The Dose

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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John Wayne Cancer Foundation Saddles Up With Project Angel Food

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By Greer Wylder
April 03, 2020

The John Wayne Cancer Foundation team is saddling up and joining forces with Project Angel Food to fight on a new front — ensuring that cancer patients in Los Angeles continue to receive much-needed free meal deliveries during the COVID-19 pandemic. John Wayne Stock & Supply, an online store that sells branded John Wayne merchandise, is now offering a special t-shirt to support this effort, with 50% of proceeds going to Project Angel Food (25% of the PAF’s clients are cancer patients). The “Quote Tee” is a unisex style and is available in black or white with one of John…

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Orange County Chefs Offer Free Meals for Healthcare Workers

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By Greer Wylder
April 01, 2020

A group of local chefs is offering those on the front line at local Urgent Care and Emergency Rooms a free meal to take to their family. As their way of showing appreciation, Break of Dawn Chef/Owner Dee Nguyen, OC Baking Company Baker/Owner Dean Kim, and Crema Artisan Cafe Baker/Owner Tarit Tanjasiri will offer these local heroes the opportunity to pick up home-made chicken noodle soup, a loaf of fresh-baked bread, and a decadent gourmet cookie. Also involved in this act of generosity to acknowledge the hard work and long hours put in by our local healthcare workers, are Glenn Tanaka of Tanaka Farms and Anne Cutner of Solutions for…

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Social Costa Mesa ‘Serving Those Who Serve’ at No Cost

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By Greer Wylder
March 31, 2020

It’s so upsetting to know how much the coronavirus is hurting businesses and hard-working people’s livelihood, yet it’s so inspiring to see businesses and people who are helping each other. SOCIAL Costa Mesa is one of those incredible businesses that we’re lucky to have in our community. Beginning Wednesday, April 1 from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. and through the duration of the “shelter in place” order, SOCIAL Costa Mesa is committed to “SERVING THOSE WHO SERVE” — at no cost to them.  Social will begin takeout, curbside delivery, and home delivery on Thursday, April 2nd and then every Thurs.,…

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Selanne Steak Tavern’s Social Distancing To Go Specials

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By Greer Wylder
March 30, 2020

In this time of unexpected upheaval, uncertainty and restaurant and business closings, award-winning Selanne Steak Tavern, located on Pacific Coast Highway and owned by proprietors Hockey Hall of Famer and six-time Olympian Teemu Selanne and local businessman Kevin Pratt, has quickly and effectively retained its core mission of feeding “friends and families” steakhouse favorites. Pooling its resources, links to local purveyors and the team’s talents, creativity, hard work and commitment to great food and hospitality, Selanne is now offering five take-away/curbside pick-up concepts to its Laguna Beach and beyond the community, as well as Social Distancing Discounts: Pop-Up Mini Market…

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