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Water Grill Makes Waves in Costa Mesa

10.26.16

Water Grill, noted as one of the best seafood restaurants in Southern California, just opened in the former Scott's Restaurant & Bar near South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa. Water Grill also has locations in Downtown Los Angeles, Santa Monica and San Diego.

King’s Seafood’s, the company’s private seafood distribution operation based in Santa Ana provides all the seafood for Water Grill’s menu. Menus are crafted daily to account for freshly caught fish and seasonal culinary changes for Water Grill guests to enjoy. Water Grill prides itself in offering a wide variety of fin fish, oysters, crustaceans and shellfish.

The Orange County Water Grill is their largest restaurant yet, the 500-seat restaurant boasts several private dining options and multiple event spaces, ideal for intimate celebrations, business gatherings, large parties and charity events.

Water Grill’s extensive menu includes a raw bar and chilled shellfish selection of both Pacific and Eastern oyster varieties, as well as clams, scallops, lobster and crab. Available in three sizes, the Iced Shellfish Platters provide an incredible sampling of chilled shellfish.

The exhibition kitchen showcases large sea water tanks displaying the ever-changing assortment of live products including Wild Barents Sea Red King Crab, Washington State Dungeness Crab, Santa Barbara Spot Prawns and local Spiny Lobster.

The constantly evolving lunch and dinner menus feature more than a dozen varieties of fish options as well as a whole fish program. Other lunch and dinner favorites include Wild Columbia River King Salmon with lemon nage and heirloom tomatoes, Wild Ross Sea Chilean Sea Bass with cauliflower purée, lemon chutney, hazelnuts, brown butter, and the Crudo Sampler with wild Tahitian bigeye tuna, wild eastern sea scallops, wild Columbia River king salmon.

Water Grill also serves mouthwatering deserts such as Caramel Bread Pudding with alaea red sea salt, Banana Chocolate Sundae with chocolate covered corn flakes, and Warm Almond Cake with red wine poached apple, apple cider ice cream, and red wine caramel.

The weekend brunch menu features Baked Salmon Rillettes with crème fraiche, mustard, dill and tobiko, Lemon Ricotta Pancakes with lemon and vanilla syrup and sweet creamed ricotta, and Crab Benedict with jumbo lump blue crab, poached organic eggs and grilled asparagus, in addition to specialty morning cocktails.

Lunch and dinner are served 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Monday – Thursday, and until midnight on Friday and Saturday. On Saturdays and Sundays Water Grill is open for brunch, lunch, and dinner, 10 a.m. – 11 p.m.

Water Grill is at 3300 Bristol St. in Costa Mesa. 949.208.7060.

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Rooms for Today with Suzanne Rheinstein

10.26.16

Decorative Arts Society of Orange County (DARTS) welcomes interior designer Suzanne Rheinstein and authority on living with antiques at the upcoming lecture on Tuesday, Nov. 8 from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Edwards Big Newport Theatre.

At the lecture, “Rooms for Today: Easy Living with Antiques” Suzanne will share her design philosophy —“fewer things but better things”—mixing beautiful objects, furniture styles, personal art, painted surfaces and great attention to comfort, textures, details and light. Suzanne is the owner of Hollyhock, the renowned home furnishings and accessories shop in Los Angeles, known for its unique antiques and decorative pieces.

The Decorative Arts Society, established in 1995, is a membership group of community-minded women and men who support the organization by participating in an annual lecture series presented by nationally and internationally known experts in the field of the decorative arts, including interior and fashion, architecture and landscape design.

Through this series their members expand their knowledge of the decorative arts. Their subscriptions and donations to DARTS provide funds for projects and programs which benefit women and children in Orange County.

Breakfast buffet begins at 9:30 and the speaker is from 10 to 11 a.m. Non-members/guests are welcome to attend for a $75 fee payable at the door.

For more information on DARTS and membership opportunities, contact Sandra Ayres and visit decorativeartssociety.net

The lectures series is held at Edwards Big Newport Theatre at 300 Newport Center Drive in Newport Beach.

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