Nordstroms

Free Cocoa And Hot Cider at South Coast Plaza

​It's not a free IKEA breakfast, but it's something.  This year, like last year, South Coast Plaza will put out some free cocoa and hot cider to anyone needing a little pick-me-up after a marathon shopping spree...or at least they hope that you'll go on a marathon shopping spree after you get ... More >>

Chuao Chocolatier Gone From Irvine Spectrum (And Other Closures I'm Late To Report)

So I'm walking through Irvine Spectrum the other day, between Macy's and Nordstroms, when I realized something was missing:  Chuao Chocolatier was gone.  The fancy-pants chocolatier, from whom I bought a box of nine decadent morsels for $15 in 2005, was history, now replaced with a specialty sho ... More >>

A Line at Nordstroms' Cafe? Macy's Signature Kitchen to Open Soon

Was doing what everyone else was doing last Saturday: shopping. Well, that's not true.  I was with someone who was shopping.  And it was while I was waiting for her at the shoe department that I noticed this odd sight you see to the left -- a line to get a seat at Nord ... More >>

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