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There is nothing like the scent of fresh baked bread.  Each morning Panera Bread fires up the oven, waits for the yeast to rise and starts baking bread.  Whether you are in the mood for french baguettes, bagels, indivdual loaves, sourdough, asiago cheese, cinnamon raisin, tomato basil,whole grain, honey wheat or focaccia  they are baking as you are rising up for the day.  They have a loaf for each season.  ...

Walking into Wholesome Market can be described as going to a Turkish bazaar.  The store has a little bit of everything, is always crowded and smells delicious when you first walk in.  Wholesome Market is a Persian grocery store.  I have never been to Iran, so I am not familiar with a traditional Persian grocery store, but if this is it it is great.

Your nose is the first sense to be ...

Only in Beverly Hills do they offer spa treatments that are food based.  You can choose between Roses and Chocolate, Champagne, Cavier, Pumpkin Pie or Placenta Protein facials.  The last sounds slightly disgusting.  However there is something comforting and inviting about spa products that are food scented.  Years ago a friend of mine gave me a butter frosting moisterizer that I loved.  Every time I spread it on I had ...

The strangest thing happened the other day at City Hall.  We traded Mayors, Mansoor for Bever.  I am not quite sure how this happened-that the mayor decided to just give up his seat.  Bever is Mansoor's buddy and shares his views so I am uncertain as to the benefit to a new mayor.

Mansoor has touted the illegal immigration issue for many months now deeply dividing the city on whether or not ...

December 31st is once again here and I am sure that many of you are making your resolutions.  I do not make resolutions every year and am not sure if I have kept the ones I have made. 

Instead of doing the usual 1)go on a diet 2)exercise more etc...think of something different.  If you did not succeed on your diet last year why would you succeed this year.  If you ...

One of the more frustrating aspects of travel, whether it be business or pleasure is keeping up with your regular exercise routine. It is often too difficult to do_by the time you find a class you have already missed it.

If you practice yoga here are some sites to help you say Namaste when you are on the road. Depending on your style of yoga there are websites for almost every ...

Calling themselves the OFFICIAL Orange County New Years celebration there will be a New Years eve party hosted at the Verizon Ampitheater.  There has been lots of controversy with the celebration.  First the promotors could not find a venue.  It was going to be hosted in South County-however that was cut short given the proximity to homes and the concern of people driving drunk on the Ortega Highway.  Another bash ...

Not sure what to do on Christmas eve?  If you have any seniors on your block I am sure they would enjoy a visit from you, whether you stop by with some Christmas treats or ask them if there is anything they need help with around the house.

Go buy one of those red Santa hats and go around the neighborhood singing Christmas carols.  I am sure you will bring Christmas ...

This time of the year we would probably all welcome some tips to helping us travel easier.  I do not have a magic solution for this.  As you already know a lot of the travelling is out of our control.  We cannot stop airports from backing up, planes from being overcrowded and gas prices from sky rocketing.  Athough I would suggest filling up your car before Christmas.  I have a ...

As you have probably already realized, I love everything French.  The food is absolutly delicious.  I think that it is impossible to have a bad meal.

Vie de France at South Coast Plaza is a great restaurant, whether you are there for lunch or dinner.  The last time I was there I had the French onion soup with a baguette.  My waiter was a young man from Paris who I could ...