QUA Brings Contemporary Chinese Cuisine to Fountain Valley

November 23, 2025

Kei Concepts has opened its newest concept, QUA Contemporary Chinese Cuisine, in Fountain Valley. This distinctive restaurant stands apart in the Kei Concepts family. Chef and founder Viet Nguyen created QUA as a tribute to family, memory and the flavors that shaped his life. “For years, I created what people asked for,” says Nguyen. “This time, I’m sharing something from my own life. These are the dishes I grew up eating — meals shared with family, neighbors, and friends. The flavors that shaped me.” “For years, I created what people asked for,” says Nguyen. “This time, I’m sharing something from my own life. These are the dishes I grew up eating — meals shared with family, neighbors, and friends. The flavors that shaped me.”

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Winter Fest OC Returns November 28 With Expanded Experiences

November 23, 2025

Winter Fest OC, Southern California’s largest winter festival, returns to the OC Fair and Event Center on November 28 with expanded attractions, immersive experiences, and flexible ticketing options. Guests can experience the magic of the holiday season with dazzling lights, fresh snow, thrilling attractions, live entertainment, and festive activities for families, couples, and holiday lovers of all ages.

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Wellness That Works: Vida by VTL Boutique Spas + Wellness

November 21, 2025

Vida by VTL Boutique Spas + Wellness opened in 2008 and is raising the bar in beauty and body care with a holistic approach that blends advanced skincare, modern wellness and a touch of home from its founders’ Brazilian roots. Created by mother and daughter team Rosana Oliveira and Julia Sackis Breaux, Vida is a sanctuary for real results and deep relaxation. Personalized treatments are rooted in Ayurvedic principles and elevated through leading technology.

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Santa Maria Novella Brings Centuries of Craft to South Coast Plaza

November 17, 2025

South Coast Plaza is now home to a celebrated Italian brand, Santa Maria Novella, one of the world’s oldest pharmacies established in Florence, Italy in 1221 by Dominican monks. Known for its historic perfumes, skincare products, and herbal remedies that have been sought out for generations. When you shop at Santa Maria Novella, you can find enchanting scents and gift items that any recipient is sure to treasure. Must have essentials include Acqua Della Regina – Eau de Cologne that’s renowned for being Santa Maria Novella’s oldest fragrance. Born of love, it was created in 1533 as a royal wedding gift from Caterina de' Medici to her future husband, Henry II of Valois. You can also find this regal fragrance in a room fragrance diffuser, scented candle, liquid soap, body cream and scented wax, for drawers and closets.

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Musco Center Welcomes Soweto Gospel Choir: Peace

November 23, 2025

Musco Center for the Arts presents Soweto Gospel Choir: PEACE on Tuesday, December 9 at 7:30 p.m. The multi-GRAMMY and Emmy Award winning Soweto Gospel Choir returns to North America with a joyful program of South African freedom songs, traditional spirituals and familiar classics. The internationally acclaimed choir is known for uplifting audiences with earthy rhythms, rich harmonies and an infectious spirit.

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November 17, 2025

Santa Maria Novella Brings Centuries of Craft to South Coast Plaza

South Coast Plaza is now home to a celebrated Italian brand, Santa Maria Novella, one of the world’s oldest pharmacies established in Florence, Italy in 1221 by Dominican monks. Known for its historic perfumes, skincare products, and herbal remedies that have been sought out for generations. When you shop at Santa Maria Novella, you can find enchanting scents and gift items that any recipient is sure to treasure. Must have essentials include Acqua Della Regina – Eau de Cologne that’s renowned for being Santa Maria Novella’s oldest fragrance. Born of love, it was created in 1533 as a royal wedding gift from Caterina de' Medici to her future husband, Henry II of Valois. You can also find this regal fragrance in a room fragrance diffuser, scented candle, liquid soap, body cream and scented wax, for drawers and closets.

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November 16, 2025

HOTWORX Costa Mesa Courtyards Offers 24-Hour Infrared Sauna Workouts

Women owned HOTWORX at Costa Mesa Courtyards is owned and operated by Erica Graziosa, who keeps this top notch 24-hour infrared fitness studio spotless. I recently joined and I am already impressed by the variety of virtually instructed infrared sauna workouts. HOTWORX combines infrared heat with guided workouts inside personal sauna rooms. You can choose a quick 15-minute High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) session, such as Hot Cycle and Hot Thunder Row, or a 30-minute isometric workout, such as Hot Pilates, Hot Yoga, and Hot Barre (and many more) - Truly a detox, recovery, and exercise, all in one. Plus, there's a functional training area to complement your sauna workouts, featuring everything you need: free weights, kettle bells, a dip/pull up bar, workout bench, ropes, TRX bands, and more.

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November 13, 2025

Prairie Opens in Mariners Square: A New Home for Refined, Relaxed Interiors

Newport Beach has a new home and interiors destination. Designer Shannon McLaren has opened Prairie at the newly renovated Mariners Mile Square, next door to Eugénie, giving shoppers even more reasons to stop by this refreshed coastal hub. The shop reflects the same refined yet relaxed style that has defined her interior design studio for more than a decade. Inside, Prairie offers a curated mix of European antiques, contemporary pieces, original art, and accessories chosen with a designer’s eye. For the holidays, the shop features décor and gifts you will not see everywhere, including mini Birkin-like bags for dog waste bags, kitchen linens, organic Italian olive oils, Naomi luxury hand wash, Bauer Pottery, Christmas stockings, and more.


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