The Dose

A Manly Feast

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By Greer Wylder
November 08, 2012

We are counting down the hours and days until Sunday’s Anais+ Mad Meat Men feast at Picnics in Costa Mesa. Picture six men, six courses, and six wine pairings proudly served in large portions from 6 to 8 p.m. The main act is a pastured boar from Da-La Ranch that will be a key component in each course along with the freshest SoCo Farmers' Market ingredients. Here’s a sneak peak of the menu: Chef Michael Harris’s boar Scotch egg with persimmon chutney and microgreen salad with a lime vinaigrette; Chef Dave Lieberman’s greens and hocks, with boar lard Southern biscuits; Chef…

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Stars of Cabernet

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By Greer Wylder
November 07, 2012

Wine enthusiasts will want to attend LearnAboutWine’s top effort of the year, STARS of Cabernet Orange County, an upscale charity event where you can taste 100 wines, learn from winemakers and owners at The District at Tustin Legacy on Thursday, Nov. 15 from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. You can enjoy unlimited wine tasting, and appetizers and a robust silent auction that includes wines, hotel stays and dinners at favorite restaurants. All proceeds from the silent auction will benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation of Orange County. Invited winemakers who will be pouring include: Peju,Bello, Knights Bridge Winery, Ackerman Family Vineyards,…

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Fendi In OC

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By Greer Wylder
November 06, 2012

The legendary Italian luxury lifestyle brand, Fendi just reopened its South Coast Plaza boutique in Costa Mesa. The new design is part of Fendi’s evolution of the new ‘Palazzo’ design concept from its headquarters in Rome, Italy. In 1925, Fendi set up the first handbag and fur workshop in Rome and today it’s exceptional collections are overseen by Karl Lagerfeld for its women’s ready to wear and fur, and Silvia Venturini Fendi for accessories. The ‘Palazzo’ design concept includes different sections for handbags, ready-to-wear, furs, shoes and accessories. A luxurious seating area shows off its intimate shoe salon, and the final…

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Wishing on a Cake

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By Greer Wylder
November 05, 2012

Brides with style rely on Utterly Engaged, an online bridal magazine, to find inspiration and resources to plan the perfect wedding. And it was at Utterly Engaged that we discovered Costa Mesa based cake studio, A Wish and a Whisk who designed the most beautiful cake we’ve ever seen on its current issue. (Pictured above) A Wish and a Whisk is a custom cake studio owned by Lindsey Sinatra, formerly with Christopher Garren’s in Costa Mesa. She left Garren’s two years ago to branch out on her own with a Wish and a Whisk and is now a sought after…

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Pizza, So Hot Right Now!

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By Greer Wylder
November 02, 2012

We’re always up for trying a new pizza joint, especially if it’s all about fresh ingredients, made from scratch recipes, and in the case at NEApolitan Pizzeria & Birreria opening Saturday in Laguna, it boasts a revered Stefano Ferrara oven imported from Naples that can heat up to 900 degrees The word on the street is that this oven can churn out Neapolitan-style pizzas that purists live for. However the oven will only be as good as the chef behind it, so we’re thrilled that NEApolitan, is the brainchild of Frank de Loach, formerly the sous chef at Playground. His…

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