On October 28, more than 14,500 high school students across California, including Newport Harbor High School Culinary Students, participated in the California Restaurant Foundation Force In Training Day presented by Wells Fargo, where they engaged in mock interviews, perfected their elevator pitches and received financial tips and tricks to prepare Read More
Hoag has once again been recognized as a best hospital for maternity care by U.S. News & World Report, reaffirming its position as a regional and statewide leader in women’s health. The High Performing designation for uncomplicated pregnancies reflects Hoag’s ongoing commitment to delivering exceptional, evidence-based maternity care that prioritizes Read More
Chef Amar Santana opened a second outpost of his Spanish-themed restaurant, Vaca, in downtown Los Angeles near the popular FIGat7th mall. Pam Roy and Ahmed Labbate are his business partners. Here’s a closer look at the variety of menu options, which mirrors the Costa Mesa menu. The post PHOTOS: Inside Read More
The Ritz Restaurant was a legend in the Newport Beach dining world. For more than three decades, the Fashion Island restaurant served notable cuisine in an old-school steakhouse setting and hosted numerous special events, including the annual Christmas at the Ritz luncheon, presented by the Women of Chapman support group Read More
The newest chief executive at BJ’s Restaurants Inc., Lyle Tick, plans to push the Huntington Beach-based full service chain towards growth again, starting with its menu. Tick and the culinary team reviewed BJ’s signature menu item, the deep dish pizza, and updated the recipe featuring a new kind of dough, Read More
It may be bold for a group of eye doctors to promote their work with the signage “See the Best.” But for ophthalmologist Samir A. Shah and his team at Beach Eye Medical Group in Huntington Beach, that maxim carries an important double meaning. Shah and his team have the Read More
JAN. 126th Annual Surf City SplashEach year, brave swimmers don costumes and flock to the Huntington Beach Pier to kick the year off with an ice-cold plunge into the Pacific. The event also features a costume contest with awards for participants, a silent auction, and a raffle. Beside the pier, Read More
Lobster dinners at the Tropicana Inn—they were an annual tradition for a group of my friends. Each January, 12 of us—mostly couples—would hop on a plane to Mexico and spend five days at an oceanfront family estate, lounging by the pool, relaxing on the white sandy beach that served as Read More
Fashion Island’s StyleWeekOC returned this year with a bang. Once again, the event was aligned with the Newport Beach Film Festival and ran from Oct. 15 through 19. This year’s star-studded affair started off with a luxury fashion showcase at Neiman Marcus, which benefited CASA of Orange County, a nonprofit Read More
Denim & Diamonds On Dec. 31st from 7 p.m. til 2 a.m., the country-themed Denim & Diamonds bash will take place at Paséa Hotel & Spa in the ballroom and outdoor event lawn. There will be plenty of EDM-meets-country entertainment: Live performances by Redneck Rodeo, sounds from YeeDM’s Country Night, Read More
