Sender One Expands With New Aliso Viejo Location

Sender One is celebrating the grand opening of its sixth Southern California location, Sender One Aliso Viejo, on Saturday, April 18.

The daylong celebration includes local vendors, a live DJ, raffles and a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Guests can explore the new space with a $20 day pass and try the climbing walls, whether they are first-timers or experienced climbers. Kids and families can also check out Sender City, an interactive climbing area designed just for them.

Sender One Aliso Viejo Grand Opening Party
Saturday, April 18, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
26505 Aliso Creek Road, Aliso Viejo
Free to attend. RSVP here. 

All ages are welcome, with activities and experiences for every level.

Bluewater Grill Celebrates 30 Years With New Seafood Cookbook

Drawing on 30 years of creating original seafood and shellfish dishes, the founders of Bluewater Grill are releasing a new cookbook on April 28. The book features more than 100 recipes inspired by the freshest fish from coastal regions across the U.S., Europe and Australia.

Flavors from the Shore: Nostalgic Seafood Recipes from Our Coasts & Waterways brings together many of the most popular chef-created lunch and dinner entrees from the Bluewater Grill menu, along with new dishes shaped by the travels and passion for the sea of co-founders Jimmy Ulcickas and Richard Staunton, who opened the first restaurant in 1996.

The cookbook is part of the restaurant group’s 30th anniversary celebration in 2026. It will be available at major booksellers, including Amazon and Barnes & Noble, as well as at Bluewater Grill Newport.

For Ulcickas and Staunton, the release marks a personal milestone.

“We’ve been fortunate to be able to share our love for fish and the sea with our Bluewater Grill customers in Orange County and beyond for 30 years – so this book is our thank-you to everyone who has been part of our journey,” said Ulcickas.

Published by Skyhorse Publishing, the 352-page cookbook offers a collection of family-friendly recipes inspired by three decades of building Bluewater Grill into a leading seafood restaurant group in the West. Full-page color photography adds a visual tour of signature dishes and coastal influences.

The 100 recipes are organized geographically, from California favorites like blackened Pacific swordfish and spiny lobster Puerto Nuevo style to Pacific Northwest oysters, Midwest lake fish, and East Coast staples such as Maryland-style crab cakes and lobster rolls. The book also travels internationally with dishes like Australian tiger prawns, ahi tuna poke and Spanish octopus.

Beginning April 28, the cookbook will also be available at the original Bluewater Grill in Newport Beach and other restaurant locations throughout California and Arizona.

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