| A Taste of the City of the Arts |
1/18/2008 4:29:16 PM |
Last year, we had the opportunity to sample Costa Mesa’s culinary and performing arts offerings. First it was dinner at Turner New Zealand (www.turnernewzealand.com) on Anton Boulevard. Owner Noel Turner is keeping up a family tradition of serving the finest New Zealand has to offer in the way of foods, wines and service. My wife started out with the Vine Ripe Tomato and Fresh Buffalo Mozzarello Cheese – exceptional flavors are enhanced with a basil-infused oil and balsamic vinegar dressing -- while I partook of the generous Organic Natural Herb Salad. Ever the beef lover, I next dove into the ultra tender Petite Filet Mignon, while she enjoyed the Turner Lamb Rack. After a scrumptious chocolate dessert and coffee, we were onto our next sampling of Costa Mesa.
What’s especially great is that you park your car and walk in complete safety all around the heart of Costa Mesa. We made a quick stop at and inside Connector, a towering interactive work of sculptor Richard Sera that is a centerpiece of the District, before stepping into South Coast Repertory Theatre (www.scr.org), a Tony Award-winning regional venue. We soon found out why it has received such a distinction. The theater had mounted a riveting production of Shakespeare’s masterwork, Hamlet. We were enthralled with the performance rising TV star Hamish Linklater gave as the brooding title character. A cast made up of repertory regulars and some actors new to the SCR stage complemented his acting tour de force. Bravo, SCR!
We came away convinced that Costa Mesa is truly a City of the Arts. Needless to say, paraphrasing California’s actor turned governor, we’ll be back.
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