Greer's OC

Orange County is now home to two new Blaze Fast Fire’d Pizzas, the country’s leading build-your-own pizza chain, at Westfield MainPlace in Santa Ana and and Fashion Island in Newport Beach. Other OC locations include its flagship location in Irvine, La Habra, Laguna Niguel, Mission Viejo, Brea and coming soon Old Towne Orange.

Blaze Pizza is an awesome place to create an affordable and tasty custom-built artisanal pizza that will be ready to eat in just 3 minutes, and enjoy freshly made salads, blood orange lemonade and delicious s’more pies.

Similar to a Chipotle, but with pizza, you’ll follow an assembly-line format to customize a signature pizza or create your own, choosing from a wide selection of fresh, artisanal ingredients – all for under $8!  The ample 11-inch pizzas are then placed in a blazing hot open-flame oven so that the thin-crust pies are fast-fire’d to perfection.

Dough is made from scratch using a recipe developed by critically-acclaimed Executive Chef Bradford Kent, also known as “The Pizza Whisperer,” of Olio Pizzeria & Cafe in Los Angeles. Blaze Pizza also offers gluten-free dough and vegan cheese.  

Both new Orange County locations also offer a selection of wine and craft beer.

A fun fact: Blaze Pizza doesn’t shout it out, but it’s as earth friendly as possible: packaging, cups, lids and napkins are made in the U.S. from post-consumer recycled or sustainable materials.

We’re giving away four of pairs passes so that you can enjoy Blaze Pizza with a friend. Simply become a subscriber of a Daily Dose of OC  and enter the code “Blaze.” We’ll announce the winners on Wednesday, Dec. 10. Already a subscriber? Tell a friend to subscribe and enter for you.

Blaze Pizza’s new location are at Santa Ana’s Westfield MainPlace (2800 North Main Street) on level one, under the dining court, and Newport Beach’s Fashion Island (1091 Newport Center Drive), on the mall’s upper level, near Island Cinema.

Mission Hospital Holiday Gala

The 19^th Annual Mission Hospital Holiday Gala will be held on Saturday, Dec. 13 at the St. Regis Monarch Beach. 

The event will feature seven live auction packages including a week cooking experience in Italy at the renowned Toscana Saporita Cooking School, a trip to Punta Mita, Mexico, a Rolls-Royce Experience in England, a villa at the Four Seasons Hualalai on the Big Island of Hawaii, and more. 

Looking for that perfect holiday gift?  You can begin bidding on items today to join in the fun and support Mission Hospital.  Visit bidpal.net//missiongala. 

In addition, there is a special opportunity drawing for a ladies black and white diamond bangle valued at $15,000, donated by Lugano Diamonds.  For more information, please visit mission4health.com/ga

St. Regis Monarch Beach is at  1 Monarch Beach Resort North in Dana Point.