This is no Pottery Barn. Sure, perhaps some of the styles seem the same, but Lauren Porter costs a whole lot more money. And the quality is, assuredly, better. Buy upscale, decorator decor if not i... read more
The restaurant is in a reconverted house that stands on the oldest remaining street in California: that's 1794, y'all. This house itself is relatively young: 1884 is when it came about. The chef st... read more
One of the standard-bearers for department store grandeur. Suburban location makes it feel just a nudge more casual than big-city palaces, but it's still Saks. You're more than welcome to play Carr... read more
It's been a SJC favorite for 26 years. In some ways it's outdated. Meals come with soup or salad and potatoes and vegetables; cherries Jubilee and poulet Marie-Antoinette are on the menu. And yet, ... read more
A huge emporium filled with anything and everything, so long as it's old. Political correctness be damned: ivory pieces pop up now and again. Perhaps below the taxidermied and mounted water buffalo... read more
A classic bar, tavern, gathering point, what have you, for a couple of generations of locals and anyone else who's heard of the famous place and returns on the regular. Smoke outside, drink outside... read more
Merrilee herself was an OG hippie in Huntington's more free-flowing...
Designer with a pedigree (rare in Laguna, perhaps) has gone appoint...
At the bar, in the lounge, or amongst the flora, service is great a...
In Orange County, there's no shame in a mall location. Especially i...
So, you've heard of photobooths. But these here are a whole differe...