The Dose

Turkish Delight!

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By Greer Wylder
December 08, 2010

GG’s Bistro is a favorite Laguna Beach restaurant serving a combination of authentic Turkish and Italian cuisine. So here’s your spot if you’re craving some Mediterranean favorites like hummus, borek filled with Feta, Swiss cheese, and sautéed onion rings; spaghetti Bolognese; fresh panini sandwiches served on focaccia or ciabatta; Alexander gyro kebabs; a variety of shish kebabs and even Turkish tea and coffee. Choose from breakfast items such as French toast, Turkish toast (grilled cheese panini with Kashkaval cheese, with Turkish sausage), Mediterranean plate, and tasty omelets served with hash browns. At lunch, selections include freshly made soups, salads, appetizers,…

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Sweet Slobbering Emotion

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By Greer Wylder
December 07, 2010

Emotion Portrait Studios is brimming with exciting news. Not only has it moved to a more accessible location in Costa Mesa (next to the yummy Super Pollo on Superior Avenue), it’s just launched Dogma Pet Portraits, photos that capture incredibly funny and/or heartwarming dog portraits (with or without human family members). After years of shooting photos that perfectly captured a family’s personality, Sylvaine and David Capron realized that they’ve nearly sold as many portraits of dogs as of kids. The reason? They’re masters of shooting pictures in a relaxed, carefree environment, where it’s easy to capture personalities of families and…

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Good Timing!

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By Greer Wylder
December 06, 2010

Upon returning to OC from a relief trip to Haiti six months following the devastating earthquake, Jeff and Jackie Bird of Newport Coast came home with a heightened passion for philanthropy. Their experience set the groundwork for Epic Timepieces, a newly launched online watch company that will make an ideal holiday gift with meaning. Epic watches come in 15 color variations and cost just $39.95. The concept is simple: for each watch sold, Epic will provide clean drinking water for a person in a developing country for one year. “We chose to provide water because we observed that a lack…

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Post at the Montage!

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By Greer Wylder
December 03, 2010

The Montage Laguna Beach is hosting a holiday champagne reception to view the Julia Post Jewelry Collection beginning today and running through Saturday. You have the chance to see the stunning handmade pieces from the Laguna Beach resident from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. and a portion of the sales will benefit the Second Harvest Food Bank. Julia, inspired by both her interior design background and travels in Europe and the Far East, has created a line of rings, earings, bracelets, cuffs, pendants and necklaces that can stay in your family for years to come. Montage Laguna Beach. 30801 South…

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Charlie Parker is DG (Damn Good!)

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By Greer Wylder
December 01, 2010

We met with Chef Charlie Palmer at his namesake restaurant at Bloomingdale’s South Coast Plaza on the eve of the opening of DG (Damn Good!) Burger to ask him fun 20 questions. Find out little known facts about Palmer: his dream to go to Scotland (“obviously not so much for the food”), he loved seeing Jay-Z in concert, and he’d be happy living in a tent with his four boys. And be sure to stop by at lunch for a signature DG Burger with black Angus beef topped with cabbage, tomato, red onion and Chef Amar Santana’s signature sauce, served…

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