Dining
Welcome to Rustica!
04.25.10
The much-anticipated Rustica, an exclusive new restaurant by award-winning Chef Grant MacPherson just opened at Fashion Island. Rustica features a blend of modern Italian and California cuisine.
With some 50 acclaimed restaurants and dining concepts worldwide already under his belt—namely, Malaysia’s Datai Hotel, Raffles Hotel in Singapore, Wynn Las Vegas and Wynn Macau—Rustica will be where he returns to his first passion– cooking.
The menu offers almond wood-fired flatbreads, hand-crafted pastas and unique salads, as well as entrees like black peppered Kobe Beef carpaccio, wild mushroom risotto and roasted Pacific salmon with white beans. Favorites on the menu include tuna Nicoise, golden beet salad with polenta croutons, and dry-aged beef. And save room for homemade desserts!
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Open daily from 11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m., with the last seating at 9 p.m. on weekdays and 9:30 p.m. on weekends.
The casual and inviting restaurant is adjacent to Nordstrom at Fashion Island in Newport Beach. 949.706.8282.
Dining
French Happy Hour!
04.25.10
Bistro le Crillon in Newport Beach, known for its award-winning wine list and Provencal cuisine, just launched “bouchon hour” (5 to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday) featuring white and red wines by the glass for $4.95 and free tapas. Many of the wines are highly-rated vintages from California, France, Italy and Argentina. And Bistro Le Crillon also serves a new three-course prix fixe dinner menu, and a special Sonoma Cutrer gift box set, ideal for wine connoisseurs.
The menu features a starter selection of mesclun mixed green salad, traditional Caesar or soup of the day; the entrée choices include Norwegian baked salmon, penne spicy sausage and beef, or poule au pot (chicken pot); and dessert—chocolate profiteroles. Costs $25 per person, excluding tax and gratuity.
Bistro Le Crillon at Eastbluff Village Center, 2523 Eastbluff Drive at Vista del Oro, in Newport Beach. 949.640.8181
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