The Dose

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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Cruising for Food!

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By Greer Wylder
February 18, 2011

We want to be a stowaway on this food and wine lover’s cruise! You can join radio host and celebrity Chef Jamie Gwen on a 10-day Mediterranean cruise of a lifetime aboard Oceania’s newest luxury ship, The Marina. The voyage begins in Venice on Oct.11, stops in Crotia, Greece, Sicily, Positano, Florence, Cinque Terre, Monte Carlo and ends in Rome on Oct. 21. This award-winning foodie cruise ship received the highest rating from a recent Conde Nast Traveler poll, and the new ship even offers a culinary arts center, and 10 restaurants including Chef Jacques Pépin’s first namesake restaurant at…

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Happy Birthday Mr. Presidential Suite!

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By Greer Wylder
February 17, 2011

This President’s Day weekend, why not celebrate in style in the ultimate suite? The St. Regis Monarch Beach is offering guests a chance at a complimentary upgrade to the Presidential Suite (valued at $20,400) with an existing three-night reservation. When guests book a three-night stay in any room type over the holiday weekend (Feb. 18-21), they will be automatically eligible for a complimentary upgrade to the lavish and luxurious Presidential Suite. To sweeten the deal, guests are invited to take advantage of A Time for Pleasure, offering 20 percent off stays, any room and any day. The 3,100-square-foot Presidential Suite…

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