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SOCO UNCORKED RAISES MORE THAN $10,000 #FORTHEKIDS

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On the evening of March 31, more than 500 Orange County foodies and wine aficionados descended upon SOCO in Costa Mesa for the 2nd Annual SOCO Uncorked, a wine and food pairing experience featuring SOCO’s award-winning restaurants and more than 30 wine producers from around the world.

Project Hope Alliance is grateful to have been named as the beneficiary of this delicious event for the second year in a row, an evening that makes every drop count toward ending the cycle of homelessness, one child at a time.

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Orange Coast: Savory Spice Becoming a One-Stop

This might well give Orange County cooks pause: “We’ve had a wonderful 5-1/2 years in Corona del Mar,” says Savory Spice Shop owner Laura Shute, when asked about the June 19 closing of her Newport Beach location.

But, no worries! Shute’s merely consolidating her stores, and little-but-mighty sister Savory Spice Stop in Costa Mesa’s The OC Mix will carry on as usual for all your herb, spice, and seasoning needs. So, no break in the spice supply chain. I’m as glad as anyone else, since I’m very partial to Savory Spice’s Santa Maria-style seasoning for grilled tri-tip—so good in my Viet-Central Coast mashup banh mi.

See more at: http://www.orangecoast.com/diningtaste-of-oc/savory-spice-becoming-a-one-stop/#sthash.R9hscbpM.dpuf

Orange County Register: Most Influential 2015 – Taco Maria’s Carlos Salgado

His mother and father ran La Siesta, a modest combo-plate restaurant in Orange. But Carlos Salgado was determined to show the world that Mexican food can be haute cuisine, too.

Now he has achieved and exceeded his goal: Salgado is riding a wave of acclaim that most chefs only dream about.

Taco Maria, his restaurant in Costa Mesa’s South Coast Collection, has been singled out by Register food critic Brad A. Johnson and Jonathan Gold of the Los Angeles Times as extraordinary.

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