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12
Sep
by Sophie Gayot
The Resort at Pelican Hill, located in Newport Coast, California, between Newport Beach and Laguna Beach, is just pure luxury. Hidden away from the busy southern California buzz by 50,000 acres of permanently protected, natural open space, parks and trails, the resort makes you feel like you have arrived worlds away. There is no big hotel structure, but 204 bungalow guest rooms and suites, 128 villas (two-, three- and four bedrooms), and two Tom Fazio 18-hole golf courses on the 504-acre secluded property.
At a point, you will become hungry and will have to leave the 500-thread-count sheets, fireplace framed by Italian limestone, Bose sound system, deep soaking marble tub, hand-crafted wood-beam ceilings, and the sun setting in the ocean from your private terrace. The Resort has few dining options, but you must experience the signature restaurant Andrea at least once. Andrea is not a fine dining experience, and is not intended to be one, but rather a very elegant jewel box for savoring the true flavors of Northern Italy. Watch the exclusive video with the hotel executive chef Jean-Pierre Dubray and chef de cuisine Luca Cesarini to discover the property and the restaurant in images.
There are about ten different types of pasta on the menu. You can be sure that they are as fresh as they can be as they are made daily in a special temperature-controlled “Pasta Room.” Watch a second video with chef Cesarini to see his favorite place to be in the kitchen.
Due to the hard work of the team, Andrea restaurant is one of GAYOT.com’s 2011 | Top 10 Orange County Romantic Restaurants | Top 10 Orange County Chef’s Table Restaurants | Top 10 Orange County Italian Restaurants | Top 10 Orange County Food Rating Restaurants | Top 10 Orange County Wine List Restaurants and Top 10 Orange County Star Spotting Restaurants.
The Resort at Pelican Hill has a GAYOT.com top rating of 5 Golden Keys, (the highest), and is one of GAYOT.com 2011 Top 10 Orange County (CA) Hotels | Top 10 Orange County (CA) Romantic Hotels
Read more reviews of restaurants in Orange County and more Orange County restaurant Best of Lists.
You can click on each photo to enlarge to see dishes from Andrea restaurant menu at The Resort at Pelican Hill. All photos by Sophie Gayot.
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- Beef carpaccio with caviar and extra virgin olive oil
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- Ahi tuna tartar with Tuscan panzanella salad
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- White pizza: prosciutto, burrata, arugula and truffle oil
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- Rigatoni: pork sausage sauce, fennel seed, olive, Tuscan pecorino
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- Spinach and buffalo ricotta ravioli: butter sage sauce
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- Trofie pasta: lamb ragu, lamb sausage, pine nuts, lemon
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- Garganelli with Bolognese sauce
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- Risotto porcini with mushrooms
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- Seared sea scallops: cauliflower puree, pancetta and grape must
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- Wild sea bass: roasted vegetables, rosemary and giardiniera
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- Wild mushrooms
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- Veal ossobuco: gremolata sauce and polenta
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- Roasted Colorado lamb rack: Swiss chard, caramelized cipollini and thyme jus
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- Gelato
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- Tiramisu
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- Chef de cuisine Luca Cesarini & Executive chef Jean-Pierre Dubray with Sophie Gayot
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