GREER’S BEST BUYS:

Food Network groupies and anyone who loves cooking, entertaining, wine and the good life, read on.

TV host, and Napa Valley chef Michael Chiarello celebrates the grand opening of his NapaStyle Store today.

You can watch him cook from 11 a.m. to noon and sign cookbooks from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Enjoy free tastings and giveaways.

NapaStyle offers one-stop shopping for handcrafted and exclusive kitchen, home and garden items. Choose from artisan-made salami, salts, spreads, reclaimed barn wood furniture, vintage flatware, specialty barware, tabletop items and more. NapaStyle is on Level 2 at the Crate & Barrel Wing at South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa. For details, call (714) 825-0445 or visit www.napastyle.com.

UNIQUE WEAR

At Chantal & Vicki Shoppe in Costa Mesa find casual weekend wear, funky jewelry, cool belts and unique handbags that you won’t find in other boutiques.

Owner and designer Vicki Peterson seeks out different brands that appeal to her. She’s not loyal to any particular designer.

On buying trips she might only like one piece out of an entire collection. Vicki says all too many times the more popular a designer becomes, the less she likes it. Chantal & Vicki Shoppe has a loyal following with hip moms. Vicki says she buys for women who like to eat, no zeros or twos here.

Choose from dresses, hip tees, Go Jeans, Solids by Great Wall of China, Love Heals, a hippie jewelry line out of Ojai, and Vicki’s own line: Lovelorn printed embroidered tees, with unique sayings, jewels, hoodies and sweats. And Vicki carries designer handmade reading glasses by Eye Bobs.

The line of fun and funky reading glasses are available in an array of colors. As an added benefit, Vicki offers basic alterations at no charge. Chantal & Vicki Shoppe is open 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday; 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. For more, visit www.thechantelandvickishoppe.com.

LOCAL TREASURE

Find great deals at Patina Boutique in Costa Mesa through Sunday. All apparel outside the store is marked down 50%, and everything in the store is marked down 10%.

Patina features local jewelry designers, great denim lines, including True Religion, Rich & Skinny, Union and Kasil Denim; as well as tops, dresses, bikinis and more. Burning Torch, Joie, Trinity, Lauren Bell, Monteau are just a few popular lines.

Patina carries a large variety of apparel for all types of women and figures. Patina Boutique, 178 Wells Place, Costa Mesa, is open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. For more, call (949) 548-1930 or visit www.patinaboutique.com.

SWISS SWEETS

Just in time for Father’s Day, Orange County’s only Teuscher Chocolates & Café has expanded and relocated at Fashion Island.

The high-end chocolatier’s signature treat is the champagne truffle with a cream center of Dom Perignon. You can also choose from 18 varieties of truffles, two seasonal truffles, and more than 60 different chocolates (even sugar-free). They also carry elegant and whimsical party favors for all occasions. Teuscher Chocolates are handmade of high-quality ingredients in Zurich, Switzerland.

Teuscher also offers a coffee bar with specialty drinks, chocolate milk made exclusively with Teuscher’s exclusive cocoa powder, and freshly baked European pastries. Teuscher Chocolates & Cafe, which is next to Carousel Court at Fashion Island, is open 9:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Monday through Friday; 9:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Saturday; 10:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Sunday. Call (949) 721-1801 or visit www.teuscher.com.

GREER WYLDER writes Best Buys, which runs Fridays. She’s the founder and president of www.greersoc.com, a free daily e-mail service that provides the latest in Orange County fashion, dining and trends.