Please don’t tell us this is just a dream! We just found out that OC is going to have its own version of San Francisco’s famed Ferry Building (pictured above) in Costa Mesa! The OC Mart MIX plans to open in May/June, and we’re already counting down the days. On the 300,000-square-foot property of SoCo or South Coast Collection (already opened with some of our favorites such as Wildflower Linens and Let Them Eat Cake), the focal point will be the MIX, a contemporary marketplace of hip and trendy fine food purveyors, a wine bar, chocolatiers, coffee, home décor, garden décor and more. Across from the MIX will be Eat Chow’s second location!
The MIX plans to create a community vibe with scores of hand-picked vendors, and it will be built with sustainability in mind, using recycled natural woods, corrugated metals, and organic recycled materials. The entire South Coast Collection will be opening hip and trendy restaurants, creative retail space finished with unique interior build-outs, contemporary landscaping, water features and organic architectural facades. Owned and managed by Burnham USA and affiliated with Burnham-Ward properties.
Know of a cool business who might want a smaller sister store in the MIX? Contact Andrea Young at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or 949.375.0749. Between Sunflower and the 405 at 3305 Hyland Ave. in Costa Mesa.
How do we count the ways that we love Blackmarket Bakery? Is it their cakes, scones, cookies, tarts, Cabernet brownies, or chef/owner Rachel Marie Klemek, who has more talent than we can even imagine? It’s too hard to choose, and we also know that Blackmarket offers incredible cooking classes. And if you’ve always wanted to make the perfect cake, now you can learn!
At a cake decor workshop this Saturday from 2 to 5 p.m. you’ll learn a variety of cake decorating techniques: crumb coating, buttercream application, glazing with ganache, piping techniques and borders, fondant accents, ribbons, bows and luster dust. And you will decorate a 6” round cake to take home. Class costs $68. 17941 Sky Park Circle in Irvine. 949.852.4609.
Orange County Fare is a new cookbook featuring the very best recipes submitted and tested by Junior League members. It includes a tour of OC through photographs and insightful information. It’s also the very first “green” Junior League cookbook, made with 100% recycled paper. Proceeds from the sale of the book support the Junior League of Orange County. The book sells for $29.95, available at 20 specialty stores that you can find online or purchase here.
We Like It: Raw: Don’t miss RAW:Fullerton Thursday at 8 p.m. at OC’s newest hot spot, the Cherch Lounge! It’s a funky, fresh and innovative event to bring local artists to the public eye. Local artisans will feature their art in the geometric shaped and sunken rooms. Cherch features a 40-foot wall with video projection that engulfs the entire space! Fashion show, art/photo gallery, musical act, short film, awesome cosmetologists and an all around circus of local creativity. 101 S. Harbor Blvd at the corner of Commonwealth in Fullerton. You must RSVP to attend!
Sunday, Bloody, Sunday: DIY (Do-it-Yourself) Sunday Bloody Mary Brunch is happens every Sunday from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m at Charlie Palmer at Bloomingdale’s South Coast Plaza. For $35 you can treat yourself to an appetizer, entrée, and unlimited Bloody Marys. Charlie Palmer’s provides the vodka; and you can master the art of the perfect Bloody Mary with their diverse fresh-market ingredients: heirloom cherry tomatoes, fresh herbs, smoked chipotle purée, green olive tapenade, sun dried tomato pesto and much more. A la carte small plates and a 3-course prix fixe lunch ($26) are also available. Charlie Palmer at Bloomingdale’s South Coast Plaza. 714.352.2525.
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