We are doing another giveaway! From today (Thursday, Feb. 9th) through Sunday, you can enter to win two tickets (Valued at $30 each) for the 7th Annual Taste of Orange event in Old Towne Orange on April 22, 2012. Tickets include food from all featured restaurants as well as water and soda. Beer and wine tastings will be an additional cost at the event. This event is brought to you by Orange Blossoms, an Auxiliary of the Assistance League of Orange®.

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Love food from all over the world? Wish you could indulge in gourmet food fit for a king? Then look no further than The Gallery on Glassell during their Passport to International Gourmet tastings every Sunday this month. Each Sunday will feature a different country’s cuisine for you to try.

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Time to get your tickets for this year’s Taste of Orange which is on May 1, from 4-7pm. The event takes place right here in Old Towne Orange at the Assistance League Chapter House at 124 S. Orange Street.

2011 marks the 5th annual Taste of Orange, which is put by the Orange Blossoms Auxiliary, Assistance League of Orange®. So far, 17 restaurants are participating in this year’s event, including:Francoli Gourmet
Citrus City Grille
Tutto Fresco
Ruby’s Diner
Bagel Me
and more…

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I recently heard about and was invited to go on the new O.C. Wine Trolley that drives around Old Towne Orange each Friday night. Oh boy, what fun!! I am excited to report that it is a great way to spend a Friday evening and the price IS right…if you ask me anyway.

So, here’s what happens. You meet up at 6pm and hop on the trolley. It’s a covered trolley, so rain or shine, you are comfortable. Just as you are taking off, the Wine Sommelier serves up the first taste of the night, there are 5 total.

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Please join the Old Towne Preservation Association for an evening of fine wines and hors d’oeuvre offered amidst a setting of live music and fine art. The event will feature a variety of foods and wines of Mediterranean Europe that have played a vital role in the development of California cuisine. Premium guest prizes also will be raffled off to lucky attendees. You’re invited to raise a glass and toast this exciting cause!

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In case you don’t feel like watching movies under the stars at Chapman tonight, here’s another idea. Affaire de Coeur is hosting a gathering from 6:30 – 8:30, tonight, September 10 to celebrate the winding down of summer. Professional Harpist Pam Brown will be delighting with her musical talents and Old-World still life artist Alice Hernandez-Gaona will have several of her amazing pieces on display.

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Just wanted to pass along an update to my previous post about The Bruery. They had originally planned to be open before the Street Fair, but of course, there were some hold-ups. They are anticipating to be open this month, in just a couple of weeks, no actual date is set though. If you want to learn more about The Bruery and their plans for the Old Towne Orange location, then click HERE for my original post. You can also visit their blog by clicking HERE.

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Just when I was drying my eyes over Old Towne’s loss of Frog’s Breathe, and one of my favorite pastimes – wine tasting – I have a reason to smile again. That reason is the soon-to-be Tasting Room which will be located within The Bruery Provisions, opening (hopefully) this August before the Orange International Street Fair.

I hooked up with Owner Patrick Rue, his lovely wife Rachel and Manager Stef Ferrari to get the inside scoop. Here’s what I learned.

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I love a good cause, but when there’s wine tasting involved, then I’m a real believer. This sounds like a great event that I wanted to share with you because it’s for a local cause, and it truly is a good one. Better yet, it’s at Opus Italian Restaurant and as I said, there’ll be wine tasting…

The 6th Annual Evening D’Vine Fundraiser is an event to raise funds for the Friendly Center, a dynamic resource center in Orange dedicated to improving the lives of families in need through immediate aid and a variety of educational and life skill programs. Partnering with Opus Restaurant in Orange, the event will include wine, appetizers, a raffle drawing, and a silent auction. For reservations, please contact them at (714) 771-5300.

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I had to share with everybody a couple of things going on this weekend that you might be interested in.

First up on both Saturday and Sunday from 10-4 is the 18th Annual Floral Park Home and Garden Tour.

Next up is the 49th Annual Orange County Model A Ford Club Pancake Breakfast.
Later that evening, we’ve got the Orange Blossoms Auxiliary, Assistance League® of Orange 5th Annual Taste of Orange.

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