The Dose

fashionable Affair

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By Greer Wylder
April 13, 2010

Back-to-back weeks of excitement in OC! Last week we celebrated opening week for The Angels’ season and now this! It’s opening week for Nordstrom’s new Fashion Island store. The countdown is on: the much-anticipated store opens Friday at 10 a.m. Die-hard shoppers and beauty enthusiasts will no doubt be lining up for the opening day excitement. At Nordstrom’s courtyard mall entrance starting at 8 a.m. you can attend a “Beauty Bash” complete with complimentary cosmetics, a light breakfast and music. And the lucky attendees of the sold-out Nordstrom Fashion Island Gala Wednesday from 7 to 10 p.m. will be the…

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All Foodies on Deck

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By Greer Wylder
April 12, 2010

For the love of in-season farm fresh foods and Napa Valley boutique wines! The Lido Deck, a hidden waterfront gem by Chef Don Schoenburg, a frequenter of farmers markets as well as seafood and wild game purveyors is preparing an exclusive Napa Valley wine dinner with Boyd Family Vineyards Tuesday from 6 to 9 p.m. Winemaker Stan Boyd is bringing his latest releases including the new Ruby Tuesday, Viognier, Sauvignon Blanc, Big Ranch Cuvee and Cabernet Franc. The five-course prix fixe menu starts with frog leg drumettes, sauce gribiche Vigonier, Napa, 2009; then Bloomsdale spinach, strawberries, red onion, goat cheese,…

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Boardies Bonanza

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By Greer Wylder
April 09, 2010

We wish that there was as much innovation going on with laundry that could fold itself as there is in boardshorts. Saturday you can witness the launch of (and hopefully own a new pair) of Hurley Phantom boardshorts with Nike Flywire. What’s all of the excitement about? Hurley’s limited-edition boardshorts are said to be so light and comfortable you won’t even know you’re wearing a thing—120% stretch, super water repellant, and construction like you’ve never seen. Surfside Sports in Costa Mesa is going all out for Hurley’s Flywire launch Saturday from 4 to 6 p.m. It’s a major parking lot…

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The San Francisco Treat

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By Greer Wylder
April 07, 2010

Ok, so we were turned on, (once again) to a fresh bakery and this one has three locations in Irvine, so Irvine has all the luck. San Francisco-based Specialty’s Cafe & Bakery is a 20 year-old made-from-scratch concept, that just arrived in OC last year. Each Specialty Café sports an exhibition kitchen where they hand make sandwiches, soups and organic salads, and bake fresh daily breads, pastries, and cookies too. The café and bakery also offers an online cutting-edge ordering service and quick delivery or pick-up service. And wow, you can track online exactly when cookies were brought out of…

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Beachfront Luxury

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By Greer Wylder
April 06, 2010

Montage, the oceanfront luxury resort in Laguna Beach has it all: the craftsman-style resort offers beachfront rooms, a 20,000-square-foot spa; three pools, boutique shopping; Studio, one of OC favorite destination restaurants, a fine art collection of rare plein air paintings, vintage photographs, period furniture, historic Arts & Crafts movement pieces and more. And now through May, Montage is offering an exclusive promotion with a complimentary night stay. Just book two nights in a suite and get the third free. And every guestroom through May will receive a $1,000 gift certificate to the Oscar de la Renta boutique as South Coast…

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