The annual Summer Food and Wine Event at South Coast Plaza takes place next week, and we can’t wait!  Read on for a chance to win tickets to this great event.

South Coast Plaza and the Segerstrom family began the tradition of the Summer Food & Wine event back in 1985, when the first Food & Wine event was held at South Coast Plaza Village.  Over the years the event has evolved and changed, and this year’s event is being held at one of Costa Mesa’s hottest restaurants at South Coast Plaza, Charlie Palmer at Bloomingdale’s.

The exciting evening will showcase award-winning wines, including over 100 fine wines from California’s Central Coast and Napa Valley, paired with gourmet cuisine from Charlie Palmer.  Executive Chef Seakyeong Kim and his staff will be serving decadent bites like seared tuna summer roll with miso white peach, foie gras torchon with cherry compote, chicken satay with spicy peanut sauce and the ever-popular Charlie Palmer signature Kobe-style beef sliders. A variety of sweets—macarons, madeleines  and chocolate raspberry moelleux — will be served with coffee drinks prepared to order by Nespresso Boutique at Bloomingdale’s South Coast Plaza.

Participating wineries include ZD Wines, Frank Family Vineyards, Paul Hobbs Winery, Cain Vineyard and Winery, Captûre Wines, Iron Horse Vineyards,  St. Clement Vineyard, Domaine Carneros Winery, Cass Winery, Staglin Family Vineyards, Landy Family Vineyards, Amizetta Estate Winery, Macphail Family Wines, Vinos Santa Ursula and E. Guigal Winery.

The evening’s musical entertainment will be provided by KCRW 89.9 DJ Jason Bentley.  The event will also include a silent auction featuring amazing jewelry by David Yurman and Mikimoto, a Ferragamo Britta handbag, a 5-course tasting with wine pairings at Marché Moderne, a Bloody Mary Sunday brunch for 4 at Charlie Palmer, and dinner for 6 at AnQi featuring Chef An’s famous Roasted Crab and sommelier sake pairings.

The Summer Food & Wine event is hosted by South Coast Plaza, so that every dollar generated will directly benefit Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County‘s programs to feed the hungry in OC.  Charlie Palmer’s Next Vintage Wine Shop will offer a 10% discount on selected wines by the case to guests, and also donate 10% of total retail sales to Second Harvest Food Bank of OC.

Would you like to go to this event? Leave a comment on our blog about the food or wine you really want to try and you’ll be entered into a drawing for you and a friend to be on the guest list!  Winner will be notified Monday, May 14.