The Dose

Japanese Souffle Pancakes Are All The Rage

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By Greer Wylder
January 14, 2020

Japanese-style soufflé pancakes are still hard to come by in the U.S. – and for good reason. They’re notoriously finicky with so many variables involved to achieve the desired results of thick, fluffy discs that eat like golden airy clouds. For those small handful of cafes that do serve them, it takes anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour to get an order out to awaiting customers. And so it was that Burnt Crumbs' Chef Paul Cao, the former sous chef of Michael Mina set upon a never-ending quest to find out what the soufflé pancake hype was all about…

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Newport Beach Restaurant Week Kicks Off January 13 - 26

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By Greer Wylder
January 13, 2020

If you’re thinking you’ve always wanted to try a new or established eatery, now’s the time. Newport Beach Restaurant Week, a 14-day dining event is kicking off today through January 26 with 75 restaurants offering multi-course menus in distinct price tiers. Presented by Dine Newport Beach and the Newport Beach Restaurant Association, NB Restaurant Week is Orange County’s longest-standing restaurant week. It offers diners prixe-fixe menus for lunch ($10+), dinner ($20+) and weekend brunch ($15+) from Newport Beach restaurants featuring the region’s best and brightest chefs. For the first time, Newport Beach Restaurant Week is partnering with local food bank,…

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Traditional Mexican Cuisine Since 1963

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By Greer Wylder
January 10, 2020

Following in the footsteps of its 1963 namesake, Little Onion Mexican Restaurant’s much anticipated second location recently opened at Irvine’s Walnut Village Center. Featuring warm Spanish Hacienda style interiors and a lively outdoor patio, the new casual Mexican eatery is owned by Lori Reich Rowe, whose father Lorin Reich founded the original Little Onion Mexican Restaurant 56 years ago. The Little Onion brand has enduring Southern California roots. After years of restaurant work, founder Lorin Reich acquired a Red Onion location in Hawthorne – renaming and transforming it into the hugely popular “Little Onion” brand. The Hawthorne location closed in…

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SideDoor’s Ultimate Cheese & Charcuterie Party

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By Greer Wylder
January 09, 2020

Cheese aficionados won’t want to miss the Ultimate Cheese & Charcuterie Party at SideDoor in Corona del Mar, culminating from another successful creamery takeover series, on Wednesday, January 15 from 6 to 9 p.m. with a special Cheese Education Class from 5:30-6 p.m. Known for its award-winning cheese and charcuterie offerings, SideDoor started the monthly series to highlight unique creameries, dedicating one evening a month to small-batch cheesemakers and specialty cheeses. Twice a year the series reaches its pinnacle with the ultimate celebration of Fromage. The indulgent evening will showcase the previous five months of creameries in the series including…

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von Hemert Interior’s Store Closing-Retirement Sale!  Four Great Sale Days!

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By Greer Wylder
January 08, 2020

The beloved von Hemert Interiors since 1920 will be closing its Costa Mesa and Torrance locations forever. Now is the time to take advantage of its Great $12,000,000 Retirement Sale! Everything must and will be sold! The Four Great Sale days are Thursday, Jan. 9, Friday, Jan. 10, Saturday, Jan. 11, and Sunday, Jan. 12. That’s when you can take an additional 20% off already low sale prices on all in-store stock furniture and home accents. Prices are slashed 60 to 70% off on entire stock-storewide. There are new collections of art and mirrors that recently arrived from the warehouse.…

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