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Modus Operandi Cellars Wine Dinner at Bello in Newport Beach
09.07.22
Bello by Sandro Nardone kicks off their wine-tasting dinner series tonight, Wednesday, Sept. 7 from 6 to 9 p.m. with Jason Moore of Modus Operandi Cellars in the Napa Valley. This wine dinner will be one of many planned with notable winemakers.
Bello by Sandro Nardone is listed in the Michelin Guide and is the top-ranked Italian restaurant in Orange County by acclaimed food critic Brad Johnson. Bello serves a combination of authentic Italian fare as it’s served by traditional Italian restaurants in Italy as well as modern Italian fare served by Italian Michelin star restaurants.
Here is what Chef Sandro will be serving tonight to be paired with Modus Operandi Cellars wines.
Course 1
Poached then Chilled Bay Scallop, Pineapple "Aguachile", Coconut & Black pepper Cloud
2021 Dalla Gasperina Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc, Rutherford
Course 2
Wagyu Beef Carpaccio, Italian Koshu, Brined Melon
2020 Bacigalupi Vineyard Pinot Noir, Russian River Valley
Course 3
Ditali Risotatta, Duck Wing Jus, Parmesano, Coffee Bubbles
2019 Modus Operandi Cellars AntithesiS Red Wine, 97 Points (WA)
Course 4
Elk Sirloin, Charred Farmers Market Peppers, Bone Marrow & Jus Vinaigrette
2019 Farella Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Coombsville, 95+ Points (WA)
Course 5
Savory Beemster Xo Custard, Simmered Blackberry, Pecan Crumble
2018 “Collection” Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa, 98 Points (WA)
Tickets are $180 per person including dinner and wine pairings.
To find out about more wine dinners, visit bellobysandronardone.com.
1200 Bison Ave. in Newport Beach. 949.520.7191.
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Bernadette Peters At Segerstrom Center for the Arts!
09.06.22
Segerstrom Center for the Arts presents Bernadette Peters on Thursday, September 29 at the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall. Throughout her illustrious career, Bernadette Peters has dazzled audiences and critics with her performances on stage, on film, and television, on recordings, and in concert. Bernadette has been awarded three Tony Awards, a Drama Desk Award, a Golden Globe, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Tickets are now on sale at scfta.org.
She will perform songs from her storied Broadway career along with her Grammy Award-winning and nominated albums, and standards, Rodgers & Hammerstein and Stephen Sondheim, among others.
Best known for her work on stage and one of Broadway’s most critically acclaimed performers, Bernadette recently starred on Broadway as Dolly Gallagher Levi in the hit musical, Hello, Dolly!. Prior to that, she starred in City Center’s Encores! Production, A Bed and a Chair: A New York Love Affair featuring the music of Stephen Sondheim and orchestrations by Wynton Marsalis and on Broadway, in Stephen Sondheim’s A Little Night Music and Follies.
Peters garnered both the Tony Award and Drama Desk Award for her performance in the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, Song and Dance. She also won a Tony Award for her performance in Annie Get Your Gun. She received Tony nominations for her outstanding performances in Sam Mendes’ critically acclaimed revival of Gypsy, in Neil Simon’s The Goodbye Girl, Stephen Sondheim’s Pulitzer Prize-winning musical Sunday in the Park with George, the Jerry Herman/Gower Champion ode to the movies, Mack and Mabel, and the Leonard Bernstein/Comden and Green musical On The Town. In addition to these honors, Peters earned a Drama Desk nomination for her unforgettable portrayal of the Witch in Stephen Sondheim’s Into the Woods.
Single tickets for Bernadette Peters at Segerstrom Center for the Arts start at $39 and are now available online at SCFTA.org, at the Box Office at 600 Town Center Drive in Costa Mesa or by calling (714) 556-2787. For inquiries about group ticket discounts for 10 or more, call the Group Services office at (714) 755-0236.
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