The Dose

Crow Bar Goes Green!

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By Greer Wylder
February 25, 2011

Congratulations to the Crow Bar & Kitchen in Corona del Mar for taking a green initiative. The Green Restaurant Assn. just certified Crow Bar, an upscale gastropub, as the first “green restaurant” in Orange County. Not only does the Crow Bar boast a James Beard award-winning Executive Chef John Cuevas (formerly with the Montage Hotel & Resort in Laguna Beach), but it uses local and sustainable ingredients in its inventive pub foods. Other markers for making this certification include the banning of Styrofoam, to-go packages are biodegradeable and made from recycled materials, and its Natura water system is environmentally friendly.…

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Weekend: Fave Foodie Week in OC!

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By Greer Wylder
February 24, 2011

Foodies will love the return of Orange County Restaurant Week that’s launching Sunday through Saturday, March 5.  To keep it even more special, they capped off the restaurants this year to 100. Prix fixed 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 city, and see the entire list here. The District at Tustin Legacy is hosting a kick-off event Saturday from 4 to 7 p.m. with complimentary samples of appetizers and cocktails as well as live music performances…

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Classic Opera Meets Rock!

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By Greer Wylder
February 23, 2011

For one night only, classic opera will meet rock! Opera superstar Renée Fleming is giving Orange County an exclusive experience of covering indie rock songs on Tuesday, April 5 at 8 p.m. at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts. By the way, we loved Fleming's rock-tinged album, “Dark Hope.” She will be performing classical opera selections in the first half of her performance, and the second half will solely be rock. Some covers will include Death Cab for Cutie, Muse, Arcade Fire, and Mars Volta. So that everyone can see this exclusive performance, many tickets will be priced at $25.…

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Treasure at Trove!

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By Greer Wylder
February 22, 2011

It’s not easy to categorize Trove in Laguna Beach. Is it an antique store, gallery, or a place to find museum-quality pieces to call your own? Devotees simply say, “Wow.” It’s a one-of-a-kind showroom with now twice the space since it moved from its Coast Highway location to Ocean Avenue last summer. Longtime Trove seekers knew that co-owners Heather and Bobby Lee would have an even better place to store their treasures, a mix of art and home furnishings, including 18th century primitive pieces from Belgium, mid-20th century Danish pieces, organic hemp hand loomed linens, luxury Matteo bedding, and atypical…

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Yum, Mediterranean Flavors!

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By Greer Wylder
February 21, 2011

When Armenian born, Syrian raised Sousanna Alexander couldn’t find her favorite sandwich she grew up eating along the Mediterranean—a sujok sandwich with delicious spicy sausage tomatoes, pickles pressed in Mahdnakash bread—anywhere in Orange County, she fixed that problem. “I thought, 'Why don’t I just open a tasty place with a cozy feeling and great food?' ” Sousanna recalled. Last month she opened Zeytoon in Laguna Beach, a tiny deli and market that serves her favorite sujok sandwich along with about nine other grilled flatbread sandwiches that we can’t get enough of. Sousanna is an interior designer by trade, but she…

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