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The place to be this Labor Day weekend is at the 14th annual Costa Mesa Wood Racquet Classic to benefit the John Wayne Cancer Foundation. The fashionable and philanthropic event brings classic style to the forefront, with participants playing with wooden...

When it comes to shopping for coveted denim, you'll want to check out Solutions the Premier Denim Store at Westcliff Court in Newport Beach. All denim is reduced 20% with a student I.D. through Labor Day. Solutions just received great denim styles,...

So the kids want to hunt for eggs, eat ham and raise the roof this Easter, but you just want to sleep in. Relax. There are myriad opportunities for merriment this year, with no tree climbing or oven manhandling necessary. Enjoy your beauty rest, then...

Piazza Rialto is an interesting find in west Orange County. The restaurant is nicely designed with a large main dining room centered around a bar. The room is voluminous yet it has cozy, intimate niches. The décor has a casual elegance vibe that makes...

Pat Arata from Mishawaka, Ind., was looking for a recipe she had lost for making crispy fried salmon patties that she thought was once printed on a can of Crisco. She said the patty puffed up a little when fried, which made her think the recipe likely...

NEW YORK — Your $400 date at Carbone doesn't begin with anything fancy. No caviar, no foie gras. Instead, your waiter appears in a red Zac Posen tuxedo, looking and sounding like Joe Pesci in "My Cousin Vinny." He pierces a chunk of Parmesan...

Soon after opening Stout Irish Bar & Grill 13 months ago, the owners changed the name of their restaurant to Stout Sports Bar & Grill. Owner Ed D'Ottavio and his three partners — all of them Irish — realized that customers were looking for...

The clock was ticking, and Olivia Block had yet to plate the last course. During the three-hour test, judges had hovered over her shoulder, a fellow competitor was inches away on the other side of the table, and the nearby audience watched every move as...

"Come casual … dine fine." That's the motto sprinkled across Christopher Daniel's menu and signage. The concept — good food served in a low-key setting — is a worthy one. But while the service is top-notch, the food portion of "fine"...

I'm not sure I know of a more-showstopping restaurant than Kaluz. It sits under the bridge that crosses the Intracoastal at Commercial Boulevard. The lot once housed Roadhouse Grill, but the walls are all that remains of the old building. Designed by ID...

In less than two months the Little Traverse Youth Choir will depart on its first international tour to French speaking Canada and New York state. The choir members have been working to raise funds to pay for the tour and they are indebted to many local...

We've seen you in restaurants. We know what you're doing.  Taking pictures of your food to share on Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest and more is great fun.  And it makes your friends jealous.  How can you make those photos look great?  Think about the...