SPECIAL SECTION
SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 2023
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SPECIAL SECTION
EAT & DRINK
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EXPANDING EATERIES
Local restaurants and chefs have developed their recipe for success in Laguna before branching out to open other locations across the region and beyond . By SHARON STELLO
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TURNING UP THE HEAT
Spicy dishes abound at local restaurants — if you can handle them . By ASHLEY RYAN
58 RAISE A GLASS
Laguna Beach ’ s signature cocktails range from classic to sweet — and some come served with an ocean view . By TANYA A . YACINA
COURTESY OF STARFISH LAGUNA
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