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Cathy Thomas Makes Chef Michael Campbell’s Yellowtail Ceviche

I knew I was in for a treat when Michael Campbell muscled a humongous head-to-tail yellowtail into my kitchen. Campbell is the executive chef-owner of Capas at Stanton’s food hall, Rodeo 39. He also has a location opening in August at River Street Marketplace in San Juan Capistrano. He was ready to show me the secrets of his irresistible yellowtail ceviche. Without question, it is the best ceviche I’ve ever tasted.

Waldorf Astoria Monarch Beach Launches Picnics by Waldorf

Book a four-course gourmet picnic at Waldorf Astoria Monarch Beach for two hours on the Botanical Lawn featuring an al fresco picnic set up by Business and Pleasure Co.

Director, Producer, and Founder of The Dana Point Film Festival Lloyd Molander Is on This Week’s Episode of The Zest

Lloyd Molander is a documentary, television, and film director, and has produced around two thousand hours of national and international television programming, which led to a company Emmy win. He’s also the founder of the Dana Point Film Festival and shares what inspired him to start the four-day-long event. Don’t miss his retelling of behind-the-scenes moments of documentaries such as "The Six Degrees of Helter Skelter.”

Around O.C.

  • Disneyland is planning its 70th anniversary. [The Orange County Register]

  • A UC Irvine Earth system scientist is part of the team that tracked deep ocean dye. [UCI News]

  • A Fullerton teacher published a children’s book, which she initially wrote in 1978. [Fullerton Observer]

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