image courtesy of TasteOfNewport.com
It's that time again for the 24th annual Taste of Newport food & music festival in Newport Beach, OC. This evening event shuts down a quarter of the circle surrounding Fashion Island and turns it into one major street party.
Children under 8 get in FREE, and special VIP passes can be purchased for entertainment like Andy Grammar (Friday night), Blondie & DEVO (Saturday night), and Roger Hodgson of Supertramp (Sunday night).
$25 will get you in, but to try the 30+ restaurants and 15 wineries you'll need to purchase an eScrip card (plan on forking over an extra $40 per person for food & beverage for the night). Here's a sampling of what's offered.
The Grubdown:
- Avalon Grille in Catalina Island (indulge in Duck Confit Sliders on a Cheddar Cheese Biscuit with Apple Slaw & Fig Mostarda)
- Casey's Cupcakes (taste the last of summer with Smokin' Smores Cupcake)
- Fit Foods 4 Life (balance it all out with the Kale & Quinoa, Shredded Carrot, Red Cabbage, Chickpea, and Golden Raisin Salad with Light Raspberry Vinaigrette)
- Kitayama (you can't go wrong with with a Spicy Lobster or Spicy Tuna Roll)
- Le Pain Quotidien (do as the Parisians do with an authentic Smoked Salmon Tartine on Organic Bread with Chopped Dill & Creme Fraiche)
- Pizzeria Mozza (mangia the Butterscotch Budino with Maldon Sea Salt, Rosemary & Pine Nut Cookies)
- Tamarind of London (get more bang for your buck with the Garlic Chili Chicken & Naan)
Buy your tickets before Friday and you'll get $3 off the admission price (that's right, $22).
Bon Appetit.
600 Newport Center Dr., Newport Beach, CA 92660. 949-729-4400.
Roger Hodgson the "Voice of Supertramp" is playing Sunday night! I am flying from Wisconsin to enjoy this experience and it is so worth every minute.... Go, travel, to feel his music live, you will not regret one minute spent with Roger and his band.
Yes, I am a Roger Hodgson fan, the author of these songs.... and yes this song writing duo were as Lennon and McCartney were, each writing their songs separately but offering them together on their albums. Roger has been actively touring for the better part of the last ten years. He consistently fills up venues with many fans who have what I call "multiple concert syndrome"............ The need to see Roger again as soon as possible you have experienced him his magic live!
Roger collects more and more fans everyday and with his talented band truly sounds better then ever. So please strike out and experience the music, with Roger and his band. He is offering many US dates as he just launched his first US tour in 30 years! So excited check out his website for upcoming concert dates:
Posted by: heartsong62 | 09/13/2012 at 05:49 PM