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Paragon Café Expands; Opening New Full-Scale Restaurant!

By Greer Wylder

October 18, 2021

Paragon Café is taking the foodie movement to a whole new level with the addition of a classy, full-scale restaurant at SOCO + The OC Mix – Paragon. This restaurant will be serving up phenomenal brunch/lunch and dinner options and will provide an elevated dining experience with unique twists on breakfast and brunch classics, a craft cocktail program, and live jazz music. Living up to Orange County’s new standard of dining, Chef Dean Isom brings more than 2 decades of experience to the kitchen.Estimated to open in November 2021, these new menu offerings are sure to please even the ultimate foodies’ palette with items…

Angelina’s Pizzeria Napoletana Opening Sister Restaurant, Bottega Angelina

By Greer Wylder

October 18, 2021

Longtime fans of Angelina’s Pizzeria Napoletana in Irvine can look forward to Bottega Angelina, from the same owners, set to open late October/early November at Ocean Ranch Village in Laguna Niguel.Bottega Angelina will be a new concept, part Italian market, restaurant, and bar spanning 7,000 square feet all under one roof on a hill in Laguna Niguel. The exterior has an old-world feel with lavender plants, potted citrus, cypress, and olive trees, surrounded by ocean views. The modern designed “Mercato,” will showcase in-house charcuterie, gelato, pasta, bread, cheese, pastries, custom Norman Love chocolates, and Illy coffee counters. An adjacent shop of highly curated…

Mountain Mike’s Pizza’s new Angry Buffalo Chicken Pizza

By Greer Wylder

October 11, 2021

Mountain Mike’s Pizza, a family-style pizza chain for more than 40 years, known for its legendary crispy, curly pepperonis, Mountain-sized pizzas, and dough made fresh daily, has introduced its new “pizza with a kick” that’s perfect for football fans and spicing up family game nights this fall! The new Angry Buffalo Chicken Pizza is a hot item – literally and figuratively – combining a duo of favorite football foods, spicy buffalo wings, and pizza! The limited-edition pizza is topped with creamy garlic white sauce, grilled chicken tossed in Frank’s® Xtra Hot Buffalo Wing Sauce, sliced onions, fresh diced celery, and green…

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Tiffany’s Blue Box Café Debuts Cha Cha Matcha Pop-Up

By Greer Wylder

October 06, 2021

Tiffany’s Blue Box Café just debuted a soft opening for the Cha Cha Matcha pop-up. Located within Tiffany’s store, you can now enjoy drinks, pastries, avocado toast, soft-serve ice cream, and more. The cafe will open for full service in fall 2021, as for now, they are open Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. Stop by the Cha Cha Matcha x Tiffany & Co. pop-up open through the end of October.Blue Box Café at South Coast Plaza 3333 Bristol St, Costa Mesa. 714.540.5330

Singapore’s Paradise Dynasty Opens First US Location at South Coast Plaza

By Greer Wylder

October 06, 2021

Paradise Dynasty, the xiao long bao specialist from Singapore, makes its foray into the U.S. with its first American outpost, at South Coast Plaza. The stylish and modernly-appointed 5,200-square foot restaurant — which anchors the new dining collective called Collage inside Bloomingdale’s — officially marks Paradise Group’s global expansion, with 45 Paradise Dynasty locations and more than 100 restaurants spanning multiple concepts across Asia. Touted for creating the world’s first Eight-Flavor, Rainbow Xiao Long Bao, diners can look forward to vibrantly hued XLB in an assortment of innovative flavors, including cheese, crab roe, foie gras, garlic, luffa gourd, black truffle, Szechuan and of…