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SPRING IS DELISH AT Z’TEJAS

By Greer Wylder

March 27, 2011

Review by Sheryll Alexander Z’Tejas, which is a Southwestern-themed and reasonably-priced restaurant at South Coast Plaza, recently launched its new spring entrée and cocktail menu and we are hooked. Chef Danny Stevens has done it again with his seasonal spring menu that features four fresh entrees, four splashy new cocktails and one truly delicious dessert. We were also surprised and pleased at the featured spring ingredient: ripe and savory Mission figs. But first, start by ordering up a spring drink. For those needing to count calories, try the delightful “skinny” raspberry lemonade or the “skinny in pink” martini. There’s also…

THE CELLAR HONORS ELIZABETH TAYLOR

By Greer Wylder

March 25, 2011

By Sheryll Alexander We love The Cellar in Fullerton and we also love how it was legendary screen star Elizabeth Taylor’s favorite OC dining destination. Yes, Richard Burton really did propose (for the second time!) to the stunning Liz Taylor at this truly distinctive dining destination. In fact, you can reserve the “Elizabeth Taylor Table,” which is actually a small booth tucked off the main dining room in a quiet grotto with romantic pull-for-privacy drapes. So, in honor of her memory, The Cellar is offering a four-course prix fixe dinner inspired by Liz’s favorite foods. Held from Apr. 1-3, this…

BRUNO AWARDED AS A CNN HERO!

By Greer Wylder

March 23, 2011

By Sheryll Alexander Ever since he graced the pages of People magazine and was featured with Katie Couric on the CBS Evening News, we’ve been waiting for Anaheim White House proprietor and bon vivant, Bruno Serato, to get more national attention for his good works as a philanthropist extraordinaire. That hope will become a reality on Friday, Mar. 25, as Serato is being lauded as a real CNN Hero! Serato secretly flew to New York a couple of weeks back to tape the broadcast (and then went onto Italy to visit Mama), which shows how he feeds more than 40,000…

BASEBALL, BBQ & JAPAN RELIEF

By Greer Wylder

March 22, 2011

By Sheryll Alexander Want to help Japan and eat some good barbecue too? Head on over to any one of six Beach Pit BBQ locations on Mar. 28 and half of all sales will be donated to locally-operated charities in Japan to aid earthquake and tsunami survivors in Sendai, Japan. Plus, Saddleback Church’s PEACE Relief Mission Program has agreed to match Beach Pit BBQ’s contribution up to $30,000. Inspired by his daughters Delaney, Riley and Paige, who set up a bake sale last year for Haiti relief, DeCinces held a similar sales and matching fundraiser at three Beach Pit locations.…

BURGER & BEER PARADISE AT TOMMY BAHAMA!

By Greer Wylder

March 16, 2011

Review by Joanne Tucker Chart your course to Tommy Bahama’s Island Grille, where you’ll find a new Burgers & Beer Menu that blends the fresh flavors of California with Tommy Bahama’s island roots in six handcrafted burgers and six microbrews for lunch or dinner. Located in the Corona del Mar Plaza at the corner of Avocado Drive and PCH in Corona del Mar, Tommy Bahama’s Island Grille has soothing British Colonial décor with dark woods, soft golden lighting and rotating ceiling fans that gives guests an intimate vibe while dining on their favorite gourmet burger or relaxing with a draft…