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Chefs Collaborative Dinner with Chef Brian Huskey

07.10.19

Executive Chefs Istvan Toth of Davio’s Northern Italian Steakhouse and Brian Huskey of Tackle Box join forks for a one-night-only exclusive collaboration dinner at Davio’s Irvine. On Friday, July 12, the chefs will unite their personal cooking styles and deliver a five-course dinner menu.

Chef Brian Huskey competed on BRAVO’s nationally acclaimed TV hit show Top Chef Season 11: New Orleans, where he had a national platform each week to showcase his talent. He cooked his way to the top 5! Since Top Chef, Brian has been busy with private and corporate events, catering, consulting and cultivating concepts – and with Tackle Box, which has two OC locations in Costa Mesa and Corona Del Mar.

The chefs will unite for an extraordinary evening as they take turns presenting each course including Chef Istvan Toths’s Prosciutto Scarpinocc, Crispy Prosciutto, Parmigiano Rosemary Brodo, and Chef Brian Huskey’s Grilled Ribeye Cap, Potatoes Gratin, Braised Summer Vegetables, Uni Butter. Davio’s Pastry Chef Lena Hunyh will present the dessert course, a Sweet Milk Panna Cotta, Rose Poached Rhubarb, Mulberries.

The five-course dinner menu will be $89 per guest, excluding tax, gratuity and beverages, suggested wine pairings will be available in addition to the menu.

For more information and dinner reservations guests should call 949.477.4810.

Davio's Irvine is at 18420 Von Karman Avenue in Irvine.

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What’s New in OC Fair Food?

07.09.19

You can almost smell the hot dogs, burgers, turkey legs and just about anything coming out of the fryer in Costa Mesa today.

The OC Fair’s famed foods will be ready on Friday, July 12. There will be more fried foods this year than you can devour. The new stand coming this year is Papi's Puffy Tacos, and Tater Twister is bringing a whole bunch of toppings for tots. You can also try a Buffalo Chicken Chimichanga at Chicken Charlie's to Fruity Pebbles Shrimp Po' Boy at Get Fried.

And for dessert lovers, the new sweets include Cinnamon Maple Bacon Bombs at D&D Country Cinnamon Rolls, Puffle Cone Sundaes at Fabe's, a strawberries and cream Texas Donut and Banana Cream Pie Funnel Cakes at Dutchman's.

Just a sampling of new foods coming to the 2019 OC Fair:

Salvadoran Pupusas – An OC Fair twist on the national food of El Salvador: masa grilled with cheese, beans, and bacon topped with cabbage and salsa (Bacon-A-Fair)
Hot Cheetos and Cheese Turkey Leg – With nacho cheese (Biggy’s)
Slider Tower on a Stick – Beef sliders and tots (Biggy’s)
Beyond Burger – A meatless option (Biggy’s & Juicy’s)
Crunchy Hot Cheetos Caramel Apples (Candy Factory)
Buffalo Chicken Chimichanga – Tortilla containing mac & cheese, bacon and buffalo chicken, fried and topped off with buffalo ranch and Flamin’ Hot Cheetos (Chicken Charlie’s)
Fried Hummus – House-made hummus coated with flour and seasonings, served in a pocket of pita bread and topped with sliced tomatoes and a sauce made of plain whole yogurt with tahini sauce (Chicken Charlie’s)
Puffy Taco, Puffy Taquito (Papi’s Puffy Tacos – new stand)
Tacos Vampiros – Grilled concave tortilla topped with melted cheese, the protein of choice, guacamole and topped with a second tortilla (Papi’s Puffy Tacos)
Waffle Pizza – Belgian waffle topped with marinara, cheese, pepperoni (Pignotti’s)

New this year: Grazing for Savings
Save money on value menus being offered this year at most food vendors, which feature budget-friendly $7.19, $8.19 and $9.19 options.
Don’t forget $3 Taste of Fair Food on Thursdays!

Get a sampling of food and treats for only $3 each every Thursday from noon to 4 p.m. See a list of $3 food offerings