Best of Laguna Beach

From 25-year Laguna Beach Resident Diane Armitage enjoy fun, engaging interviews of our international chefs and the town's most creative people + my recommendations for THE best places to dine, drink and play in our famous SoCal seaside town. Also enjoy the monthly series, "Revenue Recipes: Cooking Up Profits for Restaurants" with me and my special guest, award-winning Restaurant Developer Bruce Russo. The Best of Laguna Beach™ podcasts are uploaded on Wednesdays every week by 12 p.m. PST/3 p.m. EST

Best of Laguna Beach is a arts podcast hosted by Diane Armitage, with 49 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Diane Armitage hosts Best of Laguna Beach, a arts show with 49 episodes published.

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  Episode #50

  Laguna's City Hall Mash-Up & Halloween Monster Mash!

  Oct 29, 202548 minS2

  It’s a packed Halloween week (and beyond) in Laguna Beach! <br /><br />This week on my Best of Laguna Beach™ radio show, Ruben Flores joined me and we dove head first into SO MUCH STUFF. Equal parts festive and fiery, this episode swings from haunted houses to hopeful fixes for Laguna’s future – with Ruben’s signature real talk and my inside scoop.<br /><br />We talked Nosferatu set to live string quartet at the Rivian … and crazy Halloween block parties … and City Council agenda surprises … and pickleball politics and the state of our local retail and restaurants.<br /><br />We ALSO unpack...

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  Episode #49

  Forget Tasting Rooms: These Private Winemaker Experiences Are Next-Level

  Oct 22, 202547 minS2

  🍷 This one’s for every wine lover who believes a great bottle should always come with a great story.In this Monday’s Best of Laguna Beach episode on KXFM 104.7, I sat down with veteran Hollywood Producer and Talent Agency Owner John Ufland, whose career started with War Games, The Terminator, and Bachelor Party – and whose latest passion project, A Second Pour, brings his storytelling genius into the world of wine.<br /><br />From Santa Ynez to Willamette Valley and beyond, John’s new venture curates super creative, unusual four-day wine experiences and winemaker dinners that spotlight the people and passion behind every bo

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  Episode #48

  The Wild Ride: Laguna’s Godfather of Live Music & Restaurants

  Oct 16, 202547 minS2

  Oh man, did I have a fantastic interview on Monday’s KXFM 104.7 with the Laguna “Godfather of Restaurants & Rock & Roll” - Ivan Spiers.<br /><br /><b>It took me 10 months to haul in this big fish and it was worth every minute.</b><br /><br /><br /><b>A life larger than Laguna</b> Ivan Spears has lived more lives than most cats – music exec, surfer, apparel mogul and restaurateur. In this candid interview, he shares the wild path that took him from Zululand, South Africa to Laguna Beach, with detours through London’s 1960s rock scene, the Canary Islands surf breaks, “e...

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  Episode #47

  Ultimate Guide to 31 October Events in Laguna Beach

  Oct 2, 202547 minS2

  On this week’s Best of Laguna Beach radio show, I was the only one on the mic because I had a LOT to say as I sped through a jam-packed October lineup of what I consider The Best of Laguna Events for October.From local lobster season celebrated at Coyote Grill and the return of Laguna’s funniest theater troupe, to Dana Wharf’s extended whale watching adventures, Rotary car shows, haunted trails, Mozambique’s legendary Halloween bash and our own Freddy Krueger getting his Hollywood star this is a fast-moving month ahead. I also shared insider foodie finds, including R...

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  Episode #46

  Laguna's Sleepy Restaurants, Stage Laughs & New Lowdowns

  Sep 24, 202557 minS1

  This week on Best of Laguna Beach Radio,™ my dear friend joined me again - Ruben Flores (Laguna Nursery owner, in-demand Visionscape landscape designer, and community dynamo).<br /><br />The conversation soared from owl houses to Mozambique’s Ivan’z House Red Hot Chili Peppers tribute (wall to wall sold out), to Ruben’s recent Garden Walk, and my Secret Shopper restaurant insights. <br /><br />Together, we turned the spotlight on why Laguna is equal parts quirky, cultured, and fiercely local – from Sunset Serenades and South Laguna block parties to fire safety talks on Garden Walks, and the ever-evolving restaurant scene. Add...

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