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THE CELLAR HONORS ELIZABETH TAYLOR

03.25.11

By Sheryll Alexander

We love The Cellar in Fullerton and we also love how it was legendary screen star Elizabeth Taylor’s favorite OC dining destination. Yes, Richard Burton really did propose (for the second time!) to the stunning Liz Taylor at this truly distinctive dining destination.

In fact, you can reserve the “Elizabeth Taylor Table,” which is actually a small booth tucked off the main dining room in a quiet grotto with romantic pull-for-privacy drapes.

So, in honor of her memory, The Cellar is offering a four-course prix fixe dinner inspired by Liz’s favorite foods. Held from Apr. 1-3, this intoxicating dinner costs just $50 per person and benefits Ms. Taylor’s favorite charity: American Foundation for AIDS Research (AmFAR).

The Cellar’s proprietor Ryan Dudley called on a former longtime maitre d’ to develop the menu according to Madame Taylor’s fave foods. Here’s the menu:

First Course: Escargot with shallots, white wine, mushrooms, butter and pastis

Second Course: Caesar salad with gourmet anchovies and herbed croutons

Third Course: Filet steak Oscar with hollandaise resting on potato purée and fresh asparagus

Fourth Course: Chocolate mousse with fresh berries

Space is limited and reservations are highly recommended.

The Cellar, 305 N. Harbor Blvd., Fullerton, 714-525-5682, www.cellardining.com.

BRUNO AWARDED AS A CNN HERO!

03.23.11

By Sheryll Alexander

Ever since he graced the pages of People magazine and was featured with Katie Couric on the CBS Evening News, we’ve been waiting for Anaheim White House proprietor and bon vivant, Bruno Serato, to get more national attention for his good works as a philanthropist extraordinaire.

That hope will become a reality on Friday, Mar. 25, as Serato is being lauded as a real CNN Hero!

Serato secretly flew to New York a couple of weeks back to tape the broadcast (and then went onto Italy to visit Mama), which shows how he feeds more than 40,000 underprivileged “motel kids” via the Anaheim Boys & Girls Club each year.

Why is CNN honoring Serato with such a prestigious award and how did he get started feeding the hungry?

In honor of his beloved mother, Serato founded Caterina’s Club whose mission is to make sure that the region’s most vulnerable population – its children -- receive a hot meal before they are tucked into bed. So, each day at 6 p.m., 150 dinners are prepared and delivered to poor children who live in low-cost motel rooms without full kitchens.

Don’t want to miss Bruno's do-good CNN Hero segment? Here’s the airing schedule:

Friday, March 25

CNN: 8 a.m., 11 a.m., 2 p.m., 11 p.m.

HLN (formerly known as Headline News): 6:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m., 6 p.m., 8 p.m.

CNN International: 2 a.m., 6 a.m., 7 p.m.

Saturday, March 26

CNN: 2 a.m., 6 a.m., 9 a.m., 10 a.m., 2 p.m., 3 p.m., 5 p.m., 10 p.m.

HLN: 8 a.m., 11: 30 a.m., 2:30 p.m.

Monday, March 28

CNN: 1 a.m.

CNN En Espanol: 7 p.m.

Anaheim White House, 887 S. Anaheim Blvd., Anaheim, 714-772-1381, www.anaheimwhitehouse.com.

Sheryll Alexander is a freelance lifestyles editor and writer based in Costa Mesa.

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