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Los Angeles Times
17-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles Times
Orange County's Taste of the Arts, a 6-night series by subscription, will offer dinner and show
Just in time for summer and its 2025-26 season, Segerstrom Center for the Arts will team up with the restaurants surrounding the arts campus to give audiences dinner and a show with a new, six-night subscription show sampler series dubbed Taste of the Arts. The series will offer three- or four-course menus at different Costa Mesa restaurants two hours before the corresponding show at the Segerstrom. The series beings on July 24 with Costa Contemporary Kitchen and the American Ballet Theatre's 'Giselle.' The ballet, often regarded as one of the greatest of all time, is paired with the Peruvian fusion restaurant for a four-course menu with multiple options for each course. Diners can choose from dishes such as fried yuca frita in aji amarillo queso fresco dipping sauce; ceviche mixto made with fresh fish, calamari and shrimp with sweet potato in leche de tigre sauce and traditional Peruvian stir fry. Lomo saltado, featuring filet mignon, cherry tomatoes, red onion and French fries, served with a side of jasmine rice, will be just one of the entrées offered. On Sept. 26, the series pairs Terrace by Mix Mix with Lea Salonga's 'Stage, Screen & Everything In Between' tour. The one-night-only performance brings the Disney icon who voiced the singing voices of Princess Jasmine and Mulan to Costa Mesa. The Filipino actress and singer's appearance is appropriately coupled with chef Ross Pangilinan's South Coast Plaza restaurant that showcases modern Filipino flavors as well as French and Italian influences. Dinner will be served Kamayan-style, a Filipino communal feasting experience with dishes like shrimp lumpia, garlic rice, pork adobo, chicken barbecue skewers and lechon kawaii. For the Nov. 1 performance by Jazz Club Discovery artist, Caity Gyorgy, the nearby Leatherby's Cafe Rouge will offer a three-course menu. Located inside the Renée & Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall and highlighting Southern California cuisine with French flair, the Cafe Rouge spread will include day boat scallops with kabocha squash risotto finished with snap peas and truffle jus, a choice of petite fillet with aligot potatoes in caramelized onion emulsion and cabernet sauce or roasted honey nut squash. Baked ricotta garnished with pomegranate and Marcona almonds and creme fraiche panna cotta will be served up for dessert. Tony-nominated Broadway veteran Tony Yazbeck comes to the Center on Dec. 11 for an evening of classic show tunes, new standards and tap dancing, paired with South Coast Plaza's Populaire Modern Bistro. Chef Nicholas Weber's three-course menu will include updated classic French bistro dishes the hip restaurant is known for. For the first course, diners can select roasted kabocha squash with burette cheese, aged balsamic and pistachio or scallop crudo with koji, pomegranate and puffed farro for crunch. Entrée choices include the very French steak au poivre with potatoes and bone marrow or a vegetable-centric risotto parmigiana reggiano with broccoli sprouts and rainbow chard. Dessert will consist of chocolate cremeux devil's cake. 'The Notebook,' a musical based on the best-selling Nicholas Sparks novel and subsequent film will be paired with the romantic Spanish restaurant, Vaca on Feb. 5, 2026. Just close enough to Valentine's Day, 'Top Chef' alum chef Amar Santana presents a three-course menu of grilled prawns in shellfish curry to start, followed by grilled short rib with potato espuma, maitake mushrooms and truffle jus with Marcona almond tort for dessert. The series ends on April 28, 2026 when the Australian Chamber Orchestra, under the artistic direction of Richard Tognetti, brings orchestral music to Segerstrom Center. The performance is fittingly partnered with Outpost Kitchen, an Aussie eatery from Jay Lewis. The three-course menu will offer dishes like white fish yellow curry, Alaskan salmon, plant-based sausage and sweet potato noodle and Outpost Kitchen's signature key lime pie. The subscription series is on sale now, with tickets priced at $1,350. Visit for show and menu details.
Los Angeles Times
14-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles Times
The Crowd: Vienna Philharmonic's visit to Orange County made possible by patrons of the arts
Centuries of classic European orchestral excellence graced Orange County this week when the Vienna Philharmonic arrived for a residency. The orchestra was brought here by the Philharmonic Society of Orange County, in partnership with Cal Performances. Rousing ovations echoed throughout the Reneé and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall during the performances conducted by internationally acclaimed maestro Yannick Nézet-Séguin. The Orange County concerts followed performances that had been held at Zellerbach Hall at UC Berkeley. Both West Coast appearances were made possible primarily through the philanthropic largess of two women dedicated to the musical heritage of the 180-year dynasty of the Vienna Philharmonic. The two modern 'Medici' patrons responsible for the performances are San Francisco Bay Area resident Maria Manetti Shrem and Elizabeth Segerstrom, of Newport Beach and New York City. Without their significant patronage the public would not have the opportunity to experience such performances. Dedication to the highest level of artistic presentation exists today as it did centuries past due to individuals such as Manetti Shrem and Segerstrom. Their credit goes largely unknown by the general public, making it even more important to recognize such support in the media. In addition to the performances, the visiting orchestra's residencies in both Northern and Southern California included multiple opportunities for educational and civic outreach. The Segerstrom Concert Hall performances were held last Sunday and Tuesday. On Sunday afternoon, the concert featured pianist Yefim Bronfman with the Vienna Philharmonic delivering Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 3 and then Strauss's world-renown triumph, Ein Heldenleben. The Tuesday evening performance shared with its audience Schubert's Symphony No. 4 and Dvořák's popular Symphony No. 9, also known as 'From the New World.' With the music came revelry. Following Sunday's performance, the Westin South Coast Plaza Hotel welcomed patrons to a celebratory dinner reception in honor of the orchestra and the donors making it possible. Joining Segerstrom and Manetti Shrem were major sponsors the Donna L. Kendall Foundation and the Shanbrom Family Foundation. Additional significant support came from Jennifer and Anton Segerstrom, Elizabeth An and Gordon Clune, Dee and Larry Higby, Patricia and William Podlich, Connie and Peter Spenuzza, Katherine and Howard Bland and Mary and John Carrington. Also front and center for the Philharmonic Society were Whitney and Jerry Mandel, Hung Fan and Michael Feldman, Elaine and Carl Neuss, Gail and Robert Sebring and Deirdre and Douglas Smith. The elegant party décor was inspired by the paintings of Austrian artist Gustav Klimt, who was known for his Symbolist style. A legendary figure in the Vienna Secession Movement in the late 19th century, his imprint was evident throughout the Westin Ballroom, which was adorned in vibrant splashes of color and expressive floral displays. The crowd enjoyed a multi-course Sunday supper raising additional funds in support of music education in Orange County. With considerable grace, both Elizabeth Segerstrom and her close friend and fellow arts advocate Maria Manetti Shrem accepted the Philharmonic Society's Performing Arts Visionary Awards. Arts mentorship matters. The entire community is elevated through such passion and generosity. To learn more visit development@
