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0C2_011_TOC_GBOC14.indd 11 9/9/14 12:52 PM THE COUNTY’S TOP MUST-SEE ATTRACTIONS: BEACHES, THEME PARKS, firstMUSEUMS, PERFORMING ARTS . . . VISIT AT YOURlook LEISURE.

012-017_FIRST-LOOK_GBOC14.indd 12 9/9/14 12:06 PM Beaches Orange County’s coast is among the world’s most beautiful. Half a dozen cities—from Dana Point and San Clemente at the south end to Seal Beach in the north—offer an amazing array of beach experiences, from intimate coves to sandy expanses, some visible from Coast Highway, others hidden behind cliffs. Laguna Beach boasts distinctive beaches such as Victoria Beach, which has a tower fit for Rapunzel; accessing Thousand Steps Beach offers as much exercise as a StairMaster. Huntington Beach offers two of California’s cleanest beaches; Huntington State Beach hosts the U.S. Open of Surfing. The Wedge in Newport Beach is a world-renowned bodysurfing mecca; explore tide pools at photogenic Little Corona Beach in Corona del Mar.

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012-017_FIRST-LOOK_GBOC14.indd 13 9/15/14 12:51 PM Galleries Traditional art, contemporary art, photography, sculpture, California Impressionism, Native American pot- tery—the renowned galleries of Laguna Beach run the gamut. Highly recommended stops include Peter Blake Gallery for new works, Dawson Cole Fine Art for sculpture, and Wyland Galleries for marine art. An arts haven since its inception, the seaside town has been attracting artists and collectors since the late 19th century. In 1918, artist Edgar Payne opened a gallery that would ultimately become the Laguna Art Museum. California impressionism was the pre-eminent genre,

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Pacific Symphony, whose music director, Carl St.Clair, marks his 25th SHOK A season; touring orchestras, including both the London Philharmonic T, AR and London Symphony Orchestra, presented by the Philharmonic FINE Society of Orange County; and John Alexander’s Pacific Chorale.

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012-017_FIRST-LOOK_GBOC14.indd 14 9/15/14 12:52 PM Disneyland Resort “Disneyland will never be completed … as long as there is imagination left in the world,” Walt Disney said when he opened Disneyland, the original Disney theme park, in 1955. Visitors continue to explore its eight lands, from Frontierland to Tomorrowland, and iconic landmarks such as the Matterhorn, Sleeping Beauty’s castle and Haunted Mansion beckon even as new attractions debut. Sister park Disney California Adventure zooms into focus of late with an expansion featuring Cars Land, inspired by the Disney- Pixar film Cars, and Buena Vista Street, inspired by early Disney history. The spectacular World of Color light-and-water show wows nightly; the thrills never end at California Screamin’ and Twilight Zone Tower of Terror. Downtown Disney, between the two parks, is a lively, admission-free promenade with shops, cafés and entertainment venues such as House of Blues. 1313 S. Disneyland Drive, Anaheim, 714.781.4565, disneyland.com

012-017_FIRST-LOOK_GBOC14.indd 15 9/16/14 2:53 PM Bowers Museum Blockbuster exhibitions at the Bowers have been developed with venerated venues around the world, such as the Shanghai and British museums. This year, it presents shows including Heavenly Horses: Two Thousand Years of Chinese and Japanese Equine Art and Adams, Curtis, and Weston: Photographers of the American West. The county’s largest museum is also its most diverse. More than 130,000 artifacts and works of art make up collections of Native American art, pre-Columbian art, Asian art, art of the Pacific, art of Africa and Orange County history. Ongoing displays include Spirits and Headhunters: Art of the Pacific Islands and Ancient Arts of China: A 5,000-Year Legacy. The world’s indigenous peoples, and cultural art, remain the focus, yet many consider the California-themed exhibitions to be the highlight. Bowers Kidseum is nearby. 2002 N. Main St., Santa Ana, 714.567.3600, bowers.org

012-017_FIRST-LOOK_GBOC14.indd 16 9/15/14 12:55 PM Mission San Juan Capistrano Listen to the mission bells. View museum exhibits. Take any of a number of tours, including audio tours downloadable to your smartphone. The jewel of the California missions, the birthplace of Orange County, was founded by Spanish padres in 1776, the seventh of the state’s 21 missions. The Great Stone Church was begun in 1796, completed in 1806 and destroyed by an earthquake in 1812. The Serra Chapel is the oldest church in California. You can visit all of those sites, as well as the padres’ quarters, sol- diers’ barracks and cemetery, and wander about 10 acres of lush gardens and fountains. A few descendants of the indigenous Juaneño tribe still work at the mission. 26801 Ortega Hwy., San Juan Capistrano, 949.234.1300, missionsjc.com

Golf Orange County ranks high on the national scene as a golf destination. Entire vacations can be planned around a single day on the greens at one of its immaculately designed and groomed public courses, yet the number of excellent clubs in the county would allow a golfer to play daily for a month and never play the same course twice. Some clubs feature two courses. Several offer fine dining. Many offer fabulous views. Pelican Hill Golf Club boasts two courses, fine dining and unforgettable ocean views. The terrain at Strawberry Farms Golf Club, seen here, reveals rolling greens, a picturesque canyon, wetland vistas, O.C.’s longest hole—and a barn and windmill. Virtually all can provide fodder for stories

TOP AND OPPOSITE, ASHOK SINHA. BOTTOM, COURTESY STRAWBERRY FARMS GOLF CLUB FARMS AND STRAWBERRY TOP OPPOSITE, COURTESY ASHOK SINHA. BOTTOM, that can be retold for a lifetime. See listings pp. 95-96.

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LENSARTIST CRAFT: PHOTOGRAPHER CHARLEY AKERS LOOKS AT ART FEST EXHIBITORS After a career shooting ads, brochures and annual reports—for clients such as Coca-Cola USA, Philips Electronics and numerous resorts—photographer Charley Akers began volunteering at the La Quinta Art Festival near Palm Springs, where he was living at the time; he drove a golf cart and helped the artists to load and unload their works. Akers soon became friends with the exhibitors, many of whom also participated at the summer Festival of Arts in Laguna Beach. Those relationships led to portraits of participants at the Laguna event and in Asheville, N.C., another Akers base. The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel, now devotes a show to Akers’ images, Unmasking the Artist, to coincide with Laguna’s festival; that’s also the name of his new book. Each technologically altered portrait strives to capture the artist’s essence, style and passion.

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018-023_PHOTO_PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST_GBOC14.indd 18 9/9/14 12:05 PM GLASS SCULPTOR MARCUS THESING OFTEN MAKES VASES WITH OPENINGS. “I LIKE THIS ONE BECAUSE OF THE SHAPE, THE SWOOSH AT THE TOP,” AKERS SAYS. “IT'S ALL ABOUT THE COMPOSI- TION. MARCUS SEES SOMETHING OTHER PEOPLE DON’T SEE IN THE POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SPACE—THE NEGATIVE SPACE BEING THE OPENINGS. I FIT HIM INTO HIS WORK.”

018-023_PHOTO_PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST_GBOC14.indd 19 9/9/14 12:05 PM AKERS FIRST MET GLASS SCULPTOR CHRISTOPHER JEFFRIES WHEN HE WORKED AS A VOLUNTEER AT THE LA QUINTA ART FESTIVAL NEAR PALM SPRINGS. HE PHOTOGRAPHED JEFFRIES SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE HE HIT ON THIS CONCEPT. “HE IS IN TOTAL CONTROL OF HIS MEDIUM,” AKERS SAYS. “HE CAN HEAT AND WORK THE GLASS INTO ANYTHING HE CAN THINK OF, ANY FORM HE DESIRES.”

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018-023_PHOTO_PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST_GBOC14.indd 20 9/9/14 12:05 PM CHARLEY AKERS PHOTOGRAPHS CHARLEY AKERS. “YOU CAN DO AMAZING THINGS WITH A COMPUTER,” SAYS AKERS, ALWAYS ON THE MOVE WITH EQUIPMENT IN ATLANTA, ASHEVILLE AND LAGUNA BEACH. “I SAW A PAINTING BY SANDRA BOTICELLI OF THESE CLOUDS AND ASKED IF I COULD USE THEM AS BACKGROUND FOR A SELF-PORTRAIT. LIKE A MAGIC GLOBE, THE WITCH BALL IS MANIPULATED SO IT LOOKS LIKE IT’S LEVITATED AND SPINNING.”

“HANNAH HARRIS IS AN EXTREMELY NICE PERSON,” AKERS SAYS, “AND VERY YOUNG TO HAVE GOTTEN SO MUCH ACCLAIM. I LIKE TO SHOW THE ARTISTS IN THEIR WORK—HERE, IT’S LIKE HANNAH’S IN HER PAINTING. IT’S VERY SUBTLE, BUT AT THE VERY BOTTOM, I EXTENDED HER PAINTING TO BE ABLE TO INCLUDE HER IN IT. I ADDED IN A LITTLE REFLECTION OF HER SHOE, AS IF SHE'S SITTING IN THE WATER.”

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018-023_PHOTO_PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST_GBOC14.indd 21 9/9/14 12:05 PM DIGITAL ARTIST MURRAY KRUGER “MAKES THINGS OUT OF PIXELS, MADE UP OUT OF HIS HEAD, PULLED OUT OF THIN AIR,” AKERS SAYS. “I WANTED HIM FALLING OUT OF THE SKY. IN FACT, HE WAS LYING ON THE FLOOR, RAISING HIS FEET AND ARMS— ‘JUST A LITTLE BIT HIGHER!’—UNTIL I GOT THE SHOT. THIS IS ONE OF MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITES, BECAUSE OF WHAT HE HAD TO GO THROUGH.”

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018-023_PHOTO_PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST_GBOC14.indd 22 9/9/14 12:05 PM FINE-ART JEWELRY BY ADAM NEELEY IS LIKE NO ONE ELSE’S, AKERS SAYS. “HE WAS LIKE A MAGICIAN, CREATING THINGS I’D NEVER SEEN BEFORE. I LIT HIM FROM BELOW TO MAKE HIM MORE MYSTERIOUS. I SAID, ‘IF YOU WERE A MAGICIAN, HOW WOULD YOU HOLD YOUR HANDS?’ I MANIP- ULATED SEVERAL IMAGES TO MAKE THAT ONE. MY WIFE BOUGHT ONE OF HIS PIECES. AT SOME POINT, THEY'RE GOING TO BE UNTOUCHABLE.”

018-023_PHOTO_PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST_GBOC14.indd 23 9/9/14 12:05 PM BASES LOADED WALTER JOHNSON, BABE RUTH AND JOE DIMAGGIO ADD TO THE MAGIC AND MYSTIQUE OF BASEBALL IN ORANGE COUNTY.

By CHRIS EPTING

FOR MANY, BASEBALL IN ORANGE COUNTY SIMPLY MEANS THE LOS Angeles Angels of Anaheim, formerly the Anaheim Angels, and the California Angels before that. But although the Angels are a primary part of the baseball landscape, other players and teams dating back more than 100 years also tell the story. ¶ Consider the county’s most famous baseball son. Walter Johnson, aka the Big Train, moved to the area in the early 1900s at the age of 13, after his father took a job in the oil fields. Johnson had never thrown a baseball before he arrived here from Kansas, but his interest became piqued after watching the oil company teams. As a member of the Washington Senators from 1907 to 1927, he became one of the greatest pitchers in baseball history. ¶ “The first time I faced him,” baseball legend Ty Cobb recollected, “I watched him take that easy windup—and then something went past me that made me flinch. I hardly saw the pitch, but I heard it…. Every one of us knew we’d met the most powerful arm ever turned loose in a ballpark.” ¶ Johnson’s combined achievements are hard to fathom. He struck out 3,508 batters, the most until Nolan Ryan broke his record in 1983. He led the American League in strikeouts 12 times, in shutouts seven times and in total wins six times. He ranks fifth all time in completed games, with 531, and third all time in innings pitched, with 5,923; he ranks first all time in shutouts, with 110.

WALTER JOHNSON: “THE MOST POWERFUL ARM EVER TURNED LOOSE IN A BALLPARK,” SAID BASEBALL LEGEND TY COBB.

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024-027_BASEBALL HISTORY_GBOC14.indd 24 9/9/14 12:03 PM 024-027_BASEBALL HISTORY_GBOC14.indd 25 9/9/14 12:03 PM At an Anaheim Elks Club-sponsored game in Brea, Babe Ruth homered twice. The second time, the ball supposedly traveled nearly 600 feet, which would have made it one of the longest— if not the longest—home runs of his career.→

His lifetime winning percentage was .599; Johnson is the only pitcher in Major League Baseball history to win 20 games and to hit .400 in a season. He won 417 games. Along with Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb, he was an inaugural National Baseball Hall of Fame inductee. On Oct. 31, 1924, Johnson and Babe Ruth, of the Washington Senators and New York Yankees respec- tively, played a charity baseball game in Brea. The game’s standout pitcher wasn’t Johnson—it was Ruth, who hadn’t pitched in three years. Ruth homered twice; the second time, the ball supposedly traveled nearly 600 feet, which would have made it one of the longest, if not the longest, home runs of his career. In 1927, Babe Ruth returned to Orange County with teammate Lou Gehrig as part of another barnstorming trip. Local car dealer Glenn Thomas invited the Yankee stars to join him for a day of hunting at a private gun club he belonged to in the city of Cypress. The club is long gone, replaced by the Los Alamitos Race Course, but evidence of their experience remains in a rare photo. Amerige Park in Fullerton is on the site of the old Fullerton High School. Built in the 1930s, it served as the spring training grounds for Pacific Coast League teams including the Hollywood Stars, San Diego Padres pre- Major League, Portland Beavers and, from 1946 to 1955, the Los Angeles Angels—no relation to the Anaheim Angels. Joe DiMaggio and his brothers Dom and Vince played for the San Francisco Seals; Satchel Paige, Rogers Hornsby and Ted Williams all played on the field.

024-027_BASEBALL HISTORY_GBOC14.indd 26 9/9/14 12:03 PM Women also made their mark. “Elsie Cox and Betty hadn’t really played much baseball. Brothers Dick and Bergen, a couple of enterprising Orange High students, Bobby Adams played major-league baseball after the figured they could squeeze a few sponsorship bucks out war. With DiMaggio at the helm, the team built a strong of the fellows down at the local Lions club,” John Weyler record that included a 20-game win streak. DiMaggio wrote in the Los Angeles Times in 1998. “After all, there himself put together a 27-game hitting streak. was no way a bunch of high school kids were going to Jackie Robinson, who crossed baseball’s color line in come up with the $5 it cost for softball uniforms in 1936.” 1947, portrayed himself when The Jackie Robinson Story So the Orange Lionettes, one of the most successful was filmed at La Palma Park in Anaheim in 1950. softball franchises ever, was formed. Within two years, In 1966, after renting Dodger Stadium for four seasons— the Lionettes won their way into the Southern California they called it Chávez Ravine Stadium during Angels Championship game. They had become fast-pitch stars a games—the then-California Angels played their first game decade before female players would form the renowned in new Anaheim Stadium (renamed Angel Stadium of League of Their Own teams during World War II. Anaheim in 2003). In 1940, fans in Anaheim persuaded the Philadelphia A 230-foot-high letter A topped with a halo was used Athletics, led by Connie Mack, to spend their spring in as a scoreboard. The 210-ton sign loomed behind the left CLOCKWISE: ORANGE LIONETTES the city. Mack brought his team west, using the Angelina field wall until the stadium’s expansion in 1980, when it PRACTICE AT HART PARK; Hotel as camp headquarters, with some players also stay- was moved to the parking lot. The $1 million price for JOE DIMAGGIO BATS FOR THE SANTA ANA ARMY AIR BASE ing at the Pickwick and Valencia Hotels. The Athletics the Big A was paid by the Standard Oil Co. of California, BASEBALL TEAM AGAINST THE wanted to return to Anaheim after World War II, but due which swapped the cost for advertising rights. LOS ANGELES ANGELS (NO to a shortage of hotel rooms and housing, they never did. Near Angel Stadium, a marker at Melrose Abbey RELATION TO ANAHEIM’S TEAM) New York Yankee icon DiMaggio enlisted in the U.S. Memorial Park indicates the grave site of Jack Norworth, IN 1943; POSTER FOR THE 1989 Army Air Forces on Feb. 17, 1943, and was assigned to who in 1908 wrote the lyrics to “Take Me Out to the ALL-STAR GAME IN ANAHEIM. special services. One week later, he reported for duty at Ballgame,” played during the seventh-inning stretch at OPPOSITE FAR LEFT: LAFAYETTE the Santa Ana Army Air Base in Costa Mesa. DiMaggio most major-league games. Norworth also helped establish AND LELAND LEWIS DRESSED was a huge boost to the air base baseball team, but not the first Little League team in Laguna Beach, where he FOR BASEBALL C. 1903; TOP initially: In his first game, DiMaggio went hitless against lived for decades and ran a curio shop with his wife. FROM LEFT, LOU GEHRIG, CAR the Fullerton Junior College baseball team. Norworth’s is the sort of story that brings into focus DEALER GLENN THOMAS AND BABE RUTH AT A NOW-GONE The Santa Ana Air Base team was an incongruous col- Orange County’s profound and lasting effect on the game, PRIVATE GUN CLUB IN CYPRESS.

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028-035_HOME_TOP OF THE WORLD_GBOC14.indd 28 9/9/14 12:01 PM LAGUNA BEACH IS ONE of America’s most rarefied real estate markets, where Fortune 500 CEOs and international petro-billionaires compete for homes TOPLOOK UP! IN LAGUNA BEACH, NOT ALL THEOF ARCHITECTURAL SPLENDORS THE ARE ON THE OCEANFRONT. WORLDBY ROGER GRODY priced in the stratosphere. At any given time, there are dozens of houses priced at $5 million or more, and the lofty mark of $50 million is more than occasionally eclipsed. Naturally, the most expensive estates are on the waterfront, but inland is a unique neighborhood known as Top of the World. After negotiating the hillside curves of Park Avenue and rolling up onto Alta Laguna Boulevard, you’ll reach the highest point in the city—about 1,000 feet above the surf— a summit crowned by seven- acre Alta Laguna Park. From there, hiking trails take off in every direction into the Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park, offering expansive views. Old Saddleback, a pair of iconic peaks in the Santa Ana Mountains, lies to the east; vistas of the Pacific Ocean and Catalina Island are visible to the west.

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W - neigh the of row Boulevard, nearly nearly Boulevard, they be set lower lower set be they elaborate homes. homes. elaborate The city insisted insisted city The On the west side side west the On hidden beneath beneath hidden borhood’s most borhood’smost street level, is a a is level, street on the hillside. the on of Alta Laguna Laguna Alta of

in the early 1960s with tract homes of 1,400 to 2,000 in theearly1960swithtracthomes of1,400to2,000 long aftertheirpassing. line, canyonsanddeserts—influencethecity’s aesthetics gés captivatedbySouthernCalifornia’s dramatic coast- Those midcenturymasters—FrankLloydWright proté- John Lautner, RudolphSchindlerand Richard Neutra. contemporary, courtesyoflocalpractitionersinspiredby Like Malibu,muchofthecity’s architecture is now are razedinfavorofflashyexpressionsmodernism. nity notedforitsartisticflair. that isbecomingasignatureofLagunaBeach,commu- of avastcollectionmodernistresidentialarchitecture concrete homesriseovertheedgeofpark,apreview to thelocalpursuitofwhale-watching.Sleekglass-and- sculpture by Peter Busby called tennis courts.Whaletailsemergingoutofthelawn,a and publicartinadditiontotheusualplaygrounds Much of inland Laguna Beach was first developed Much ofinlandLagunaBeach wasfirstdeveloped A Popular AltaLagunaParkoffersabutterflygarden long the Laguna Beach coast, modest beach houses long theLagunaBeachcoast,modestbeachhouses , pay homage Interlude, pay homage Mark Singer, HorstNoppenbergerandPaulMcClean, the area’s most prominent contemporary architects— vistas bestaccommodatedbya moderntouch.Someof in Southern California, with the neighborhood’s ridgeline sive collectionsofcontemporaryarchitectureanywhere tion subdivisionlots. those newstructuresareshoehornedintotheirregula- themed estates.To thechagrinofmanylocals,some homes werereplacedbylarger, often contemporary- ing stockexist,butasvaluesescalated,manyofthose the neighborhood’s modernisttraditionwasborn. city approval,thecompanysoldlotsindividually, and standard suburbansubdivision.Afterfailingtoreceive to M.J.Brock&Sons,ahomebuilderthatenvisioned acres ofsurplus school district property sold in 1987 Top oftheWorld neighborhoodwascreatedfrom20 munity’s realestatewasdeemedprecious.Theoriginal square feet,longbeforeeveryinchofthecom- Today, Top oftheWorld boastsoneofthemostimpres- Farther downthehill,remnantsoforiginalhous- 9/15/14 12:58PM

OPENING SPREAD: VLADIMIR PERLOVICH among others—have employed their signature clean lines and generous glass walls to frame its panoramic views. Rimcrest Circle, a cul-de-sac just south of Alta Laguna Park, is a showcase of contemporary architecture, dominated by soaring glass windows, sharp edges and an occasional bold splash of color. Streets such as this represent suburbia dramatically reimagined, and with some of the properties offering coveted ocean views. On nearby Tyrol Drive, you can find a recent-vintage midcentury-modern home with a stunning metallic door cut out of a cylindrical, slate-clad entryway; steps away is one punctuated with clean, contemporary Moorish arches. Because Top of the World was not developed uniformly by a single homebuilder, it is blessed with a diversity of architecture. “Top of the World attracts people who want to live in Laguna Beach but don’t like the noise or congestion,” says Gary Schwager, president of the Top of the World become even more heated when ocean views and multi- ABOVE: AWARD-WINNING Neighborhood Association, referring to the burg’s sum- million-dollar investments are at stake. Development in RESIDENCE BY ARCHITECT mer crowds and traffic. today’s Laguna Beach is almost always controversial and MARK SINGER EMBODIES PURE SEXY MODERNISM. The neighborhood appeals particularly to families and litigious. Approvals from the local Design Review Board

to those attracted to outdoor recreational opportunities. and California Coastal Commission can often take years; OPPOSITE AND PREVIOUS “The community has become extremely attractive to disputes over the preservation of views at Top of the SPREAD: HOME BY MODERNIST families with children,” says Schwager. The kids can eas- World are predictably elevated. PAUL MCCLEAN HUGS THE ily walk to school. On the west side of Alta Laguna Boulevard, just before HILLSIDE ON ALTA LAGUNA BOULEVARD NEAR THE Real-estate broker Danielle Purcell, owner of the firm it dead-ends at the park, is a row of the neighborhood’s TOP OF THE WORLD SUMMIT; Team Laguna, is not only active in the 600-home Top most elaborate homes. Facing strong pressure from MCCLEAN SIGNATURES of the World submarket, but she also grew up in the residents across the street, who are highly protective of INCLUDE GENEROUS GLASS neighborhood. Purcell’s family—her father was Laguna their ocean views, the city insisted that these homes be WALLS AND “JETLINER VIEWS.” Beach’s chief of police for many years—moved to a home set lower on the hillside; as a result, they are nearly hid- on Cresta Way in 1968, then Bern Drive in 1970. den beneath street level. The views are stunning, but the “It was great growing up there. It was like its own houses have virtually no street presence. little community, where everybody knew everybody,” Most active among the neighborhood’s architects is says Purcell, who delivered newspapers to the entire Laguna Beach-based Singer, who designed 13 of the 36 neighborhood. “It really hasn’t changed that much,” homes in the original M.J. Brock & Sons tract. Singer says the broker, who’s known locally as “the real estate has been an uncompromising modernist throughout his queen.” But she feels that modern architecture is a city- nearly three-decade practice. The much-honored archi- wide trend. tect—10 of his Top of the World homes have received Home values in Top of the World range (at time of American Institute of Architects awards—was profound- publication) from about $1 million to $4 million, with ly influenced by Lautner, Neutra and Louis Kahn. His six-figure bargains occasionally hitting the market. “The early participation clearly sent the message that modern- buyers are families looking for larger houses on larger ism could prevail in Top of the World. lots and sidewalks with space to walk to school,” Purcell “Contemporary architecture is particularly site-respon- says. She suggests that Top of the World is an ideal entry sive, without the constraints of adhering to a traditional neighborhood for people who want to live in Laguna style,” says Singer, noting how large expanses of glass Beach—people who can’t afford a residence on the ocean capture the views that clients covet. By contrast, Tuscan- yet still yearn to look out at it. style villas, wildly popular in the county, can’t accommo- Small-town politics are often contentious; debates date those views without their historic precedent being

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028-035_HOME_TOP OF THE WORLD_GBOC14.indd 31 9/15/14 12:59 PM With its ridgeline vistas best accommodated by a modern touch, Top of the World boasts one of the most impressive collections of contemporary architecture anywhere in Southern California.

028-035_HOME_TOP OF THE WORLD_GBOC14.indd 32 9/9/14 12:01 PM compromised. Turned off by the formality of those clas- Schwager, like many long-term Laguna Beach resi- THIS PAGE AND OPPOSITE: sically inspired homes, Singer quips, “In some of those dents, is concerned that the city’s artistic community is HOME ANCHORED INTO A houses you feel like you need to dress in black tie to eat shrinking—that, crowded out by hedge-fund managers RUGGED CREST ALONG PARK AVENUE WAS DESIGNED in your own dining room.” at the coast and suburban-minded families in neighbor- BY ARCHITECT HORST Singer designed one of the homes hugging the hillside hoods such as Top of the World, the city may be losing NOPPENBERGER AND INSPIRED below street level along Alta Laguna Boulevard. It fea- its signature. But resistance to overdevelopment, which BY SHIPPING CONTAINERS. tures a spectacular kitchen, negative-edge swimming pool locals believe distinguishes their community from Irvine and a series of steps to different spaces that create a mem- or Newport Beach, remains strong, and Schwager sug- orable procession through the home, a Singer signature. gests that his neighbors are at the forefront: “Top of the The strategic positioning of compelling design elements, World has a collection of the most ornery and committed whether a water feature or source of light, contributes to environmentalists in Laguna Beach,” he says. rewarding visual and spatial experiences. Horst Noppenberger is another prominent Laguna By carefully orienting the home to its site, Singer Beach modernist leaving his imprint on Top of the World; enhanced the natural environment while minimizing he’s designed nearly a dozen homes in the neighborhood. impact of neighbors. “We like to edit out the neigh- Noteworthy is his design on the 1900 block of Park bors so that you see the nature around you, not the Avenue, well south of the more intensive concentration nearby residences,” he says. Singer does not lament the of contemporary architecture at the summit but next home’s lack of street visibility but, rather, suggests that door to a 4,500-square-foot Singer-designed estate. it enhances the experience once inside. He contends the Noppenberger employed clean lines and sharply divided ostentatious edifices of some coastal estates have the spaces for the 3,800-square-foot house, partly to distin- opposite effect: “Those houses make some big promises guish it from Singer’s more curvilinear approach at the they can’t always fulfill.” adjoining property.

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028-035_HOME_TOP OF THE WORLD_GBOC14.indd 33 9/15/14 12:59 PM were shopping at the clothing store that our office shares a restroom with just a couple days after the fire, and the husband walked into our office by mistake,” recalls Noppenberger. On the charred site, a 2,200-square-foot structure replaced the smaller original home, but the feeling of intimacy was retained. Noppenberger served on Laguna Beach’s Design Review Board, which is responsible for ensuring architectural compatibility of new residential structures and the reasonable protection of neighbors’ views. “From a community-building perspective, you see both sides of every development,” the architect notes. “It helps you make better-informed decisions on your own proj- ects.” He’s discouraged, however, by a growing group of Laguna Beach activists who appear opposed to any development whatsoever. Irish-born and -trained McClean, who began his Orange County career at Noppenberger’s office, now has his own studio specializing in luxury residential design. His aesthetic is particularly inspired by the clean lines of Neutra; he shares a similar Southern California experience with the late Viennese master. Both were immigrants attracted to the unbridled design potential THIS PAGE AND OPPOSITE: Noppenberger says that a conversation with his client of Southern California, awed by the region’s sunshine AIA AWARD-WINNING PROJECT at the then-undeveloped lot resulted in a design suggest- and diverse environmental features. BY MARK SINGER JUXTAPOSES ing two shipping containers falling onto the site. One No stranger to dramatic hillsides, McClean is well CONTRASTING SHAPES AND known for the glitzy estates he designs in the Hollywood TEXTURES; A MEMORABLE of those conceptual containers, which rests horizontally PROCESSION THROUGH THE and is open-ended, contains the home’s common space; Hills. Those homes, with the kind of jetliner views that SITE IS A SINGER SIGNATURE. the more sheltered vertical mass houses sleeping quar- would be perfect for a set of Entourage, are popular ters. The entry is at the intersection of the two; a swim- with celebrities and Russian billionaires. ming pool is aligned toward Catalina Island, underscor- One of the homes McClean designed in Top of the ing the presence of the Pacific Ocean. World, situated on the Pacific-facing slope of Alta Another Noppenberger design along Park Avenue fea- Laguna Boulevard, sold for $5.39 million in 2007, just tures a fanciful red bridge connecting two blocks of liv- before the market crash. ing spaces, an approach selected for its minimal impact A McClean-designed home on Ridge Drive, com- on the natural environment. The bridge, a signature pleted in 2010, includes a dramatic glass-railed pedes- design feature, is something that even a child can relate trian bridge and custom-made Moroccan front door. to and was, in fact, inspired by the architect’s own young With 4,400 square feet of living space squeezed onto a children at the time. 6,800-square-foot lot, the home reflects the neighbor- “Rudolph Schindler began designing buildings that hood’s relatively high floor-to-area ratio. Indicative of blurred the lines between indoors and out,” says the density of world-class design is that immediately Noppenberger, who frequently utilizes outdoor court- next door is a 3,300-square-foot Singer-designed house yard spaces in his luxury residences. “I saw an opportu- with soaring 18-foot ceilings and windows. nity to bring that legacy to Orange County.” Whether it’s the spectacular modern architecture, Even farther south, the architect designed an award- 360-degree views or access to unspoiled foothills, Top winning residence for a couple who lost their home in of the World possesses so many attractive qualities that the Laguna Beach wildfire of 1993; the flames claimed the neighborhood’s lofty name hardly seems an over- 46 of 47 houses on their street, Skyline Drive. “They statement.

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iorella Barbato Your mothers both seem to have Italian. The Italian menu, people At your cooking demos, you two Cagnolo was born in been huge culinary influences. have no idea how many dishes we are like the Italian Lucy and Ricky Venice, Italy. She and My mom was a very good cooker; have—it is ridiculous how many! Ricardo. Are you like that at home? her family moved early she made the best lasagna in the But like an artist, we love to create. We go pretty well together; we in her life to nearby world. We had a restaurant when I Artists never do the same things. never fight. But we are more like FDolo, where they ran a high-end was little, and I learned my mom’s that when we are with friends. resort market with food to go. The way, a farm way. Antonio learned Pasta. Sauce. Is presentation less family business planted the seed from his mama. We are chefs, but important in Italian cooking? Where do you take relatives for one of Fiorella’s two lifelong more than that, we are a family For the new generation of chefs, visiting from Italy? passions: cooking. The other is that loves to cook. We don’t fol- it is very important. Even in the Which I always have—15 people in dancing; she began her studies low rules. We do what we feel. We generation before, it was impor- the next four weeks! I love to show at the age of 4 and for 15 years wake up and we try new ideas. tant, but it was more important them the Pacific Coast, of course, danced professionally on what you eat. You have in Italy the but in California every place is television, in theater and with Antonello already has two head very, very good family restaurant. beautiful. The real Orange County touring acts such as Madonna and chefs in the kitchen. But with you The presentation is not something is also Santa Ana and Anaheim. Ricky Martin. Fiorella met her and Antonio there, it’s really four! they think about. The first thing They love Angel Stadium! We don’t Italian-born husband, Antonio— I’m coming from Venice. Our chefs, is to make the client happy—“Oh, have baseball in Italy, and they are owner of Antonello Ristorante in Gino Buonanoce and Salvatore my, it was so good!” They think very curious to see it. Santa Ana, benchmark for Italian Ferrara, are from the south, about two things: Be sure the food cuisine in Orange County, and Antonio from the west, I’m from is good and the people are happy. You and Antonio have three Quattro Caffé, Nello Cucina and the east. If we are making chicken restaurants at South Coast Plaza. Antonello Espresso Bar opposite at cacciatore, Antonio makes it his If you and Antonio were to make Is that where you shop? South Coast Plaza—through way, they make it another way and the same dish, is there a way we I shop at South Coast Plaza, but mutual friends when he was on I make it my way—and we kill each could tell which one made which? near our home we have a Ross vacation in Rome in 2002. In Rome other! (She laughs.) We try to work Antonio uses more olive oil, I use Dress for Less and a Marshalls— again four years later, they had together, we taste, then we work a little less. But it’s the same style, when my friends come from Italy we their first real date, after which, together again, and we find a new not so much difference. The real go straight there! They say, “Oh, my Fiorella says, “it was really des- recipe. That is our secret, that we difference? I’m more fast, more gosh, we get the best deals!” tiny.” Indeed, the couple’s interests, work together. quick to cook. And you know outsized personalities and disarm- how men are—one hour to clean What were your biggest ing humor seem ideally matched. Tell me about your dancing the kitchen. It is like a world-war adjustments moving to the U.S.? Antonio and Fiorella married in career. disaster after he cooks! I ask if he’s The time to go to dinner! In Italy 2010 and two years later had That’s another secret! I was making for 25 people, he says, no, we eat at 8, here we go at 6. And a daughter, Talisa. They live in working on television shows, in for three—and a mess everywhere. the language, of course. But I find Newport Beach, where they enter- theater, on tours. I worked with In 10 minutes, I cook and clean. wonderful people here—California tain a constant stream of visiting Madonna when she came to Italy. gave me a very warm welcome. friends and relatives from Italy. I worked with movie stars. When Who cooks at home? I was young, I loved it. When you Me. Absolutely me. What O.C. restaurant would you Your title at Antonello is culinary can do what you love, you are very go to for a special occasion, and adviser. What are your specialties? lucky. I miss a little bit the dancing. Your daughter is a toddler now. what would you order? One of my specialties is the soup— What’s her favorite Italian dish? I love the Beachcomber, on the I love the vegetable soup! Another When you put a new dish on the The gnocchi with ricotta. The sand at Crystal Cove in Newport is the risotto. I’m very good at menu, what percentage is creative, gnocchi are very light, made with Coast. I love the fish tacos. risotto. Antonio’s mother said I what percentage traditional? ricotta, not with potatoes. My mom was, so I must be very good— We follow 90 percent traditional. made it for me when I was little. And if it were your last meal on the mother-in-laws, they always We do change, maybe add a new It’s one of our best dishes at the earth, what would it be?

VLADIMIR PERLOVICH complain! flavor, but our food is really, really restaurant—people love it! Lasagna. Lasagna.

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For centuries, train stations have inspired extravagant architectural expression, with Gare de Lyon in Paris, St. Pancras in London and Grand Central Terminal in New York representing memorable gate- ways to their respective cities. Airport design attracted similar aesthetic activism, with architects such as Eero Saarinen and Renzo Piano pushing the envelope. The Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center (ARTIC) is Orange County’s bold statement, embracing a newfound commitment to mass transit.

038-041_ARTIC TRANSPORT HUB_GBOC14.indd 39 9/8/14 4:02 PM range County, a place where Ernest Cirangle, director of design for HOK’s Los shiny sports cars and gas-guz- Angeles office, recalls how impresssed he was with zling SUVs have long ruled the Anaheim’s grand ambitions. “The city was enthusiastic roads, has long dismissed mass about creating an iconic and visually prominent struc- transit as irrelevant. But as more ture,” he says. “The mayor was a strong proponent of people are drawn to higher- having this project be a transportation gateway for the density residential environments 21st century and believed the architecture should repre- Oand as commuters seek alternatives to choked freeways, sent those high aspirations.” the tide is shifting. ARTIC, an ambitious $185 million Cirangle explains that the inspiration for his team’s project, augurs well for a transit-based future. design could be found throughout Europe and in leg- The structure makes a very dramatic statement, not endary American train stations such as New York’s just architecturally, but also in terms of the evolving Grand Central Terminal. Common to all of the world’s Orange County lifestyle. grand terminals is a great hall in which people arriving “ARTIC’s vision is to transform travel and deliver at the station by various modes of transportation can memorable experiences through an iconic, ingeniously mix and where they can pass the time, with dining and designed hub that centralizes transportation, choice din- retail activities integrated into the space. ing, specialty shopping, unique events and convenient “The great hall is symbolic of those buildings that access to all of Southern California’s renowned destina- inspired us,” says Cirangle, who was also influenced by The roof’s lighter- tions,” says Natalie Meeks, public works director for some curious but awe-inspiring structures much closer the city of Anaheim. “The need and desire for increased to Anaheim than Paddington Station: the massive, than-glass material, public-transit options and amenities inspired the city to barrel-roofed hangars at the former Marine Corps Air says HOK director of build this remarkable facility.” Station in Tustin, landmarks built to house enormous The project is a sleek transportation gateway, soon to blimps during World War II. design Ernest Cirangle, be followed by hotel, residential and commercial uses The Anaheim terminal’s gracefully arched roof, soar- “allows natural light on a 16-acre site owned by the city. ARTIC’s location ing 110 feet above the main lobby, features a translucent between the 57 Freeway and Santa Ana River—in the skin, a throwback to Europe’s glass-covered, galleria- into the great hall.” shadows of Honda Center and Anaheim Stadium—takes like train stations from the 19th and 20th centuries. It In the evening, thanks advantage of major freeways, arterial streets, bus routes is constructed of ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE), and existing rail lines. (And the river trail is a popular a flexible material that has been used in the construction to the programmable bicycle route.) of athletic venues including Beijing National Stadium LED lighting system, At the new terminal, Metrolink and Amtrak trains, (“Bird’s Nest”) and the neighboring National Aquatics Orange County Transit Authority (OCTA) bus lines, Center (“Water Cube”), both showcased during the “the structure glows Anaheim Resort Transportation (ART), shuttles, taxis 2008 Olympics. from the inside out.” and tour and charter buses converge. ARTIC is also “The diamond-shaped pattern employed in Anaheim designed to accommodate future modes of transporta- is inherently structurally sound and efficient,” says tion, such as the Anaheim Rapid Connection (ARC), a Cirangle, adding that ETFE is far lighter than glass. proposed streetcar system, and California’s elusive high- “This material allows natural light into the great speed rail service. hall,” he notes, “but we also designed an LED lighting A design competition for the project, held in 2009, system so that in the evening, the structure glows from attracted submittals from architectural heavyweights the inside out.” The colors of the LED lights can be such as Frank Gehry, Santiago Calatrava and Cesar programmed to change, creating a dynamic display that Pelli. Also submitting a proposal was the firm of Pritzker suits a city with a worldwide reputation as an entertain- TIC

Prize winner Norman Foster, who has designed several ment destination. AR

spectacular rail terminals and airports around the world. The north side of the building, where the roof reach- Ultimately, the project was awarded to an L.A.-based es its apex, is a massive curtain wall of crystal-clear OURTESY C

team from HOK, a global design firm boasting more glass, framing a panoramic view of the city and of the than half a century of experience in transportation facili- Honda Center. ties from Indianapolis to Riyadh, in partnership with “When we first were able to access the mezzanine

engineering consultants Parsons Brinckerhoff. and upper level, we could feel how open and light RENDERING

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038-041_ARTIC TRANSPORT HUB_GBOC14.indd 40 9/8/14 4:02 PM the building felt,” says HOK project manager Albert grow,” Meeks adds. “Not only will residents, business LOOKING UP ARTIC’S NORTH SIDE, Kaneshiro, emphasizing the great views of local land- commuters and visitors have this premier transporta- WHERE THE ROOF REACHES ITS APEX AND ITS TRANSLUCENT SKIN MEETS marks and the mountains. tion hub conveniently accessible, but we are also mak- A MASSIVE CURTAIN OF GLASS. With its abundance of translucent and transparent ing ARTIC a community space for everyone to enjoy.” materials, the grand space has a constant orientation The 67,000-square-foot structure is LEED (Leadership PREVIOUS SPREAD: THE outward. That’s in contrast to the magnificent rail sta- in Energy & Environmental Design) platinum-certi- VIEW FROM INSIDE ARTIC tions of the past—ironically, the very structures that fied, the highest designation available for eco-friendly inspired ARTIC—which are typically more enclosed buildings. environments. A wide range of efforts contributed to the certifica- Says Meeks, “ARTIC will have a tremendous impact, tion, from the use of recycled materials to exceptionally not only in the city of Anaheim, but Orange County high energy efficiency. In addition, electric auto chargers and regionwide. This is an exciting and much-needed are provided for eco-conscious park-and-ride commut- transportation project.” She points out how essential it ers. In fact, the confluence of clean mass-transit options is to offer feasible alternatives to driving on Southern that the building houses is its greenest attribute. California’s congested freeways. If this sheer, sexy building can encourage people “ARTIC will meet the needs of commuters for gen- to commute via Metrolink or bus—let alone board a erations to come and, with additional transportation high-speed train to San Francisco—it will have served infrastructure planned ... the opportunities for expand- a public purpose far beyond its already extraordinary ing public transportation options will continue to artistic expression.

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044-051_FARM TO PHOTO_GBOC14.indd 46 9/9/14 12:16 PM MICHAEL ROSSI // THE RANCH GREEN GAZPACHO AT TACO MARÍA The Ranch Restaurant & Saloon in IN COSTA MESA Anaheim gets most of its produce from owner Andrew Edwards’ farm in nearby Orange. In addition to heirloom cucumbers, peppers, squash, beets, corn, kale, melons and herbs, its organically grown produce includes 600 heirloom-tomato vines. For his heirloom-tomato salad (photo previous spread), chef Michael Rossi used 10 of its 80 varieties—among them Tie Dye, Mr. Stripey and Taxi, each tasting as different as it looks—and tossed it in an apple-cider vinaigrette using Point Reyes blue cheese, a sprinkling of housemade bacon—“we cure it, we smoke it, we rub it,” he says— and the farm’s basil and chives. The farm “is a gift,” Rossi says. “We can’t buy tomatoes that taste as good—they would have to be packed and stored before our vendors could sell them. We might pick 40 minutes before you eat—and we pick them at their most perfect stage.”

ERIC SAMANIEGO // LITTLE SPARROW “I had just gotten back from a trip to Tokyo, a vacation with my wife,” recalls Eric Samaniego, chef at Little Sparrow in Santa Ana, one of the most significant recent additions to the county’s dining scene. “The inspiration for this dish was 100 percent from that trip. The first thing I wanted to replicate was the hamachi.” He serves the cured yellowtail with cold soba noodles, fresh peaches, black sesame seeds and housemade ponzu. “The peaches add brightness,” Samaniego says. “Depending on when we buy them, peaches can be crispier or softer. For this dish, I like the crispy texture. They would have been too expensive in Tokyo.” As much as possible, Samaniego gets his produce from the Downtown Santa Ana Farmers Market, favoring stone fruit, such as those peaches, from SunnyCal Farms. “We also add fresh ginger to every order of the hamachi, using a wasabi grater I bought in Tokyo,” he says. “It fits in your pocket!”

044-051_FARM TO PHOTO_GBOC14.indd 47 9/9/14 12:16 PM CARLOS SALGADO // TACO MARÍA Carlos Salgado creates his meticulous, provocative Chicano cuisine at Taco María, inside Costa Mesa’s OC Mix, using produce only from farmers markets. “We start with the best,” he says. “The farmers do most of the hard work for us. Our responsibility as chefs is to not ruin the products.” Salgado’s “green gazpacho” (photo on previous page) uses Persian cucumber, avocado, wild blueberries, baby fennel leaves and anise hyssop—a “nice find,” he says, from a foragers’ forest set up around one of his farmers’ commercial fields. For his shrimp taco, he sears California spot prawns a la plancha with a head-juice “caramel sauce” and serves them with a peanut salsa, purslane and wild garlic blossoms on a squid-ink tortilla. “When my farmer friends see a plant flowering, they bring it to me. When they are in the field, they are thinking of us. They internalize our sensibilities as chefs. We are really lucky they do.”

SHRIMP TACO, MADE WITH CALIFORNIA SPOT PRAWNS AND SQUID-INK TORTILLA, AT TACO MARÍA

044-051_FARM TO PHOTO_GBOC14.indd 48 9/9/14 12:16 PM 044-051_FARM TO PHOTO_GBOC14.indd 49 9/9/14 12:16 PM CATHY PAVLOS // PROVENANCE The inspiration for several dishes at new Provenance in Newport Beach is three- fold: the Mediterranean, the elaborate on-site garden and ... old boards! “People are always throwing things away,” says owner-chef Cathy Pavlos. “We spotted these alder boards, sanded them down and, sure enough, they were the most beautiful reclaimed wood.” On them, Pavlos presents her grilled New Zealand free-range lamb chops, which she marinates overnight in a southeastern Mediterranean-style spice paste; sharing the board are a salad of roasted eggplant, baby heirloom tomatoes, green onions and cilantro—all from the garden—plus pan-roasted potatoes and fennel tzatziki. An unexpected benefit of the garden: herb blossoms. “Thyme blossom, basil blossom, anise blossom—unless you have the plant, you never think of that. Seeds, stems, roots—we’re experimenting with the whole plants. We’re learning a lot.”

JAIME CARRANO // 320 MAIN Chef Jaime Carrano, a youthful alumnus of Bouchon Beverly Hills, Aureole in New York City and Charlie Palmer at South Coast Plaza, now serves accessible New American cuisine in a somewhat casual setting at 320 Main in Seal Beach, also known for its cutting-edge cocktails. He heads up his dessert list with one inspired by the classic Pavlova, in turn inspired by Russian dancer Anna Pavlova. Carrano incorporates passion-fruit curd and strawberries and calls it, simply, Meringue. “Instead of one big soft meringue, I put together the elements of the Pavlova in a more modern way,” he says. “You still get that crunch, you get the custardy texture from the curd, and you get the NEW ZEALAND FREE-RANGE acid and balance from the passion fruit. LAMB CHOPS AT PROVENANCE The strawberries are a bonus.” The IN NEWPORT BEACH strawberries come from Harry’s Berries

OPPOSITE: MERINGUE AT in Oxnard; they’re found in season at the 320 MAIN IN SEAL BEACH renowned Santa Monica Farmers Market.

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51 9/9/14 12:16PM Neighborhoods ORANGE COUNTY COMPRISES MANY VERY DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES. HERE ARE THE MOST VISITED.

COSTA MESA The county’s premier performing- arts venues, some of the region’s finest dining destinations and one ANAHEIM of the nation’s most successful retail Disneyland put Anaheim, and centers arguably make Costa Mesa DANA POINT Orange County, on the global map. BUENA PARK the county’s heart and cultural soul. Among the most picturesque cities Disney California Adventure shares Roller-coaster, fried-chicken and South Coast Plaza’s several hundred in California, Dana Point com- PERLOVICH the spotlight, thanks to Cars Land boysenberry-jam enthusiasts flock stores and boutiques represent the bines Cape Cod style with a surf and the water, light and sound to Knott’s Berry Farm, which pre- highest concentration of elite retail- and yacht lifestyle. It’s best known

attraction, World of Color. Between dates Disneyland as the nation’s ers anywhere. The center’s owners for its harbor—there are 2,500 VLADIMIR

the parks is the pedestrian shop- first theme park. What started as donated the land and most of the yachts in its two marinas— ping, dining and entertainment a fruit stand along Highway 39 millions to build nearby Segerstrom and as a departure point for WATSON, zone Downtown Disney. Nearby today now centers on attractions Center for the Arts—home of whale- and dolphin-watching

Anaheim GardenWalk is a dining, for thrill-seekers—the Xcelerator Segerstrom Hall and the Renée and excursions, sport-fishing expedi- ANNE

retail and entertainment center. coaster rockets to 82 mph in 2.3 Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall and tions and trips to Catalina Island.

New hip and historic Anaheim seconds—as well as Camp Snoopy future home of the Orange County Doheny State Beach is popular, FARSAI,

Packing District includes the for youngsters and tasty chicken Museum of Art—and South Coast too. The town, and spots such JEFF popular new foodie-skewed dinners just outside the park. Repertory theater. The city’s other as the Killer Dana surf break, Anaheim Packing House and There’s a Halloween Haunt in huge draws include the South Coast are named for 19th century Center Street Promenade. Angel the fall, adjacent water park Soak Collection and its OC Mix, and a seafaring writer Richard Henry PERLOVICH, Stadium is home of Los Angeles City in the summer and ice shows hip shopping and dining stretch Dana, who described the head- Angels of Anaheim baseball; that change with the seasons. Also featuring the Lab and the Camp. lands in his book Two Years VLADIMIR

Honda Center hosts Anaheim on Beach Boulevard is a family Before the Mast. Classes at the Ducks ice hockey and pop acts entertainment row that includes Ocean Institute take place aboard LEFT: such as Justin Timberlake and Katy Medieval Times and Pirate’s a replica of the tall ship Pilgrim,

Perry. The Anaheim Convention Dinner Adventure. Nearby Stanton on which Dana sailed. FROM Center now has a Grand Plaza. boasts Googie-style eatery ParkAve and adjacent Il Garage.

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052-054_NEIGHBORHOOD_GBOC14.indd 52 9/8/14 4:01 PM HUNTINGTON BEACH Surf City USA has a surfer statue, a quirky surfer museum and even FULLERTON a surfer walk of fame; it hosts IRVINE Fullerton used to be the city visi- the U.S. Open of Surfing every The Irvine Spectrum Center, where tors passed through on their way summer. Huntington State Beach the 405 and 5 freeways meet, is a to Disneyland; these days, they and Bolsa Chica State Beach are shopping, dining and entertainment LAGUNA BEACH might pass through Disneyland two of the cleanest beaches in magnet with Moorish architecture The beaches and coves along this on their way to Fullerton! Music California, drawing the fun- and that claims more visitors per stretch of the coast are stunning, spills out from the bars; dining sun-loving throngs each summer. annum than Disneyland; you can’t chief among the lures that first

SANTIAGO options are many and varied; the Main Street intersperses dining miss its giant Ferris wheel from the drew artists to the now charm-

shopping is distinctive and vintage. options with its surfwear shops. freeways. Look for the tethered ing and sophisticated village. Art EDWIN

Civic spirit runs high. The city The pier is one of the longest on orange balloon to find the Orange remains the city’s soul. Galleries blends historic architectural styles the West Coast; also along Pacific County Great Park, a mammoth are everywhere. Laguna Art Coast Highway are restored wet- work-in-progress whose attractions OTHERS, and a savvy vibe thanks to its uni- Museum offers fun and provoca-

versity and city college. Plummer lands that attract bird-watchers, include rides in the balloon as well tive exhibitions. Crowds jam the ALL

Auditorium presents concerts and and luxury hotels. The city will as an arts complex, carousel and town each summer as they head shows. Fullerton Museum Center always be thought of as America’s farmers market. The University of to the art festivals along Laguna GINSBERG.

offers intriguing exhibits, includ- surf capital, but there are more California’s Irvine campus is also Canyon Road. At the Pageant of ing one devoted to native son and attractions inland: Its Central Park huge. The attraction for residents? the Masters—which seems to be electric-guitar pioneer Leo Fender. and library are among the county’s Irvine has been the nation’s safest in a new Golden Age—volunteers BENJAMIN Fullerton Arboretum is the county’s finest; revamped 5 Points Plaza is city for a decade; it is also its remain motionless to re-create largest botanical garden. The train a neighborhood center with retail- largest planned urban community, artistic masterpieces of the past. BEACH, station is its busiest and its major ers such as Vans; Bella Terra is an all of it impeccably manicured. The Laguna Playhouse presents Metrolink stop. To the north is the outdoor Tuscan-themed entertain- theater fare from comedic to pro- Richard Nixon Presidential Library ment and shopping destination. found. Fine restaurants and one-

HUNTINGTON & Museum in Yorba Linda. of-a-kind boutiques abound.

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052-054_NEIGHBORHOOD_GBOC14.indd 53 9/8/14 4:01 PM NEWPORT BEACH A harbor lined with gorgeous homes with docks for yachts; SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO wide, sandy beaches; huge homes Orange County’s birthplace reveals on the bluffs and hills behind with ORANGE a vast panorama of history: the endless ocean views.... Newport Plaza Square, the picturesque Shoshone tribe of Indians; the SANTA ANA Beach is an oceanfront paradise. traffic circle—actually an oval— founding in 1776 of the jewel of Long known primarily as the (2) Balboa Peninsula and seven is at the center of Old Towne California missions by a Spanish county seat, the city now has a man-made islands house the rich Orange, bustling with antique expedition; the Mexican rancho skyrocketing hip factor and a and often famous. Summer beach shops and fine restaurants. Older era in the 19th century; the area’s vibrant night scene to go with it. SANTIAGO visitors along the Newport buildings are steadfastly preserved, development in the 20th century It’s dedicated to the arts: Bowers peninsula number more than a so the historic district appears into an agricultural center that Museum hosts blockbuster EDWIN

million. There’s distinctive shop- often in movies and commercials. preserved its heritage; and the exhibitions, and downtown Santa ping on charming Balboa Island The city radiates outward from charming, sophisticated but still Ana hosts a thriving contemporary and in lovely Corona del Mar. there. Chapman University recently laid-back burg of the 21st century. art scene amid its restaurants— PERLOVICH,

Up the hill in Newport Center is marked its 150th year; homes Los Rios Street is much as it was some of the county’s best and most relaxed and sophisticated Fashion date from the late 1800s to the two centuries ago, and the origi- interesting—bars and coffeehouses. VLADIMIR Island, one of the county’s pre- 1940s. To the west is the Outlets at nal families still own many of the The colorful East End Promenade mier retail destinations—with 200 Orange, where the likes of Neiman homes. Downtown retains the along historic Fourth Street stores, boutiques and an impres- Marcus and Saks Fifth Avenue have distinctive flavor of the rancheros. includes the restored Yost Theater, GINSBERG, sive array of fine restaurants—and upscale discount venues. Farther Homes in the $10-million-plus now a live-music venue. The civic Corona del Mar Plaza. To the west, in Garden Grove, is spec- range and lavish horse stables dot center’s Old County Courthouse

south, in affluent Newport Coast, tacular Christ Cathedral (formerly the hills above downtown. has been used for dozens of BENJAMIN

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We quit our jobs within ten minutes of each other, ordered some drinks, clinked our glasses together and of the largest, has been dubbed the since the 1970s, A’maree’s raised its Louboutin hit the scene with his su- vineyard vines was officially open for business. ultimate shopping resort. It includes own lofty bar when it moved into BERLUTI per-sexy, super-high pumps, sandals high-end department stores such as its stand-alone quarters overlooking Since 1895, the Paris-based name has and boots, even a glimpse of those We couldn’t have done it without the support of our family and friends. People always say that if you do what you love, you’ll be successful. Bloomingdale’s and Saks Fifth Av- Newport Harbor. Look for fashion- been one of the world’s most exclusive red-lacquer soles is enough to set a There’s no doubt that we’re doing what we love and loving what we do: we’re having fun, working hard and meeting great people. 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South Coast Plaza, 3333 Bris- tol St., Costa Mesa, 800.782.8888, reflecting Laguna’s creative spirit, Plaza, 3333 Bristol St., Costa Mesa, tol St., Costa Mesa, 714.754.9200, traveler.southcoastplaza.com offers fashion-forward clothing, jew- 714.641.3582, berluti.com christianlouboutin.com

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We couldn’t have done it without the support of our family and friends. People always say that if you do what you love, you’ll be successful. There’s no doubt that we’re doing what we love and loving what we do: we’re having fun, working hard and meeting great people. With amazing products for men, women and kids, and an incredible team by our side, we have no plans of slowing down. We’re living proof that the American Dream is alive and well.

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Five county locations porate the finest stones from around include 101 Main St., Huntington the globe in gold, titanium or platinum Beach, 714.536.4516; Corona del settings. 620 Newport Center Drive, Mar Plaza, 900 Avocado Ave., New- Newport Beach, 949.720.1258; port Beach, 949.718.0001; 34320 The Montage, 30801 S. Coast Hwy., Pacific Coast Hwy., Dana Point, Laguna Beach. luganodiamonds.com 949.276.8080. jackssurfboards.com LIBRERÍA MARTINEZ JAMES PERSE Unique spot combining bookstore and James Perse, whose father operated gallery is named for Rueben Marti- the influential L.A. boutique Max- nez, a steelworker, then barber who field, has developed his own collec- kept books on hand for his customers, tions for women, men and children, then bookseller whom the MacArthur inspired by a minimalist aesthetic. Foundation recognized with its “ge- The women’s line features smart, nius grant.” Both a great bookstore well-tailored jackets, skirts and and cultural treasure, it’s now affili- H ON QUE STYLE Rolex, more than 1,000 of the coveted dresses that possess a chic simplic- ated with Chapman University. 216 N. Stylist Kirsten Prosser’s “walk-in timepieces. 3333 Bristol St., Costa ity; his menswear exhibits a similarly Broadway, Santa Ana, 714.973.7900, closet” boutique studio is the place Mesa, 714.241.8088, rolex.com honest, approachable style. 1803 chapman.edu/ces/lmdcu to find distinctive couture pieces as Westcliff Drive, Newport Beach, well as remarketed luxury designer SAVORY SPICE SHOPCL0000022740 949.722.1601, jamesperse.com OC MIX and vintage clothing and accessories. This foodie paradise offers an unbe- A centerpiece of the South Coast 2900 E. Coast Hwy., Corona del Mar, lievable array of spices and season- KLEIN EPSTEIN & PARKERCL9000006891 Collection, the hip venue features 949.717.7795, onquestyle.com ings. Spices are ground fresh on the Personal creativity meets precision, more than 30 shops and vendors, premises; some 140 seasonings are made-to-measure fashion for all! You many skewed to foodies, under one ROGER VIVIER000006891 hand-blended on site. The shop also make the decisions for fit, style, details roof: Alexander Gray, Lili Claspe, The late Roger Vivier’s shoes, “the offers extracts and sauces. Corona and overall look. Choose your Italian Eva’s Trunk Denim Bar, and Stoned Fabergé of footwear,” have included del Mar Plaza, 928 Avocado Ave., fabric, threading, embroidery and but- Jewelry as well as Portola Coffee Lab, the stiletto heel he created some six Corona del Mar, 949.717.7776; OC tons—for starters; walk away with an the Cheese Shop and We Olive & decades ago. The Paris maison’s third Mix, 3313 Hyland Ave., Costa Mesa, exceptionally well-fitting garment of Wine Bar. 3313 Hyland Ave., Costa U.S. location offers Vivier shoes as 949.284.0576; savoryspiceshop.com your own imagining. The Lab, 2930 Mesa, shoptheocmix.com well as handbags, jewelry, sunglasses Bristol St., Costa Mesa, 714.668.9008, and selections from the limited-edi- SEAFOLLY kleinepsteinparker.com H OMEGACL9000006927 tion Rendez-Vous collection. South The swimwear line reflects the Aus- It took 162 years for the luxury Swiss Coast Plaza, 3333 Bristol St., Costa tralian beach lifestyle but has a world- LETARTE watch manufacturer, now part of the Mesa, 714.435.0015, rogervivier.com wide following. Its designers also turn Created 15 years ago by sisters Lisa Swatch Group, to open its first bou- out flirty dresses, playsuits, sarongs, Letarte Cabrinha and Michele Le- tique in Orange County. The brand is H ROLEX tops, beach hats and shoes. Its first tarte Ross, Maui-based Letarte has known for its world-record accuracy, Business is brisk at Rolex, which American store has a modern beachy grown into an iconic swimwear label the Moon Watch—the only watch opened its first boutique in the United vibe. Supermodels Miranda Kerr and blending bohemian spirit with chic, worn on the moon—since 1969, and States at South Coast Plaza, never Behati Prinsloo have served as brand globally inspired aesthetics. A celeb- the first diver’s watch. South Coast mind price tags venturing well into ambassadors. Fashion Island, 1135 rity following includes Kate Hudson, Plaza, 3333 Bristol St., Costa Mesa, six figures. The boutique showcases Newport Center Drive, Newport Megan Fox and Pink. The Fashion 714.850.0558, omegawatches.com one of the world’s largest selections of Beach, 949.706.7690, seafolly.com

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THE MIXING GLASS AT THE DAX GALLERY0000022751 photography; artists include Lita Al- O.C. MIX IN COSTA MESA Hip and edgy new gallery, the buquerque, Tony Delap and Ed Mo- county’s fi rst devoted to “fi ne ur- ses. 435 Ocean Ave., Laguna Beach, ban street art,” specializes in graf- 949.376.9994, peterblakegallery.com THE SOUL PROJECT Island. Exquisite pieces from Stephen fi ti, oil paintings, fashion photog- Unpretentious boutique with “so- Webster, Marco Bicego and Mikimoto raphy and mixed-media creations. FOREST & OCEAN GALLERY cially conscious capitalism as a core are offered by a gracious staff. World- 2951 Randolph St., Costa Mesa, Artists include photographers Hans cultural value” features collections class timepieces from Patek Philippe, 714.957.1706, daxgallery.com Rindfleisch and Robert A. Hansen, for men, women and kids, includ- Cartier and Rolex are also featured. who is inspired by the Yucatán Pen- ing whimsical tees and tank tops Fashion Island, 817 Newport Center DAWSON COLE FINE ARTCL0000022745 insula, and sculptors Randy Morgan with images created by local artists. Drive, Newport Beach, 949.721.9010, The gorgeous gallery offers works and Craig French. Also exhibited: An- “Soul places”—including Laguna, of traditionaljewelers.com by renowned fi gurative sculptor sel Adams, works from the Yosemite course—are featured on the apparel. Richard MacDonald, whose monu- Special Edition collection. 480 Ocean 1516 S. Coast Hwy., Laguna Beach, UNIQLO mental pieces include The Flair, Ave, Laguna Beach, 949.371.3313, 949.494.0489, soulproject.com It’s been 30 years since Fast Retail- honoring the 1996 Olympics, and forestoceangallery.wordpress.com ing—whose other holdings include Momentum, marking the 100th TRAVISMATHEW Helmut Lang and Theory—opened U.S. Open at Pebble Beach. The gal- WYLAND GALLERIES Stylish golf line popular on and off its first Uniqlo store in Japan. Since lery and must-see sculpture garden Pre-eminent showcase for marine-life the course—with pro athletes as well then, Uniqlo (the name combines the also show works of Robert Heindel art offers works in a variety of me- as Hollywood celebrities—includes English words unique and clothing) and Henry Moore. 326 Glenneyre dia—originals and reproductions in- shirts, pants, shorts and hats. Its first has grown to 1,200 stores around the St., Laguna Beach, 949.497.4988, cluding oil and watercolor, abstracts, boutique has the look of an elegant globe. The apparel transcends age, dawsoncolefineart.com Sumi-E, Chinese brush paintings, pho- haberdashery but exudes the spirit of a gender and ethnicity with designs for tography and sculptures—but the sub- clubhouse. Fashion Island, 1059 New- men, women and kids emphasizing JOANNE ARTMAN GALLERY0000022751 ject is always the sea and its creatures. port Center Drive, Newport Beach, comfort, fit and affordability. South The aptly named JoAnne Artman of- Wyland is well-known for his Whaling 949.438.2515, travismathew.com Coast Plaza, 3333 Bristol St., Costa fers an eclectic mix of photographs, Wall murals; one is outside the gallery. Mesa, 714.435.2000, uniqlo.com pastels, watercolors, oils, acrylics 509 S. Coast Hwy., Laguna Beach, TRADITIONAL JEWELERS and sculpture by award-winning art- 949.376.8000, wylandgalleries.com One of the county’s most prominent VALENTINO ists shown and collected by muse- and luxurious jewelry shops for more This venerable Italian brand has relo- ums here and abroad. 326 N. Coast FOR MORE SHOPPING DESTINATIONS, than 30 years now occupies a stunning cated and remodeled its South Coast Hwy., Laguna Beach, 949.510.5481, SEE WHERE ORANGE COUNTY MAGAZINE WHEREOC.COM OR THE WHERE USA APP new contemporary space at Fashion Plaza boutique, now one of the coun- joanneartmangallery.com

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L, D (daily). in downtown Santa Ana offers cre- 7952 E. Coast Hwy., Newport Coast, ative fare—e.g., skirt steak with apple 949.715.7373, bluefinbyabe.com chimichurri sauce and yucca fries— and excellent changing “culinary H BLUEWATER GRILLCL9000006300 cocktails.” Open until 2 am. L, D Seafood. Seafood so fresh—grilled (daily). 227 N. Broadway, Santa Ana, Australian barramundi, Costa Rican 714.352.2225, chapteronetml.com mahimahi, farm-raised Mississippi catfish—that the menu changes dai- CHARLIE PALMER AT CHILEAN SPICE COCKTAIL AT ly. There’s a waterfront patio at the BLOOMINGDALE’SCL9000006301 ANDREI'S CONSCIOUS Newport location, a fireplace patio American. Star chef Charlie Palm- CUISINE IN IRVINE in Tustin. L, D (daily); Br (Su). 630 er’s stylish spot serves up exceptional Lido Park Drive, Newport Beach, modern American dishes. Awash in 949.675.3474; the District at Tus- sunshine by day, smartly lighted by (daily); Br (Su). Downtown Disney, pot stickers; shrimp and pork won- tin Legacy, 2409 Park Ave., Tustin, night. Ever-intriguing bar menu. Next 1530 S. Disneyland Drive, Anaheim, tons; string beans with garlic. L, D 714.258.3474, bluewatergrill.com Vintage wine shop is adjacent. L (M- 714.778.3585, hob.com/anaheim (daily). 3333 Bristol St. Costa Mesa, Sa), D (nightly), Br (Su). South Coast 714.549.3388, dintaifungusa.com BOSSCAT KITCHEN Plaza, 3333 Bristol St., Costa Mesa, CUCINA ENOTECAL0000054534 Gastropub. Menu with South- 714.352.2525, charliepalmer.com Italian. Cucina Urbana (San Diego) H ESPN ZONECL0000022670 ern twists begins with fried oysters spinoffs offer Cal-Italian fare and American. Sports-themed spot serves and pork-belly poutine, followed by H CHART HOUSECL0000022665 a wine shop amid whimsical decor. generous portions of American grill 12-hour-braised short rib, notable Seafood. Destination offers creative Vasi (filled mini-mason jars), stuffed food. Arena of interactive games and burgers or shrimp and grits. The Whis- seafood, choice beef, salads, renowned squash blossoms, short-rib pap- attractions; flat-screen TVs ev- key Room offers some 100 selections desserts such as the molten chocolate- pardelle, foraged-mushroom and erywhere make for unparalleled from around the world; there’s also a liqueur Lava Cake and seaside vistas— truffle-oil pizza. Wine: retail plus $10. sports-viewing. “Mocktails” for healthy roster of craft beers. Distinc- on a clear day you can see La Jolla! New at Fashion Island. L, D (daily). the little ones. Downtown Disney, tive decor. L, D (M-Sa); Br. (Su) 4647 D (nightly). 34442 Street of the Green 951 Newport Center Drive, Newport 1545 Disneyland Drive, Anaheim, MacArthur Blvd., Newport Beach, Lantern, Dana Point, 949.493.1183, Beach, 949.706.1416; Irvine Spec- 714.300.3776, espnzone.com 949.333.0917, bosscatkitchen.com chart-house.com trum Center, 31 Fortune Drive, Irvine, 949.861.2222; cucinaenoteca.com H FIG & OLIVECL0000022670 BROADWAY BY H CROSSROADS AT Mediterranean. New York/L.A. spot AMAR SANTANA HOUSE OF BLUES CL0000022649 DIN TAI FUNG offers seductive ambience and Pascal American. “Modern cuisine of American. Southern hospitality and Chinese. A branch of the iconic Lorange’s acclaimed cuisine. Snacks the Americas” includes dishes such rafter-raising music! Nationally ac- Taiwanese restaurant known for include crudos, Spanish cheeses and as herb-roasted branzino with cau- claimed bayou-inspired venue offering xiao long bao—Shanghai-style soup jamón ibérico. Octopus or truffle- liflower puree, pickled clamshell touring name bands, dancing and out- dumplings—has arrived at South mushroom croquettes precede pastas, mushrooms, celery and truffle jus. sider art, also offers a menu by chef Coast Plaza. New York Times in- steaks or paella. Sangría, handcrafted Handcrafted cocktails are among Aaron Sanchez. Faves: Aarón’s Citrus cluded the original in its world’s Top cocktails, Mediterranean wines. L, O.C.’s finest. D (M-Sa). 328 Glenneyre Chicken; shrimp and grits; jamba- 10; the L.A. Times’ Jonathan Gold D (daily); Br (Sa-Su). 151 New- St., Laguna Beach, 949.715.8234, laya, lobster mac and cheese; St. Lou- pegged the Glendale location in his port Center Drive, Newport Beach, broadwaybyamarsantana.com is ribs. Sunday gospel brunch. L, D top 101. Truffle-oil xiao long bao; 949.877.3005, figandolive.com

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065-080_DINING LISTINGS_GBOC14.indd 69 9/8/14 3:57 PM FIVE CROWNSCL0000022671 H HARBOR GRILLCL0000022673 Continental. Venerated Lawry’s- Seafood. Restaurant in the Dana owned spot in replica of England’s Point Marina has been serving mes- oldest inn has new decor details and a quite-grilled seafood, pastas and steaks menu that emphasizes creativity—but for 30 years. Oysters, mahi-mahi in the prime rib and other favorites aren’t mango-chutney barbecue sauce, and going anywhere. Superb SideDoor grilled sea scallops in Thai red curry gastropub is adjacent. D (nightly). sauce. Sunday Champagne brunch. 3801 E. Coast Hwy., Corona del Mar, L (daily), D (nightly), Br (Su). 34499 949.760.0331, lawrysonline.com Street of the Golden Lantern, Dana Point, 949.240.1416, harborgrill.com FIRESIDE TAVERN American. Chef Scott Brandon (ex- HAVEN GASTROPUBCL9000006859 LinX) oversees gastropub at reno- Brewpub. Adventurous fare—e.g., vated Crowne Plaza Hotel. Menu fried pig ears with coconut salt and highlights include beer-battered Moroccan spice; Wagyu beef-cheek fish and chips, pan-roasted Mary’s poutine—in Old Towne Orange. Chicken, and a major-league burger. Excellent burger; thoughtful list of Creative cocktails, too. L, D (dai- handcrafted beers. L, D (daily). 190 S. ly). 3131 Bristol St., Costa Mesa, Glassell St., Orange, 714.221.0680, 714.913.9061, firesidetavern.com havengastropub.com

FLEMING’S PRIME THE HOBBITCL0000022675 STEAKHOUSE & WINE BARCL0000022672 Continental. Transporting experi- Steak. Sleek spot serves prime ev- ence at homey hacienda revered for erything. Bar offers some 100 wines special occasions. The seven-course by the glass and in flights and invit- prix-fixe affair includes aperitifs up- ing happy-hour options. Prime rib on stairs, hors d’oeuvres in the wine cel- Sundays. D (nightly), Br (Su). Fashion lar and new Continental classics in Island, 455 Newport Center Drive, elegant dining rooms. Menu changes Newport Beach, 949.720.9633, weekly. Reservations essential. D (W- flemingssteakhouse.com Su). 2932 E. Chapman Ave., Orange, 714.997.1972, hobbitrestaurant.com FRANCOLI GOURMETCL0000022672 Italian. Convivial, handsome destina- JAVIER’SCL0000022678 tion—with ornate orange-glass chan- Mexican. Buzzing with margarita- delier, intriguing art on the walls and fueled good cheer, these lively siblings Italian ceramics everywhere—looks are known for their stylish decor, out onto the Orange Circle in Old Baja-style seafood and other south- Towne. Regional specialty pastas; of-the-border classics. L, D (daily). specialty Italian products available Irvine Spectrum Center, 45 Fortune for purchase. L, D (daily). 100 S. Drive, Irvine, 949.872.2101; 7832 Glassell St., Orange, 714.288.1077, E. Coast Hwy., Newport Coast, Legendary Food since 1987 francoligourmet.com 949.494.1239, javiers-cantina.com 8

TUSTIN IRVINE GABBI’S MEXICAN KITCHENCL0000022673 JT SCHMID’SCL0000022679 17440 E. 17th Street 3915 Portola Parkway Mexican. Old Towne day-trippers Brewpub. Popular spots known 714.838.8855 714.734.9687 and tequila connoisseurs duck into for beers brewed on-site and exten- this haven for spirited takes on region- sive menu: wood-fired pizzas, Prime NEWPORT COAST ANAHEIM al Mexican fare. The rustically stylish aged steaks, pastas, burgers, sashimi, 21123 Newport Coast Dr. 1801 E. Katella Avenue space, with its colorful contemporary blackened-fish tacos and jambalaya. 949.760.9687 714.280.9687 glass wall sculptures, packs them in L, D (daily). 2610 E. Katella Ave., despite the absence of a sign. L, D Anaheim, 714.634.9200; the District zovs.com (daily). 141 S. Glassell St., Orange, at Tustin Legacy, 2415 Park Ave., Tus- 714.633.3038, gabbipatrick.com tin, 714.258.0333. jtschmids.com

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065-080_DINING LISTINGS_GBOC14.indd 70 9/8/14 3:57 PM AH K’Y BISTRO BARCL0000022680 played in the lobby fish market. Crab- Eclectic. Handsome bistro inside stuffed salmon, Alaskan king crab Restaurant Hotel La Casa del Camino pairs small legs, filet Oscar. Pick up spices, sauces plates and wines by the glass. Chicken and sourdough bread in the market. of the Year empanadas, prosciutto-fig flatbread, L (M-Sa), D (nightly). 20 City Blvd. Orange Coast Magazine poke, lobster mac-and-cheese, truffle W., Orange, 714.769.3474; 20111 “This Santa Ana newbie risotto. B, D (daily). 1287 S. Coast Brookhurst St., Huntington Beach, developed a loyal Hwy., Laguna Beach, 949.376.9718, 714.963.7796. marketbroiler.com following the month it kyabistro.com took wing by charming H MASTRO’S OCEAN CLUBCL0000022681 worldly diners with its cozy LEATHERBY’S CAFÉ ROUGECL0000022686 Seafood. Seafood flown in daily, vintage venue and a crew Californian. Chic and sleek affair served in majestic proportions at this brimming with talent.” from the Patina Group makes grace- bluff-top, ocean-view spot. Start with ful use of its site within the grand dry-ice enshrouded Seafood Tower; and glittering Renée and Henry end with the warm butter cake. In the Segerstrom Concert Hall. Acres of O Bar, some people eat at the glass- Best Cocktail windows and curving lines set the topped grand piano. D (nightly). Crys- scene for sophisticated and cut- tal Cove Promenade, 8112 E. Coast Lounge ting-edge cuisine. Ideal for pre- or Hwy., Newport Coast, 949.376.6990, OC Weekly post-performance. D (Tu-Su). 615 mastrosrestaurants.com Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, “From the moment you 714.429.7640, patinagroup.com H MASTRO’S STEAKHOUSECL0000022682 walk in, you’ll feel Steak. Portions at swanky spot are welcome to grab a H LITTLE SPARROW9 larger than life: wet-aged hand-cut seat and order from a 9American. Chef Eric Samaniego’s bone-in filet; excessively good sides specialty cocktail menu improvisational and approachable such as the off-the-menu crab gnoc- that would fit in equally bistro fare (e.g., pan-roasted sweet- chi; and the—oooh—warm butter well in LA, D.C. or Paris.” bread Cobb salad; savory popcorn cake. White-jacket service. Fine live and chicken cracklins small plates; music in the bar. D (nightly). 633 An- grilled quail with chickpea puree, ton Blvd., Costa Mesa, 714.546.7405, lebnah and compressed celery). Sig- mastrosrestaurants.com Best New nificant addition to the county dining scene and Santa Ana downtown re- H MCCORMICK & SCHMICK’S82 Restaurant naissance. Look for the CAFE sign on Seafood. Daily-changing region- Orange County Register the corner. D (Tu-Sa), Br (Su). 300 N. ally inspired menu of fresh seafood— “It didn’t take long Main St., Santa Ana, 714.265.7640, Maine lobster bisque, crab-stuffed for Little Sparrow littlesparrowcafe.com Atlantic salmon, fish and chips—plus to become the steaks. Upscale but casual bars known best restaurant in a MARCHÉ MODERNECL9000006303 for happy hours. Near Disneyland, neighborhood already French. Chef Florent Marneau and John Wayne Airport. Irvine L (M-F), D known for great pastry-chef wife Amelia present one of (nightly). Anaheim L, D (daily). 2000 dining and drinking. Southern California’s finest bistro ex- Main St., Irvine, 949.756.0505; 321 W. periences. Consider seared duck liver Katella Ave., Anaheim, 714.535.9000. Dinner, Cocktails, and Sunday Brunch in a neighborhood California with lemon-verbena-scented rhubarb; mccormickandschmicks.com Bistro. Reservations recommended, walk-ins welcome. roasted Spanish octopus with cho- rizo emulsion; “off-the-bone” whole MIXCL0 grilled Cyprus seabream; exquisite Californian. Venue with lounge in cheeses; or Amelia’s transcendent the Hilton’s atrium lobby offers often desserts. L, D (daily). South Coast organic dishes: grilled citrus-crusted Plaza, 3333 Bristol St., Costa Mesa, salmon with vegetable hash and 714.434.7900, marchemoderne.net sweet potato, natural New York strip steak with grilled asparagus. B, L, D H MARKET BROILERCL0000022681 (daily). Hilton Anaheim, 777 Conven- Seafood. You know it’s fresh: All of tion Way, Anaheim, 714.740.4412, the mesquite-broiled seafood is dis- hiltonanaheimhotel.com 300 N. Main, Santa Ana, CA • 714-265-7640 • LittleSparrowCafe.com

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065-080_DINING LISTINGS_GBOC14.indd 71 9/8/14 3:57 PM ★ MORTON’S THE STEAKHOUSECL85 salads. Full bar with sports TV; take- Steak. Classy bastion of beef of- out from 10:30 am. L (F-Su), D (night- fers service-plus, colossal portions, ly). 2196 Harbor Blvd., Costa Mesa, 57 Discover 5 cozy lighting and mahogany booths. 949.631.2110, ribcompany.com Anaheim DOWNTOWN Orange Double let; Cajun rib-eye; let Oscar. 55 Show-and-tell tableside menu recita- OAK GRILL1 Garden Grove tion. Bar 1221. Santa Ana: L (M-F), D Californian. Chef Marc Johnson 22 SANTA ANA (nightly). Anaheim: D (nightly). South delivers from start (tandoori-spice Always an Adventure Coast Plaza Village, 1641 W. Sun ow- ahi tartare; seared Maine diver scal- Downtown 5 Santa Ana er Ave., Santa Ana, 714.444.4834; lops with heirloom beans, capers 1895 S. Harbor Blvd., Anaheim, and stewed baby tomatoes) to nish 5 714.621.0101, mortons.com (Rocky Road Bar) at new oak-laden venue. It shares a sprawling patio and Where you’ll ﬁnd... ★ MOZAMBIQUE STEAKHOUSE re pit with Aqua Lounge. Fifty wines African. The avors of sub-Saharan by the glass and superb cocktails. B, Africa enjoyed on three levels of L, D (daily). Island Hotel, 690 New- ECLECTIC DINING dining, a romantic patio and the Ve- port Center Drive, Newport Beach, randa rooftop deck. Favorites include 949.760.4920, oakgrillnb.com peri-peri prawns, samoosas with Mo- CRAFT COCKTAILS zambique chutney, Moroccan-style PARK AVE RESTAURANTCL9000006304 Chilean sea bass, curries and wood- Steak. Owner-chef David Slay’s ac- red steaks. Live music on weekends, claimed spot serves creative rendi- THRIVING ART SCENESSCENEs complimentary shuttle. L, D (daily). tions of classic American cuisine fea- 1740 S. Coast Hwy., Laguna Beach, turing housemade and homegrown 949.715.7777, mozambiqueoc.com specialties. Most produce is meticu- UNIQUE RETAIL lously grown on-site; diners can visit NAPA ROSECL0000022687 the garden. Googie architecture, mid- Californian. The Disney Resort’s ode century retro decor. Slay’s Il Garage VIBRANT NIGHTLIFE to the wine country is a celebration of for Italian is adjacent. L (Tu-F), D beauty in the bottle and the bounty of (Tu-Su). 11200 Beach Blvd., Stanton, nature wherein ace chef Andrew Sut- 714.901.4400, parkavedining.com ton conjures up sophisticated seasonal dishes—and now it gets a redo! The PINOT PROVENCE CL0000022693 staff includes dozens of sommeliers French. Find sophisticated French- who draw on one of the region’s n- Med dishes at this marvel, which Dare to be Dierent est wine cellars. D (nightly). Grand is favored for executive breakfasts With a thriving art scene, an amazing selection of Californian Hotel, 1600 S. Disneyland and lunches, for pre-theater dinners foodie destinations, and a vibrant nightlife like no Drive, Anaheim, 714.781.3463 and for special occasions. The dining room is intimate; the walled patio other, there’s no question that Downtown Santa Ana ★ NELLO CUCINA is charming. B (M-Sa), L (M-F), D continues to be the place to be in Orange County. Italian. Trattoria in the atrium of (Tu-Su), Br (Su). Westin South Coast South Coast Plaza’s Bear Street wing Plaza, 686 Anton Blvd., Costa Mesa, Explore The Artists Village, The East End, as well offers steaks and fresh sh, osso buco 714.444.5900, patinagroup.com on saffron risotto, excellent thin-crust as Historic 4th Street–where culture meets fashion pizzas and pastas—and you feel as ★ PIZZA PRESS and discover what many locals have been raving if you’re outdoors in a piazza. L, D Italian. A Roaring ’20s newspaper about for years. (daily). 3333 Bear St., Costa Mesa, theme decor and menu are featured 714.540.3365, nellocucina.com at this intimate pizzeria steps from Disneyland. Select from pizzas such ★ NEWPORT RIB COMPANYCL0000022688 as The Times and The Chronicle, Learn more at American. Family-owned and-oper- or create your own, then finish with ated spot has been offering superior a root beer float. Eat inside, on the baby-back ribs for 30 years—plus patio, or grab-and-go. B, L, D (dai- WWW.DOWNTOWNSANTAANA.COM choice steaks, slow-roasted tri-tip, ly). 1534 S. Harbor Blvd., Anaheim, seafood, chicken, sandwiches and 714.323.7134, thepizzapress.com

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065-080_DINING LISTINGS_GBOC14.indd 72 9/16/14 2:51 PM PIZZERIA MOZZA CL0000022693 here rejuvenates shoppers with his Italian. Spot from Mario Batali, stylish northern Italian dishes, deliv- Nancy Silverton and Joseph Basti- ering them with an uncomplicated el- anich replicates their acclaimed L.A. egance. L, D (daily). South Coast Pla- collaboration, serving transcendent za, 3333 S. Bristol St., Costa Mesa, pizzas. Start with fried squash blos- 714.754.0300, quattrocaffe.com soms with ricotta or bone-marrow al forno; end with caramel cop- H RA SUSHI CL9000006853 petta with marshmallow sauce and Japanese. Upbeat sushi restaurant 887 South Anaheim Boulevard Anaheim 714 772 1381 anaheimwhitehouse.com Spanish peanuts. L, D (daily). 800 and bar offers distinctive Japanese-fu- W. Coast Hwy., Newport Beach, sion cuisine such as sushi tacos. With 949.945.1126, pizzeriamozza.com its red-globe-light-bedecked ceiling, sleek decor, oversized aquarium and PIZZERIA ORTICA hip soundtrack, the Huntington spot Italian. L.A. chef-restaurateur David has a club-like feel. L, D (daily). The Myers offers refined authentic fare Strand, 155 Fifth St., Huntington using intriguing ingredients (and a Beach, 714.536.6390; the District at 300-year-old biga starter) beneath Tustin Legacy, 2401 Park Ave., Tus- soaring ceilings and frescoes. Pizza tin, 714.566.1700, rasushi.com with fresh ricotta, house-cured pork Welcome to Anaheim White House Restaurant cheek, scallions, fennel pollen; pea and H RAINFOREST CAFECL0000022694 A privately 0wned Italian steak and seafood restaurant located in the heart of Orange County, just minutes from the Disneyland Resort, Honda Center, Angel Stadium, and The pecorino tortelli. L (M-F), D (night- Themed. Animatronics, aquariums Anaheim Convention Center. With twelve private dining and meeting rooms, the Anaheim White House has become a premier dining establishment, ideal for large parties, business ly). 650 Anton Blvd., Costa Mesa, and special effects bring rain forest ad- functions or romantic dinners. 714.445.4900, pizzeriaortica.com venture indoors. Enjoy seafood, beef,

chicken, pastas, salads, sandwiches, The Anaheim White House is proud to be the founder of Caterina’s Club and to support PLAYGROUND pizza and Volcano dessert amid lush their efforts in feeding over 300 children daily. American. Creative Jason Quinn, vegetation, lightning and wild ani- caterinasclub.org P 714 408 5732 whose Lime Truck won Food Net- mals. L, D (daily). Downtown Disney, work’s Great Food Truck Race, of- 1515 S. Disneyland Drive, Anaheim, fers New American small plates: cau- 714.772.0413, rainforestcafe.com liflower nachos, pork-belly steamed buns, Uncle Lou’s fried chicken, H RALPH BRENNAN’S and wagyu tri-tip—and an already JAZZ KITCHENCL0000022695 legendary off-the-menu burger. American. New Orleans jazz and Playground 2.0 is a “culinary the- Creole fare at festive spot. Pasta ater” for tasting dinners. D (daily). jambalaya, gumbo ya-ya, Creole cala- 220 E. Fourth St., Santa Ana, mari and bananas Foster. Beignets brunch | lunch | happy hour | dinner | always imaginative 714.560.4444, playgrounddtsa.com at Jazz Kitchen Express (opens at 8 am daily), romantic dining upstairs, PROVENANCE casual lunch and dinner downstairs. Californian. Cathy Pavlos of Lucca Check out the beaded piano! L, D in Irvine unveils a wine country- (daily). Downtown Disney, 1590 farmhouse-themed spot whose S. Disneyland Drive, Anaheim, organic raised-bed patio-garden 714.776.5200, rbjazzkitchen.com produce is the star. Finish with the S’more in a Jar dessert or Earl Grey RAMOS HOUSE CAFÉCL0000022696 cream soda with cinnamon bour- American. Captivating ramshackle bon, a cocktail that could be dessert. abode in historic district offers de- L (M-F), D (nightly), Br (Su). 531 lectable daytime fare: superlative Eastbluff Drive, Newport Beach, contemporary breakfasts and lunches 949.718.0477, provenanceoc.com with a Southern accent befitting the alfresco setting and rumble of passing H QUATTRO CAFFÉ trains. B, L (Tu-F); Br (Sa-Su). 31752 Italian. Antonio Cagnolo of nearby, Los Rios St., San Juan Capistrano, much-lauded Antonello Ristorante 949.443.1342, ramoshouse.com

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065-080_DINING LISTINGS_GBOC14.indd 73 9/8/14 3:57 PM THE RANCHCL0000054534 in daily includes South African lobster American. Sophisticated restau- tails. L, D (daily). Newport Beach rant and glittering saloon. Signature Marriott Hotel & Spa, 900 New- popovers; Kobe beef carpaccio with port Center Drive, Newport Beach, pecorino Romano, wild arugula 949.729.6900, samandharrys.com and truffle; Skuna Bay salmon with black quinoa, California almonds, SAPPHIRE LAGUNACL9000006917 vine-dried grapes and tangerine nage; Eclectic. Chef Azmin Ghahreman massive and massively flavorful bone- offers sophisticated, globally inspired in cowboy rib-eye may be O.C.'s best. dishes at stylish restaurant with popu- D (nightly). 1025 E. Ball Road, Ana- lar patio overlooking Coast Highway. heim, 714.817.4200, theranch.com Pan-seared beef tenderloin and lobster • Inside dining open 4pm weeknights, • Kids & Gluten Free Menus ravioli; black-peppered bison carpac- NOON weekends • Bucket, Trays and Party Paks RED OCL0000054534 cio; crispy skin barramundi; fantastic • Cocktail lounge with 12 TV’s! • Large, Comfortable Booths Mexican. The dishes are by Rick Bay- burger. Gourmet pantry for take- • Happy Hour Specials Everyday!!! • Call for delivery options less, America’s pre-eminent authority out. L (M-F), D (nightly), Br (Sa-Su). on Mexican cuisine, but we go for 1200 S. Coast Hwy., Laguna Beach, the sexy contemporary design and To- 949.715.9888, sapphirellc.com polo margarita. Also: taquitos stuffed with crispy Sonoma duck in tomato- H SCOTT’S chile de árbol salsa; pork-belly sopes. Seafood. Restaurant and bar of- D (nightly), Br (Sa-Su). 143 New- fers superb seafood, Prime steaks, port Center Drive, Newport Beach, excellent cocktails and fun des- 949.721.2000, redorestaurant.com serts, all close to shopping and ideal for pre-theater—there’s even Family owned and Operated for over 30 years! H ROYAL THAICL0000022697 a bell 15 minutes before showtime. Thai. Casually elegant, family-owned Pan-roasted Thai snapper; Prime coastal eateries, local favorites for 30 rib-eye with chimichurri sauce. L, years. Specialties include deep-fried D (daily); Br (Sa-Su). 3300 Bris- honey duck, enormous Lady Thai tol St., Costa Mesa, 714.979.2400, Tangerine Grill prawns (from the Chao Praya River) scottsrestaurantandbar.com & Patio at the with tamarind-curry sauce, and Roy- Anabella Hotel, al Thai fish, fried pompano with spicy SELANNE STEAK TAVERN located next to the chili or sweet-and-sour sauce. L, D Steak. Ice hockey legend Teemu Selän- Anaheim Convention (daily); Br (Su). 4001 W. Coast Hwy., ne also proves an all-star restaurateur Center and opposite Newport Beach, 949.645.8424; with his new spot, which offers several ® The Disneyland 1750 S. Coast Hwy., Laguna Beach, distinct settings within a historic cot- Resort, offers casual 949.494.8424. royalthaicuisine.com tage and a distinctive menu: Consider ambience and elegant Pacific diver scallops, scarlet beet ravi- cuisine amid Spanish H RUSTY PELICAN3 oli, Lord Stanley cut (bone-in rib-eye) mission-style decor. Seafood. Contemporary American wagyu steak for two with Blooms- The imaginative menu includes crab cakes, pan-roast- dale spinach side, and monkey bread menu uses free-range ed ono, and swordfish with Cajun dessert. D (Tu-Su). 1464 S. Coast ingredients and locally grown produce. spices and Kentucky bourbon sauce, Hwy., Laguna Beach, 949.715.9881, Dine on the lovely as well as pastas, prime rib and steaks. selannesteaktavern.com patio or inside in the Waterfront location has a romantic Happy Hour Daily beautifully appointed patio. L, D (daily); Br (Su). 2735 SETTEBELLO from 2:30-6pm and 9pm-1am dining room. W. Coast Hwy., Newport Beach, Italian. Striking pizzeria adheres to 949.642.3431, rustypelican.com authentic Neapolitan practices, using 1030 W. Katella Ave., Anaheim flour from Naples, San Marzano to- 714.772.1186 Serving breakfast, SAM & HARRY’SCL0000022699 matoes and a wood-burning Naples- tangerinegrillandpatio.com lunch and dinner daily. Steak. Fine steaks, pristine seafood built oven. Fine salads. L (Sa-Su), and potent cocktails make for swank D (nightly). Crystal Cove Shopping Mention this ad for 10% off your bill. repasts. Hand-cut Midwest corn-fed Center, 7864 E. Coast Hwy., Newport (some exclusions apply) steaks are aged 28 days; seafood flown Beach, 949.715.2072, settebello.net

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065-080_DINING LISTINGS_GBOC14.indd 74 9/15/14 1:10 PM 065-080_DINING LISTINGS_GBOC14.indd 75 9/15/14 1:10 PM All Small Plates Menu MARINE ROOM SHADESCL0000022701 STUDIOCL0000022704 with over 60 Californian. Casual elegance, win- Cal-French. Bluff-top bungalow TAVERN ning Cal-Continental steak-and- with endless Paci c view oozes off- Items seafood menu and ocean views make hand luxury. Chef Craig Strong offers this venue popular. Deft cooking; creative Cal-French cuisine, gilded by boutique ranch meats . The poolside genteel service, ingredients from on- Open Daily patio is favored for the lavish Sunday site garden, impressive wines and top- 4:30pm brunch. B, L, D (daily); Br (Su). Hilton tier cocktails, too. D (Tu-Su). Mon- Waterfront Beach Resort, 21100 Pa- tage Laguna Beach, 30801 S. Coast ci c Coast Hwy., Huntington Beach, Hwy., Laguna Beach, 949.715.6420, 714.845.8000, waterfrontresort.com studiolagunabeach.com

Now Open! ★ SILVER TRUMPET9000006916 TACO MARÍA Second Location in Newport Beach! American. Creative fare, stylish Mexican. Passionate chef Carlos design near performing arts. Crispy Salgado serves up fascinating “Chi- cheese- lled squash blossoms; achiote cano cuisine” at the OC Mix. Truly skirt steak with chimichurri sauce; distinctive tacos at lunch; dinner is sesame-crusted salmon with Sriracha- a four-course prix-fixe with dishes teriyaki sauce. Seductively illuminated such as Sonoma duck with endive, lounge; lakeside-view patio. B, L, D hibiscus and burnt vanilla. L, D (Tu- (daily); Br (Sa-Su). 3350 Avenue of Sa); Br (Sa-Su). South Coast Collec- the Arts, Costa Mesa, 714.442.8593, tion, 3313 Hyland Ave., Costa Mesa, BreakFast silvertrumpetrestaurant.com 714.538.8444, tacomaria.com saturday-sunday 9-11:30am

Restaurant of the Year, OC Concierge Association SOL COCINACL9000006916 TAMARINDCL9000006918 Lobster Kale LuncH live music k ya Mac & Salad Mexican. Indian. Daily 11:30am-2:30pm Restaurant of the Year, Riviera Magazine Stylish spot overlooking the Sibling to Michelin-starred Cheese Restaurant of the Year, OC Business Journal harbor canals features the fare of Deb- London gets new chef offering tradi- B w h i s k e y orah Schneider, author of cookbooks tional fare with creative presentations. I Happy Hour Mon-Fri 3-5pm Amor y Tacos and The Mexican Slow Potato platter starter; bhindi masala; S 1/2 Off All Mojitos, Beer, pretty girls Cooker. Vibrant Baja-inspired dishes tandoori sea bass. L, D (daily). Crystal T Wine & Well Drinks and cocktails. L, D (daily); Br (Sa-Su). Cove Shopping Center, 7862 E. Coast 251 E. Coast Hwy., Newport Beach, Hwy., Newport Coast, 949.715.8338, R O 1287 South Coast Highway, Laguna Beach 1289 South Coast Highway, Laguna Beach 214 Ocean Ave, Laguna Beach 949.675.9800, solcocina.com tamarindo ondon.com 949.376.9718 | kyabistro.com 949.497.2446 | rooftoplagunabeach.com 949.494.3027 | marineroomtavern.com Bar

SPLASHESCL0000022700 ★ TANGERINE GRILL & PATIO0006918 Californian. Indoors by the fireplace Californian. Culinary California or on the patio steps from the sand, adventure—with Pacific Rim and Hawaiian Style crashing waves and stunning sunsets Southwestern flair—opposite Disney Local gastropub specializing at this posh spot provide the backdrop California Adventure. Tangerine in affordable comfort food, Appetizers & Cocktails for an alluring menu and gorgeous chicken; coconut-crusted mahimahi; craft beers, creative OPEN Daily 11:30am cocktails & boutique wines memories. B, L, D (daily); Br (Sa-Su). and Malibu culotte steak. B, L, D HaPPy HOur Daily 4pm-7pm Surf & Sand Resort, 1555 S. Coast (daily). Anabella Hotel, 1030 W. Open Daily 11:30am-Close Hwy., Laguna Beach, 949.376.2779, Katella Ave., Anaheim, 714.772.1186, surfandsandresort.com tangerinegrillandpatio.com

STONEHILL TAVERNCL0000022703 TAVERN ON THE COAST American. Michael Mina spot in American. Thomas Keller alum Bry- shimmering room at St. Regis Mon- an Podgorski uses French technique arch Beach Resort . Maine lobster but skews modern American. Beet- Newport Beach Waterfront pot pie; riesling-braised Kurobuta pistachio salad; grilled barbecue- 3131 West Coast Hwy. | Newport Beach, CA 92663 | 949.999.6622 pork short ribs; strawberry souf é. glazed Duroc pork atiron or duck The District (at Jamboree & Barranca Pkwy.) Chef Raj Dixit offers stunning tasting con t ravioli with cherry reduction. 2647 Park Ave. | Tustin, CA 92782 | 714.258.7600 menus that change weekly. D (W-Su). L (M-Sa), D (nightly), Br (Su). 34212 www.thewineryrestaurant.net 1 Monarch Beach Resort, Dana Point, Paci c Coast Hwy., Dana Point, 949.234.3318, michaelmina.net 949.415.5888, tavernonthecoast.com

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American-style cuisine with a tropical flair MAKES IT! Downtown disney® district LUNCH & DINNER DAILY • PERFECT FOR GROUPS location open for breakfast ANAHEIM GARDENWALK LONG BEACH - THE PIKE DOWNTOWN DISNEY® DISTRICT (714) 772-0413 714-635-4867 562-437-2434 ONTARIO MILLS (909) 941-7979 SANTA MONICA PIER HOLLYWOOD - UNIVERSAL CITYWALK® Reservations, Groups & Celebrations Welcome! 310-393-0458 818-753-4867 www.rainforestcafe.com www.bubbagump.com

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287315 CHT BUBBA MS RUSTY RC MORTONS Where GB OC Ad.indd 1 9/3/14 12:32 PM 065-080_DINING LISTINGS_GBOC14.indd 79 9/8/14 3:58 PM TORTILLA REPUBLIC and “gastrobar” with distinctive Mexican. Stylish decor with dining decor in each room and an ocean- terraces, a courtyard and modern view patio. Shareable “bar jars” are Mexican fare. Duck-confit tacos with filled with pickled items or spreads; sour-cherry salsita; tequila- and cori- entrées include line-caught Alaskan Seafood & Italian Restaurant ander-rubbed hanger steak; and 100- halibut and a rosemary-and-honey- plus blue agave spirits at the onyx- brined Berkshire pork porterhouse. capped bar. Top-notch salsas and sauc- B, L, D (daily). Hyatt Regency Re- es. Even the chefs have an ocean view. sort, 21500 Pacific Coast Hwy., L (Tu-Su), D (nightly), Br (Sa-Su). 480 Huntington Beach, 714.698.1234, S. Coast Hwy., Laguna Beach, huntingtonbeach.hyatt.com 949.393.4888, tortillarepublic.com H THE WINERYCL9000006911 TWENTY EIGHT Californian. Chef-partner Yvon Chinese. Top Chef finalist Shirley Goetz offers superior contemporary Chung—who has served as executive fare—freshest seafood, wild game, chef at Las Vegas’ China Poblano by USDA Prime steaks plus cigar patios José Andrés and opened restaurants and extensive wine cellars—at two for Thomas Keller, Guy Savoy and striking spots, the newest (with agate- Mario Batali—offers modern Chi- geode-encrusted bars!) overlooking nese fare. Her menu combines classic Newport Harbor. Tustin: L (M-F), D technique with innovation: Consider (nightly); Newport: D (nightly). Dis- her Singapore-style chili lobster with trict at Tustin Legacy, 2647 Park Ave., Simply Delicious, for over 50 years. hand-cut noodles or her slow-braised Tustin, 714.258.7600; 3131 W. Coast oxtail. L, D (daily). 19530 Jamboree Hwy., Newport Beach, 949.999.6622, 949.673.6580 • AmeliasBalboaIsland.com Road, Irvine, twentyeightoc.com thewineryrestaurant.net 311 Marine Avenue • Balboa Island • Newport Beach H VIE DE FRANCECL0000022708 H WOODY’S WHARF French. Classic dishes—onion soup, Seafood. Waterfront spot with col- niçoise salad, omelets, quiches, crepes, orful history has served seafood and boeuf bourguignon and lots more—are steaks since 1965. Cary Grant and made from scratch, breads and pastries Mickey Mantle were guests. Chuck baked fresh daily, sandwiches made to Norris once owned it; doormen in- Fresh Seafood order and desserts also made in-house cluded Jean-Claude Van Damme! L, at this charming bistro and bakery. B, D (daily); Br (Sa-Su). 2318 Newport Authentic Sushi L, D (daily). South Coast Plaza, 3333 Blvd., Newport Beach, 949.675.0474, Premium Steaks Bristol St., Costa Mesa, 714.557.1734, woodyswharf.com viedefrance.com Fresh Fish Market H ZOV’S Daily Chef Creations WATERLINECL0000022670 Zov Karamardian’s culinary passion Seafood. Water-to-table experience propels her spots. Acclaimed Med Happy Hour overlooking Newport Harbor show- cuisine at all locations; bakery-café in cases fresh local seafood three meals Tustin offers jewel-like desserts, pre- The Outlets at Orange per day. Consider crab eggs Benedict mium breads and gourmet products. in the a.m., the halibut BLT at lunch, Meals served vary by location. Ender- 20 City Boulevard and crab-crusted salmon with pan- le Center, 17440 E. 17th St., Tustin, (Behind Nordstrom Rack) seared sea beans, truffle caviar and 714.838.8855; 1801 E. Katella Ave., 714-769-3474 seafood foam at dinner. B, L, D (daily). Anaheim, 714.280.9687; 21123 New- Balboa Bay Resort, 1221 W. Coast port Coast Drive, Newport Coast, Huntington Beach Hwy., Newport Beach, 949.630.4145, 949.760.9687; 3915 Portola Parkway, 20111 Brookhurst Street balboabayresort.com Irvine, 714.734.9687, zovs.com

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AGORA CHURRASCARIA MENU HIGHLIGHTS Table-Served Side Dishes Fried bananas Brazilian cheese bread Tomato vinaigrette

Salad Bar Selections Caesar salad Baby greens Eggplant salad Hearts of palm Sliced tomatoes with fresh mozzarella Marinated artichokes Pickled shiitake Roasted beets Selection of cold cuts and cheeses Salmon gravlax Shrimp cocktail

Hot Dishes Clams with olive oil and white wine Chicken stroganoff Baked salmon Feijoada (black bean stew) Mussels

Meats “Agora Churrascaria, a meat lover’s paradise, is the next best thing to dining in Brazil.” Beef tenderloin —The Orange County Register Brazilian pork sausage Chicken wrapped in bacon Agora Churrascaria, located in the heart of Irvine, is a traditional Brazilian steakhouse Coração (chicken heart) Top sirloin where restaurant patrons are offered a fixed-price menu. It includes a selection of the Tri-tip finest beef, lamb, pork and chicken cuts, which gaucho-dressed waiters carve tableside. Lamb chops All of the meats are prepared and cooked as they have been for centuries: seasoned Pork tenderloin with rock salt to accent the individual tastes of each cut and slow-roasted over an Picanha (top sirloin cap) open-flame mesquite charcoal pit. Also included in the fixed-price menu are the table- Garlic beef kebab served side dishes, the sumptuous salad bar and a selection of hot dishes. A salad Skirt steak Beef ribs bar-only option is also available. Agora’s full bar features classic and specialty cocktails Leg of lamb along with an extensive wine list. Valet and public parking available in the adjoining lot. Beef wrapped in bacon Reservations are recommended. L (M-F), D (nightly). Baked salmon Chicken drumstick

Desserts 1830 Main St. (at MacArthur Boulevard), Irvine Chocolate mousse cake 949.222.9910 Brazilian flan agoranow.com Tiramisu Acaí Cheesecake Passion fruit mousse Gelatos and sorbets

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RALPH BRENNAN'S JAZZ KITCHEN

MENU HIGHLIGHTS

Appetizers Coconut Crusted Shrimp Louisiana Crab Cake Gumbo Ya-Ya French Quarter Salad Corn Chowder

Entrees Pasta Jambalaya BBQ Shrimp and Grits Grilled Medallions of Beef For more than 60 years, Ralph Brennan and his family have proudly served the finest Southern Fried Chicken ingredients in New Orleans, and the Ralph Brennan name has become nearly synonymous Grilled Chicken & Gnocchi Pesto with superb Louisiana cooking. The two-story restaurant in the heart of Downtown Disney® Black and Blue Filet Mignon reflects traditional French Quarter architecture. The ground floor features an open-air Catfish and Shrimp Etouffee Blackened Swordfish courtyard flanked by Jazz Kitchen Express, a quick-service dining facility for folks on the run, and a New Orleans-style jazz club called Flambeaux's. Upstairs, you'll find traditional New Desserts Orleans dining rooms and the outdoor Jazz Balcony, which overlooks Downtown Disney®. Beignets Double Chocolate Bread Pudding A dozen artisans contributed original artwork, including a hand-beaded piano, wrought-iron Bananas Foster fountain and giant neon saxophone on the façade. Diners enjoy traditional New Orleans Pineapple Upside Down Cake starters such as crab cakes with Creole mustard aioli and gumbo ya-ya; main courses include pasta jambalaya, filet mignon with crawfish mashed potatoes, and blackened fish. Po’boys and chicken & waffles satisfy lunch guests. For dessert, there are beignets and Creole double chocolate bread pudding. Jazz Kitchen boasts festive Big Easy-themed private event facilities and a staff with expertise in planning them. B, D (daily); L (M-Sa); Br (Su).

1590 Disneyland Drive, Anaheim 714.776.5200 rbjazzkitchen.com

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ESPN ZONE

MENU HIGHLIGHTS

Appetizers Creamy Spinach and Artichoke Dip Cheese Fries Zone Queso Chips Sliders Wings

Entrees Baby Back Ribs Grilled Salmon Grilled Steak Salad Located in the Downtown Disney District at the Disneyland Resort, ESPN Zone Anaheim Roasted Half Chicken has been immersing guests in the sports world daily since 2001. ESPN Zone provides Smokehouse Burger a premium sports-viewing experience accompanied by reasonably priced all-American Shrimp Scampi and Penne food. From the Screening Room to the interactive games in the Sports Arena, there is Mahi Tacos Blue Cheese Apple Walnut Salad something for sports fans of all ages! The Screening Room, with its 16-foot mega-screen Southwest Chicken Salad surrounded by twelve 42-inch flat screens, is the perfect place to catch the latest action. Fettuccini Alfredo Additionally, there are 120 high-definition TVs scattered throughout the restaurant— Chicken and Avocado Wrap Zone Cheesesteak even the bathrooms have TVs so you don’t miss a play! Upstairs is the Sports Arena, a 10,000-square-foot arcade filled with high-tech, sports-oriented games for kids of all Desserts ages. Downstairs, the Studio Grill is the perfect place to refuel with the restaurant’s house Chocolate Chip Cookie Sundae Rum Carrot Cake specialties. Ideal for casual dining or special events, ESPN Zone always has its game on! Molten Lava Cake L, D (daily). Milkshakes

1545 Disneyland Drive, Anaheim 714.300.3776 espnzone.com

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FIG & OLIVE

MENU HIGHLIGHTS

Appetizers Crostini Zucchini Carpaccio Fig Gorgonzola Tartlet Riviera Shrimp and Salmon Salad Octopus a la Gallega Yellowfin Tuna Carpaccio Crab Cake Beef Tartar

Entrees Since the original location opened in trendy Manhattan, Fig & Olive has been famous for Penne Funghi Tartufo Mediterranean cuisine served to a fashionable clientele in a sophisticated environment. Its Paella Del Mar limestone stucco walls, terra-cotta ceiling, olive trees and rosemary transport guests to Primavera Lobster Risotto the French Riviera; the dining room, with its distinctive candle walls, and soothing, brunch- Mediterranean Branzino Chicken Tajine perfect garden room, make it one of the most stunning restaurants in Orange County. Dover Sole Executive Chef Pascal Lorange creates innovative dishes from seasonal ingredients of Truffle Risotto local artisanal farmers, yet the flavors of Spain, Italy and the South of France permeate Rosemary Lamb Chops Veal Milanese the menu; olive oil replaces butter and is paired with each dish. Among shareable plates and tapas are zucchini carpaccio, fig gorgonzola tartlet and charcuterie selections such Desserts as jamón ibérico, the most prized cured meat from Spain. Larger plates include lemon- Chocolate Pot de Crème Crème Brûlée Cheesecake marinated whole branzino with sauce vierge; paella del mar; chicken tajine and grilled Caramelized Apple Tart rosemary lamb chops. Chocolate pot de crème and crème brûlée cheesecake complete the evening. L, D (daily); Br (Sa-Su).

151 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach 949.877.3005 figandolive.com

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CROSSROADS AT HOUSE OF BLUES

MENU HIGHLIGHTS

Appetizers Fire-Grilled Flatbreads Portabello and Gouda Sliders Voodoo Shrimp Slow-Smoked Pulled Pork Sliders Street Tacos Blackened Shrimp Salads Buffalo Chicken Salad

Entrees Shrimp and Grits Inside the famous House of Blues, where world-class musical talent takes the stage, Jambalaya Crossroads is a lively restaurant that appeals to all the senses. On a new menu created by Lobster Mac and Cheese celebrity chef Aarón Sánchez, the Food Network star’s Latin American heritage shares the Buttermilk Fried Chicken spotlight with dishes that are pure Americana. In addition to items such as the Crossroads Adobo Rubbed Pork Chop Applewood Bacon Wrapped Meatloaf quesadilla and street tacos, the kitchen turns out contemporary takes on Southern New York Strip favorites including jambalaya, shrimp and grits, buttermilk fried chicken, and slow-smoked St. Louis Ribs pulled pork. Lighter fare includes fire-roasted flatbreads and portobello sliders with Gouda Smoked BBQ Bacon Burger The Heat Seeker Burger cheese, but desserts are suitably sinful: bourbon bread pudding, for instance, and triple- Spicy Chicken Pasta chocolate cheesecake. Crossroads, where food, music and art intersect, features a vibrant décor reminiscent of New Orleans’ Bourbon Street and its walls are lined with authentic Desserts Bourbon Bread Pudding American folk art. Like the music it was built to showcase, House of Blues has become a Key Lime Pie Slice quintessentially American institution, and the food at Crossroads makes an evening there Triple Chocolate Cheesecake even more satisfying. L, D (daily); Br (Su). Chocolate Mousse

1530 S. Disneyland Drive, Anaheim 714.778.2583 houseofblues.com/anaheim

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BEACHCOMBER AT WOODY’S WHARF CRYSTAL COVE Providing a beautiful view of Newport Harbor, particularly from its dockside patio, Woody’s Wharf is a perennial favorite among locals On the beach in the Historic District of Crystal Cove State Park, the and visitors alike. Inside, the ambience is warmed by fireplaces, Beachcomber offers spectacular views of the coast and Catalina worn brick and rich wood, and cocktails poured by a friendly staff. Island from either the cozy, nautical-style dining room or scenic Part of Newport Beach tradition since 1965, Woody’s oozes history. patio. The ambience of the celebrated retreat rekindles the nostalgia Highlights among main courses include fish and chips, lobster of a 1930s beach resort, when the county’s Gold Coast was virtually mac and cheese, paella, and grilled steaks. Champagne brunch at undiscovered. In the morning, locals and visitors enjoy dishes such Woody’s has been a weekend ritual for decades. Whichever aspect as a farmers market frittata, coconut-macadamia pancakes, brioche appeals to you, Woody’s is an Orange County classic. Present your French toast, and steak chilaquiles. The lunch menu features Maine hotel room key and receive a free dessert with the purchase of an lobster rolls and ahi or Kobe beef burgers. At dinner, while watching entrée. B (M-F); L, D (daily); Br (Sa-Su). the sunset over the Pacific, diners begin with calamari or mini ahi tuna tacos before moving on to filet mignon, crab-stuffed Scottish salmon or braised short ribs. The Beachcomber’s Bootlegger Bar turns out legendary cocktails including the Pimm’s Cup and Paradise Punch, perfectly suited to the laid-back beach scene. B, L, D (daily).

15 Crystal Cove, Newport Coast 2318 Newport Blvd., Newport Beach 949.376.6900 949.675.0474 thebeachcombercafe.com woodyswharf.com

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THE PIZZA PRESS RA SUSHI BAR RESTAURANT

This intimate pizza parlor features a fun Roaring Twenties décor RA elevates the ancient art of sushi to new heights with its mod- with quirky newspapers from the era lining the walls. The Pizza ern Japanese fusion cuisine served in a hip, trendy atmosphere Press is just steps from Disneyland, and its patio offers views of that is fashionable yet unpretentious. The music is pumping, the bustling Harbor Boulevard scene. Customers can create their the mood is upbeat and the atmosphere is as stimulating as a own pizzas, made right in front of them from an array of fresh big bite of wasabi. Fresh sashimi and sushi are sliced to order, ingredients and then enjoyed with a seasonal craft beer from innovative rolls and specialties like RA’s Hot Mess, Viva Las tap or with a premium glass of wine. The combinations available Vegas Roll and Tootsy Maki make RA a cut above your neigh- to creative customers seem infinite, but guests can also select borhood sushi bar. Sample sake and exotic cocktails, or simply pre-designed pizzas with classic newspaper names: the Tribune, relax during Happy Hour Monday-Saturday from 3 p.m.-7 p.m. L, the Times, the Chronicle. Service is quick for those on the run, D (daily). but never hurried. Satisfied visitors can finish with tiramisu, freshly baked cookies or a root-beer float. Open until 1 a.m. New locations coming soon. Franchise opportunities now available. B, L, D (daily). The Strand 155 5th Street, Huntington Beach 714.536.6390

The District at Tustin Legacy 1534 S Harbor Blvd., Anaheim 2401 Park Ave., Tustin 714.323.7134 714.566.1700 thepizzapress.com rasushi.com

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VIE DE FRANCE BLUEWATER HARBOR GRILL This bakery-café offers the best of casual GRILL Since 1984, proprietors John, Wanda and French cooking, reminiscent of a family- Keegan Hicks have taken pride in the run bistro. Authentic specialties such as Bluewater Grill is the place for seafood sincere friendly attitude of the staff and French onion soup, niçoise salad, beef so fresh that the menus are printed daily! the quality of food. Serving lunch, dinner bourguignon and steak frites are pre- The popular restaurant serves up to 40 and Sunday breakfast, the Harbor Grill pared by experienced chefs and enjoyed varieties of sustainably caught or Seafood offers a delicious array of fresh seafood in a cozy, casual environment. Breads Watch-approved farmed seafood and cooked in a variety of styles including and pastries are baked fresh daily, and shellfish daily, such as locally harpooned Southwestern, Pacific Rim, Caribbean, sweet finishes include chocolate mousse, swordfish or snapper, Alaskan halibut and Cajun and Mediterranean. With its rea- fruit-filled crêpes and pain perdu. A wide wild king salmon in season. It also fea- sonably priced menu, premium cocktails variety of sandwiches, salads and lighter, tures delicious salads, burgers, pasta and and extensive wine list, the Harbor Grill vegetarian dishes provide additional ver- steak, and has a fresh oyster bar and lively has become a favorite with locals and a satility. Vie de France is an ideal way bar scene. Sit on Tustin’s fireplace patio, popular destination for visitors who are to enjoy the cuisine of France closer to on Newport’s waterfront terrace, or visit made to feel like “regulars.” Whether home. B, L, D (daily). the location in Avalon on Santa Catalina they’re enjoying the cozy dining room Island. L,D (daily); brunch (Sa-Su). or the colorful terrace, the view of the harbor sails encourages a leisurely meal 630 Lido Park Drive, Newport Beach while a pianist adds the perfect back- 949.675.3474 ground music each evening. South Coast Plaza 3333 Bristol St., Costa Mesa 2409 Park Ave., Tustin 34499 Golden Lantern, Dana Point 714.557.1734 714.258.3474 949.240.1416 viedefrance.com bluewatergrill.com harborgrill.com

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SILVER TRUMPET MOZAMBIQUE ROYAL THAI RESTAURANT & BAR With three levels of dining, including the CUISINE new Veranda rooftop and an extensive Just steps away from the Segerstrom menu celebrating the flavors of South Exquisite Thai dining in casually elegant Center for the Arts and South Coast Africa, Mozambique is perfect for an inti- surroundings is offered at this family- Plaza, Silver Trumpet gets a standing mate dinner for two or a lively gathering owned establishment, which has pre- ovation for its symphony of seasonal, sus- with friends or colleagues. Portuguese sented the tranquility of Thai cuisine and tainable flavors. This restaurant features traditions are blended with exotic African culture for more than 30 years. Dishes modern American cuisine sourced from ingredients; there are always new things such as honey duck and enormous Lady the local market using fresh and free- to try as well as more familiar wood-fired Thai prawns from the Chao Praya River range ingredients and housemade pas- steaks and seafood. Begin with peri-peri reflect the beguiling flavors of Thailand. tries, pastas and desserts. A local favorite prawns, wok-charred ahi tuna or samoo- The proprietors have served Thailand’s and popular pre-show stop for theater- sas with Mozambique chutney before Royal Family and they roll out the red goers, the elegant dining room hits a high moving on to curries, whole Baja lobster carpet for yours. The Sunset Dinner— note with its warm modern décor and or Moroccan-style Chilean sea bass. Live four courses for $15.95—is offered from seamless glass windows providing fabu- music is offered Wednesday thru Sunday 5 to 7 pm; full-service bar. L, D (daily); lous lake or city views. It’s complimented nights, as well as complimentary service Br (Su). by the contemporary bar and unmatched within five miles. D (nightly). outdoor dining experience on the patio. 4001 W. Coast Hwy., Newport Beach B, L, D (daily), Br (Sa-Su). 949.645.8424

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ANGEL STADIUM CL0000022599 er of Terror and Soarin’ Over Califor- Katella Ave., Anaheim, 714.704.2400, Home of Major League Baseball nia, an amazing simulation of gliding hondacenter.com team the Los Angeles Angels of Ana- above the gorgeous Golden State. heim, World Series winner in 2002 1313 S. Disneyland Drive, Anaheim, JETPACK AMERICA0 and often American League West- 714.781.4565, disneyland.com Jet-pack flight’s a reality! Participants ern Division champs. The halo atop can fly 30 feet in the air and skim the 23-story “Big A” in the parking DISNEYLANDCL0000022602 across the waters of Newport Harbor lot lights up when the team wins. Mickey Mouse’s original theme park at 35 mph, thanks to the water-pro- Saturday night fireworks. Tours Tu-W includes 55 attractions in eight lands, pelled jet pack. 2600 Newport Blvd., 9:30 am, 11 am and 1 pm when the from Great Moments With Mr. Lin- Newport Beach, 888.553.6471, team is away, off-season on Tuesdays. coln on Main Street to Star Tours: jetpackamerica.com 2000 Gene Autry Way, Anaheim, The Adventures Continue and Space 714.634.2000. Tours: 714.940.2070, Mountain in Tomorrowland. High- K1 SPEED9000006938 angelsbaseball.com lights also include Fantasmic! and the Indoor kart racing offers challeng- TRANSPORTING MUSEUMS fireworks show. The show Mickey’s ing track for speed enthusiasts, an Whether your preferred means CHRIST CATHEDRALCL0000022600 Magical Map in Fantasyland is new. authentic racing experience in a safe, of transportation negotiates The stunning glass edifice formerly 1313 S. Disneyland Drive, Anaheim, comfortable, accessible environ- known as Crystal Cathedral and its 714.781.7290, disneyland.com ment utilizing advanced European the land, air or sea, there's a campus are now owned by the Ro- electric karts and indoor asphalt museum in Orange County for man Catholic Diocese of Orange. Ad- H FLIGHTDECK AIR tracks. Available for private par- you. Lyon Air Museum (above), jacent architectural treasures include COMBAT CENTER ties or corporate events. 17221 Von just outside John Wayne Airport, Richard Neutra’s Tower of Hope and Flightdeck’s F-16 flight simulators of- Karman Ave., Irvine, 949.250.0242; features some of the world's Richard Meier’s International Center fer the ultimate “Top Gun” adventure. 1000 N. Edward Court, Anaheim, rarest operational 20th century for Positive Thinking. 12141 Lewis Takeoffs, aerial maneuvers and land- 714.632.6999. k1speed.com St., Garden Grove, 714.971.4000 ing on an aircraft carrier provide ex- aircraft, including the Boeing hilarating experiences in the “cockpit” KNOTT’S BERRY FARMCL0000022605 B-17 "Flying Fortress," as well DISCOVERY CUBECL0 that few civilians can imagine. Mini- More than 165 attractions at “Amer- as other historical vehicles, such More than 100 hands-on displays: mum age, 11. 1650 S. Sinclair St., Ana- ica’s first theme park” include a top- as Adolf Hitler's 1939 Mercedes- Kids create a tidal wave, make music heim, 714.937.1511, flightdeck1.com notch collection of roller coasters, Benz (714.210.4585). The with lasers and lie on a bed of nails. among them Xcelerator, Silver Bullet, The huge tilting cube itself houses the FULLERTON ARBORETUMCL9000006937 GhostRider and new Coast Rider. Marconi Automotive Museum in Boeing Rocket Lab. Recent highlight: The county’s largest botanical garden Camp Snoopy is for younger kids. In Tustin displays historic and MythBusters: The Explosive Exhibi- features 26 lush acres boasting more October, the park becomes Knott’s pristine race, exotic and muscle tion. 2500 N. Main St., Santa Ana, than 4,000 unusual plant species Scary Farm. Dining options include cars (714.258.3001), among them 714.542.2823, discoverycube.org set amid ponds and streams. The Spurs steakhouse in Ghost Town and the FX Ferrari, the “Louie the tranquil retreat recently celebrated Mrs. Knott’s Chicken Dinner. Adja- DISNEY CALIFORNIA Lizard” top-fuel dragster, the its 30th anniversary. 1900 Associ- cent Soak City Water Park is open ADVENTURECL0000022603 ated Road, Fullerton, 657.278.3407, in summer. 8039 Beach Blvd., Buena Jaguar XJ220 and the 53rd car Disneyland’s adjacent state-themed fullertonarboretum.com Park, 714.220.5200, knotts.com built by Enzo Ferrari. The col- counterpart offers lands based on lection at the small, jam-packed Hollywood, beach culture and the HONDA CENTERCL0000022604 LEGOLAND CALIFORNIA CL0000022606 Huntington Beach International Gold Rush. Cars Land adds three at- The entertainment and sports venue Theme park south of Orange County Surfing Museum (714.960.3483) tractions, notably Radiator Springs hosts blockbuster concerts by acts features more than 60 rides, shows racers, inspired by the Disney- such as Justin Timberlake and Katy and attractions, including Bob the includes the original hardwood Pixar film cars. The spectacular World Perry, the Ringling Bros. and Barnum Builder in 4-D, Dune Raiders and surfboard owned by Duke S

of Color water-and-laser show wows & Bailey Circus, Anaheim Ducks the Land of Adventure. 1 Legoland Kahanamoku, who popularized nightly. The thrills never end at Cali- home hockey games and basketball’s Drive, Carlsbad, 760.918.LEGO,

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090-099_ATTRACTIONS LISTINGS_GBOC14.indd 92 9/15/14 1:16 PM LONG BEACH AQUARIUM Dragon is the latest show. 7600 Beach OF THE PACIFIC CL0000022606 Blvd., Buena Park, 714.640.1497, The venue boasts more than 11,000 piratesdinneradventure.com sea animals, nearly 500 species. The focus is on Pacific Ocean sea life. Draws PRETEND CITYCL9000006938 also include Shark Lagoon, where Children’s museum near Irvine Spec- you can pet the sharks; Lorikeet For- trum Center is an interconnected est, where you can feed the birds; and miniature city for children 10 and Turtle Vision in 4-D. 100 Aquarium under. Exhibits encourage interactive Way, Long Beach, 562.590.3100, experiences and play. Included are

aquariumofpacific.org a farm, grocery store, café, doctor’s SIMUL HT AT IG IO office, art studio, beach, amphithe- L N F MEDIEVAL TIMES CL0000022607 ater and marina. 29 Hubble, Irvine, The Flight is Simulated Dinner theater show features jousting 949.428.3900, pretendcity.org The Experience is Real knights, Lipizzaner stallions, swords- C E N T E R manship, falconry and four-course RICHARD NIXON PRESIDENTIAL No Experience Required feast; the pageantry unfolds in an 11th LIBRARY & MUSEUMCL0000022611 8 Fighter Jet century castle setting and arena. The Venue offers a glimpse into the events Flight Simulators gift shop offers elaborate swords and and people that shaped, and were Boeing-800 knives. 7662 Beach Blvd., Buena Park, shaped by, the 37th president. It pulls Flight Simulator 714.523.1100, medievaltimes.com no punches; you can arrange to listen to Nixon’s infamous White House Flights Starting at $59 MISSION SAN JUAN tapes. Full-size replicas of the White Less than 2 miles CAPISTRANO House’s East Room and Lincoln Sit- from Disneyland The jewel of the California missions, ting Room. Docent-led garden tours 714 • 937 • 1511 founded in 1776 and considered the on Saturdays. 18001 Yorba Linda Flightdeck.com birthplace of Orange County, draws Blvd., Yorba Linda, 714.933.5075, visitors with its architecture, gardens, library.nixonfoundation.org history and exhibitions. It is the best- preserved structure of its kind in the H SAN DIEGO ZOOCL9000006922 U.S. Priests still celebrate Mass in the As the old children’s rhyme goes: You Serra Chapel, the oldest church in Cal- belong in the zoo. At this one, visitors ifornia, where father Junípero Serra are in good company with more than Enriching lives through the world’s once presided. Free audio tours can 4,000 creatures from nearly every be downloaded to your smartphone. corner of the world. The animals live finest arts and cultures. 26801 Ortega Hwy., San Juan Capist- in habitats modeled after their natu- rano, 949.234.1300, missionsjc.com ral homes (e.g., Elephant Odyssey). The landmark is a longtime leader ORANGE COUNTY in care and conservation. 2920 Zoo GREAT PARKCL90000 Drive, Balboa Park, 619.231.1515, The fledgling park, on the former site sandiegozoo.org of a Marine Corps air station, is huge. So far, it includes the Palm Court Arts H SAFARI PARK3 Complex, the Museum of Heritage The Serengeti is thousands of miles & Aviation, Farm + Food Lab and a away, but the 1,800-acre Safari Park tethered orange balloon ride that goes lets visitors experience a safari near up 400 feet. Sand Canyon and Marine San Diego. More than 3,500 animals Way, Irvine, 866.829.3829, ocgp.org roam the grounds, designed to resem- ble natural habitats such as savannas, SHOP•DINE•EXPLORE•LEARN PIRATE’S DINNER ADVENTURE2610 forests and lakes. The park’s exhibits Join the crew of an 18th century Span- bring animal adventurers safely close ish galleon on a high-seas adventure. to elephants, giraffes, gorillas, lions, Daredevil stunts, cannon blasts and antelopes, zebras and rhinos. 15500 Port of Call Feast complete the swash- San Pasqual Valley Road, Escondido, buckling, musical fun. Rise of the Sea 760.747.8702, sandiegozoo.org/park

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090-099_ATTRACTIONS LISTINGS_GBOC14.indd 93 9/9/14 11:59 AM SHERMAN LIBRARY cert hall of its size in Southern Cali- & GARDENS2 fornia.... It seems an exception to the Ten themed gardens on 2.2 acres laws of physics,” adding that Yasuhi- are hidden along Coast Highway. sa Toyota, the same acoustician used Immaculate gardens, patios and for L.A.’s Walt Disney Concert Hall, conservatories are linked by brick “has produced a small masterpiece.” walkways, ower beds and burbling Offerings include the world’s touring tile fountains. The library is devoted orchestras and a jazz series. 1 Univer- to the Paci c Southwest. Café Jar- sity Drive, Aliso Viejo, 949.480.4000, din offers a Cal-French lunch. 2647 soka.edu E. Coast Hwy., Corona del Mar, 949.673.2261, slgardens.org SOUTH COAST REPERTORYCL0000022617 One of America’s foremost pro- PERFORMING ARTS ducers of new plays, the Tony IRVINE BARCLAY THEATRE CL0000022615 Award-winning SCR now begins Eclectic offerings at this cultural gem its second half-century. The venue range from an annual New World Fla- has germinated such acclaimed menco Festival to string quartets to productions as Margaret Edson’s hip-hop. The intimate, 750-seat hall Pulitzer Prize-winning Wit and offers wins loyal audiences for its commit- a wide range of classics as well. The ment to intriguing programming; it more intimate Julianne Argyros Stage also hosts emerging local ensembles. often presents world or West Coast UC Irvine, 4242 Campus Drive, premieres. 655 Town Center Drive, Irvine, 949.854.4646, thebarclay.org Costa Mesa, 714.708.5555, scr.org

LAGUNA PLAYHOUSECL0000022616 VERIZON WIRELESS One of the West Coast’s oldest con- AMPHITHEATERCL0000022618 tinuously operating professional The outdoor concert amphitheater theaters offers a wide array of works. hosts major touring pop, rock and Season highlights: Joan Didion’s country acts. The Paci c Symphony The Year of Magical Thinking, Her- Orchestra puts on summer concerts shey Felder as Irving Berlin and the with reworks. There are some 10,000 musical-comedy whodunit Murder reserved seats and nearly 6,000 spots for Two. Moulton Theatre, 606 La- on the lawn, ideal for a pre-concert guna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, picnic. 8808 Irvine Center Drive, 949.497.2787, lagunaplayhouse.com Irvine, 949.855.8095, livenation.com

SEGERSTROM CENTER MUSEUMS FOR THE ARTSCL0000022614 ★ BOWERS MUSEUM CL0000022619 The county’s premier performing- Cultural-arts venue hosts block- arts venue offers Broadway mu- buster shows with venerated muse- sicals and dance in Segerstrom ums around the world and houses Hall, concerts by the Paci c Sym- art and artifacts of indigenous phony, Paci c Chorale and touring peoples. Permanent exhibits include orchestras in the Cesar Pelli-designed Ancient Arts of China: A 5,000- Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Year Legacy and Spirits and Head- Hall. More intimate events take place hunters: Art of the Paci c Islands, in Founders Hall and Samueli The- and several that are California- ater. 600 Town Center Drive, Costa themed, among them California: The Mesa, 714.556.2787, scfta.org Golden Years. 2002 N. Main St., San- ta Ana, 714.567.3600, bowers.org SOKA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER4 EXPLOROCEAN Los Angeles Times music critic Mark The museum is in two facilities near Swed declared Soka’s “the best con- the Balboa Fun Zone’s Ferris wheel:

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090-099_ATTRACTIONS LISTINGS_GBOC14.indd 94 9/15/14 1:16 PM the Richard and Betty Steele Model LYON AIR MUSEUM940 Pavilion, with its superb collection Some of the world’s rarest operational of model ships, and the East Wing 20th century aircraft, e.g., the Boeing Gallery, offering such exhibits as Ex- B-17 “Flying Fortress,” and other his- traordinary People, which focuses on torical vehicles such as Adolf Hitler’s iconic heroes of the sea. 600 E. Bay 1939 Mercedes-Benz, displayed on Ave., Newport Beach, 949.675.8915, the perimeter of John Wayne Airport. explorocean.org 19300 Ike Jones Drive, Santa Ana, 714.210.4585, lyonairmuseum.org FULLERTON MUSEUM CENTER The focus is on intriguing exhibitions MARCONI AUTOMOTIVE in the areas of history, science and art, MUSEUM940 often with a pop-culture bent. Ongo- Impressive $30 million car collec- ing exhibits in the Leo Fender Gallery tion features rare historic race, exotic are devoted to the legendary local and muscle cars in pristine condition, electric-guitar maker. 301 N. Pomo- notably Ferraris but also the “Louie na Ave., Fullerton, 714.738.6545, the Lizard” dragster and one of the cityoffullerton.com/depts/museum oldest Foxfire firetrucks. 1302 Indus- trial Drive, Tustin, 714.258.3001, HUNTINGTON BEACH INTER- marconimuseum.org NATIONAL SURFING MUSEUM Hear a Dick Dale guitar riff in your MUZEOCL9000006940 head and you’ve got the good vibra- Museum and cultural-arts center tion behind this shrine. One of Dale’s hosts three traveling exhibitions with 1954 electric guitars is displayed. children’s programs per year. High- Though small, the collection includes lights this season: American Quilts photos, ukuleles and surfboards, in- in the Modern Age, 1870-1940. cluding an original hardwood that 241 S. Anaheim Blvd., Anaheim, belonged to Duke Kahanamoku, who 714.956.8936, muzeo.org popularized surfing in the 1920s. 411 Olive Ave., Huntington Beach, ORANGE COUNTY 714.960.3483, surfingmuseum.org MUSEUM OF ARTCL0000022624 Premier visual-arts venue champions IRVINE MUSEUMCL0000022622 20th century and contemporary art Modest venue in an office building and culture. The museum’s own exhi- focuses on California Impressionism. bitions have traveled to some 20 mu- Artists include Paul De Longpré, seums in the last decade. The Avant- Franz A. Bischoff, Anna Althea Hills Garde Collection is a season highlight. and Granville Richard Seymour 850 San Clemente Drive, Newport Redmond. Guided tours Thursdays. Beach, 949.759.1122, ocma.net 18881 Von Karman Ave., Irvine, 949.476.2565, irvinemuseum.org GOLF ANAHEIM HILLS GOLF LAGUNA ART MUSEUMCL0000022623 COURSE With roots dating to 1918, this may Course spread over Old California be the county’s oldest cultural in- terrain features hillside vistas, grace- stitution, but the eclectic museum ful valleys and a stream that mean- today attracts a younger and edgier ders past stands of stately oaks and set with exhibits that celebrate pop sycamores. Fees include a cart and culture: video games, custom cars, a GPS system. The 30,000-square- comic books, surfing and tattoos. foot, Mediterranean-themed club- The venue also showcases California house adds to one of the county’s best art of the late 19th century. 307 Cliff golfing values. 6501 E. Nohl Ranch Drive, Laguna Beach, 949.494.8971, Road, Anaheim Hills, 714.998.3041, lagunaartmuseum.org playanaheimgolf.com

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PELICAN HILL GOLF CLUBCL0000026134 COSTA MESA 55 The gorgeous Ocean North and TAVERN + BOWL Ocean South courses offer some of State-of-the-art bowling alley with the best golf in the United States. The 10 lanes, sports viewing and menu Tom Fazio-designed layouts, adjacent by chef Scott Raczek (Mr. Stox). The to the Resort at Pelican Hill, are on Triangle, 1875 Newport Blvd., Costa coastal bluffs. Fees include a cart. Mesa, 949.438.2320, tavernbowl.com

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090-099_ATTRACTIONS LISTINGS_GBOC14.indd 96 9/15/14 1:17 PM FLOE LOUNGE New American share plates and ex- Smart and chic inside-outside venue cellent cocktails. Kitchen open un- with seaside-meets-city vibe. Com- til 1 am, bar until 2 am. Tu-Sa. 725 munal tables and games; cocktails Baker St., Costa Mesa, 714.557.6700, use ice spheres. Irvine Marriott Ho- mesacostamesa.com tel, 18000 Von Karman Ave., Irvine, 949.254.5725, marriott.com MULDOON’S DUBLIN PUBCL9000006945 Cozy, lively spot near Fashion Island HEAT ULTRA LOUNGECL9000006909 offers Irish-themed events such as kilt Las Vegas-inspired nightclub near and fiddle contests in the Celtic bar, the Anaheim Convention Center and plus really good food—Irish fare as Disney Resort features plush decor, well as American dishes. 202 New- state-of-the-art lighting and sound, port Center Drive, Newport Beach, VIP sections and a luxurious indoor 949.640.4110, muldoonspub.com patio. Anaheim GardenWalk, 321 W. Katella Ave., Anaheim, 714.776.4328, O BAR heatultraloungeoc.com The bar at hilltop hideaway Orange Hill Restaurant offers endless city- H HOUSE OF BLUES CL0000022649 light views and small plates. The retro Nationally acclaimed bayou-inspired orange theme extends to the Burning venue offers touring name bands, Mandarin martini, orange chande- dancing and soul food, and a roof-rais- liers and orange piano. 6410 E. Chap- ing Sunday Gospel Brunch; “Cross- man Ave., Orange, 714.997.2910, roads” menu by chef Aaron Sanchez. theorangehillrestaurant.com On the walls is a superior collection of outsider art. Downtown Disney, H ROOFTOP LOUNGE 1530 S. Disneyland Drive, Anaheim, Local favorite—and a must-hit spot 714.778.3585, hob.com/anaheim for visitors—offers a front-row seat for spectacular sunsets and ocean THE IMPROV views. Enjoy cocktails, lunch and Comedy showcase and dinner theater appetizers atop La Casa del Camino at two locations. Pros bring down the hotel. Heat lamps and blankets avail- house, amateurs launch careers. Din- able. Call for hours. 1289 S. Coast ing pre-show gets priority seating. 120 Hwy., Laguna Beach, 949.497.2446, S. Brea Blvd., Brea, 714.482.0700, rooftoplagunabeach.com breaimprov.com; Irvine Spectrum Center, 71 Fortune Drive, Irvine, STEAMERS JAZZ CLUB CL0000022655 949.854.5455, irvineimprov.com The county’s premier jazz venue heats up lively downtown Fullerton nightly LUCKY STRIKE LANES with the sounds of Latin rhythms, big- Retro-cool bowling lounge at the band arrangements, Dixieland melo- Outlets at Orange has billiards, DJ and dies, sultry vocals and more. A hearty dancing. 20 City Blvd. West, Orange, menu is served until closing time to 714.937.5263, bowlluckystrike.com satisfy those late-night cravings. 138 W. Commonwealth Ave., Fullerton, H MARINE ROOM TAVERN 714.871.8800, steamerscafe.com Laid-back, newly redone bar; live rock and blues on weekends. Open until SUTRA LOUNGECL9000006942 1 am Su-Th, 2 am F-Sa. 214 Ocean Vibrant dance club presents intrigu- Ave., Laguna Beach, 949.494.3027, ing lineup of musical acts (they’ve marineroomtavern.com included Ludacris, Nelly, Paul Oaken- fold, Snoop Dogg) and big-name dee- MESA jays. “Smart casual” attire. Th-Sa. The Trendy lounge at the Camp has re- Triangle, 1870 Harbor Blvd., Costa tractable glass roof, offers menu of Mesa, 949.722.7103, sutraoc.com

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