october 17th, 2010, officer tony white is patrolling laguna beach, california.seaside town is known for its beautiful beaches and great nightlife. so officer white is on the lookout for people who may have had a bit too much to drink. >> in laguna beach, it's an affluent community, however it's also known more as a party town. people come to our town to enjoy themselves. they go out to the bars, restaurants and clubs, as a result that does tend to elevate the number of vehicles that may be out on the road with impaired drivers. >> sure enough, officer white spots a toyota prius that's swerving out of its lane. >> i happen to notice that he had some trouble negotiating a turn off the side street to the main thoroughfare. coast highway. with this particular driver i probably followed him about seven blocks in total before i decided this might be an impaired driver worth investigating. >> officer white flips on his lights, and with dash cam rolling the prius pulls over to a gas station parking lot. >> as i walk up to the vehicle, i can immediately see he appears to

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craig is the executive chef at studio at montage at laguna beach. >> this is an ambrosia cup, with aari. >> cheers. >> thank you, ladies. >> memorial day and a little tequila. mary jo latina, you'll drink a little tequila. >> he's an understanding one, it's your fourth anniversary. >> thank you. >> let's talk about some grilling things, i like to do a little barbeque sauce that's sweet and sour, so you probably have some of this stuff at home this has a little mango marmalade. i put in a little soy sauce. to make it sour. little bit of lime juice and then i spice it up with my favorite, habanero. all you have to do is put it together like this. mix it up. you don't have to cook and you probably have this stuff in your pantry right now. >> the mango chutney, i don't know. >> you flip over your shrimp. if you want to season this, a little oil, salt. >> do you marinate it or put it on top? >> i put it on like this and brush it on so it's important the last five minutes of cooking or well let's say two or three minutes, you brush it on because barbeque sauces are sweet and sour and they

. >> and down the coast in laguna beach, a steal, $139 a night. >> in laguna?da vie property. tons of personality. colorful adirondack chairs on the porches. >> all right. we have a little bit of time left. let's do the caribbean. >> caribbean. we've got two properties there. our splurge is in st. lucia. this is called sugar beach. and i am obsessed with this property. >> everything in the white. i love it. >> beautiful white-on-white, mosquito netting-draped beds. named to travel and leisure's it list as one of the 61 most exciting properties this year. >> look at that. >> right now it's a great time to go, it's a little bit cheaper than in the high season, it's $440 a night. >> you can go for one night if you want. >> yeah. and if you want to go for a couple of nights, down in an l anguilla, which is known for its hotels. right off of mead's beach. it's a gorgeous white sand beach with views from the higher rooms of the ocean, two pools. >> how much do those rooms run? >> $160 a night. >> wow. >> good job there, missy. really good. >> thanks so much. >> he lo

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let's move west to laguna beach. >> dates back to 1925, and laguna beach is one of the most stunninghe fact that you have a hotel within a hotel. these suites are not really expensive. again, $199, so under $200 a night. and this one we're looking at, the quick silver suite and feels like a combination between a surfer's lodge and maybe like a chalet in switzerland. amazing views from the deck and all of their food. i love to talk about food because when you travel, you need to eat. under $12, everything on their menu. >> okay. all right. let's move up to the pacific northwest for our last one. the ocean inn in oregon. >> this is in northern oregon. travel and leisure called this town one of the best small beach towns in the country. if you're looking for small town america that kind of feeling, this is a great place to stay. this has an interesting new england vibe. they all have kitchenettes. again, i'm talking about food. it's on my mind. very, very charming and you can go -- they have cruiser bikes you can take out, and they even give you tools to go clamming. have you ever been

craig is the executive chef at studio at montage at laguna beach. >> this is an ambrosia cup, with a habanero. all you have to do is put it together like this. mix it up. you don't have to cook and you prok probably have this stuff in your pantry right now. >> the mango chutney, i don't know. >> you flip over your shrimp. if you want to season this, a little oil, salt. >> do you marinate it or put it on top? >> i put it on like this and brush it on so it's important the last five minutes of cooking or well let's say two or three minutes, you brush it on because barbeque sauces are sweet and sour and they burn. unlike an marinate, you want them to go on the end of the cooking, not the beginning. >> is this it right here? >> that's it. you can put some of the sauce in the middle and dip it, if you like. >> thank you. honey. >> let's move on to this. >> i've got my steak cooking here i'm going to flip it over. >> that's good. >> that is delicious. >> this is a cooked bauer cue sauce, sweet and sour, we start out with pineapple juice and some water. i put some honey. this one has ketchup

>> all the little fires are going on out there when you're having dinner and down the coast in laguna beach. >> this is great. >> love it. beautiful white-on-white, mosquito net-draped beds. >> look at that. >> right now it's a great time to go, it's a little bit cheaper than in the high season, it's $440 a night. >> you can go for one night if you want. >> it's worth it. >> and if you want to go for a couple of nights, down in anguilla. really expensive hotels, the founder of other hotels are opened a small boutique hotel, a gorgeous white sand beach with views from the higher rooms of the ocean. two pools, a stunning room. >> how much do those rooms run? >> $160 a night. >> wow. great. he lost 280 pounds with the help of his smartphone. >> what? >> the newest member of the joy fit club. >>> we're back with the newest member of the joy fit club. someone who dropped more than half of his body weight. >> 44-year-old dale bitner of lexington, kentucky, he lost nearly 280 pounds. let's look at his unbelievable story. >> hi, my name is dale and my struggle with weight goes back to the first gra

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