Greer's OC

TOUS, the Spanish luxury brand, is set to show some motherly love as it plans to host a popup shop in Diamond Jamboree in Irvine today through Sunday! The TOUS popup will, not only, sell and showcase select products, but also offer a special Mother's Day promotion - something that I'm sure all the mothers out there are very upset about!  The promo, in which all customers that spend $250 or more receive either an iPhone case or any TOUS fragrance, will run May 5-13 in all TOUS stores including its flagship West Coast store in South Coast Plaza.

The TOUS popup store at Diamond Jamboree, located at Jamboree Road and Alton Pkwy in Irvine, there will be a live DJ, light refreshments, and a goodie bag for the first 50 customers each day! In addition, there will be a TOUS prize giveaway! - anyone 18 or older can enter to win online at www.diamond-jamboree.com or at the TOUS popup store over the weekend.  One winner will be selected for each of these three prize categories: 3rd prize – TOUS L’eau signature fragrance gift set ($95 retail value); 2nd prize – signature TOUS Bear Black Pendant in Black Onyx/Sterling Silver ($169 retail value) and 1st prize – TOUS KAOS Handbag ($359 retail value).

The TOUS popup shop will only be at Diamond Jamboree, so pop in to check out their latest products, grab a goodie bag, and enter the prize giveaway - the perfect chance to find your Mom something special for Mother's Day! 

Sushi for Education

Please consider changing the future of two bright and caring Kenyans that I met in a small village in Western Kenya.  My best friend Mona Shah of Moxxe PR and I will be guest bartending during Ra Sushi’s Puma Thursday next Thursday, May 10 from 7 to 10 p.m. at RA Sushi in Tustin to help educate Jack & Milly in Kenya. RA Sushi will donate 10 % of all food and drink sales made from 7 to 10 p.m. to help fund their university education. RA Sushi’s Puma Thursday is an extended happy hour featuring great food and drink specials, ranging from $2 to $7.

Tempting specials include chicken yakitori, calamari tempura, kaisen ceviche, seared tuna tapas, salmon carpaccio, shishito peppers and RA must haves such as crispy spicy tuna, tootsy maki, tuna tataki, viva Las Vegas roll and specialty crunchy calamari rolls.

An array of drink specials will be priced from $2 to $6, including: Bud Light, Miller Lite, Sapporo and Sapporo Light, Cruzan mojitos, Sauza margaritas, cold sakes by the glass and wines by the glass. Or choose from signature sips like Cougar Juice (flavored sakes); The Prowler (lemonade made with Three Olives Cherry Vodka and fresh squeezed juices), Cat’s Meow (Skyy Vodka, mixed melon liqueur and other fruit flavors), Flirtini (Skyy Pineapple Vodka, raspberry and Champagne), and Gold Digger (Grey Goose Vodka mixed with tropical fruit flavors, shaken ice cold).

RA Sushi in Tustin is at 2401 Park Avenue in Tustin. 714.566.1700.

High Hopes Lunch

El Sol Science and Arts Academy in Santa Ana will be honoring community leader Kelly Thornton, founder of the Center for Living Peace at the annual High Hopes Luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 8 at the Hyatt Regency in Irvine.  Proceeds will support El Sol, the successful public charter school in Santa Ana that serves nearly 750 mostly low income Latino children.

The keynote speaker will be former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico, Jeffrey Davidow.  The return on your investment in High Hopes will be measured by increased educational opportunity for children who before El Sol had little opportunity. 

Tickets to the luncheon cost $300 per person. Hyatt Regency at 17000 Jamboree Road in Irvine.  For more information contact 949.474.5805 or rsvp@meragefoundations.com

Menu Upgrades at Java Bakery Cafe

The Java Bakery Café in Huntington Beach, Newport Beach and Irvine upgraded its menu and added more seasonal treats and specials like panini, summer espressos and iced lattes with fresh citrus, mint and mochas. You can also order fine cakes including tiramisu, eclairs, fruit tarts, apple tart Normande, pear almond tarts, chocolate decadence, cheesecake, napoleon, mango mouse and delicious flans. Catering is available and Java Bakery will deliver.

Open 5:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday; and 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday. Five Points Plaza Shopping Center is at 18685 Main St. #107 in
Huntington Beach. 714.842.5020.

Open 5: 30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday; 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. 1064 Bayside Drive in Newport Beach.  949.760.6886.

Open 5:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday; 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday. 18100 Culver Drive in Irvine. For more information, call 949.786.9292.