Whole Foods Market Newport Beach: A Shopping Wonderland

Jen and I just spent an entire morning perusing the new Whole Foods Market Newport Beach wonderland (the word market just doesn’t seem to do it justice) and WHOLEY MOLY, if it weren’t for a looming preschool pick-up, both of us could have spent the whole day there!

Upon entering the store we were greeted by an inviting rainbow of colorful, perfectly ripened produce, stands and stands of it.  This might sound silly but it felt like happy food: Heirloom tomatoes, Bartlett pears, Honeycrisp apples, golden beets, turnips, endive, swiss chard, cabbage.

The care they put into their produce was subliminally saying: Eat these beautiful whole foods and you will feel happy.

It was a little bit of sensory overload because we wanted to take it all in and enjoy but we weren’t sure where to begin (in a good way).

We worked our way through the produce and noticed some…

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Montage Beverly Hills: An Unparalleled Urban Retreat

It’s no secret that I love Orange County.  I love it so much that I rarely leave my little Orange Bubble by the beach.

However, last month I had the opportunity to visit the elegant Montage Beverly Hills and it was a great reminder of how exciting it is to venture out of the Bubble every now again to experience a destination so close to home, but one that feels like an entirely different, glamorous world.

This unparalleled urban retreat was a welcome escape for us after all of the end of the school year hoopla…

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Holiday Charity Boutique at The oc mart MIX

The National Charity League, Inc., Newport Chapter is hosting a special holiday boutique this Wednesday, November 30th, 2011 from 11am – 3:00pm at the oc mart MIX.

At the event, 15% will go back to charity! There will be vendors from the oc mart MIX as well as guest vendors and some participating SOCO vendors…

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The Christmas Company

Join the Junior League of Orange County this weekend at their major fundraising event, The Christmas Company at the Orange County Fairgrounds where you can shop from over 100 vendors and check people off your holiday shopping list before we even get into the December craziness.

Proceeds from this event benefit numerous local charities helping women, children and families. Shopping + charity = win-win!

And, snatch up this deal on Plum District running through tomorrow, and get two general admission tickets for only $10.

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SOCO + the OC Mart Mix [Beyond Cool]

The OC Mart Mix was one of those OC finds I can’t believe it took me so long to discover. I have driven by the South Coast Collection (affectionately known here in Orange County as SOCO) a million times on the freeway but hadn’t actually gone until a couple weeks ago.

Now that I have explored it firsthand, I am telling everyone you HAVE TO GO!

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