Newport Beach Wine & Food Festival 2014 (Newport Beach, CA) #2

Newport Beach Wine Food Festival (Newport Beach, CA) #2 on The Episodic Eater

After yesterday’s amazing Day 1 of festivities at the Newport Beach Wine & Food Festival, I was wondering if it would be possible to match the festivities. No worries needed though, because it was absolutely lovely!

As I teased yesterday, I attended the Indoor Kitchen Cooking demo by Shirley Chung of the soon-to-be-opened Twenty Eight. (Update: see my media dinner and grand opening posts) She made a spectacular dish right before our very eyes starting from the unprepped fish…

…and ending in this beautiful banana leaf-wrapped dish. Amazing!

Now, to even more food! Some of the participants were the same as Day 1, so make sure to head over there to see them all, plus the beautiful decor and atmosphere.

Pizzeria Mozza – Emily Corliss

Selanne Steak Tavern – Joshua Severson

The Loft – Casey Overton

Driftwood Kitchen – Rainer Schwarz

House Cured Scottish Salmon – corn and collard greens cake, avocado sala / dill lebni / lemon confit

Popcorn Panna Cotta – caramel and caramel corn

Fireside Tavern – Scott Brandon

5 Spiced Berkshire Pork Belly Banh Mi – pork rilettes, sriracha aioli, micro cilantro, house-made pickled radish, rockenwagner mini baguette

Wildfish Seafood Grille – Dante Ascenzi

Tamarind of London – Imran Ali

Side Door & Five Crowns – Steve Kling

Prime Rib Sliders

Selanne Steak Tavern – Joshua Severson

Butternut Squash Soup with Maple-Bacon Marshmallow
Maine lobster salad with black truffle vinaigrette
Pumpkin Whoopie Pie
Kobe short ribs with blue cheese foam

Lark Creek – John Ledbetter

1855 Black Angus Filet Mignon – parsnip and bone marrow puree, concord grape veal jus, roasted white beech mushrooms
Compressed Watermelon – habanero orange marinade, goat cheese feta, aged balsamic reduction, micro basil

Del Frisco’s Grille

Anqi – Tony Nguyen

Naked Ramen – tempura crunch, Vietnamese pickled vegetable, California grapes, ponzu vinaigrette

Crispy Rabbit Confit Dumpling – wasabi Dijon, edamame and fig relish

And that was the end to a fantastic two day event! I cannot wait to attend next year because the inaugural event was such a success, that I’m sure next year will just as good, if not better. But in the meantime I will have to check out a few new restaurants that I discovered at this year’s event!

Will you be going next year?

Newport Beach Wine & Food Festival
Newport Beach Civic Center
100 Civic Center Drive
Newport Beach, CA 92660

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