The Dose

Shop The OC Mix First-Ever Sidewalk Sale This Weekend!

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By Greer Wylder
August 22, 2013

With summer quickly coming to a close, it’s the best time to get amazing deals on the hottest styles of the season! Our favorite shops at The OC Mix at SOCO are hosting their first-ever Sidewalk Sale – clearing out their summer merchandise for 30-70% off original prices! Mark your calendars for this premier style event of the summer at Orange County’s favorite shopping destination! This Saturday and Sunday (August 24-25), the amazing shops at The OC Mix will have tons of promos on merchandise, ranging from percentage discounts to free gifts with purchases. This fun-filled weekend will feature live…

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The PigOut is Back!

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By Greer Wylder
August 21, 2013

Come out to experience an epic pig-centric food fest on Sunday from 3 to 7 p.m. at the California Scenario in Costa Mesa. Thanks to Bobby Navarro of 100eats100days fame, who championed this PigOut (among other events),15 of OC’s most respected chefs, 10 renowned bartenders and one ticket will get you unlimited tastes and parking. Each chef will be creating a striking pork dish, and offer tastes for the PigOut. Participating restaurants include Broadway by Amar Santana, Juliette’s Kitchen and Bar, A Restaurant, The Attic on Broadway, Hopscotch, Pizzeria Mozza, The Cheese Shop, Arc Kitchen and Bar, Little Sparrow Cafe, The…

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Dizzy for Neapolitan Pizza

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By Greer Wylder
August 20, 2013

If you haven’t yet discovered the first West Coast Spin! Neapolitan Pizza that opened earlier this summer in Orange, at the Stadium Promenade, near Honda Center and Angels Stadium, you need to go taste their hand-spun, stone-fired, traditional thin-and-bubbly crust, rustic whole wheat crust, and gluten-free pizzas. Each day, SPIN! roasts mushrooms, caramelized onions, artichokes, and even capers, pecans, pineapples, pine nuts, and pancetta its stone hearth ovens. You can choose between traditional Pizza Rossa (red pizzas with crushed Roma tomato sauce) and Pizza Bianca (white pizzas with roasted olive oil glaze), and a variety of hand-grated cheeses. There are also…

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Nuthin’ But A G Burger

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By Greer Wylder
August 18, 2013

It’s the golden age of burgers and the choices in burger joints are seemingly endless. Local burger lovers can now get over to the new G Burger at The Market Place in Irvine to taste the hailed G Burger originally only in La Habra, and coming soon to Fountain Valley. The OC Register ranked it one of the top ten best burgers, but look it's up to you to decide.  We’re fans of their G Fire burger 100% fresh Angus beef, pepper jack cheese, red & green chiles, roasted red bell peppers, tomato, grilled red onion, and their house spicy…

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We’re Turning Japanese

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By Greer Wylder
August 15, 2013

Our latest mission is to try new restaurants off the beaten path to us. We feel like we’ve been in a food rut, and it’s time to venture out to delicious eateries that we’ve been meaning to get to. Each week, we’ll be reporting where we went and what we think you should try. Japanese food is one of our favorite cuisines, and that normally means we’re going out for sushi. But at Kappo Honda in Fountain Valley you can experience a traditional izakaya, which translates to something like a pub with bar food, or small plates. There’s a lot to…

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