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One of South Coast Plaza’s most beloved fundraising events, the Summer Food & Wine Event returns Wednesday, May 16 from to 6 to 9 p.m. at Charlie Palmer at Bloomingdale’s South Coast Plaza.

For more than 25 years, the evening has provided food and wine lovers the chance to fight against hunger in Orange County. All proceeds go directly to Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County.

More than 30 premiere wineries including ZD Wines, Frank Family Vineyards, Paul Hobbs Winery, Cain Vineyard and Winery, Captûre Wines, Iron Horse Vineyards,  St. Clement Vineyard, Domaine Carneros Winery, Cass Winery will offer their best vintages, along with tastes from Charlie Palmer’s acclaimed restaurant.

Chef Seakyeong Kim will be serving specialties such as house-made salumis, cheese, hoisin glazed lamb belly in steamed bun, heirloom tomato salad, seared tuna summer roll with miso white peach, three cheese risotto croquette, saffron aioli, foie gras torchon with cherry compote, chicken satay with spicy peanut sauce, and duck with red wine pomegranate reduction. Palmer’s incredible signature Kobe-style truffle cheese sliders will be offered, as well as flatbreads and more.

Dessert samplings include macaroons, madeleines, assorted tartelettes and chocolate raspberry moelleux will be served with coffee from the Nespresso Boutique at Bloomingdale’s South Coast Plaza.

Jason Bentley, KCRW's host of “Morning Becomes Eclectic,” will provide great music to make the event even more enjoyable. Tickets cost $75 in advance, or $100 at the door.

To purchase tickets visit www.feedoc.org or call (949)653-2900 x 131. Charlie Palmer is at Bloomingdale’s South Coast Plaza at 3333 Bristol St. in Costa Mesa.
 

Make your Mom a VIP

Still looking for a great gift idea for Mother's Day? The VIP Peel is a skin treatment meant to tone, and improve the texture and clarity of the skin. At Dr. Boris Ackerman’s office in Newport Beach, the VIP Peel is on special for Mother’s Day.

For only $275 (normally priced at $450) you can treat your mom to a VIP Peel meant to reduce or eliminate age spots, freckles, and hyper-pigmentation, including melasma and soften lines and wrinkles There is no pain and minimal downtime. It’s designed for all skin types and skin should appear younger looking in about a week.

Boris M. Ackerman, M.D. is at 360 San Miguel Drive, Suite 607 in
Newport Beach. 949.759.3284.

Sample Kiehls

Stop by Kiehl’s at South Coast Plaza for its “Day of Strength” an exclusive sampling event Saturday. All customers can take home a generous 10.5 day sample of Kiehl’s must-have, skin essential: Powerful-Strength Line-Reducing Concentrate.
 
The product claims to be as potent as Retinol without the sensitivity. It contains concentrated Vitamin C that will decrease marionette lines, crows feet, and sub-orbital wrinkles. Open 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday to Friday; 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday; 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Sunday.

Level 2, at South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa. 714.427.0998

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