Christmas Dining in Laguna Beach, 2011
While most restaurants are closed in Laguna Beach on Christmas Day 2o11, there are a few noteworthy hotel-based restaurants that are providing fabulous Christmas Day dining in Laguna Beach, including The Loft and Studio restaurants at the Montage Resort; the Montage’s Ballroom Celebration; and Claes Ovation at the venerable Hotel Laguna in Laguna Beach. If [...]
Laguna’s Broadway Restaurant Nears Open Date
Just as the Laguna Beach Labor Day Weekend fell into play, I had the privilege of poking my head into the new Broadway by Amar Santana restaurant to see the progress they’ve made. And what progress! Lighting is in. Original art and mirrors are hung on the walls. The cool bar stools are lined up [...]
The scoop on the incoming Broadway Restaurant in Laguna Beach
Remember the days when you used to sit feverishly by the phone, scratching at your teenage pimples, waiting for THE minute when you could call in to win free tickets to the Journey concert? Nowadays, all of us …much older and a bit less pimpleish … are waiting rather feverishly for Monday, August 29th to [...]
The Rooftop’s winning combo: expanded menu, expansive views
This last week, my best friend, Lisa, and I stopped in for a quick lunch at The Rooftop. The Rooftop (which I’ve covered before for fabulous Happy Hour venues), sits on top of the Casa del Camino hotel in Laguna Beach and offers a panoramic view of the ocean from San Clemente to Palos Verdes. [...]
Laguna Beach’s Asada has Mexican fare, 32 tequilas
This week was my second try at the new Laguna Beach restaurant, Asada. I first visited Asada just days after its opening and, to tell the truth, wondered if it, too, might be taken down by “The Dreadful Javier’s Curse.” It seems that, since Laguna Beach’s beloved Javier’s uprooted from that spot, no restaurant has [...]
Nick’s Laguna Beach changes its menu
Last night, I was in Nick’s Restaurant in Laguna Beach with friends from Denver. Same rowdy buzz, same friendly service BUT they’ve changed up their menu. No more fabulous beet salad! No more award-winning short rib soup! (At that point, I couldn’t even ask what else had changed. I was already devastated.) Now, being a [...]