Dining
Congrats to Tabu Grill! Best Poke Winner
06.10.13
At the 2nd annual I Love Poke Festival, a food festival and restaurant competition at Don the Beachcomber, 400 poke enthusiasts came out to celebrate the Hawaiian delicacy, lifestyle and culture with foods, live music and chefs completion for “Best Poke.” And the winners were…
Ist - Tabu Grill in Laguna Beach, Chef Rayne Frey “Best Poke” title.
He made two different versions, classic ahi poke with pickled red onions; and wakame, ahi poke with sesame seeds, in their house poke dressing.
2nd - Stadium Brewing Co. in Aliso Viejo, Chef Renato Sampaga
Three different versions were served: A European tribute with ahi tuna flavored with lemon - dill beurre blanc sauce on top of a puff pastry, topped with truffle mushrooms, micro-chervil, and finished with black tobiko.
Asian tribute with freshly chopped ahi-tuna with a spicy-sweet thai sauce on top of a friend won ton topped with peanuts, micro-cilantro, and finished with wasabi roe.
Latin tribute, ahi tuna flavored with a sweet-savory-citrus sake reduction on top of a deep fried wonton, topped with balsamic reduction, spicy habanero sauce, chopped seaweed salad and finished with tobiko sauce.
3rd - Hawaiian Style Poke in Las Vegas, Dennis Cornelius.
He created two different versions, wakame poke and spicy garlic poke with yellowfin tuna, yellow onions, white onions, purple onions, green onions, Hawaiian rock salt, special Inamona, sesame oil, spicy garlic sauce (Hawaiian chile pepper), Hawaiian limu, mixed with 7 different Japanese seaweeds.
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Pipeline to a Cure
06.09.13
We want to see an end to Cystic Fibrosis soon for all who suffer from this deadly inherited disease, but also for our close friend Kimberly Daskas who has been supporting the cause for over 15 years, ever since her niece Emily was diagnosed with CF. Daskas is currently serving on the committee of the annual Pipeline to a Cure event.
The sixth annual Pipeline to a Cure gala will take place at the Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach Resort & Spa at 6 p.m. on Saturday, July 20.
You can join Laird Hamilton, Dave Kalama, and Jamie Mitchell to celebrate the amazing benefits surfing brings to the CF community. This year’s honorees are Mike and Christine Ness.
The evening features silent and live auctions, such as a Dave Kalama Surf Experience, Punta Mita Villa/Mexican Riviera (one week for 10 in a 15,000 sq. ft. oceanfront villa), surfboards, cruisers and amazing artwork! Also enjoy a gourmet dinner and special musical guests – Flashback Heart Attack (pictured above) and the Kalama Brothers. To purchase tickets or inquire about sponsorship opportunities contact Kimberly at kdaskas@vestar.com or visit pipelinetoacure.com.
Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach Resort and Spa is at 21500 Pacific Coast Highway in Huntington Beach.
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