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Free OC Music Awards Party!
03.08.13
We can’t wait for the OC Music Awards celebration on Saturday night at the City National Grove of Anaheim. There are just a few tickets left so hurry and get them, the show always sells out.
You can still attend a free VIP pre-awards show party from 6 to 9 p.m. on tonight at Orange Coast Fiat in Costa Mesa. The World Famous KROQ and OC Music Awards invite you enjoy complimentary Wahoo’s Fish Tacos, a special Bud Light bar, free swag courtesy of Ernie Ball, OCMA, and KROQ, and a special performance from 2012 OC Music Awards Best Live Acoustic winners Allensworth. The event is free to attend with RSVP to rsvp@ocmusicawards.com.
OC Fiat is at 2524 Harbor Blvd. in Costa Mesa. 714.445.7573
Dining
Welcome Back Wilhelm!
03.08.13
Longtime renowned restaurateur David Wilhelm will be returning to Orange County’s restaurant scene this summer with the opening of Jimmy's Famous American Tavern in Dana Point.
This will be David Wilhelm’s first restaurant to open in Orange County since his restaurant empire, Culinary Adventures split up in 2009. (Locals will remember fondly his Savannah's, Chat Noir, French 75, and many more successful restaurants he founded.)
Jimmy’s Famous American Tavern’s flagship location in Point Loma is already a popular eatery focused on American regional cuisine, handcrafted cocktails, tap wines, and craft beers.
Like it's sister restaurant in San Diego, Jimmy's in Dana Point will focus on organic and sustainable ingredients as much as possible, and dishes will be prepared from scratch daily. You could recognize some of your childhood favorite dishes on the menu with some creative interpretations, like the half-pound Jimmy Burger with Applewood bacon, pimento cheese, and jalapeno jelly, as well as steaks with buttermilk beer battered onion rings, or the New England clambake in a bowl.
It will also be a nationally certified GRA 'Green Restaurant' which will incorporate water and utility saving equipment and techniques, recycled building and paper materials and supplies, as well as a food-composting program.
The anticipated neighborhood eatery will be open for quick lunches, relaxing dinners, weekend brunches in the former Ristorante Ferrantelli location at Dana Point Harbor.
25001 Dana Point Harbor Drive in Dana Point.
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