The Dose

It’s SOCO Cool

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By Greer Wylder
April 21, 2010

When you’re driving north on the 405 Freeway just past Harbor Boulevard, look to the right and you’ll get an up-close preview of Orange County’s hippest retail makeover. The SOCO (South Coast Collection), formerly an unremarkable collection of stores, is being turned into a stylish and sustainable shopping village with creative showrooms like Wildflower Linens, Let Them Eat Cake, a soon-to-open fabulous Stark carpet store, trendy restaurants, and, in November, Paul Mitchell’s flagship Store-Salon-School. SOCO, by Burnham-Ward Properties a subsidiary of Burnham USA of Newport Beach, reminds us of an upscale version of The LAB. When the transformation is complete,…

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Earth Day Feast

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By Greer Wylder
April 20, 2010

Saving the planet one sip at a time in Laguna Beach! Sorrento Grille & Bar’s five course organic wine dinner celebrates Earth Day on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. Executive Chef Ryan Adams has created a special, five-course dinner pairing locally sourced, new American dishes with West Coast organic wines. The menu starts with hangtown fry, an omelette of sorts from the California Gold Rush updated with lobster, egg, caviar, bacon and tomato paired with Domaine Carneros Brut, N.V. Napa; next scallop with speck, greens, fennel and Meyer lemon paired with Benton Lane Pinot Gris, 2008 Napa. A spring soup is…

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Lights, Camera, Action

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By Greer Wylder
April 19, 2010

Attention film lovers. You are about to get eight days of pure movie bliss! The 11th annual Newport Beach Film Festival will kick off its eight-day run Thursday at 7:30 p.m. with the opening night screening and world premier of Five Star Day at Edwards Big Newport. It closes with an advance screening of Letters To Juliet on Thursday, April 29 April 30 at 8 p.m. at Regency Lido Theater. Following the red carpet screening of Five Star Day, the festival will host an opening night gala at the Bloomingdale’s Courtyard in Fashion Island with more than 20 Newport Beach…

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After School Special

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By Greer Wylder
April 16, 2010

We’re never tired (but getting close) about talking about fro-yo. And, we can’t pass up on a buy one-get-one-free offer, which Icicles, the newest gourmet frozen yogurt shop in OC is offering today. What makes Icicles so special? For one, lucky students are just a block away from it a Corona del Mar High school—-but really it’s the secret recipe with an extra smooth and creamy taste. Today, in celebration of the grand opening, Icicles is offering a “buy one, get one half off” on the lesser of two sizes. Stop by from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., one per…

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Fashion 101

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By Greer Wylder
April 14, 2010

Future fashionistas we have the perfect camp for you! Fashion Camp OC is an exciting, new creative learning experience outside of the classroom for those interested in fashion. Whereas most fashion courses focus on skill and concept, Fashion Camp OC is geared towards current and topical issues in the industry—blogging, diffusion lines, who’s designing what and where, etc. And students will find out about everything they need to know about career paths within the field, available in Orange County! Guest speakers, design projects, competitions and of course, learning what’s happening today. (And it’s run by one of our favorite people,…

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