Greer's OC: Find your perfect look

Zschoche is liquidating all inventory — merchandise is reduced 40 to 65% off. It's a great time to stock up on holiday gifts and save on personal items, innovative decorative pieces and home furnishings. The store carries high-end brands including Missoni Home, Judy Ross, DayNa Decker, Flor, Shine, Home, Cop-Copine and Arnold Zimberg. Zschoche was the first to carry Toms shoes in Newport Beach. The store is at 209 Marine Ave. in Newport Beach. For more information, call (949) 673-2220 or visit http://www.zschoche.com/index.php?o=stores.

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Barefoot Contessa book signing

Make some room on your bookshelf! The beloved Ina Garten from the Food Network's popular "Barefoot Contessa" show has graced us with another cookbook to add to our favorites! And she's making a stop in O.C. on Friday at noon at Williams-Sonoma South Coast Plaza for a book signing of "Barefoot Contessa How Easy Is That? Fabulous Recipes & Easy Tips."

Here's a hot tip to make certain that you will indeed meet Ina and get a book signed: Buy your book now at presale for $35 and have it available at will-call. The store will open at 8 a.m. Friday; plan on getting in line early. Ina will only be signing from noon to 1:30 p.m. Since we were lucky enough to get an advanced copy, we can tell you this book is a must-have for your kitchen. Ina takes into account the craziness of our lives and focuses on simple yet delicious dishes that save valuable time and money and minimize stress. Our favorites so far are the watermelon and arugula salad, the chicken with shallots, spicy turkey meatballs and the French toast bread pudding.

As you read through each recipe, you can almost hear her calming voice and charming laugh reassuring us that all will be good in the kitchen. She's not one to make you labor through time-consuming, complicated recipes that require a boatload of ingredients. She's the master of creating no-fuss dishes that taste and turn out fabulous every time. We say buy two copies, one for you and one for a holiday gift. It's one of the best gifts you can give a neophyte to a seasoned cook: a collection of recipes that will become favorites forever. Williams-Sonoma is on Level 1 at South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa. For more information, call (714) 751-1166.

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Shopping at the OC Fair