MARCH 2016 Newport BeachNewportBeachLifestylePubs.com LIFESTYLE™ Great Foodin Orange County! ZOV KARAMARDIAN CONTINUES HER FOOD MAGIC ELYSSA FOURNIER’S BAKERY DELIGHTS DAVID MARTIN A CHEF’S CHEF RACHEL HAGGSTROM A CULINARY STAR Where and individualart style meet. The Artisan Collection by Cottage Colour personifies the distilled essence of luxury, sophistication, and culture. As purveyors of exclusively hand-woven, 100% fine Thai silk couture, contemporary and practical elegance are hallmarks of our creations. 2836 East Coast Hwy - Corona del Mar, California | 949.656.6015 CottageColour.com Where and individualart style meet. The Artisan Collection by Cottage Colour personifies the distilled essence of luxury, sophistication, and culture. As purveyors of exclusively hand-woven, 100% fine Thai silk couture, contemporary and practical elegance are hallmarks of our creations. 2836 East Coast Hwy - Corona del Mar, California | 949.656.6015 CottageColour.com Lifestyle Letter Food for Thought MARCH 2016 PUBLISHER Randy Harding | [email protected] ood is the stuff of life, at least that's the way I think of it. I 949.432.3050 look forward every day to being able to have a wonderful food F CO-PUBLISHER experience. It doesn't have to be gourmet. It could be a favorite Ana Launes hamburger or chocolate shake or hot dog, and I can tell you exactly EDITOR where I would go to partake. It could also be a favorite dish at a Donna Bunce | [email protected] local eatery or a new restaurant and a choice of foods I've never CONTRIBUTING WRITERS eaten before. That's always fun too. Then, there are those special Ana Launes, Deirdre Michalski, Colin Roohan, meals at friends' homes, where loving hands have prepared what I Jenn Tanaka, Suzette Zara know will be delicious fare (my friends are good cooks!). CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS That's why this issue excites me. It's the Food Issue, and we get Kimberly April, Gayle Dawn, Joesan Diche, Doug Gifford, to feature some standout places, where the cuisine will make you Gilmore Studios, Happy Photos, Tony Lattimore, J. Christopher smile. All in Newport Beach, I'm sure you've heard of them–Balboa Bay Resort, The Launi, Joy Reynolds, Carla Rhea, Colin Roohan, Anne Watson Pacific Club, Zov's at Newport Coast, and Mixed Bakery in Corona del Mar. The chefs SENIOR SALES EXECUTIVE and baker, in the case of Mixed Bakery, are committed and passionate about their craft. Bryan Grupe Bill Bracken's Food Truck is about food too–the healthy and nutritious food he is ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES creating to feed families who don't have enough to eat on a daily basis. With nearly Deborah Gairdner, Julia Ghavami 400,000 people hungry in this county and 45% of them school-age, it is a daunting task, ACCOUNT MANAGER but Bracken is committed to making a difference. Ken Finocchio Kristin Martin is inspired to help nonprofits, as she orchestrates one of the coolest food events around. It's called "Table for 10," and features 30 of Orange County’s top CORPORATE TEAM chefs, each cooking for tables of 10. This year's proceeds benefit Vocational Visions and CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | Steven Schowengerdt The Teen Project. CHIEF SALES OFFICER | Matthew Perry Suzette Zara adds her two cents in the food category this month by celebrating St. CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | DeLand Shore Patrick's Day with recipes for Mini Spinach Tarts, Artichoke Pepper Hummus and DIRECTOR OF MARKETING | Brad Broockerd Vodka Spearmint Punch. Do you detect a decidedly green theme? You bet! And, finally, you'll enjoy Deirdre Michalski's history of The Ritz Restaurant and its ART DIRECTOR | Sara Minor resurrection as the newly-opened The Ritz Prime Seafood in Newport. EDITORIAL DIRECTOR | Nicole Sylvester Before I sign off, not related to food, but very exciting, is the opening of the Hilbert AD COORDINATORS | Cyndi Harrington, Chelsi Hornbaker, Museum of California Art at Chapman University. Thanks to Mark and Janet Hilbert Kim Foster, Megan Seymour and their generous donation of California Scene art, we are all blessed by being able to LAYOUT DESIGNER | Nicolette Martin view these wonderful works of art. I'm sure you'll love the paintings with the story as DESIGN SPECIALIST | Ashleigh Thomson much as I do! EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT | Melanie Carlisle Wherever food leads you this month, do enjoy. It's the stuff of life! APPLICATION ARCHITECT | Michael O’Connell WEB DEVELOPER | Hanna Park Until next time, Donna Bunce, Editor [email protected] Donna Bunce, Editor [email protected] by Community ™ NewportBeachLifestylePubs.com P.O. Box 12608 Overland Park, KS 66282-3214 Proverbs 3:5-6 JOIN US TALK TO US Newport Beach Lifestyle™ is published monthly by Lifestyle Publications LLC. It is distributed via the US Postal Service to some of Newport Beach’s most affluent neighborhoods. Articles and advertisements do not necessarily reflect Lifestyle Publications’ opinions. No portion of this magazine may be reproduced in any form without written consent. Lifestyle Publications does not assume responsibility for statements made by advertisers or editorial contributors. 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PHOTOGRAPHY KIMBERLY APRIL, DOUG GIFFORD, JOESAN DICHE KC & the Sunshine Band Deborah & Larry Bridges Toni & John Ginger, Amy & Terry Dwyer Diana Krall, center, with Jennifer, Alette and Candlelight Co-Chairs Jim & Kelly Mazzo and Marta Anton Segerstrom, Elizabeth Segerstrom & Raj Bhathal Women of Chapman's 29th Annual A festive nutcracker-themed holiday"Christmas luncheon greeted guests at the TheIsland Hotel with aRitz" jolly Santa, Dickens Carolers, hot-hot opportunity prizes, a scrumptious repast and top-drawer fashions from Neiman Marcus. PHOTOGRAPHY PEGGY O’DONNELL AND TONY LATTIMORE Artist and Women of Chapman member Georgeana Chapman Board of Trustees Chair David Janes Chapman President Jim Doti, front, with his wife Ireland with her painting, "Love," which WOC and wife Donna Janes with Chapman Chancellor Lynn, right, receiving limited edition nutcracker member Julia Argyros won in the live auction Daniele Struppa from Women of Chapman President Barbara Eidson, "Christmas at The Ritz" Chair Laura Baratta and underwriting chair Donna Bunce Grand Patron Janet Curci with her grandson and Neiman Marcus, Fashion Island, Vice President/ Sheri Shepherd, celebrity stylist Luke Reichle Chapman student Jonothan Curci General Manager Leyla Vokhshoori 8 Newport Beach Lifestyle | March 2016 WESTCLIFF OPTOMETRY DR. H. MICHAEL SHACK Therapeutic Optometrist 949.720.0204 | [email protected] | 1725 Westcliff Dr., Newport Beach, CA 92660 EYE EXAMINATIONS CONTACT LENSES DESIGNER EYEWEAR BRANDS PRESCRIPTIONS FILLED $100 GIFT CERTIFICATE TOWARD ANY DESIGNER EYEWEAR Offer ends March 31st. Good Times CourtFriends Appointed Special of Advocates' CASA Holiday Luncheon Set atRecord-Breaking St. Regis Resort netted $302,000 for foster Net!care children, while Saks Fifth Avenue's Alice + Olivia fashions enticed and Lugano Diamonds' diamond bangles sparkled. PHOTOGRAPHY HAPPY PHOTOS Saks Fifth Avenue, South Coast Plaza, Vice Colorado CASA State Coordinator and guest President/General Manager Chris Bures and speaker Lauren Mueller, center, with event co- Lugano Diamonds' Vice President of Marketing chairs Colleen Masterson, left, and Tiffanie Foster and Development Stuart Winston Alice + Olivia model CASA-OC CEO Kathryn Seebold with husband Friends of CASA President Jaynine Warner with Dan Seebold husband Dave Warner Crystal Cove Alliance's 19th Annual Seaside A festive tree lighting ceremony, Santa'sHoliday visit, carolers and Celebration a seaside bazaar at Crystal Cove's Historic District drew locals to the complimentary all-day "Deck the Cove" winter festival. PHOTOGRAPHY J. CHRISTOPHER LAUNI Crystal Cove Alliance supporters Bette & Wylie Aitken with CCA Founder and Director of External Affairs Laura Davick 10 Newport Beach Lifestyle | March 2016 Linda Fratianne Olympic Silver Medalist Figure Skating 215 1/2 Marine Avenue Balboa Island, Ca 208.720.1467 Good Times Foundation for Success Luncheon a Success! KidWorks' annual fundraising luncheon at the Doubletree Hotel in Santa Ana featured