The Dose

Mediterranean - Inspired Meals Delivered to Your Door

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By Greer Wylder
April 14, 2020

From the same folks who brought you, Falasophy at Irvine Spectrum comes Plato’s Kitchen Mediterranean – Inspired Meals. Order some of the best in family-style Mediterranean cuisine that you can enjoy at your home. All meals are delivered or can be picked up curbside at the Irvine Spectrum restaurant chilled and ready to be heated in an oven-ready tray.   We were fortunate to try the meals when they first launched. Favorites from the menu include the Moroccan Chicken Tagine with preserved lemons & olives; Turkish Meatballs with caramelized onions, pomegranate molasses, roasted tomatoes, and dill. If you love Moussaka,…

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OC Restaurants Offering Easter Takeout Specials

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By Greer Wylder
April 09, 2020

Support local restaurants and leave the cooking to the pros on Easter. Here are some top Orange County restaurants offering Easter takeout specials: A Market What: Make Easter extra special with desserts and bakery items courtesy of A Market Culinary Director Shelly Register. Cupcakes and cookies are available in addition to savory items like the Breakfast Panini with fried egg, swiss and honey-cured ham, and the My Favorite sandwich with turkey, avocado, pear & ginger marmalade, honey mustard and watercress on corn rye. 949.650.6515. Pickup and Postmates delivery available.7 a.m. – 3 p.m. 3400 W Coast Hwy, Newport Beach. AMarketNB.com…

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The First Ghost Kitchen in OC

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By Greer Wylder
April 08, 2020

Smart Kitchens in Irvine is a brand new facility specializing in food delivery and take out. It’s the first ghost kitchen in Orange County that houses eight restaurants under one roof. You no longer have to choose just one cuisine, with Smart Kitchens you can mix and match your favorites in one order! And there’s free local delivery with minimum spending. The food court offers different types of cuisine including: Bt's- BBQ Muscle Meals - American / Healthy  Natura - Mexican Saiga- Vietnamese  The Empanada Maker – Latin America The Green Olive -- Mediterranean Thai street food by George --…

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Feed Hospital Workers On The Frontlines With Frontline Foods, OC Chapter

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By Greer Wylder
April 07, 2020

The Orange County Chapter of Frontline Foods just launched with a simple idea: Frontline Foods purchases meals from local restaurants who have been devastated financially by the COVID-19 crisis to deliver healthy meals to healthcare workers who are working in extreme conditions in Orange County. In less than two weeks Frontline Foods has partnered with World Central Kitchen, a 501c3 international relief organization led by chef José Andrés, and raised over $1,100,000 nationwide, and provided 7,300 meals (with tens of thousands more on the way) to our frontline workers in hospitals in 26 cities across the United States. They have…

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OC-Based Argaux, Your Personal Sommelier Service + Trusted Wine Source

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By Greer Wylder
April 06, 2020

Hunkered down at home? Virtual happy hour with friends or colleagues? Sending a birthday or a thank you gift? Want to let a client or a friend know you're thinking of them? Discover OC-based Argaux, it’s a retailer, importer, and distributor of small production wines from all over the world. They focus on wines that are good and good for you made by good people with great stories and a passion for winemaking. Argaux offers a subscription wine service, extensive & customizable gifting program, private buying, temperature-controlled wine storage, and an online shop. They're a small, but mighty team of passionate personal…

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