The Dose

A Boost for Home Bakers

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By Greer Wylder
January 31, 2013

 Local self taught baker, Louise Sandy just let us know that on January, 1 the California Cottage Food Act become law making it legal for home-based bakers to run a business out of their home kitchen.  Prior to the law being passed people like Sandy had to either "fly under the radar" or take on enormous expenses renting commercial kitchens. The California Cottage Food Act allows home production of "potentially non-hazardous foods" like baked goods without cream or custard fillings, dry baking mixes, breads, candies, preserves, fruit pies, etc. that do not need to be refrigerated or kept hot. Sandy,…

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It’s Tea Time

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By Greer Wylder
January 29, 2013

The most popular and oldest drink in the world is given its due at the new Seventh Tea Bar from the same masterminds and owners of Portola Coffee Lab, Jeff and Christa Duggan, at OC Mix in Costa Mesa. Seventh Tea Bar offers a consummate tea experience with more than 30 unblended single-estate teas brewed by different methods. The craft teahouse concept focuses on hand select unblended teas from around the world. Seventh Tea Bar also offers iced teas on tap, fruit and herb-infused custom creations, as well as traditional tea services with Chef-inspired tea sandwiches, scones and pastries. It's adjacent to…

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Let’s Get Fit

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By Greer Wylder
January 28, 2013

A new state of the art fitness studio, Orangetheory Fitness just opened its first California location in Newport Beach. The new concept offers exciting 60-minute group sessions that incorporate interval-based cardio and strength training with advanced treadmills, rowing machines, TRX suspensionstraps and heart-rate monitors. Participants can burn an average of 600-1000 calories per class, and an additional 200-400 calories up to 36 hours afterwards! Even if your goal is not calorie burning, you can build strength, increase metabolism, and tone and shape your body. Orangetheory Fitness uses advanced five-zone heart rate monitors so that trainers can monitor the intensity and recovery of…

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It’s So Big

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By Greer Wylder
January 25, 2013

We have the biggest, baddest giveaway yet. We’re giving away the whopping “Bigger Badder Asser” Burger from JT Schmid’s Restaurant and Brewery in Anaheim (across from the Honda Center) or at the District at Tustin Legacy. No one will leave hungry after eating a 12” custom baked bun, 6 lb. beef patty (or turkey option) grilled and topped with lettuce, tomato, cheddar cheese, pickles, onions and roasted corn mayo.  And it’s served with four types of French fries: handcut fries, sweet potato fries, tater tots and classic steak fries. The BBA Burger feeds up to six people, and it’s great for…

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Let’s Rendezvous Here

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By Greer Wylder
January 18, 2013

Francophiles will swoon over the new Rendezvous French Bakery & Café in Corona del Mar. Co-owners and husband and wife team, Olivier and Natalie Bocchio, of Toulon, France, opened Rendezvous 8 weeks ago, in the former locally beloved Pizza Royale & Bake Shoppe location with rave reviews. (Loyal Greer’s OC readers tipped us off to this French café in no time.) Their formula for serving made from scratch bread, pastries, desserts, sandwiches, sweet and savory crepes, paninis and more was perfected in Breckenridge, Colorado where they owned La Francaise a popular bakery/café for 7 years. The new Rendezvous is a…

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