GREER’S BEST BUYS:

Zov’s Cafe at Newport Coast serves some of the county’s finest Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cuisine.

And now the award-winning restaurant offers new prix fixe lunch and dinner menus (Monday through Thursday) that are delicious and easy on your wallet! The two menus are $12 ($15 with dessert) for lunch and $19 ($22 with dessert) for dinner. Lunch starts with choice of Caesar salad with romaine hearts, house-made Caesar dressing and Parmesan croutons; or hummus tahini chickpea puree with toasted pita. Entree choice of one: petite sirloin burger with brie cheese, lettuce, tomato, herb aioli on French roll, served with shoestring potatoes; or angel hair tomato, garlic, basil, pine nuts, feta and Parmesan; or Asian chicken noodle salad with cabbage, mint, rotisserie chicken and spicy peanut dressing. For dessert (optional) choice of vanilla or chocolate crème brûlée.

The dinner menu includes the following: starter (choice of one): Caesar salad with romaine hearts, house made dressing, Parmesan croutons; or bruschetta tomatoes, olives, herbs, Feta cheese on toasted bread; or hummus tahini chickpea puree and toasted pita. Entree (choice of one) is Moroccan chicken bowl grilled chicken breast, Jasmine rice pilaf and charmoula tomato relish; grilled beef kebab with citrus marinade, tomato-cucumber salad, Jasmine rice pilaf and yogurt mint sauce; linguine and shrimp with olives, capers and spicy tomato herb sauce. Dessert (optional) choice of vanilla or chocolate creme brulee. The prix fixe menus are available 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday.

Zovs Cafe is at 21123 Newport Coast Drive. Call (949) 760-9687 or visit www.zovs.com.

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Find fashion and thrift

Crush is the go-to boutique for value- and style-conscious shoppers. Most apparel and accessories cost less than $20. Crush provides innovative merchandising and unparalleled customer service. Choose from perfect fitting camisoles, denim, faux leather jackets, yoga wear, Ed Hardy bags, tattoo art hoodies, and more.

Crush is open 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday to Saturday; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday at 1835 Newport Blvd. Call (949) 631-3303 or go to www.crushclothing.us.

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Furniture line’s debut

Founded by Melissa Palazzo and Toni Smith, the hot new design firm Pal + Smith just debuted its first line of fashionable furniture.

At the Pal + Smith showroom in Newport Beach you can see its two collections: Antoinette (inspired by the fashionable Marie Antoinette) and Anthology, a masculine line with a modern and classic look. Both collections take a spin on period antique pieces and infuse colors that pop with exciting juxtapositions.

Pal + Smith is partial to fashion favorite textiles like velvets, patterned silks and leather, and it throws in unexpected glam shades, like chartreuse, electric blue and purple. The collection has an urban flair that combines luxury with practicality.

Some of the pieces play with light and dark, though there are many color options and finishes are offered for each of the pieces in both furniture collections. In the Antoinette Collection, choose from the Zephyr table, Nouveau ottoman, Muse sofa, and vintage inspired Marmont armoire.

The Anthology Collection was created after Palazzo’s husband, Marc, who pointed out the absence of furniture that would appeal to men. The predominant palette of charcoal, black and cognac is laced with vivid hues of yellow and green. Choose from London wing chair, Madison sofa, Tribeca table, Hudson sofa, Chelsea sofa, Bradley chair, and Manor table.

The showroom is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday at 20321 Irvine Ave. For more information, call (888) 725-7684 or go to www.palandsmith.com.

GREER WYLDER writes Best Buys, which runs Fridays.