See “Top Chef Masters” chef demonstrations by chefs Rick Bayless, Hubert Keller, and Rick Moonen; talk with executive chefs from Orange County’s best restaurants and savor tastes of their cuisine; meet Shirley Chung, Brian Huskey, Brooke Williamson, and Louis Maldonado, finalists from Bravo’s “Top Chef“; participate in a Home Chef “Top Chef” challenge; sip and learn […]
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Balboa Bay Resort Craft Brew Fest Weekend
Beer geeks and craft beer fans take note of the 1st Annual Craft Brew Fest Weekend this weekend, October 16-18, 2015, at A & O Kitchen+Bar at Balboa Bay Resort – Newport Beach’s only waterfront beach resort. Kicking off Friday, October 16th with a delicious 5-course Ballast Point Beer Dinner, beer geeks and fans of […]
Date Night: Sea Legs Rocks in Huntington Beach
Between work and parenting, carving out time for yourself and your partner to keep the sparkle in your relationship takes planning and commitment. And when you do step out, you don’t want blah, you want special, memorable even. Head west my friend, to SeaLegs Wine Bar in downtown Huntington Beach for a Date Night with […]
What’s New At Del Frisco’s Grille
What’s new at Del Frisco’s Grille in the Irvine Spectrum? How about a Youth Serum cocktail? Now we can all drink from the fountain of youth with this refreshing mix of fresh cucumber and mint, Ketel One vodka, and fresh house-made lemon sour ($12). It’s a seasonal drink, but as long as it stays as […]
2nd Annual Newport Beach Wine and Food Festival
Food lovers and wine enthusiasts – novice and connoisseurs alike, flocked to last year’s Newport Beach Wine and Food Festival, establishing it as Newport Beach’s premier wine and food event. Sponsored by American & Southern Wine & Spirits and happening October 2-4, 2015, it promises to be even better than last year – beginning with […]
OC Chef Carlos Salgado Represents at The Taste
Making plans for Labor Day weekend? SoCal food and drink lovers should definitely carve out some time to attend The Los Angeles Times’ The Taste – an annual weekend-long celebration of the Southern California culinary scene with five distinct events that honor the unique flavors, restaurants and esteemed culinary personalities in Los Angeles and beyond. This […]
Best Wine Bars in Orange County
Orange County has much to offer in the way of wine bars and, as a wine lover and writer of taste adventures, I’ve tried my best to visit as many of them as possible in order to compile this resource of the Best Wine Bars in Orange County. The OC is a large territory so […]
Summer Duffy Rides in Newport Beach
The lazy days of summer are drawing to a close. I know it when a trip to Target reveals all the Back-to-School promotions and we watch gaggles of beach-goers with kids in tow dragging boogie boards and coolers to catch the last days of family fun in the sun. No summer in SoCal is complete […]
Leatherby’s Broadway Series Menu for Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom of the Opera returns to Segerstrom Center with an acclaimed new Broadway production and Executive Chef Ross Pangilinan has prepared a suitably romantic dinner menu for the stage’s most dynamic protagonist. Filled with drama and vibrant flavors of summer’s bounty, Phantom ticket holders are able to take the experience one step further with […]
The Ranch Restaurant and Saloon – True Farm to Table
Many people travel to Southern California to vacation every summer and throughout the year. Many of them come to Anaheim, CA to visit that that most famous mouse of all – Mickey Mouse, and all his friends, at Disneyland. If you’re lucky to be at Disneyland, then you’re lucky enough – actually fortune has more […]