The Dose

Raw Bar by Slapfish Serves up Sexy Valentine’s Day Prix Fixe Menu

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By Greer Wylder
February 07, 2020

Couples who want to indulge in a sexy, aphrodisiac-inspired menu for Valentine’s Day without the high price of a fine dining restaurant should head to Raw Bar by Slapfish, where the casual yet acclaimed Huntington Beach oyster bar will offer a six-course prix fixe menu for $40 per person, from Thursday, Feb. 13 through Sunday, Feb. 16. Known for its fresh, high quality and sustainable seafood, Raw Bar will serve a starter of Champagne and Caviar (Champagne, caviar, blini, traditional garnishments), followed by Soy-Chile Dressed Oysters (oysters drizzled with a red chile sweet soy dressing), Lobster Cocktail (chilled Maine lobster…

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Delicious Valentine’s DIning Options in OC

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By Greer Wylder
February 06, 2020

Looking for places to celebrate Valentine’s Day with your loved one? Here are some top local restaurants planning something special for you and your sweetheart. Provenance - NEWPORT BEACH  Celebrate Valentine's Day at Provenance and keep the love local! Chef Cathy Pavlos is serving up some seriously good eats this Valentine's Day with a 4-course Prix-Fixe menu featuring your choice of dishes such as Black Canyon Filet Mignon and Plancha-Seared Wild Branzino Filet. Pricing is $80 per person, with an optional $35 or $50 wine pairing. Gluten-free and vegetarian options are available upon request. For reservations, please call, (949) 718-0477…

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OMG it’s OMakase Bliss

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By Greer Wylder
February 05, 2020

Chef Gino Choi unveiled OMakase by Gino in Santa Ana a year ago. The 10-seat restaurant has been booked for months ever since. If you’re lucky enough to score a reservation, you’ll be in for a huge treat---it’s easily the most special sushi restaurant in Orange County. Plan on about a three month wait for a reservation and a good two hours-plus for a dining experience.   You’ll be in sushi bliss the entire time. Fish is flown in daily from Tsukiji Fish Market in Tokyo, as well as from local seafood purveyors that Gino has curated from his 20…

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Hi-Time Wine Cellars Tour de Napa

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By Greer Wylder
February 03, 2020

For the 3rd year in a row, Hi-Time Wine Cellars will bring Napa Valley’s finest wineries together on Saturday, February 8th to pour over 100 different wines at Crevier Classic Cars in Costa Mesa. Attendees will indulge in the top wines that the valley has to offer from 4:30-7 p.m., while listening to live music, enjoying hors d’oeuvres, perusing vintage cars and interacting with winemakers, sommeliers, and industry leaders. Curated by Hi-Time Wine Cellars’ North American buyer, Dan Williams, the list of wineries participating is growing daily. Highlights include Cade, Caymus, Louis M. Martini, Orin Swift, Rombauer, and Silver Oak.…

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Newport Beach-Based O’Collett Fine Cashmere Collection

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By Greer Wylder
January 31, 2020

Newport Beach-based fashion designer Olga Collett grew up in Northern Russia in the days of the Soviet Union where her love and flair for fashion was born. She spent her childhood with her grandmother in her sewing studio and was making clothes for her dolls out of leftover scraps. By the time Olga was in high school she was designing and making her entire wardrobe applying all the skills she learned in her childhood: pattern making, sewing, knitting, embroidering.  Olga is a longtime art lover, collector, and abstract artist so naturally, her cashmere O'Collett Collection is influenced by her background.…

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