Newport Beach Restaurant Week starts tomorrow and runs through Jan. 28. Around 75 restaurants will offer either lunch or dinner prix-fixe menus -- or both -- at $15 or $20 for lunch and $25 or $35 for dinner. Click on this link to go to the official Restaurant Week site.
If you’re not in the mood for a full-on, sit-down menu, you may want to check out what the Wine Lab is offering for the week: five wines and five artisan cheese pairings for $25. It looks like a pretty good deal. The menu:
- Montaudon Brut Champagne NV paired with Mt. Tam Cowgirl Creamery from California and a crispy chip
- E. Guigal Cotes du Rhone Blanc 2007 paired with Purple Haze (lavender and fennel in a soft goat cheese) from California
- Tenuta Vitanza Volare Toscana 2007 paired with Pecorino Toscano Sheep from Italy
- Ahnfeldt Merlot 2005 paired with Midnight Moon 1-year aged goat Gouda from the NetherlandsEponymous McCallister meritage 2006 paired with Pittig 4-year aged Gouda from Holland
Four seatings per night: 4 p.m., 5:30 p.m., 7 p.m., 8:30 p.m. 2901 West Coast Highway, Newport Beach. 949-515-VINO. www.winelabnewport.com