Dining
Nirvana’s Summer Menu
06.23.14
Nirvana Grille in Laguna Beach, a delicious farm-to-table dining experience will launch its new summer menu on Tuesday. In celebration of the season and the restaurant’s recent six-year anniversary, Executive Chef Lindsay Smith-Rosales and her husband/co-owner Luis Rosales invite you to enjoy any of the new dishes at half price and select wines at 25% off from Tuesday through Sunday, June 29. And, the rooftop Bliss Bar Patio and Lounge will open Tuesday, July 1 for the summer season nightly offering bar, lounge and rooftop dining.
Highlights from the new summer menu include housegrown organic roasted figs – honey goat cheese stuffed Turkish figs, parma de prosciutto, wild arugula, balsamic reduction; Burrata and Heirloom Tomato Salad with heirloom tomatoes, burrata, balsamic reduction, basil pesto, kalamata olives, micro arugula, olive oil, smoked black salt, pepper; Sunflower and Beet Salad with sunflower sprouts, arugula, feta, roasted beets, ruby grapefruit, roasted sunflower seeds, preserved lemon and balsamic Dijon vinaigrette; Pistachio Dijon Rack of Lamb with pistachio panko crust, rosemary demi-glace, goat cheese mashed Yukon gold potatoes, broccolini with shallot butter; Coriander Spiced Black Cod with asparagus, fennel, tomato, citrus and herb saffron cream sauce, organic jasmine and grain rice with baby daikon and garbanzo.
For dessert, there is a Cashew Almond Salted Caramel Pie with Lecuma macadamia and almond crust, pink Himalayan salted caramel, raw cacao chocolate, cashew almond and coconut milk custard (vegan, gluten-free, raw and organic); and Glazed Seasonal Fruit - A seasonal offering of fruit (apricots or housegrown organic figs depending on availability) glazed with Grand Marnier and vanilla sugar, served atop housemade goat cheese maple ice cream.
Open 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday; 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 5 to 9 p.m. Sunday. Happy hour is available all night, every night in designated bar areas throughout the year.
Nirvana Grille is at 303 Broadway, Ste. 101 in Laguna Beach on the corner of Beach and Broadway. 949.497.0027.
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Wild Goose Annual Luau & Pig Roast
06.19.14
Kick off summer at Wild Goose Tavern in Costa Mesa on Sunday during its 2nd Annual Luau & Pig Roast celebrated from 1 to 7 p.m. (The pig roast will be served at 3 p.m.) All proceeds from the event’s silent auction and raffle, and 20% of the day’s sales will go towards Irvine-based Boys Hope Girls Hope of Southern California.
The festive aloha-themed event will feature a large outdoor beer garden and pig roast by newly appointed Chef Chris Rubinstein. Enjoy multiple beers on tap, as well a new menu of crafted seasonal cocktails.
Boys Hope Girls Hope helps motivated children-in-need to meet their full potential by providing them with arms-around care, safe homes and environments, a first-class education, opportunities to learn more about themselves and the world, and academic, financial, and spiritual support through college.
Wild Goose Tavern is at 436 East 17th S. in Costa Mesa. 949.722.9453.
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