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The Melting Pot of Brea opened Aug. 14 at 375 W. Birch St. The restaurant encompasses more than 5,800 square feet of indoor seating for 200 guests and up to an additional 40 guests on the enclosed and heated patio. The Melting Pot of Brea has an upscale-casual, Tuscan-Villa dining environment. It also features a secluded Lover’s Lane seating area that creates a truly intimate atmosphere for any special occasion. There are private banquet rooms for groups of 10, 18, and even up to 52 guests. The bar area boasts dinner seating as well as five fondue hotplates along the bar counter that can accommodate 15 guests...
Rusty Pelican in Newport Beach is marking 35 years of serving fresh, high-quality seafood in a casually elegant waterfront atmosphere. Located in the heart of Newport Beach’s Mariner’s Mile – one of the city’s most popular destinations for dining and shopping – the full-service dinner house celebrates the anniversary with upgrades throughout the restaurant, including menu items additions and improvements in the dining area and bar lounge. “Rusty Pelican’s 35th anniversary year is a tribute to our guests and our continued vision of keeping Rusty Pelican a mainstay waterfront restaurant in the heart of Newport Beach,” said Scott Barnett, president and CEO of Bubba Gump Shrimp Co., Rusty Pelican’s parent company. The upgrades in the restaurant include new flat-screen televisions in the lounge, new photographs and art as well as new floor and window treatments throughout the dining area...
Laguna Culinary Arts presents a Regional Wine & Food Tasting Series, featuring three nights of food, wine and fun in its wine cellar with Chef Laurent. The series will take place on Wednesdays in September...The Dinner A’fare is a gourmet studio kitchen with meal-prep stations complete with recipes, fresh ingredients, spices, measuring cups and spoons. During your two-hour session, you’ll assemble 12 family-sized, healthy and delicious entrees to take home and place in your freezer. Two new locations are opening – in Ladera Ranch and at the Woodbury Town Center in Irvine...
21 Oceanfront in Newport Beach continues its Summer Wine Series. Amazing wines from each country will be poured and paired with Epicurean delights. Each reception-style event will offer a minimum of six wines and six food items. On Wednesday, Aug. 22, the event will feature Down Under Australia and New Zealand. On Wednesday, Sept. 19, the theme is Northern California...
Gather up your girl friends on a Wednesday night and join Laguna Beach’s Mozambique in the Shebeen Coastal Lounge for Uptown Girls Night Out!” The event features $5 premium champagne elixirs and complimentary shuttle within Laguna Beach...
The world-class Ambrosia Restaurant (ocpavilion.com) is pleased to announce its new summer menu is now available. The five-star Ambrosia Restaurant features contemporary French cuisine and is located inside the OC Pavilion performing arts center in Santa Ana. The menu changes with the seasons to ensure that guests are offered the best choices, including seafood, steaks, chicken, lamb chops and veal...
Surf & Sand Resort unveiled the results of an extensive remodeling of its signature restaurant, Splashes. The interior of the long-time landmark restaurant on the Laguna Beach coastline has been completely upgraded. Splashes Chef Lewis Butler has created a new menu to complete the restaurant’s renovation. The menu’s theme is American coastal cuisine, reflecting its foundation on ingredients flown in at their height of freshness from around the country. Dishes are designed to enhance the natural flavor of each impeccable ingredient...
Spasso’s Grill & Bar offers traditional Italian cuisine with a contemporary flare. Family-owned and operated since 1995, owners Dave and Tonya have certainly earned their reputation for serving up high quality delicious homemade cuisine. If you’re looking for a fun night out or just a casual lunch or dinner, come on in and enjoy the ambiance. The menu will delight you with specialties like roasted garlic halibut, flat iron steak and pasta, or wasabi seared ahi. They also have many old favorite Italian dishes to choose from Grab a seat at the Blue Bar for happy hour and enjoy a refreshing cocktail or Martini. Don’t forget about the live entertainment, featuring jazz and blues, R & B, classics and more. Also, join in on Friday’s for after-hours dancing and karaoke until 2 a.m. and Saturday’s for DJ dancing from 9:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m...
Pat & Oscar’s now offers organic sides in kids’ meal. Continually listening to and responding to guest feedback, Pat & Oscar’s Restaurants has re-vamped its “Just For Kids” menu to feature the company’s first-ever organic choices. Just For Kids meals now give parents multiple options to create a well-rounded, nutritious meal for their child...
The Loft Bistro, located off Pacific Coast Highway in Laguna Beach, hosts a Summer Wine Series on Sunday afternoons. The Artistry of Wine is an exciting new wine education series that features tastings of different varietals and vintages from wine regions around the world. Seminars and tastings are led by Montage sommeliers and prominent winemakers...
Crab Cove Restaurant of Monarch Beach introduces its new general manager, Kevin Hall, formerly of Morton’s Steak House, South Coast Plaza. He, along with new Chef Frank Marquez, are keeping the existing menu items, while adding some attractive new items. “The biggest change,” says Hall, “has been with our wine list. I’ve worked very closely with William Lewis from The Winery, the new restaurant in the District in pairing some great wines with the cuisine that I serve here at the Crab Cove.” Crab Cove’s Happy Hour has been expanded and is offered Monday through Friday from 4 to 7 p.m.
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