The Southern California Restaurant Writers will conduct its 41st Annual SCRW Awards Night on Monday, March 30, 2015.

This celebration of the “Best of the Best” restaurants from Santa Barbara to the Mexican Border will be held in the Augusta and Broadmore Rooms of the Tustin Ranch Restaurant at the Tustin Ranch Golf Club, 12442 Tustin Ranch Road, Tustin.

The public is invited to enjoy an evening of outrageous cuisine and memorable dining experiences by Tustin Ranch Restaurant Executive Chef Bert S. Agor, Jr., Executive Sous Chef Sara Guccione and Food & Beverage Director Brian Penny. Culinary industry leaders from the border to Santa Barbara and members of the Southern California Restaurant Writers and award winners will attend.

A Wine Reception with Hors d’’ouevres will be from 6:00 PM to 6:45 PM, with Dinner Service beginning at 7:00 o’clock. Preceding the dining experience will be a Champagne Toast, courtesy of Temecula’’s Thornton Winery.

This very special event is, and has been, since its inception over forty years ago, a fund raiser for the Doris Crandall Scholarship Fund which awards scholarships to community college culinary students. Ms. Crandall’s vision was and has continued to be at the center of this very special event . . . celebrate the exquisite creative talents of chefs and their teams for the enjoyment of their patrons!

This celebration also focuses on furthering community college students’ education in the culinary and enology arts at Orange Coast College, Riverside Community College, Glendale College, Los Angeles Harbor College, and San Bernardino Valley College.

Southern California Restaurant Writers (SCRW) is a 501 3-C Charitable Organization. 100% of the donated funds are used for scholarships to community college students each year. In the forty-one year history of the organization, over $130,000 has been awarded. The program is named for our founder, Doris Crandall, and one hundred percent of all donations are dedicated to the issuance of the funds. The 41st Annual Southern California Restaurant Writers Awards Night Menu APPETIZERS: Passed and Stations CHORIZO BAKED OYSTERS ON A HALF SHELL WITH FIRE ROASTED SALSA BLACKENED BIG ISLAND TUNA WITH A YUZU MUSTARD BALSAMIC ROASTED GRAPES ON A BAGUETTE WITH AGED CAMEMBERT HOUSE SMOKED SALMON TORO TAR TAR

DINNER SALAD Stilton Bleu Cheese Chopped Salad Olive Toastini With Colossal Spicy Butter Poached Prawn ENTRÉÉE DUO Herb Crusted Lamb Porterhouse Chilean Sea Bass Crispy Fingerling Potatoes Demi Mushrooms Roasted Root Vegetables DESERT ‘‘Menage A Trios’’ Crèème Brulee Chocolate Dipped Coconut Macaroon Banana Fosters Bread Pudding

Seating is limited, thus Advance Paid Reservations are necessary. Regretfully, this very special event cannot accommodate those without Advance Paid Reservations. Business or Formal Wear is highly recommended. For $125 per person, it will be a memorable evening.

Reservations need be sent to SCRW, P.O. Box 17114, Anaheim Hills, CA. 92817-7114. Checks are payable to S.C.R.W.

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