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The Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel offers an indulgent Easter Brunch To Go
03.30.21
The Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel offers an indulgent Easter Brunch To Go, prepared by the resort’s talented culinary team for guests to enjoy in the comfort of their home.
Start a new tradition at home with Easter Brunch To Go, featuring a multi-course, spring-inspired menu for up to five guests. Appetizers, entrees, sides and desserts are included, with menu highlights such as:
- Seafood Cocktail with marinated poached shrimp, Alaskan snow crab claw, cocktail sauce, and lemon
- Peas & Green Salad with fava greens, golden pea shoots, snap peas, baby gem lettuce, feta cheese, and sweet tangelo orange dressing
- Peppercorn Crusted Beef Tenderloin with rosemary garlic merlot demi
- Tarragon Crusted Artic Chard with herb curry pesto oil
- Israeli Couscous Salad with chickpeas, roasted corn, blistered tomatoes, caramelized onions, spinach, ricotta, and garam masala chimichurri
- Cadbury Caramel Crème Egg Cheesecake with buttery biscuit, chocolate cream filling, and salted caramel
Entire menu package is $280 (serves 5). Guests can reserve by April 1st by emailing marcos.gonzalez.presa@ritzcarlton.com or calling 949.240.2000. Full menu and details can be found online. Pick up available on April 4th from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
One Ritz Carlton Drive in Dana Point.
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Mother’s Day aboard X Wine Railroad
03.29.21
Celebrate this Mother’s Day aboard X Wine Railroad on a curated wine tasting excursion from Los Angeles to Santa Barbara Wine Country. Tickets for the May 9 “Meet the Winemaker” small group getaway are $399 per person and include a tour and tasting at two select wineries, vineyard-style lunch, round-trip transportation from Union Station in downtown Los Angeles, drinks and snacks on board plus free time to explore Los Olivos. Tickets are on sale now and available at xwinerailroad.com – space is limited.
A special Business Class car has been reserved aboard the Pacific Surfliner exclusively for X Wine Railroad guests. The train will depart from Union Station in downtown Los Angeles at 9:11 a.m. and return to the depot that evening at 9:48 p.m. Featured wineries for the Mother’s Day excursion include Koehler, Brander, Rideau and Roblar.
The experience includes:
- Round-trip, Business Class transportation from L.A.’s Union Station to downtown Santa Barbara and includes a complimentary glass of wine or non-alcoholic beverage and light snacks
- Private shuttle from Santa Barbara train depot to the Los Olivos area
- Tour and guided tasting at two wineries
- Boxed Vineyard-style Lunch
- Free time to explore tasting rooms and shops in Los Olivos
- Private shuttle from Los Olivos to Santa Barbara train depot
- Limited to 60 Guests (group will be divided into 4 smaller groups for lunch and tastings)
Upon arrival to Santa Barbara, guests will be whisked away aboard a fleet of Mercedes Sprinter Vans to the Wine Country where each group of 15 will tour and enjoy a guided tasting at two wineries—either Koehler and Brander or Rideau and Roblar--along with lunch. In the afternoon, guests will be taken to Los Olivos where they’ll have time to explore additional tasting rooms, breweries and shops.
Tickets for X Wine Railroad’s Mother’s Day tasting trip to Santa Barbara Wine Country are on sale now at xwinerailroad.com. Guests must be 21 and older to attend. Parking at Union Station is not included. The Mother’s Day tasting trip will happen rain or shine – no refunds will be given. The itinerary is subject to change.
X Wine Railroad’s curated tasting trips are scheduled almost every Saturday and Sunday through November 20th with a rotating schedule to various wineries. Tickets for the Dad’s Day excursion, taking place Saturday, June 21 at Happy Canyon Vineyard—a private, by appointment only winery—are also on sale.
For more information, please call 702.234.4124 or email ddavid@unitedrailinc.com
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