Drinks & Dining

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Thanksgiving is always great, and the leftovers leave us stuffed for days afterwards, but Thanksgiving can’t last forever, and unless you enjoy food poisoning, any leftovers in your fridge from Thanksgiving should probably be thrown out now.  According to StillTasty, a website dedicated to cataloging shelf-life for foods, that leftover turkey has got to go!  Here’s a handy chart to …

Late last night, after 13 hours of testimony, the California Coastal Commission rejected with a 9-1 vote the most recent Newport Banning Ranch proposal, with over 400 people showing up to Newport Beach’s Council Chambers to speak both for and against the project.  Banning Ranch is fenced-off land in Newport Beach which cannot be accessed without signing a waiver due to …

Are you a kid, a kid-at-heart, a fisherman, or a cook?  One of the big annual Grunion Runs is happening this weekend! Grunion are a species of fish that spawn on the beaches after new or full moons during the summertime, and joining in to watch or participate in the grunion run is a famous pasttime for our long history of Southern …

This year is gonna be a doozy when it comes to rain (which washes inland trash onto our beaches), and we’re getting our first big band of rain in this week, with forecasts predicting about one inch of precipitation per day over the next few days.  Thankfully, the community is already prepared and has already begun the work of preserving our …

I don’t normally highlight individual establishments but when things go viral, they host a national event, and when places hold events for one of my favorite charities all in the same week? Well… they earn it. This weekend kicked off a triple-whammy for the newly-reopened Stagbar, when Bieber came to see the new digs and the photos went viral. Love’m …

For the unofficial first annual Industry Halloween Costume Contest, the results are in! This one has got to be a tie. Joe Cerbasi of Blackies hilariously dressed as Sarge, complete with an attack dog on a chain! Jared Briggs and Cari Senour from Cruisers both dressed as the 2015 OC Register’s award for “Best Of Orange County”, which Cruisers won this year as the Best Sports Bar …

This Sunday, June the 7th at 11am, the 22nd Annual Balboa Island Parade will take place.   This parade features a spirit of America like no other, and honors local business people, social groups, and elected officials. The parade is about 2.5 miles long and marches on about a half-mile of road, making it the most feature-packed parade per-square-mile in America.  The parade takes …