February 2022
Features
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Read Orange Coast Magazine’s February 2022 Issue Online
Featuring The O.C. Bucket List!
Snapshot: Tam Nguyen on Building Bridges
His appearance on CNN during a Stop Asian Hate rally in March of 2021 thrust him into the spotlight. But Fountain Valley local Tam Nguyen has always been an advocate for his community.
The O.C. Bucket List: Splurge Edition
Here are some things you can do if your budget is, well, endless! Save up for these once-in-a-lifetime experiences
The O.C. Bucket List: Free Edition
Can’t splurge at the moment? These free things to do in Orange County also made our bucket list
What’s on a Centenarian’s bucket list?
We interviewed two of them to see what amazing things they’d like to do still (or already did)
Bucket List O.C. Stats: Special Dining
Indulge with one-of-a-kind prix fixe dinners by some of the best chefs in the county.
Read Orange Coast Magazine’s March 2022 Issue Online
Featuring The O.C. Bucket List!
Read Orange Coast Magazine’s April 2022 Issue Online
Featuring O.C.’s Best New Restaurants of 2022 and Photo Essay: O.C. Icons at Sunrise
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O.C. Style
Finds: Year of the Tiger inspired fashion
Celebrate your strength with these pieces inspired by Lunar New Year that can be found at these O.C. retailers.
O.C. Dining
5 Questions with … Chef Ross Pangilinan
The chef-owner of highly acclaimed O.C. restaurants Mix Mix in Santa Ana and Terrace by Mix Mix in Costa Mesa is Michelin-honored yet grounded.
Main Course: Bouillon in Newport Beach
Traditional French fare with fair prices is a winner in Newport Beach by the same people who started the popular restaurant, Moulin.
Essays
Read the Editor’s Letter for February 2022
“We hope to inspire you to appreciate the bounty of goodies in Orange County all year and cross some items of your own bucket list.”
My O.C.: The Infinite Power of Love
Watching kindness multiply was the perfect 60th birthday gift to pay it forward, says an Orange County local.
Searching for a Light: An O.C. Bucket List Essay
“Let’s get in the car and just go. We have to see them.” My mom began to object. “Will they be there? Will they even let us on the beach?” It was April of 2020, a month into the stay-at-home order. My mom, who was temporarily staying with us, had expressed a vague interest in seeing the […]