drive in Newport Beach. 949.650.0479.

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‘Tempest’ Opens Season at SCR

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By Greer Wylder
August 26, 2014

Arriving directly from two sold-out runs in Las Vegas and Boston, Shakespeare's “The Tempest,” adapted and directed by Aaron Posner and Teller, opens the 2014-15 season at South Coast Repertory on Friday, Aug. 29 to Saturday, Sept. 28, on the Segerstrom Stage. The stage transformed into a travelling tent show (picture a shipwrecked magic show) is “The Tempest” unlike any other, with haunting ballads by Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan, the magic by Teller and movement by Matt Kent of the dance troupe Pilobolus. Tickets start at $25. Discounts are available for full-time students, patrons 25 years of age and…

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