11 Apr 2013
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From wineries to award-winning wine lists, Newport Beach offers oenophiles more to love than ever before. By Vicki Hogue-Davies Call him Bacchus, Dionysus or simply the “god of wine.” Whatever the name, the passion for the grape he symbolizes is fostering the creation of more unique wine...
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11 Apr 2013
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Take a seat at the chefs’ tables in private dining rooms around Newport Beach. By Rich Manning In a way, a chef’s table is attached and detached to a restaurant all at once. The setting is typically tucked away from the rest of the venue. The menu oftentimes features multi-course meals...
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Specialty shops—from cheese to spices and everything in between—find a home in Newport Beach, where locals welcome quality and diversity. By Frances Nguyen Though the digital age easily accommodates a life in the fast lane, the current trend in food is reverting back to the days of the “slow...
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Take a tour through some of newport’s most magnificent homes With close proximity to the sands and sweeping ocean views, Newport Beach offers some of the best homes in Orange County. On the following pages, we bring you a special section, which highlights some of the nicest neighborhoods and most...
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From bathtub gin to secret speakeasies and midnight hooch deliveries, Newport Beach is rich with tales of Prohibition-era antics. -By Marguerite A. Suozzi Before Newport Beach’s incorporation in 1906, therewas little liquor to be found for sale in this sleepy beach community. In fact, Orange...
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Exciting new eateries make a grand entrance on the Newport dining scene. By Rich Manning Newport Beach is continuing to transform itself into a playground for some of the biggest names in the restaurant world. The opening salvo fired by Mario Batali’s Pizzeria Mozza in 2011 is being followed with...
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Take a tour through some of newport’s most magnificent homes With close proximity to the sands and sweeping ocean views, Newport Beach offers some of the best homes in Orange County. On the following pages, we bring you a special section, which highlights some of the nicest neighborhoods and most...
Read more → 01 Mar 2013
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Fine northern Italian cuisine is framed with stunning views at Andrea. By Micaela Myers | Photos courtesy of pelican hill Fine dining, stunning views of the sea and Newport Beach, free valet parking and a new star chef make for plenty of reasons to revisit Andrea Ristorante, the signature northern...
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Newport Beach style gurus help you cut your beauty routine in half and look better doing it. By Somer Flaherty Pluck, buff, exfoliate, plump, moisturize, rinse and repeat. How do you look like you have a team of beauty stylists behind your perfectly put-together look when you really have got only...
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Our guest columnist, a member of Surfrider Foundation, suggests banning plastic bags in Newport Beach. By Jessie Painter Plastic bags are relatively cheap and most certainly convenient, but they come at a great cost to our environment, and therefore, us. Being lightweight, plastic bags consequently...
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