The Dose

Solution to Your Resolution!

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By Greer Wylder
January 13, 2010

Looking for the best solution to your resolution? Check out The Sports Club/LA in Orange County, one of the best luxury sports and fitness complexes anywhere. It has everything you’ve ever dreamed of in a fitness center: cutting-edge cardio equipment with flat screen TVs, 10 types of yoga, Indo-Row indoor rowing studio, advanced free weights, dedicated rev group cycling program, extensive innovative fitness classes, two full court basketball courts, outdoor junior Olympic swimming pool and much more. The ambiance is more like a resort than a fitness center, especially with its OLIVER café | lounge and spa: Splash Destination CitySpa.…

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In Through the Side Door

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By Greer Wylder
January 12, 2010

SideDoor, an English-style gastropub, just opened at Five Crowns in Corona del Mar. It’s accessed through the Poppy Street entrance, now marked with a big red key. It’s an alternative to formal dining at Five Crowns. You can just stop by the casual SideDoor for seasonal small plates portioned for sharing, cheese and charcuterie, and world-class spirits. The menu changes daily on a whim by the creative minds of Executive Chef Dennis Brask and his crew. It can include roasted chioggia beets salad, gravlax with fennel and Meyer lemon, as well as butternut squash with wild nettle pesto. Other items…

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Fast and Casual ... the Way We Like It!

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By Greer Wylder
January 11, 2010

There’s another great fast-casual eatery in Costa Mesa: Baja Fish Tacos. It’s not a stranger to OC, the original and always crowded Baja Fish opened in Santa Ana more than a decade ago, with two others in Laguna Hills and Laguna Niguel. Its founder Julio A. Gutierrez incorporates family and friends’ recipes from throughout Mexico. Some say they have the best tacos in Orange County, which is saying a lot (and we don’t have the energy for that touchy argument). The fact is that Baja Fish Tacos makes fresh and tasty chicken tacos, carne asada tacos, blackened fish taco, grilled…

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Primed for Something Tasty

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By Greer Wylder
January 08, 2010

Now that the holidays are in the rear-view mirror, we can breathe a sigh of relief. We say now is the perfect time to share a Sunday meal with your family (or better yet friends, we know how families can be) in a warm atmosphere. Fleming’s at Fashion Island is offering its three-course prime rib dinner every Sunday in January at a special price of $29.95 per guest. First, your choice of salad: the wedge, Fleming’s or Caesar. Second course includes 12 oz. of succulent prime rib au jus, creamy horseradish and dijon sauces served with your choice of one…

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What a Week for Newport Dining

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By Greer Wylder
January 06, 2010

Dine at all of your favorite Newport Beach restaurants starting Jan. 22 through Jan. 28 for Newport Beach Restaurant Week, the annual week-long citywide culinary celebration where you can order bargain three-course prix-fixe lunches and dinners. Newport Beach Restaurant Week features nearly 75 of the finest Newport Beach restaurants that will be serving up special lunch menus at $15 or $20 and dinner menus at $25 or $35. And the more you dine out, the more you’ll be rewarded. When your bill comes, you’ll receive a Newport Beach Dining Reward Card worth 20% off food orders redeemable after Restaurant Week…

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