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Wine Tasting Benefit for The Wooden Floor

09.17.13

Wine lovers can gather at the Big Canyon Country Club in Newport Beach on Thursday, Sept. 26 for the 7th annual Keep the Promise: A Wine Tasting Benefit for The Wooden Floor.

Guests can taste 14 exquisite wines from around the world, each averaging 96 points and retailing at up to $180 a bottle. All wines have generously collected and donated by Newport Beach residents John and Janice Markley.

The benefit helps support The Wooden Floor, an arts-based youth development nonprofit in Santa Ana that has served 75,000 low-income youth since its inception.

Wines will be paired with artfully prepared hearty hors d’oeuvres. The evening will conclude with a French Champagne toast of the 1996 R&L Legras Blanc de Blancs Cuvee Saint-Vincent, rated 97 points by noted Swedish Champagne critic Richard Juhlin.

We are also giving away a pair of tickets to The Wooden Floor benefit. Simply leave a comment on our Facebook page. We will announce the winner Tuesday, Sept. 24.

Cost is $350 per person, $250 of which is tax deductible. RSVP at 714.541.8314 ext. 124, or TheWoodenFloor.org.

Big Canyon Country Club is at One Big Canyon Drive in Newport Beach.

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There Will Be Ramen

09.16.13

Ramen fans can savor Mitsuwa Marketplace's Hokkaido Fair in Costa Mesa on Thursday through Sunday. In case you didn't know, Mitsuwa is a bustling food emporium and Japanese department store in Costa Mesa, and it’s the largest Japanese supermarket in the country. During the fair, it will be focusing on the culinary riches from the northern region of Hokkaido, best known for its ramen. Mitsuwa will be selling ramen from Ezo Fukuro, considered a pioneer in the noodle world, and the ultimate in steaming, brothy goodness.

There will also be plenty of abeshoten ikameshi, which are lunch boxes of seasonal or local ingredients, usually sold at train stations in Japan. Also back by popular demand this month is Ika Meshi of Abe Shoten, the popular squid stuffed with sweet rice and simmered in their secret sauce. And Rakkyo will debut at the Hokkaido Fair with soup curry; tomatoes are simmered with chicken, pork bones, dried bonito and spices to create a rich soup.

Mitsuwa is at 665 Paularino Ave. in Costa Mesa. 714.557.6699.

 

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