Wildfish Seafood Grille Launches First Location; Restaurant Opens in Newport Beach on Nov. 14; Wildfish Will Offer the Freshest, Finest, Prime Seafood and Steaks.NEWPORT BEACH Newport Beach, residential and resort city (1990 pop. 66,643), Orange co., S Calif., on Newport Bay and the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1906. It is a popular seaside resort and yachting center. Manufactures include electrical and medical equipment, computers, boats, and adhesives. , Calif. -- Wildfish Seafood Grille, the latest creation of restaurateurs Guy Villavaso and Larry Foles, is opening its first location on Nov. 14 at 1370 Bison Ave. in Newport Beach at The Bluffs shopping center shopping center, a concentration of retail, service, and entertainment enterprises designed to serve the surrounding region. The modern shopping center differs from its antecedents—bazaars and marketplaces—in that the shops are usually amalgamated into . The restaurant promises to offer the freshest, finest seafood and specially aged, center-cut steaks in a fun, casual, contemporary environment. Dishes are prepared by chefs who specialize in authentic preparation to develop distinctive flavors. Wildfish is open exclusively for dinner, and offerings include Chilean Sea The Chilean Sea was defined on 1974-05-30 when the Diario oficial de la Republica de Chile published Supreme Decree #346, which declared that "the waters surrounding or touching the shores of the national territory shall be known as Mar Chileno. Bass, Pacific Ahi Tuna, Gulf Coast Snapper snapper, name for members of the Lutianidae, a family of spiny-finned food and game fishes found chiefly in tropical coastal waters. Snappers are carnivorous, active, and voracious, with large mouths and sharp teeth. Most species travel in dense schools. , Block Island Swordfish swordfish, large food and game fish, Xiphias gladius, of the warmer Atlantic and Pacific waters, related to the sailfish. It is named for its sharp, broad, elongated upper jaw, which it uses to flail and pierce its prey of smaller fish, rising beneath a school and Georges Bank Georges Bank Submerged sandbank in the Atlantic Ocean east of Massachusetts, U.S. It has long been an important fishing ground, with scallops harvested in its northeastern portion. Navigation is made dangerous by crosscurrents and fog. Lemon Sole, among others. Seasonal dishes include fresh Alaska Red King Crab king crab: see crab; horseshoe crab. king crab or Alaskan king crab or Japanese crab Marine decapod (Paralithodes camtschatica), an edible crab. Legs, Nantucket Bay Scallops, Copper River Salmon, Florida Stone Crabs and Jumbo Fresh Soft Shell Crabs. The restaurant also serves the finest USDA USDA, n.pr See United States Department of Agriculture. specially aged center-cut steaks. Wildfish features a wine cellar and an exposition kitchen in which seafood is the show. A vast wine list and engaging cocktail selections will entice diners to a high-energy center bar, and an oyster bar Noun 1. oyster bar - a bar (as in a restaurant) that specializes in oysters prepared in different ways bar - a counter where you can obtain food or drink; "he bought a hot dog and a coke at the bar" features various selections including Blue Point and Hogg Island varieties. "There is an art in cooking seafood, and our passion is preparing it exactly the way it's meant to be prepared," said Villavaso, co-owner. "Each of our chefs attends a highly acclaimed seafood school in Boston where they gather expertise on the sourcing, shipping and storage of seafood -- this allows us to be confident in our claim of providing the freshest seafood available. We selected Newport Beach for the first Wildfish location because we know how much the community appreciates exceptional seafood." Villavaso and Foles are longtime friends and seafood lovers who also own Eddie V's Edgewater Grille, which launched in 2000 and now has two locations in Austin, Texas, and one in Scottsdale, Ariz. Bon Appetit magazine has said that Eddie V's "sets the standard for seafood." Villavaso and Foles share roots in Louisiana, and their admiration for the legendary seafood of New Orleans New Orleans (ôr`lēənz –lənz, ôrlēnz`), city (2006 pop. 187,525), coextensive with Orleans parish, SE La., between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain, 107 mi (172 km) by water from the river mouth; founded sparked their initial interest in the restaurant industry. The company executive chef of Wildfish, John Carver
John Carver (1576–1621), Pilgrim leader and the first governor of Plymouth Colony, born probably in Nottinghamshire, England. , is also the company executive chef for Eddie V's. He has nearly 25 years of culinary experience and has been named Atlanta's "Chef of the Year." Once the Newport Beach Wildfish location is open, the trio will begin working on a second Wildfish restaurant in Scottsdale, set to open in early 2006. In Newport Beach, the local executive chef at Wildfish will be Steve Warner, a seafood expert who previously led the chef team at an Eddie V's location in Austin. The general manager, Damon Hovannisian, brings experience from several other high-end restaurants and is dedicated to delivering first-rate cuisine to each guest. Nearly 100 professional wait staff members will be hired who will be trained in the art of seafood and provide impeccable service. Wildfish will be open from 4:30-10 p.m. Sunday through Wednesday, with happy hour from 4:30-7 p.m. and dinner beginning at 5 p.m. From Thursday through Saturday, the same opening times will apply and the restaurant will close at 11 p.m. On all days, the bar is open for an additional one hour after the restaurant has closed. Reservations are recommended, and can be made at 949-720-9925 starting Nov. 7. The restaurant seats approximately 300 guests, including nearly 80 in an outdoor patio which contains two fire pits and a private bar, which can be reserved for large group functions. Visit www.wildfishseafoodgrille.com to learn more. About Wildfish Seafood Grille Wildfish is the latest creation of restaurateurs Guy Villavaso and Larry Foles, owners of the highly acclaimed Eddie V's Edgewater Grille. The first location is slated to open in Newport Beach, on Nov. 14, to be followed by a second location in Scottsdale, Ariz., in early 2006. Wildfish offers the freshest, finest seafood and specially aged, center-cut steaks in a fun, casual, contemporary environment. Every chef and general manager gains expertise at a highly acclaimed seafood school in Boston, and chefs specialize in authentic preparation. |
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