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Sip Trip to Santa Barbara’s Wine Country
12.28.18
Dine Out Long Beach, the organizers of the city’s annual Restaurant Week 2.0 taking place February 24 - March 2, is hosting a curated Sip Trip to Santa Barbara’s Wine Country on Sunday, January 13 that includes a tour and tasting at Villa Angeli, the private estate of vintner Peter Stolpman, as well as a catered vineyard lunch at Pence Vineyards & Winery. Tickets are $225 per person and available for purchase at LocalWineEvents.com. Must be 21 or older to attend.
A charted luxury coach will depart from Friedmans Home Experience at 7:30 a.m. and return to the city at 7p.m. Serving as hosts for the day are wine experts and restaurateurs Ray and Lynn Lasher of Lasher’s Kitchen.
The cost is $225 per person and includes:
Round-trip luxury coach transportation.
Continental Breakfast (en route) provided by Lasher’s Kitchen.
Tour and Guided Tasting with Vintner Peter Stolpman of Stolpman Vineyards at the family’s hilltop estate in Ballard Canyon.
Catered Vineyard Lunch at Pence Vineyards & Winery with a guided wine tasting.
Two bottles of Stolpman Wines to take home.
A bottle of Stolpman Estate olive oils.
“We’re looking forward to being part of this event,” said Ray Lasher. “It gives Lynn and I a chance to spend some quality time with the vintners as well as potential and established guests. We’ve been fans and friends of Peter Stolpman for many years, so we’re very pleased to introduce those joining us for this outing to his wonderful wines and hospitality.”
For more information, please call 562.856.9292 or email hello@dineoutlongbeach.com
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Celebrate the New Year at Kaleidoscope
12.27.18
Celebrate the New Year at Kaleidoscope in Mission Viejo, where great restaurants and entertainment options can help you ring in 2019 with a date, friends or the family.
Tapas Flavors of Spain is offering a prix fixe menu and a live Flamenco show, followed by live music and dancing, for $70 per person. Party favors and a glass of Champagne for toasting are included.
Dinner seating starts at 6:30 p.m. and includes a Mediterranean Salad; a tapas plate of Tortilla Espanola, Sautéed Mushrooms and Albondigas; a choice of entrée from Chicken Mallorca (baked chicken topped with sautéed mushrooms in a tomato sauce), House Paella (traditional Spanish rice with saffron, chicken, shrimp and Spanish chorizo), Pasta Sevillana (angel hair pasta tossed in a cream sauce with Spanish olives and shrimp); or Steak a la Rioja (ribeye steak topped with caramelized onions in a reduced red wine sauce); and Flan de Naranja for dessert.
The menu is also available in the bar for $45 per person. Dancing only will be available with limited seating in the bar for a $20 cover. All tickets are available on EventBrite.com or visit tapasflavorsofspain.net.
Sol Agave and Riptide Rockin’ Sushi & Teppan Grills are two other dining options great for New Year’s, as well as Panini Kabob Grill for a casual Mediterranean meal. Before or after enjoying lunch or dinner, head to the movies at Edwards Kaleidoscope Stadium 10, or take the kids for an afternoon of family fun at Jump n’ Jammin, which closes at 6pm on New Year’s Eve, or Laser Quest where you can enjoy games of laser tag or an escape room until 9 p.m.
Kaleidoscope is at 27741 Crown Valley Parkway, just off the 5 Freeway, in Mission Viejo.
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