BRIEFLY IN BUSINESS

Credit issues discussed at Business Club

“Business and Credit in these Economic Times” will be the subject of discussion at the Thursday meeting of the Laguna Beach Business Club.

Longtime banking professional D. Linn Wiley, vice chairman of CVB Financial Corp. and Citizens Business Bank, will lead the discussion. He is also a former director of the Federal Reserve Board, 12th District, Los Angeles Branch. The presentation begins at 7:30 a.m. at Hotel Laguna, Catalina Room. Admission is $25, which includes buffet breakfast. RSVP to Josh Wolff at (949) 769-3600 or [email protected]. Visit www.lagunabeach businessclub.com.

Casa Laguna takes gold in cookoff

Casa Laguna Inn and Spa took top honors in the second annual Select Registry: Distinguished Inns of North America culinary competition, “The Inn-Credible Breakfast Cook-Off.”

The cookoff, designed to recognize the best “Inn” breakfast in North America, was won by the Inn’s “Dungeness crab benedict with choron sauce, fried shallots and curry oil.”

Cale Falk participated in the culinary cook-off and accepted the award for Casa Laguna Inn.

The finalist teams of professional chefs and innkeepers from the best bed and breakfasts and inns in North America, competed for the Gold, Silver and Bronze medals during the live competition at the Williamsburg Lodge in historic Colonial Williamsburg, Va.

Entries were judged on creativity, presentation, overall appeal and taste.

Select Registry is an association representing more than 400 country inns, B&Bs; and unique small hotels across the country.

“Casa Laguna Inn and Spa put together a true representation of the best ‘inn’ breakfast,” said Keith Kehlbeck, executive director of Select Registry.

Though each recipe was unique, the one ingredient in common was eggs.

Four Door Media nets licensing agreement

Four Door Media of Laguna Beach, a designer, manufacturer and distributor of specialized computer products and accessories, has announced that General Motors, Dodge, Chrysler and Ford are the first to grant licensee approvals for Road Mice, a new car-shaped wireless optical computer mouse.

The agreement gives Four Door Media rights to develop and market replicas of notable American vehicles, including the Corvette Z06, Chevy Camaro Concept, Dodge Charger and Ford Mustang GT.

Upcoming holiday introductions include: the Ford GT, Chrysler PT Cruiser, the Dodge Challenger SRT8, and Viper SRT10.

Road Mice are available for $44.95 at www.roadmice.com and are PC and Mac compatible.