BY LOCALS FOR LOCALS /// WHERE TO BE MONDAY-SUNDAY
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Ò Once I get work out of the way, getting together with pals for an early happy hour is usually in the cards. Mozambique in Laguna is still my alltime favorite with unique and inexpensive happy hour bites and wine and cocktails with a South African flair. Early is key, I try to get a good night’s sleep heading into the weekends which are quite busy in the studios.
EXPERT: Gabby Levine CREDENTIALS: Owner of Ritual Yoga
www.mozambiqueoc.com
Ò Mondays are actually our busiest days in the studios, so I do my best coming off of the weekend to set myself up for success. I always start my day with lemon and vinegar water to hydrate and reset before having my morning coffee, typically from Sapphire Pantry in Laguna Beach. www.sapphirellc.com
Ò Mid-week is my heaviest, mundane, administrative work time, but I always prioritize a sweat sesh—totally nonnegotiable. I’m blessed in that I can jump into one of our mid-morning hot yoga classes in our Newport location, have a quick shower and be back at my desk in a flash. Something about the combo of the infrared heat and refueling with giant green juice from PorroVita, turns me into an unstoppable worktackling superhero for the entire afternoon, until I wave the white flag and finally crawl home. dinenb.com/restaurants/ porrovita
Ò On Tuesdays I work out of our Laguna Beach location, and try to keep the work day as short as possible, as I work all weekend. So I sometimes find myself making a break for it and dashing across the street to the Surf & Sand for a couple of hours of pretending to be a tourist poolside.
Ò By this time in the week I’m checking the calendar for the upcoming weekend—we do a lot of fun social events at the Mariner’s Point Plaza where our Newport studio is located. So if there’s something on the schedule, I visit my good friend Jess at The Shop in Laguna Beach to pick up something cute to wear. ww.theshoplaguna.com
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Something about the combo of the infrared heat and refueling with giant green juice from PorroVita, turns me into an unstoppable work-tackling superhero for the entire afternoon.
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Ò This is the shortest class schedule day of the week, so my team and I like to take the Duffy out and cruise Newport Harbor in the afternoon for a biz/pleasure powwow. We keep it low-key and always enjoy a great pizza picked up dockside at Pizza Nova and some of Trader Joe’s finest Rosé and bubbly! But not before sneaking in an aerial hammock in our Aerial Bliss restorative Yoga class in Newport, my back needs it badly after the long week. www.pizzanova.net
Ò Oh, my long lost brunch! There was a time when Sunday brunch at Tortilla Republic in Laguna was a regular occurrence— world’s best breakfast burrito. With the launch of our second location, that’s on the shelf for now, but bottomless mimosas can still happen just as easily at 3:00 p.m. as 10:00 a.m.! www.tortillarepublic.com
www.surfandsandresort.com
PHOTO BY: Bradley Blackburn
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Mozambique: Photo by Mariusz Jeglinski
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