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Lucille’s Smokehouse Bar-B-Que Day of Giving for Food Banks

By Greer Wylder

September 17, 2021

By popular demand, Lucille’s Smokehouse Bar-B-Que is bringing back its special Chicken Shack Limited Time Menu and offering a day of giving for food banks.Lucille’s Smokehouse Bar-B-Que Chicken Shack menu returns to all locations offering a delicious lineup of slow-smoked and Southern-fried chicken favorites, premium sides, and a new appetizer, salad, and dessert. On September 21, Lucille’s will offer a $5 Chicken Shack Snack plate for dine-in guests that include a mini order of new Flamin’ Hot® Cheetos® Popcorn Chicken, coleslaw, and a wedge of new Lucille’s Texas Sheet Cake. One hundred percent of the proceeds will benefit local area food banks…

The District at Tustin Legacy Opens Six New Globally-Inspired Eats

By Greer Wylder

September 17, 2021

Great news for anyone who loves to eat out! The District at Tustin Legacy will soon welcome six additional new restaurants and eateries to its mix of major retail stores, dining, and entertainment.Casa Del Sol Cocina Mexicana is O.C.’s newest Mexican restaurant offering live performances from the internationally renowned Mariachi Sol de Mexico, led by Latin Grammy-nominated conductor Jose Hernandez. The 5,000-square-foot restaurant will take over the former Auld Dubliner space and will feature an outdoor patio with a private dining room. Casa Del Sol is open for lunch and dinner. Baked Dessert Bar, a popular SoCal-based bakery that specializes in…

The Taste of Laguna Food & Music Festival

By Greer Wylder

September 10, 2021

The Taste of Laguna Food & Music Festival combines two of the community's favorite events, Taste of Laguna and KX FM's annual concert, into one mega evening for foodies and live music fans! This limited event on October 14 will sell out, so get your tickets now at The Festival of Arts Laguna Beach.More than 30 local restaurants and award-winning chefs will showcase their most popular menu items, signature recipes, and specialty dishes. The festival stage will feature a unique concert, stay tuned for this year's lineup! Whether you come early or stay late, this year's party is going to…

Award-Winning Chef Built Community Through Cooking

By Greer Wylder

August 22, 2021

Award-winning, plant-based chef and entrepreneur GW Chew aka Chef Chew, the Founder and CEO of Something Better Foods Inc., has built a community through his cooking and reimagined soul food with Better Chew (plant-based protein solutions with a taste, texture, and appearance to satisfy a craving for meat). With celebrity fans ranging from rapper T-Pain to comedian Tony Baker, a $500,000 equity investment from ICA, and products available in WHOLE FOODS, Chef Chew is on a mission to bring better food to food desert communities nationwide.Inspired to begin living a healthy lifestyle, Chef Chew switched to a plant-based diet in 2001 and started experimenting with…

New Butcher Shop Brings High-End Meats & Deli to Newport Beach

By Greer Wylder

August 19, 2021

Mario’s Butcher Shop & Delicatessen, a new neighborhood concept specializing in high-end cuts, wood-grilled and smoked meats, house-made charcuterie, and chef-driven menu offerings, is now open at Plaza Newport (at Jamboree Road and Bristol Street), serving the communities of Newport Beach, Costa Mesa and Irvine.“This concept is meant to serve the needs of the community with the convenience and reliability of a high-end neighborhood butcher shop where families can pick up everything they need to enjoy a complete meal at home,” said Chef-Owner Mario Llamas, who has more than two decades experience as a chef and butcher. “Our made-to-order burgers and sandwiches, grab-and-go…