The Dose

Organic Scoops, Gratis

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By Greer Wylder
March 18, 2013

N'iceCream at SoCo/The OC Mix in Costa Mesa is celebrating its 2nd birthday on Wednesday by giving out free 2 oz. scoops from 5 to 7 p.m. The organic ice cream stand was just voted in as one of the 28 best places in the world to get dessert by Travel + Leisure Magazine. N’iceCream is handmade fresh every morning with real ingredients. Its gelato is made from the best milk and cream available, sourced from a local dairy farm, and its sorbet is dairy free and mostly fat free, too. N’iceCream is lighter on fat and sugars than most…

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Fashion Week, Orange County Style

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By Greer Wylder
March 18, 2013

It’s a week of fashion Orange County style when Orange County Fashion Week kicks off Tuesday, March 19 through Sunday, March 24 with daily events featuring local and international designers presented by Orange County Fashion Association. Highlights from the week include a Sugar Rush of jewels on Tuesday from 10:30 a.m. to noon with emerging jewelry designers at AnQ by Crustacean at South Coast Plaza, and then later in the evening a coastline ride and drive departs to a private VIP Sparkle event presented by etoile by Chandon at Black Starr & Frost in Newport Beach. On Wednesday from 6…

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Hollywood Glamour in Laguna

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By Greer Wylder
March 15, 2013

The man responsible for capturing Hollywood’s golden era through the art of photography, George Hurrell, started his career in Laguna Beach influenced by pioneer stunt pilot “Pancho” Barnes and artists William Wendt and Edgar Payne. In homage to the legendary photographer, a stunning display of his celebrity portraits are at Laguna Art Museum through April 28, and biographer Mark A. Viera will be sharing stories and anecdotes on Sunday at 1 p.m. about Hurrell and his photographic style. Viera’s book, “Hurrell’s Hollywood Portraits”  a beautiful collection of Hurrell’s work describes his famous subjects, and analyzes his work in photographic terms.…

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Registering Fashion

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By Greer Wylder
March 13, 2013

It’s no secret that the Register’s new owners, Aaron Kushner and Eric Spitz, are tirelessly working away at making the newspaper a daily must-read in Orange County, preferably they’d love for you to subscribe to the print edition, and are beefing up the content and quality like never before. They even invested $124 million to help small businesses thrive with its Local Business Appreciation program. Editor & Publisher  just named the Register in its annual “10 Newspapers That Do It Right” issue, thanks to the new direction Kushner and Spitz are working on that includes hiring about 200 new staff…

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SoCo is SoCal’s Hottest New Culinary Destination

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By Greer Wylder
March 12, 2013

We know you've heard of (and love) Portola Coffee Lab and their latest venture, Seventh Tea Bar. But did you know that SoCo and The OC Mix are now a bona fide foodie destination with six new eateries - ranging from an oyster bar to a waffle and beer haus to American scratch cooking to pressed juices? And there are more culinary delights on the way! SoCo and The OC Mix also are the ultimate destinations for the home cook, with an award-winning Farmer's Market on Saturdays, as well as Surfas Culinary District and Fixtures Living, which offer cookware, supplies,…

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