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PIRCH MISSION VIEJO’S GRAND OPENING CELEBRATION

Pirch celebrated the grand opening of their brand-new Mission Viejo showroom on Thursday April 14th, 2022. Many Pirch team members, Mission Viejo city officials, as well as Pirch industry partners and loyal vendors were in attendance. Pirch President and CEO, Steve Smith, kicked off the evening with an official ribbon-cutting ceremony at the showroom’s entrance to officially unveil their latest endeavor. From there, attendees mixed, mingled, enjoyed craft beverages and hors d’oeuvres, and toured the great landscape of the showroom’s curated vignettes, galleries, and lifestyle displays.

FOOD TRENDS

RESTAURANT RETAIL

Dining destinations that offer a side of merchandise by Benjamin Epstein

MUTT LYNCH’S, in a 100-year-old building and nearing 50 years itself, recently expanded its beachfront bar seating and added a communal booth beneath the “schoondelier”—a goblet-inspired chandelier. In addition to 200 menu items and 40 beers on tap, Mutt Lynch’s offers colorful Beach Dog towels, sweatshirts, and dad hats. There’s also a “High Tide, Low Tide” T-shirt depicting one glass full and one half-full. Best of all: an exuberant Newport Beachinspired collared shirt and pajama pants set by designer Margaret Hoffman. 2300

W. OCEANFRONT, NEWPORT BEACH, 949-675-1556 Clucking good breakfasts at BREAKFAST REPUBLIC—craband-crawfish-cake Benedict, for instance, or Portuguese linguica sausage scramble— might work up an appetite for branded gifts including a sugar caddy and a set of salt-and-pepper shakers. T-shirts are emblazoned with fun catchphrases such as “Friends With Benedicts” and “Resting Brunch Face.” Other standout wearables: sunglasses, “I bacon” knee socks, and caps in a wide variety of styles, colors, and fabrics—including one featuring an eggs-andbacon skull and crossbones.

UNIVERSITY CENTER, 4213 CAMPUS DRIVE, IRVINE, 949-379-7177; 410 E. 17TH ST., COSTA MESA, 949-691-3055 CHAPMAN CRAFTED in Orange’s Old Towne is known for 20 styles of beer, from its Absofruitly wheat beers to its Zodiac-themed India Pale Ales. The brewery is less well known for its fitted clothing—hoodies, sweatshirts, varsity jackets, coach’s jackets, T-shirts, tank tops, and beanies—as well as glassware, flasks, pins, and totes. And this just in: dog collars! Chapman Crafted cofounder Wil Dee is also the brains behind nearby Haven Craft Kitchen + Bar and Provisions Deli &

Bottleshop. 123 N. CYPRESS ST., ORANGE, 844-855-2337 Nostalgia-packed

MARCELINE’S

CONFECTIONERY in Downtown Disney District is named for the Missouri town where Walt Disney grew up. Find handcrafted Disneythemed goodies galore, such as Minnie Mouse candy apples—baked, spun, and dipped on the premises—as well as a boggling array of packaged treats. But many of the best treats aren’t edible, among them a red polkadot Minnie Mouse apron, Mousewares including mixing bowls, baking pans, and cookie cutters, and our favorite—a cookie box replicating Sleeping Beauty

Castle. 1313 S. HARBOR BLVD., ANAHEIM, 714-781-4636

Su er FUN 2022

GUIDE

Still making up for lost time this summer? Whether you are looking for activities for the whole family, a chance to make unforgettable memories, or even a quick out-of-state jaunt, our Summer Fun guide offers ideas that will inspire and delight!