CULINARY EXPLORATIONS | Liven your Culinary Senses, Splurge by Plate & by Palette, Ultimate Sensational Tastings Each Stay at the Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel

Are you a Culinary Explorer, thrive on passionate splurging by plate and by palette in the luxurious settings of seaside magnificence led by the talents of Amazing Chefs with a side of humor? Well, you are so not alone, HauteOC Travelers have a great year ahead at The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel whose rock-star line up of Culinary Chefs  make this year’s food lover’s escape an ultimate sensation  year-round and culinary stay package you’ll want to book each month!

Join US for a monthly season of Culinary Bliss! Here’s the Line up – to Book Your Stay contact us directly BookTravel@Hauteoc.com for the Special Treatment |Chef’s Table Dinners Tantalize your taste buds and join Ritz‐Carlton, Laguna Niguel Executive Chef Andres Jimenez at his monthly Chef’s Table
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LOCAL LIBATIONS | Michelin-Rated Mayfair-Based Tamarind Lands in Newport Coast: Serious Naan-sense at Crystal Cove’s Tamarind of London by Culinary Explorer Melissa Sherman Pearl

My formerly hippified father likes to say that he and my mom left Chicago for England in 1969 because Nixon assumed office.  However, as London was then the quintessential hotspot for young filmmakers, and he fit the bill quite nicely, their US exodus may very well be accredited to latter.  I happened along midway through their UK adventure and grew up in SoCal.  But one British trait they imparted on me was a deep-seated love of Indian cuisine.   You can’t imagine the elation I felt upon hearing that a London-based Indian restaurant would be opening a sister restaurant in Orange County.  And then to further discover it was the Michelin-rated, Mayfair-based upscale Tamarind, well, can we all say yippee?

The TRUE SPIRIT OF ALOHA | A GLOBAL GARDENER’S Award-Winning Hawaiian Retreat at the All-New Lumeria Maui Plantation hosted by Ruben Flores

 A GLOBAL GARDENER’S Worldly Inspirations TOP LIST OF WINNERS IN MAUI, HAWAII at the California Landscape Contractor’s Association | Ignites A Global Garden Tour at the LUMERIA MAUI PLANTATION  2012

Last November, The California Landscape Contractor’s Association held their Annual Awards Ceremony in Maui, Hawaii, of the 31 major award recipients, Hauteoc Traveler’s Global Gardener took 6 title prize wins, Ruben Flores, CEO and Founder of landscape company VisionScape won 6 awards, including the Top Award of the Night, and Top Award of the Year. Ruben’s landscapes have been global inspirations winning sweepstakes for his signature works for the Clurman Estate in Laguna Beach, an Amalfi-coast inspired Italian stone clad estate stylized with terraced gardens and a tile pool of citrus olive and fig orchards.  … Continue Reading

SUNSET AT SIX | Top 5 Most Popular Things to do In Cabo Los Cabos for 2012

With John Wayne Airport direct international flights to Mexico this Summer, Hauteoc Travelers can anticipate a most perfect escape to Los Cabos, the Mexico resort haven at the southern tip of Baja California that boasts one-of-a-kind Mexico hotels, abundant restaurants and dramatic scenery. Right at the tip of the Baja Peninsula, the warm Sea of Cortés meets the cooler Pacific Ocean at El Arco, a natural granite arch on Mexico’s Pacific Coast. Lively Cabo San Lucas and more refined San Jose del Cabo, the resort towns that comprise Los Cabos are just beyond. Dotted with lush golf courses, Los Cabos has over 200 challenging holes. This exciting resort destination boasts some of  finest luxury hotels.

TOP 5 Popular Things to Do in Los Cabos

• Snorkel or swim in Chileno Beach
• Explore history in San José del Cabo
• Take a cable ride above the Costa Azul canyon
• Tour the nearby architectual town of Todos Santos
• Learn to ride an ATV!

ANTHOLOGY OF ART | ARIANE MACDONALD debuts Dawson Cole Fine Art at Hong Kong’s International Art Market and introduces Richard MacDonald London Royal Ballet Collection in Laguna Beach

As a gallery owner, I have come across some of the most worldly and profound experiences through art.  It is a fascinating time to be in the industry because of the compelling opportunities, and this aside from working with one of the most renowned sculptors in the world, Richard MacDonald, makes it a privilege.  I just returned from mainland China and Hong Kong where Dawson Cole Fine Art made its first foray into the international art market.  The gallery participated in the Arts Asia 2011 Fair at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center taking our core group of artist including Chuck Close, Richard MacDonald, Wayne Thiebaud, Jian Wang and Donald Sultan. The fair takes place at the peak of the important art auction season in Hong Kong and attracts an incredible number of  major art dealers, collectors and connoisseurs from both Asia and around the world. … Continue Reading