The Dose

Bella Nails in OC!

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By Greer Wylder
February 28, 2012

Bellacures, a high-end nail salon in West Los Angeles and Beverly Hills just expanded to Orange County. Founder Samira Asemanfar has already garnered a loyal following of fans for bringing her nail salon concept of supreme attention to cleanliness and spa like services to Laguna Beach and Balboa Island. At Bellacures, each manicure and pedicure service starts with new sterilized tools for each client and a disposable pouch with new files, buffers, and all other supplies.  And unlike many nail salons, Bellacures does not use whirlpool spa chairs for pedicures to avoid spreading bacteria and infections.  You can opt to…

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OC Restaurant Week: Our Top Picks

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By Greer Wylder
February 27, 2012

With six days left to navigate through Orange County’s favorite week for dining out, we’ve mapped out our top choices for a dining itinerary from OC Restaurant Week’s prix-fixe lunches and dinners. You can choose from 100 top restaurants who are offering amazing three course lunch and dinners through Saturday.   Top 5 Lunches 1. Avanti Café in Costa Mesa is offering a great $10 lunch. You can build your own pizza made with organic whole grain focaccia style crust with 4 house made toppings (choose from 28 toppings). The lunch comes with a natural gourmet soda, Portola coffee, or…

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The Week of Good Eats!

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By Greer Wylder
February 24, 2012

We are counting down the days until Orange County Restaurant Week, seven days of foodie heaven, returns Sunday through Saturday, March 3. The culinary celebration gives diners a chance to experience amazing prix fixe menus from Orange County’s top restaurants. More than 100 talented chefs have created special three course menus so that you can try new culinary creations, discover new restaurants, and eat your way through the county. Special menus will be set at $10, $15 and $20 per person for lunch, and $20, $30 or $40 per person for dinner. You can search for your favorite restaurant by…

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Ciao Ippolita!

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By Greer Wylder
February 23, 2012

Don’t miss this rare chance to shop from Ippolita’s beautiful jewelry collection at it’s first sample sale in California  at the St. Regis Hotel this Friday through Sunday. The namesake brand of Italian artist and sculptor Ippolita is modern and timeless, chic and versatile. Her fine jewelry collections include multi faceted colorful stone bracelets, necklaces and rings in gold and silver. Ippolita jewelry is ideal to wear everyday, not just for special occasions. And you can pick up pieces at incredible prices, everything will be reduced 40 to 70% off. The sample sale is in Pacific Ballroom 1 at St.…

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Hawaiian Joy!

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By Greer Wylder
February 22, 2012

Celebrate any event of the season with Hawaiian-fusion cuisine at one of our favorite restaurants, Roy's Newport Beach and Roy's Anaheim Garden Walk. Ever since Chef Roy Yamaguchi founded the first Roy’s in Honolulu, Hawaii in 1988, each Roy’s Restaurant continues to serve his beloved culinary creations combining freshest local ingredients, European sauces, Asian spices, with a focus on fresh seafood. Yamaguchi has mentored and attracted top chefs like Chef Edgar Agbayani at Roy’s Newport Beach and Chef Ron Plata at Roy’s Anaheim who both take pride in serving Asian inspired infused cuisine and unforgettable signature cocktails such as martinis made…

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