FRANK FAMILY VINEYARDS COMES TO PINOT PROVENCE!
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.
