Azure Day Party Debuts Sundays at The Bungalow Huntington Beach

The Bungalow Huntington Beach is launching a new weekly daytime series with Azure Day Party beginning Memorial Day weekend on Sunday, May 24. The weekly Sunday residency will bring Azure’s signature mix of house music, elevated hospitality and high-energy daytime entertainment to the Huntington Beach coast from 2 to 9 p.m.

Founded in 2022, Azure Day Party started as a rooftop gathering in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, before growing into an international lifestyle brand with events across the United States and Europe. Known for its music-driven atmosphere and curated crowd, Azure will bring a rotating lineup of house music artists to The Bungalow, including Ookay, Sunday Scaries, Night Tales and other guest performers throughout the summer residency.

Set along Pacific Coast Highway, The Bungalow’s indoor-outdoor layout and coastal design make it a natural fit for the daytime series. Guests can expect DJs, cocktails, bottle service and a social atmosphere designed around music and hospitality. Organizers anticipate approximately 500 guests each Sunday following strong demand leading into opening weekend.

The residency is part of Bungalow Hospitality Group, founded by Brent Bolthouse, and reflects the continued growth of daytime entertainment culture in Southern California.

Azure Day Party takes place every Sunday beginning May 24 at The Bungalow Huntington Beach. The event is for guests 21 and older, with general admission tickets and table reservations available online. For more information, visit Azure Day Party SoCal.

Champagnes Kitchen Expands to Huntington Beach

After nearly four decades serving the Newport Beach community, Champagnes Kitchen has officially opened its new Huntington Beach location, the first expansion for the family-owned restaurant since the original debuted in 1989.

Situated in the former IHOP space at Main Street and Olive, the 3,950-square-foot restaurant brings the brand's approachable service, elevated comfort food and family-friendly atmosphere to the heart of downtown Huntington Beach. At 1,000 square feet larger than the Newport Beach original, the new space gives the team plenty of room to grow.

The opening caps nearly a year of lease negotiations and roughly four and a half months of intensive construction and renovation. Working alongside longtime commercial builder Slater Builders and Steiner Studios, the Tobey family completely reimagined the aging space from the ground up, modernizing it while preserving the welcoming neighborhood feel that has long defined the Champagnes Kitchen experience.

Heading up the new location is a leadership team with deep roots in Orange County hospitality. Executive Chef Daniel Cherri, formerly of Lounge Group, leads the back-of-house culinary program. General Manager and Bar Manager Jordan Ramirez brings eight years of experience from Playa Mesa, where he built a strong background in operations, hospitality and team leadership. The connection runs deeper than the org chart: owner Matt Tobey and Cherri go back several years to their time working together at Wild Goose in Costa Mesa, and Ramirez and Cherri previously crossed paths through Lounge Group. It is a team with real chemistry, both personally and professionally.

Together, they are aiming to make Champagnes Kitchen Huntington Beach a go-to all-day dining destination for locals and visitors, with an emphasis on quality ingredients, approachable pricing and genuine hospitality.

The menu balances lighter fare with heartier options. Standouts include the Kale Super Food Salad, tossed with quinoa, apples, fennel, dried cranberries, roasted pumpkin seeds, candied almonds, mint, almond cheese and champagne vinaigrette, and the Hot Father Sandwich, piled high with griddled mortadella, capicola, salami, provolone, lettuce, tomato, onion, pepperoncini, Italian dressing and mayo on a fresh baguette.

Dinner brings dishes like Southern Fried Chicken with whipped potatoes, garlic green beans and chicken au jus, alongside a Pan Seared Rib Eye with sauteed broccolini, medjool dates, almonds and mint chimichurri. Save room for dessert: pastry chef Winnona, a CIA graduate, turns out lemon and hazelnut chocolate tarts, beignets and fresh cookies, including a Salted Toffee cookie worth skipping nothing else for.

With a wide variety of gluten-free and vegan options, the restaurant was designed to welcome everyone, whether guests are stopping in for a family breakfast, a casual lunch, date night cocktails or a solo meal near the beach.

A ribbon cutting is scheduled for May 22 at 11 a.m. Regular hours will be 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, and 8 a.m. to midnight Friday and Saturday.

Newport Beach TV Fest Returns With Star-Powered Lineup at Lido Theater

Looking for a reason to trade the couch for the coast this June? The Newport Beach TV Fest returns June 4-7 at the historic Lido Theater with four days of conversations, live podcasts, award presentations, and appearances from some of television’s biggest names.

Open to the public, the festival is expected to draw one of the largest gatherings of Guild and Television Academy voters outside Los Angeles and New York, giving Orange County audiences a rare chance to see stars up close in an intimate setting.

Highlights include Mindy Kaling and Seth MacFarlane appearing for live Awards Chatter podcasts, Andy Cohen receiving Variety’s Creative Impact in Television Award, and ensemble panels featuring casts from “Landman” and “Shrinking.” Sebastian Maniscalco will also be honored with the Comedy Special of the Year Award for his Hulu special “It Ain’t Right.”

Beyond the festival, Newport Beach offers the perfect backdrop for a weekend escape with waterfront dining, coastal resorts, aquatic adventures, and 10 miles of beaches.

Tickets and the full schedule are at nbtvfest.com.