Dining

FRANK FAMILY VINEYARDS COMES TO PINOT PROVENCE!
08.26.11
By Sheryll Alexander
South Coast Plaza’s Pinot Provence is hosting a for-one-night-only wine dinner on Aug. 30 at 7 p.m. featuring Napa Valley’s esteemed Frank Family Vineyards and a five-course, wine-paired dinner by Pinot’s Chef Jason Petrie.
The cost is $90 per person (excluding tax and gratuity) and includes such dishes and varietals as Hamachi tartare with Osetra caviar, black pepper nori brioche and Japanese citrus crème fraîche sorbet (with a Blanc de Blancs Champagne), crispy pork belly, roasted “silver queen” corn gateau, smoked corn-and-vanilla purée, summer squash and chive blossoms (with a 2009 Carneros Napa Chardonnay) and slow-braised veal cheeks with truffle parsnip millefeuille, charred onion compote, veal jus and market blackberries (with a 2008 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon).
To make reservations, call 714-444-5900.
Pinot Provence, 686 Anton Blvd., Costa Mesa, 714-444-5900, www.pinotprovence.com.
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Vintage Inspired
08.26.11
At Briana Rene, one of the newest boutiques that just opened at the OC Mart Mix in Costa Mesa, expect to find vintage inspired lingerie, handmade jewelry and unusual designers that you’re not going to find everywhere else.
Owner and designer Briana Ellison has been designing jewelry (earrings, leather pieces and necklaces) for several years, and just started a lingerie line that includes “bloomer bottoms”--sort of a boy short, yet super feminine and fuller cut.
She also carries a Pretense t-shirt line made in Costa Mesa from organic cottons and dyes; as well as a men’s wear line for women called Maison Scotch from Amsterdam with intricate details that you don’t see often; vintage inspired Dirty Dolls lingerie with 1940’s high-waisted panties and more; and J.P. Mattes bags made from recycled saris.
Open Tuesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.
3313 Hyland Ave. in Costa Mesa. 949.290.4829.
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