{"id":6194,"date":"2014-07-18T22:54:31","date_gmt":"2014-07-19T05:54:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendyfulworld.com\/?p=6194"},"modified":"2017-05-23T11:46:22","modified_gmt":"2017-05-23T18:46:22","slug":"bistango-irvine-summer-garden-block-party-media-tasting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wendyfulworld.com\/?p=6194","title":{"rendered":"Bistango @ Irvine – Summer Garden Block Party – Media Tasting"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bistango kicked off its Summer Garden Block Party about a month ago. \u00a0The evening also doubled as a fundraising event for THE Breast Cancer Fundraiser, a local Orange County nonprofit that supports breast cancer patients’ unmet needs through funding care packages and wellness services like massage\u00a0<\/span>therapy, acupuncture and yoga.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

(Photo by Allen Taylor Photography<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\"\"\"\"Bistango’s patio\/garden offers French-style cafe dining. \u00a0The garden is covered with many over-sized canvas umbrellas, lots of lush foliage and a gorgeous fountain. \u00a0It’s a perfect setting for any festive party up to 100 guests. \u00a0 \u00a0\"\"Guests checked \u00a0in and were greeted by our sponsor host\/hostesses from Groff-Hinman, a public relations company.\u00a0\"\"Founder, Nilo G, introduced THE Breast Cancer Fundraiser and its mission and vision. \u00a0Since 2003, this non-profit organization has grown from a backyard cocktail party raising $150 dollars to now $20,000 – $30,000. \u00a0To learn more about The Breast Cancer Fundraiser and how you can help and contribute, visit their website at\u00a0http:\/\/www.thebreastcancerfundraiser.org\/. \u00a0\"\"\"\"At the kick-off, ‘pink’ Sangria was served. \u00a0Bistango donated 50% of the sales proceeds for 3 nights following the kickoff.<\/p>\n

Guests got to sample many of the delicious\u00a0free samplings from the new Bistango Gardens menu.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"Hummus with Pita Bread Chips, Feta Cheese, Greek Olives.\u00a0\"\"Souvlaki Greek Marinated Beef Kebobs. \u00a0These were everyone’s favorite! \u00a0So juicy and tender! \u00a0<\/span>\"\"Braised Beef with Mango Salsa in Tortilla Cup. \u00a0Absolutely delicious! \u00a0\"\"Loved these Oysters! \u00a0So fresh and sweet!
\n\"\"Ahi Poke melts in your mouth! \u00a0\"\"\"\"Roast Beef with BBQ Sauce on Pretzel Bun.<\/p>\n

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The Summer Block Parties are being held every Wednesday – Friday until September 26, 2014 at Bistango Gardens. \u00a0Food and\u00a0beverage offerings will be prepared and served right at the gardens. \u00a0Menu includes\u00a0<\/span>Souvlaki Greek Marinated Beef Kebobs with basmati rice for $9;\u00a0Berkshire Flat Iron Marinated Korean Samgyeopsal Style Beef for $10;\u00a0Herb Garlic\u00a0Marinated Chicken Breast with tatziki, harissa, cucumber and tomato on house-made pita for $10;\u00a0Veal Saltimboca with Madeira Sauce for $8; and\u00a0Duroc Pork Chop with fig glaze, red wine jus and arugula mustard cr\u00e8me fraiche for $12. \u00a0Other items include Hamachi sashimi, pulled pork sandwiches with mango barbecue, shrimp cocktail with lemon grass cilantro coconut cream, lamb tagine, oysters on the half shell, spicy ahi poke on wonton crisps, chicken lettuce wraps with ponzu, hummus with grilled pita and clams with kielbasa and IPA. \u00a0For more information visit www.bistango.com.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Are you going to join me at the party soon?<\/p>\n

Bistango
\n19100 Von Karman Avenue
\nIrvine, California 92612
\n(949) 752-5222<\/p>\n

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Bistango kicked off its Summer Garden Block Party about a month ago. \u00a0The evening also doubled as a fundraising event for THE Breast Cancer Fundraiser, a local Orange County nonprofit that supports breast cancer patients’ unmet needs through funding care packages and wellness services like massage\u00a0therapy, acupuncture and yoga.\u00a0 (Photo by Allen Taylor Photography) Bistango’s...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6199,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"pp_embeds":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[246,68],"tags":[777,963,962,961,259,711],"class_list":["post-6194","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-commercial","category-restaurants","tag-american-cuisine","tag-breast-caner-fundraiser","tag-fundraising","tag-garden","tag-irvine","tag-summer"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/wendyfulworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Bistango2014-22.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3lTx3-1BU","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wendyfulworld.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6194","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wendyfulworld.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wendyfulworld.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wendyfulworld.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wendyfulworld.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6194"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/wendyfulworld.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6194\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9631,"href":"https:\/\/wendyfulworld.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6194\/revisions\/9631"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wendyfulworld.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6199"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wendyfulworld.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6194"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wendyfulworld.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6194"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wendyfulworld.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6194"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}