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Health Conscious Dining At Fairmont!

By Greer Wylder

January 11, 2011

Wow! Fairmont Newport Beach is giving diners with specific dietary requests new choices with health and flavor in mind. bambú Restaurant at the Fairmont offers Lifestyle Cuisine Plus, a new menu available upon request for specific diet-dependent conditions such as diabetes, heart disease and gluten free, as well as unique dietary preferences including, macrobiotic, raw and vegan diets. The luxury hotel’s motto: “Why stop eating well just because you’re on the road?” bambú is set in middle of a four-story atrium with tropical gardens filled with palms, orchids, and towering bamboo trees. The menu offers a culinary treats for every…

100 Under 600 At Corner Bakery

By Greer Wylder

January 10, 2011

After the holidays, It’s no surprise that dieting is tops on many New Year’s resolution lists—and with that in mind here’s an easy way to eat healthy or at least give it a try. Corner Bakery Cafe just added an extended “100 Under 600” program featuring more than 100 different combinations of sandwiches, toasty panini, hand-tossed salads or homemade soups, all under 600 calories. They’re not diet meals per se—just a way to keep calories in check. Corner Bakery Cafe’s “100 Under 600” menu includes chicken pomodori panini and roasted tomato basil soup, D.C. chicken salad sandwich and mixed greens,…

Turkish Delight in OC!

By Greer Wylder

December 10, 2010

GG’s Bistro is a favorite Laguna Beach restaurant serving a combination of authentic Turkish and Italian cuisine. So here’s your spot if you’re craving some Mediterranean favorites like hummus, borek filled with Feta, Swiss cheese, and sautéed onion rings; spaghetti Bolognese; fresh panini sandwiches served on focaccia or ciabatta; Alexander gyro kebabs; a variety of shish kebabs and even Turkish tea and coffee. Choose from breakfast items such as French toast, Turkish toast (grilled cheese panini with Kashkaval cheese, with Turkish sausage), Mediterranean plate, and tasty omelets served with hash browns. At lunch, selections include freshly made soups, salads, appetizers,…

We Love Smoked Turkeys for Thanksgiving!

By Greer Wylder

November 20, 2010

By Joanne Tucker The Thanksgiving holiday may be fun, but it can also be full of stress when you’re in charge cooking, serving and cleaning. Here’s a solution to ease your mind for a relaxed and carefree Thanksgiving dinner party without cooking the old bird. Every year, we order up a deliciously smoked barbecue turkey from Beach Pit BBQ. The succulent turkeys are rubbed with a Southern spice mixture and then smoked on premises for up to 12 hours in a special blend of hickory and pecan wood. Plus, the bird comes with Beach Pit’s proprietary barbecue sauce and turkey…

Bruxie Opens in Old Towne Orange

By Greer Wylder

November 08, 2010

By Greer Wylder If you’ve ever been to the South you’ve either been to or driven past a Waffle House—the beloved diner is know for its southern hospitality and quick, hot, easy meals. Bruxie, which is opening today in Old Towne Orange, would be a Waffle House gone gourmet. It’s a concept unlike anything we’ve seen—as if waffles are the sixth food group. Think waffles for all meals: breakfast, lunch and dinner, dessert, mid-day snack or late-night treat. Bruxie is serving more than a dozen sweet and savory gourmet waffle sandwiches. The menu offers two types of Belgian waffles: the…