Best Buys -- Greer Wylder

Roy’s of Newport Beach will open for lunch for the holiday season,

beginning Monday through the end of December. Lunch will be served from

11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Saturday. “Over the past two years, we

have had constant flow of guests stopping in the restaurant to see if we

offer lunch,” said Randy Schoch, Roy’s owner-operator. “So, this year we

decided to fulfill their wishes and welcome guests for lunch throughout

the holiday season.” Chef Chris Garnier has created a lunch menu that

features fresh Delaware lump crab and avocado dip with crispy shrimp

chips and spicy sesame butter drizzle ($13.95), “roll your own” soy

seared Hawaiian fish salad with pickled vegetables and roaster chicken

with buttery whipped potatoes; shiitake mushroom and shoyu pan gravy

($17.95), and Roy’s classic seared roasted macadamia nut dusted Hawaiian

white fish in lobster butter sauce, available in half order ($12.95) or

full order ($22.95). Other items include bonito braised rock shrimp and

crab salad sandwich with foccacia bread; Asian slaw and rustic fries.

Roy’s will make culinary gift baskets that will be available for the

holidays. The “Mele Kalikamaka” is a silver basket with a Roy’s “Feasts

from Hawaii” cookbook, a pair of souffle rings and a $50 gift

certificate. It costs $95. The “Deluxe Ali’I” is a silver basket filled

with a Roy’s “Feasts from Hawaii” cookbook, a pair of souffle rings, two

aloha-print kitchen mitts and a $100 gift certificate. It’s available for

$165. Roy’s features the Hawaiian-fusion cuisine of renowned chef Roy

Yamaguchi. Roy’s of Newport Beach is at 453 Newport Center Drive, Newport

Beach. (949) 640-7697.

T.R. Carter Travel Designs will have a warehouse sale this weekend

from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. with merchandise from a store in Fashion Island. On

sale are purses and designer look-alikes, wallets, micro-fiber backpacks,

cell phone holders, travel purses, evening bags, purse organizers,

crochet purses, designer label silk scarves, animal-print scarves, cotton

head scarves, crochet backpacks, hand-painted fabric beach bags, American

flags, poles and brackets, car flags, American flag jewelry, crystal

tattoos, women’s tops with flags and other designs, junior tops with fur,

makeup bags, crystal sunglasses and pukka shell jewelry. Credit card sale

minimums are $100. Other sale dates are Dec. 1-2, 8-9, 15-16, 22-23. The

warehouse sale is at 833 W. 17th St., Suite 12, Costa Mesa. (949)

645-8804.

Dibe Baghan Trading Post, specializing in authentic Native American

art and gifts, has new holiday hours: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday, 8 a.m. to

3 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday and 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday. It’s at

2834 Newport Blvd., Newport Beach. (949) 675-2909.

Sher’s Art Gallery is in its eighth year of collecting new unwrapped

toys for Native American children. Sher is asking for toys of any value

to be donated by Dec. 15. She will deliver the toys to children at the

Navajo Nation in Arizona and New Mexico. It’s at 2828 Newport Blvd.,

Newport Beach. (949) 675-5385.

Top-of-the-line linens are reduced through Dec. 1 at Yves Delorme

Paris at South Coast Plaza. Selected patterns are reduced 25%. Linens

include duvets, sheets and pillowcases. (714) 549-7880.

At-Ease at Fashion Island has all kinds of holiday specials on men’s

clothing. Specials for the season include a free tie (value $85) with the

purchase of two Ike Behar dress shirts and a free Zanella L/S woven shirt

(value $165) with the purchase of any two pairs of Zanella pants. Robert

Comstock leather jackets are now reduced to $399 (from $595). At-Ease

recently added the Robert Comstock sportswear, an exclusive to At-Ease.

The line includes suede shirts, denim, leather jackets and long-sleeve

shirts. A new personal shopper is now available by appointment, and other

services offered include free alterations, free gift wrapping and free

shipping in the continental USA. At-Ease is at Fashion Island in Newport

Beach. (949) 759-7979.

* BEST BUYS appears Thursdays and Saturdays. Send information to Greer

Wylder at 330 W. Bay St., Costa Mesa, CA 92627, or via fax at (949)

646-4170.