Win Dinner for Two and a Trip to Oz

Danielle Wade as Dorothy and Robin Evan Willis as Glinda in THE WIZARD OF OZ
 Photo by Cylla Von Tiedemann ©2013 Canadian Cast

A magical production of THE WIZARD OF OZ comes to Segerstrom Center for the Arts this month, and the Center and the Patina Group would like to make someone’s special wish come true. As Dorothy said, “There’s no place like home”! Show us what home means to you, and you could win a memorable evening on Saturday, February 22, 2014. The winner will enjoy dinner for two at Leatherby’s Cafe Rouge, selecting from Executive Chef Ross Pangilian’s THE WIZARD OF OZ themed menu, and attend the show at 7:30 p.m. in Segerstrom Hall. 

Here’s how to enter: 
Follow @PatinaGroup on Instagram and @Patina_Group on Twitter! Submit a photo of your favorite home-cooked meal on either social media channel. Include the hashtags #SCFTAPRGFoodies and #WizardOC.* Easy, right? Send in your submissions by Wednesday, February 19 to be eligible. 

*Alternate hashtags to use: #PRGHome #SCFTAFoodies #SegerstromPRGFoodies 

For rules and THE WIZARD OF OZ menu, click here. 

For more information about THE WIZARD OF OZ and to purchase tickets, click here. 

Good Eats at the Off Center Festival

"The preparation of good food is merely another expression of art,
one of the joys of civilized living." 

 — Dione Lucas, chef 

Drive Me Cookie

The Center is making sure there is food for the soul, the mind and the palate during the Off Center Festival. Some of Orange County’s most popular food trucks will be on hand nearly every night so no one goes home without a great show and a full tummy. The Arts Plaza will have casual seating areas available, so come, chill and chow down. 

The Viking Truck

January 24 from 5 – 11 p.m.
Waff-N-Roll, Seabirds, Dogzilla Hot Dogs, The Burnt Truck (Serving throughout the Free Party on the Plaza) 

January 25 from 7 – 11 p.m.
Waff-N-Roll, GD Bro, Piaggio on Wheels, Adobo Express 

January 26 from 7 – 11 p.m.
Dos Chinos, Garlicscapes, The Burnt Truck, Drive Me Cookie 

Kala Truck

January 31 from 7 – 11 p.m.
Kala Truck, Dogzilla Hot Dogs, The Slummin’ Gourmet, Drive Me Cookie 

February 1 from 7 – 11 p.m.
Dos Chinos, StuffNIt Burgers, The Viking Truck, The Slummin’ Gourmet 

The Artists Lounge at Leatherby's Cafe Rouge. 
Photo by Doug Gifford

Late Night Delight in The Artists Lounge 
The Artists Lounge in Leatherby’s Cafe Rouge overlooks the Center’s Arts Plaza and is the post-performance place to meet the artists, fans and friends. All items are $6. The menu will include cheeseburger sliders, lambburger sliders, salmon tacos, chicken mole tacos, beef short rib poutine, pork belly bao buns, chorizo and goat cheese croquettes, burrata griddle buns. 

Bon appétit!

Priscilla Stars Greet ASF Supporters

AIDS Services Foundation auction winners
backstage with the cast of Priscilla Queen of the Desert 

Stars from Priscilla Queen of the Desert welcomed several special guests backstage following the show’s October 22 opening at the Center. Mike and Nancy Brown generously supported AIDS Services Foundation last month at the Foundation’s SPLASH! Fundraiser. They purchased one of two live auction packages that included dinners for four at Leatherby’s Cafe Rouge in the Center’s Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall and tickets to Priscilla. The Priscilla stars – Wade McCollum, Bryan West and Scott Willis – met the Browns and their guests to a special thank you and backstage tour. 

For more information about ASF, visit www.ocasf.org. To purchase tickets to Priscilla Queen of the Desert, click here. The show is at Segerstrom Center for a limited engagement through Sunday, October 27.

Good Treats Keep on Rollin'

Lamb kefta, Israeli couscous, feta, tapenade, roasted pepper salsa, mint tzatziki.

Leatherby’s Cafe Rouge in the Center’s Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall continues its casual – albeit gourmet – lunchtime fare. A big hit in the South Coast Metro/Theater District neighborhood, the lunches are delicious and served quickly. 

For the week of August 26 – 30, it’s delicious Mediterranean-inspired lamb kefta served with Israeli couscous, feta, tapenade, roasted pepper salsa and mint tzatziki, or grilled chicken breast with hummus, roasted garlic, cucumber tomato salad and grilled pita bread – or ratatouille with couscous or hummus. Only $8. You can enhance your lunch with soup, salad or sweets. The soup and salad combos are just $7.50. 

Beef burger with Taleggio cheese, bacon, oven-dried tomato, grilled onions, truffle aioli.

From September 3 – 6 (closed Labor Day), Chef Ross is all about the burger. Select the beef burger with Taleggio cheese, bacon, oven-dried tomato, grilled onions, truffle aioli or a salmon burger with ginger soy glaze, crispy shallots, lettuce, heirloom tomato, sesame mayo. Both are served on delicious brioche buns. Turkey and veggie patties are available. Again, just $8. 

Lunches at Leatherby's are served from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more information, visit www.patinagroup.com/restaurants/20/menus/Leatherbys-CR-Lunch-Detour-Menu.pdf.

A Bowl Full of Lunchtime Delicious

Drive-through fast food and paper bag lunches are suffering from low self-esteem since Leatherby’s Cafe Rouge at Segerstrom Center for the Arts started its special “Lunch Detour” menus. August 19 - 23 feature these tantalizing Asian Bowls: grilled short rib, sticky rice, scallions, cilantro, sweet chili cream, fried garlic, spinach, sesame – or – grilled spiced pork, fried rice, grilled pineapple, fried egg, scallions, cilantro, sesame vinaigrette. Tofu substitutions are available for both entrees. 

Also on the menu are the popular Farmer’s Market vegetarian soup and heirloom tomato gazpacho with grilled watermelon, cucumber and feta. Salads include mixed greens, green apple, cilantro, toasted almonds, crisp wontons, jalapeno sesame vinaigrette – or – heirloom tomato, marinated mozzarella, basil emulsion, balsamic vinaigrette – or – Caesar Parmesan crisp, red onion, roasted pepper Caesar dressing. Top off your meal with house-made maple and chocolate chip cookies. 

A workday intermission has never tasted better. Executive Chef Ross Pangilinan has beat the food truck culture by serving these gourmet luncheons in the airy bright space of Leatherby’s, located in the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall. You’ll find the fast-casual nature of globally-inspired cuisine without the typical juggling of paper plates curbside. 

Bon appétit!

Say "Hallelujah" to the SISTER ACT Menu!

Photo by Joan Marcus

It’s a match made in heaven: a delightful, pre-show menu at Leatherby's Cafe Rouge to complement SISTER ACT. From beef tenderloin carpaccio (“Take Me to Heaven”) to a choice of crusted Lake Superior white fish (“Mother Superior”) or roasted organic chicken with white bean purée (“Sister Act”), these entrees are sure to make you say “Hallelujah!” Complete your meal with a tribute to Whoopi Goldberg – red velvet whoopie pie. Some would say it’s nearly a religious experience! 

Chef Ross Pangilinan’s creations will be available from August 6 to 18. To view the full SISTER ACT menu, please click here. 

Tag us with #SisterActOC to join us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram! 

Spend Mother's Day at Leatherby's Café Rouge

For a special Mother’s Day on Sunday May 12, Leatherby's Café Rouge in the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall will offer a delectable three-course brunch from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Chef Ross Pangilinan will feature a delightful twist on familiar brunch items, serving truffle egg omelette, house-made brioche french toast, olive oil poached salmon benedict and much more. Just $35 for adults and $15 for children 12 and younger. 

Add a performance of FLASHDANCE—THE MUSICAL to your day. The Sunday matinee in Segerstrom Hall begins at 1 p.m. It’s a fun flashback to the ‘80s. For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit SCFTA.org. 

To learn more about the special Mother's Day menu, please visit PatinaGroup.com. 

 

Off Center Festival Off to a Great Start

The Car Plays © Steve Dawson

The Off Center Festival is giving Southern California music, dance and theater fans a lot to enjoy and to think about. The Car Plays has vehicles lined up on the Arts Plaza for series of 10-minute plays within the vehicles themselves – each with audiences of just two.

Doug Varone and Dancers in "Dressed" © Steve Dawson

Doug Varone and Dancers began their program discussing and demonstrating the creative process of their featured work in “Stripped” and return to perform the finished work in costumes and theater lighting for part two, “Dressed.” 

Minsk, 2011: A Reply to Kathy Acker © Steve Dawson

Belarus Free Theatre performed its politically powerful and thought-provoking Minsk, 2011: A Reply to Kathy Acker. This festival of innovative contemporary entertainment and culturally significant works continues January 28 through February 2 with indie bands Sea Wolf and The Donnies The Amys, Fleur Elise Noble’s 2 Dimensional Life of Her, Marc Bamuthi Joseph’s Word Becomes Flesh and more of The Car Plays. 

The Off Center Lounge © Steve Dawson

Every evening ends with audiences and artists gathering at the Off Center Lounge in Leatherby’s Cafe Rouge. 

Reggie Watts Adds High Voltage to Off Center Festival

© Doug Gifford

Reggie Watts returned to the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall (explaining how the name morphed from Bob Seger to Segerstorm to Segerstrom) and gave the Off Center Festival a real surge of power. It’s difficult to list all that Watts brings to his audiences – he sings, philosophizes, jokes, composes, muses, confuses and amazes. This was just day two of the two-week Off Center Festival. Upcoming are Belarus Free Theatre, The Car Plays, Doug Varone and Dancers, Fleur Elise Noble, Sea Wolf with The Donnies The Amys, and Marc Bamuthi’s The Living Word Project. 

© Doug Gifford

Each night, the Festival ends with audiences, artists and the creative teams mixing and mingling in the Off Center Lounge at Leatherby’s Cafe Rouge, located in the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall. Watts seen here with some of his fans! Enjoy libations and the late night menu. 

For more information, please visit http://www.scfta.org/offcenter.

© Doug Gifford

© Doug Gifford

© Doug Gifford

© Doug Gifford

Leatherby's Cafe Rouge ❤ You for Valentine's Day

This Valentine’s Day weekend, Leatherby’s Cafe Rouge in the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall will offer a special Nine at Nine for Ninety dinner option. This special nine-course meal will be available February 14 through 16, beginning at 8:30 p.m. with a complimentary sparkling wine reception followed by dinner at 9 p.m. Here’s a culinary tease: Dungeness Crab and Smoked Salmon with domestic caviar and champagne “air” for your first course, a choice of Beef Tenderloin or Australian Lamb Rack for your sixth and an irresistible Chocolate Passion Cremeux for your exquisite ninth course. 

Like a match made in heaven, the Nine at Nine for Ninety seating begins immediately after the cabaret performances by Broadway stars Marin Mazzie and Jason Danieley in Samueli Theater. To learn more about the Mazzie/Danieley engagement and the Nine at Nine for Ninety menu, visit the Center’s website at http://www.scfta.org/home/Events/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1297.

Mouthwatering Memphis Menu at Leatherby's Cafe Rouge

Chef Ross of Leatherby’s Cafe Rouge has created a special menu for Memphis, which comes to the Center November 6 – 18. Audience members may enjoy this special pre-performance menu or other selections before all evening performances. 

Leatherby’s is located in the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall just across the plaza from Segerstrom Hall, where Memphis is being performed. Check the menu by clicking here.

For more information about Memphis, please click here. 

Patina’s ZinZational Menu for Teatro ZinZanni

You can preview the spectacular dinner menu that Patina’s Chef Ross has in store for audiences at Teatro ZinZanni when it opens at the Center on October 24.  (Ross Pangilinan is also the executive chef at Segerstrom Center’s Leatherby’s Cafe Rouge.) We are also sharing the recipe for Patina's signature braised prime beef short rib.


Patina's Braised Prime Beef Short Rib, Truffle Potato Fondue, Baby Carrots, Mushroom Red Wine Sauce

Patina Catering has created a very special five-course thematic dinner that audiences will enjoy when they attend Teatro ZinZanni’s Love, Chaos & Dinner at Segerstrom Center for the Arts. Click here to learn more about the menu, download the recipe as well as purchase tickets.

See you at the Spiegeltent!

 

Post-Performance Hob Nobbing at Leatherby’s Cafe Rouge

There’s no reason to rush home when the show’s over this Friday and Saturday night. Following performances of the Mariinsky Ballet’s Swan Lake and Jane Monheit and John Pizzarelli, stop by Leatherby’s Cafe Rouge and treat yourself to selections from their new Appetizer and Small Plate menu.  Top your evening off with their crispy mushroom risotto fries or house made beef and veal meatballs braised in pomodoro sauce.  And there’s much more to sample and enjoy. You might even spot some of the performers. Leatherby’s is located in the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall. They’re also be open for dinners before every evening performance.